The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-17
One of the Senator'S from Florida.

We have heard of Mr.. Wescofs three letters but we
have never seen them and we frankly confess that we
care very little whether ever see them, and as little
whether we ever review them. He Is the least reliable
politician that have ever met with we nave no VIM
dctive feelings towards Mr. Westcott His course to-
wards the editors of the Union" not more eccentric
than many other acts Of his political life And 1t turns
out that we were as innocent OF the transgresson Tor
which he arragned us before the Senate as the sena-
tor from Florida himself
If we had little curiosity before to see his three letters,
we have still less since the following paragraph
in last Wednesday Evenings "New York POST"
senator WEsrcorT, OF FLoNlpA.-We have received a
copy of three letters Senator Wescot of Florida, in
reply certain resolutions passed at democratic meeting
votes ofceran from the southern part of the
try expel the editor OF the Union from the floor OF the
Senate The letters written in plthy style but we have
not room for than n brief extract
Ii viii be recoeced that near the close OF the last ses-
ing what they called certain statements OF Senator West
cott charging the gro,est corruption upon ne pubic ON
at Washington To this he replies rs follows;
besides the Oregon business, for which you denounce
the Senate, desire TO talk to you 'is ABOUT some parts
has been much garbled and then perverted and distorted,
and as to make out that had charged
Mr. Mason, Mr.. Marcy, Mr.. Clifford and Mr. Cave John
and every senator in Congress ana every representa-
myself also with rank eeking, iecuen corruption and
said all OF them (and myself too) should be umbed
temen tell YOU ibis all the veriest trash fudge and
that my enemies could invent Another phase OF
the charge is that detained my country and lboed our
institutions Never! Never! fouler ia5elood could not
be iisled from the internal pit
How far this statement OF the honorable" senator is
correct, will appear from the record itself. The follow
ing an extract from the speech which he delivered
the 18Th February
There is subject in which, most cordially agree in
sentiment with the senator from South Carolina II is ia
the repobatlon OF that system OF politics. OF Which the prl
mary principle is the mere possession OF power and
occoi that party organization which looks to office OF
ofpolitical warfare. Tie fearful degenoacy of party
this respect, and the coruptng practices OF party In
bestowing rewards by contracts and jobs and otherwise,
and employment of different kinds to political parsans and
avortes for some years past Is truly alarming All are to
blame for arrestng this evil lwnrn the democracy and
the people Of this country that they do not know the
twentieth part OF the corruponthe iecuen reeking cor
that the and the institutions OF the country
used but as machine to plumber them for the benefit OF
United States knew the manner in which the government
conducted il they could all be assembled here in the
revolution and tumble the President the heads of de-
parments both houses Of Congress- wings and democrats,
would them right too! 1t will only be when the peo-
pie rise in their might and reform this government in re-
spec to the besowmen of offices and political rewards,
that the government will be administered in its purity
Let the public now compare Mr.. Westcott with him
sef-hs charge in February, with his explanation in
April and then let them decide whether he clears HIM
self from the charge which he has brought down up
himself If he did not insist upon tumbng the
President, his Secretaries, and the members of Con-
gress into the Potomac, and if he did not pronounce
libel against the institutions OF his country,
not acquainted with the English language, But the
charge made against him on the same day in the
Senate chamber, by Judge Bright, of the senators
from Indiana Here is the passage from the debates
which shows how completely Mr. Westcott gagged
in the face of his peers:
"Mr Bright said propose to draw comparison be-
tween the language of The senator from Florida this morn
ing applied to the President of the United States and
the houses OF Congress- and that which has been