The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-31
III he Editor Of The National Waig.
Mr., PendIetou,s Letter.

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House of Representatives, would scarcely deserve
notice, were it not for very offensive remarks
in which he has thought proper to indulge in relation
10 the Wing candidates for Office, whom he charges
with insulting the majesty of his person by their
approaches presuming TO address SO magnificent
| three tailed bashaw," and daring to come between
| the air and his nobility They throDged, he is
pleased in the pruriency of his Imagination 10 say
all the avenues of the capitol In eager and ferocious
competition for the few crumbs Of patronage which
the adrent Of a party was expected TO afford,
and were therefore Of all men claiming 10 be Of the
Wing party, the most useless and entitled 10 he least
consideration" tits not my wish to advocate these
sandered applicants whom this aposiate has under
taken TO denounce with such insoence and unblush-
ing efirontcry. II is necessary only to state that
some of those men who were thus applying for
Office, and their friends who aided them, had done
more for the Wing cause than hall dozen such
men us Mr.. Pendleton, with all his buster and YER
biage, ever had done or could do They made, II is
| true, sad mistake In supposlng that he was d
Wing and was too highminded 10 betray his party,
and desert his political friends though not his
stituents when he had an opportunity which so
rarely occurred. Some Of these applicants l. have
the pleasure Of knowing and do not think they
would sink in comparison, morally and politically,
with the Hon. j. s. Pendeton. His twadde about
being obliged "meet friends at the boalland-
ing at half after O'Clock" Is too contemplate to be
noticed. Itwould seem from oil he says, that he
was predetermined vote for Mr.. Johnson, as post
master Of the House, knowing at the same time thai
II was contrary to the wish of his party and the de-
cision of the caucus Of which he had been mem
Der. Mr. Johnson was known to be a Locofoco 10
be inimcal to the Wing party; to have done all he
could to prevent its success, and in the event OF his
election that he would necessarily have the super
vision and control Of the post Office could thus If
not wholly blind, without "robbng stealing let
ters," observe any political movement on the part Of
4 the Wings and communicate 1t to the enemy In
stanter and that he had moreover the power of APP
pointing four other Locofocos under him. whose
pay, venture to assert, the laborer on the Kappa
hammock canal, TO which he refers, would very read
| lily take in change for the small compensation of
dollar day, which he says they receive. This
is another of Mr. Pendetons attempts to de-
ceve his constituents. These messengers or en-
ployees get cash from so 90 to SO 80 every day. dur
ing the week, and an extra at the close of the SEES
sion, Of from $3.50 to $3.50 more But so eager was
this Wing Representative to promote the interests Of
a Locofoco candidate that though afraid 10 vote for
him, he was determined to have him elected, and
with that view dragged out Of the House member
who he knew intended to cast his vote for Mr.. Me-
Cormck, whose election was thus shameessly de-
feaed, The whole conduct Of this man evinced a
most determined resolution to shirk or betray his
party far, at least, the election Of Postmaster
was concerned. And why was this done because
orsooh the reasons which justify or il you please
grouse me, (him) apply to me (him) only" And what
are those reasons? ls Because he found him
(Johnson) in q6ee I'd. Because he is constituent
3. Because is poor man, has large family, and no
other resource than his official stipend, &c Did not
| ID End Mr. Il, oc ia.
Housc, and why did he vote for another? Does
mans being constituent, merely justify the men,
Der of party for betraying itl And was not Mr..
| Mccormick Wing who had rendered important
services to the party, and been turned out of Office
by the Locofoco majority of the House. equally poor,
! If not poorer, with as large famy--and who had
had no other resource than the salary he received D.?
Had he not greater claim to the favorable consider
alton Of those who deserted him and their party than
political enemy, and who had been previously
nominated by a Wing caucus, got up mainly by the
instrlmentality of this very man who now attempts,
with the most barefaced efirontary, to Justify The
course he took to defeat his election But this wor
thy Representative Of the odd Dominion" has dis
covered that this officer (he Postmaster) is elected
for two years and more, and that he accepts the
office with full understanding that it terminates on
a particular day,"--and therefore, Wing candidate
has no more claim to the favor OF Wings thnn Lo-
cofoco who happened to be in. II is by such DIES
pcaoe.sophstry us this that who calls himself
d Wing representative. would deceive and Nam MID
his constituents. This specimen should never g. tis.
y them that he is not one on whom thev can denend
in the hour Of need and thar even his yeracitv L no
always TO be relied on for after admitting that he
had retired from the House and dragged Mr. Duncan
with him to prevent him from voting he saws Nv
| constituent UohnsonY ,va. Tho loat inc,n,h.n, !
knew him to be qualified and Irotea far hin, y
Mr. pendeton denies that he gave any pledge 10
vote in the caucus for any other officers of the House
than the Speaker and Clerk For what nurnose WAC
the caucus formed but TO nominate certain candidates.
to be voted for at the approaching election? And can
this man be SO utterly ignorant as not to- know tha,
when he untes himself to such convention he gives
tacii If not direct pledge TO vote for and support
all the nominees Of that convention 7-that he bos
no right politically or morally to disregard the deci
sion and expressed wish Of that convention and that
If he does so, he becomes recreant and traitor
But reachery is often rewarded, and Mr.. Pendleton,
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