The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-17
Tn. RAWLINGS OF a disappointed OGice-seeker.


nm. rawlings OF a disappointed Omce-.eeker.
When il came to be generally known, some weeks
.0.s that Col James Watson Webb once 'of the regu
lar army,v was in Washington playing the courier with
msbt and main, to for himself the appointment
Of brigadier general many sagacous persons who knew
their man. predicted that his rage in case his office beg
ng should turn out failure would equal even the sub
seyiency on which he relied to set aside the claims of
ADLER and better We have without surprise
therefore, since he disappointed, not only total
change in the of his paper, but series of attacks
upon the President, faghous and false in spirit
thew are coarse and vulgar in expression. The country
understands so well the motive of these rbald illusions
and appreciates their value justly that we should in
cline TO pass them without comment, if he had not
undertaken to press into his work OF abuse and deama-
,op the name of third party altogether respeca
Bile than his own.
The New York Courier and Enquirer of Monday
evening last contains one of these articles, written
identity for the purpose of heapng upon the Chief FIX
ecutve of the nation the foulest and most libeous
charges couched in language which seems to have been
cued from the selectes vocabularies of political Billings
gate In view of its origin, and of the facts to which
we have alluded, all this is simply contemplate and
quite undeservng of serious refutaon nasmuch it
reutes itself and can deceive no one 1t proves only
how easily federal politician of the baser stamp
throw off all pretence of regard to either truth de-
cency when he brings his political rancor into the
ket as an office seeker, and finds willing to make
the purchase.
But the Courier undertakes to into its tissue of
mendacity and abuse the of gentleman who has
recently received commission in the army at the hands
of the Presidents and in reference to this matter, while
we orbear to soil columns with the malignant vtl-
peaton of that Journal deem proper TO make very
brief statement of the facts of the 1t seems that the
Washington correspondent of the New York Evening
Post published, few days since, in relation to the officer
referred to- the following paragraph:
"Much ado is making in two of your city pa
pers the lamenable case of Mr. Herman Thorne,
who it is said dragoon officer in the Austrian
rushed recipately from his chosen sphere, and with
patriotic ardor, commendab common, made his way
army Twas given to him His friends thought his devo
ton deserved nober recomPense and probably their I'M
best could J for The y""g geeman The best he could
do for him, as it happened to nominate him second
that being the particular service which he preferred Tie
reason that he could do 70 better tie Senate 'oouid
not hare confirmed him for anything better"
Quoting this passage, with which we have nothing TO
do and falsely asserting without shadow Of truth
FEASIBILITY that it written 'by authority
assertion refuted in the very of the paragraph
itse-and then asserting still further and WITH If pos
sbe, still greater fasehood that it written by
authority" in order to nure the professional personal
reputation of Lieutenant Thornethe Courier proceeds
to charge that the President promised to Lieutenant
Thorne commission OF higher grade than he received
The facts of the are, we believe, briefly as fol-
lows. Application made during the past summer in
behalf of Lieutenant Thome for lieutenants commits
sion in the army, with ntimation that commission
the regiment of Dragons would be most acceptable 1t
being impossible at that time to give him appointment in
the dragon service, he appointed lieutenant of in
fantry After his appointment, Lieut. Thorne called upon
the President and expressed his thanks for the Office which
had thus been conferred upon him. and his pleasure at
receiving his commission. When the ten regiment bill
passed. the President, in view of the preference which
Lieut. Thone had nmated for the dragoon service, and
having, by the passage of that bill opportunity to
crafty that preference, transferred him wi the rank
to one of the companies Of the dragon regiment, and
thus placed him in the very position for which applca-
| ton on his behalf had originally been made
is unnecessary to comment further upon the Cou-
ers base attempt IN the wrath of its editors dsappoint
ed quest OF Office, TO supersructure of malignant
| calumny upon such facts these.