The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-12

pose Of serving any party views. Ii there be
any substance in this declaration, it must mean
that he will, at all events, know party in the
distribution of the executive patronagehat he will re-
move no because he is democrat nor appoint any
man because he is whig But what do his proiessed
friends mean No sooner do they suppose that they are
about to carry the House OF Representatives. than one OF
their most active scribblers recommends the ocoioco
clerk Mr. French to be removed from the Office, and the
same rule applied to the sergeant arms, &c. So glar-
ing however is the contradiction between this proscrp
i've proposition and the party principle Of Gen Taylor
that the author OF the former is afterwards compelled to
trump up some miserable charge against Mr. French, as
il to mako that he is to be removed, not because he
is democrat, but because he is guilty of misconduct in
Office The author forgets that he is likewise to trump
up some charge against the other officers whom he
poses TO remove.
This matter is treated SO well by yesterdays Richmond
Enquirer that is unnecessary for us to say much more
upon it, But how ridiculous is the assigned for
Mr. French's removal! Here have it gravey assert
cd by one interested Major Frenos defeat that when
the vote is close one French 'cass aside his rapid
manner and becomes slow, careful and certain, that
the absent locofoco members could be sent for" &c.
Now the correspondent OF the "Patriot knec, when he
wrote the above, that the vote of the House, when de-
cided by yeas and nays taken by the affirmative and
negative columns being both carried down at the
time, and the number Of each given to his assistant
the desk If the vote was close, al matter of course
more caution and would be used by the Clerk to
that the aggregate correct, than when there
decided majority either way. We undertake to say,
upon the most reliable information, that the charge of
political bias officer is utterly untrue when applied
to Major French He has but duty to perform, and
that duty is to the House, and not to any party in the
House. We venture the assertion, that there is not
ex-member of Congress who will affirm that, during his
service in the national legislature, he has observed
Major French either assistant chief clerk, clerk
werve one ota from the line of right any party
The Clerk of the House of Representatives demo-
craft but he is also every inch of him an honorable man
and, doubt not would scorn alike the base insinua
ton and its interested author:
From the Richmond Enquirer, Aug H.
PoLITcAL GuLLorrNE--We had some hopes with all
their stair ords" of no party" and 'the good of the
country above party" gbly uttered by the wing press
that should their professions verified by their prac
ice The wig papers have dwelt with touching pa
the evil effects of party spirit upon public and pr
relations and in sacrificing the interests of the whole
the miserable object of party spols." But
the very first occasion when they exhibit their lofty
magnanimity and patriotism find them beating
treat They confidently hope to have majority in the
House of Representatives Clerk is to be elected; ;
and the Office is important one, the country was led
expect that this occasion the wings would their
sincerity by their works. The late incumbent (B B.
French esq is acknowledged by all to have been faithful
and honest in the discharge of his high duties Will he be
retained by the wings. should they have majority, in order
the principle of prescribing prescription 2?
The first indication the subject from Potomac"
the famous correspondent Of the Baltimore Patriot, paper
which warmly advocates the election, upon "noparty
grounds of General Taylor whig yet candidate OF
the whole people, Some weeks since, this correspondent
gave the cue his wing associates; and while commend
ing the ability of Mr. French Clerk, boldly recommends
that he be superseded by some good whg solely upon POI
lcal grounds No fault then found with Mr. French's
qualifications in any respect Seeing however, the ridi
culous position in which his party would be placed by
turning blameless public officer party grounds
alone the time that the leaders prated about the
beauties of the s'no-pary policy, this same POTOMAC
has recently written another letter. in which he
his sudden discovery that Mr. French has all along been
playing the partisan and deserves for that reason be
kicked of office. What is the of which
he has been guilty! We shall let Potomac tell his story
in his words:
But NTH all Mr. French's ability and efficiency as clerk
he could not when close party Question came up dis
saise his partisan feelings Perhaps i would be TOO much
and many time have members Of the House and the
vote on party queston2ke those Of amendments to the
tariff bill, the tea and Coffee and the bill for the
voted in the affirmative and negatives where the vote look
ed like tie, or il the wings had it by two, he
CAREFUL and certain, that there would be time for OF
the ocofoco members be for, 10
their instinct, and decide the question as the party
desired it TO be decided Whereupon all the clerks round
the daskal locofocoswould breathe freer and
deeper quite possible that any wing clerk would be,
like equally interested and equally excited
hys an 80 es w na
would be interested in its behalf rather than
against it, Looking at these things philosophcay con-
that 1T House wing, wing member 1t
give his vote for the election OF any ocofoco clerk"
Can absurd more improbable pretext be i'm
agned for ousng excellent public officer Who that
has heard race-horse rapdity with which Mr. French
reads over the two hundred OF the ayes and noes
for believe that he is enabled to make
reasonable guess tie wing majority by 'one
two, his party friends make up the tally
However credulous the wings may profess to be,
TESS that by ready conccde such mar
vellous faculties Mr. French Here is indeed, potent
for cectng faithful officer, that at moment he
reads rapidly, and the next, ''whee the looks like
tie becomes slow in his utterance Much BETTER
once, throw Off the imsy mask and avow boldly that b. b.
French ocofoco" and for that should be strip
ped of power and good wing substituted! The country
will respect such manly much than the dsin
genuous, ride ulous pretext here set up.
We confess surprise to the Wing seize
upon this story with much avidy, and advocate so
warmly the proscrp on of Mr.. French. Upon the naked
assertion OF newspaper scnbber, that Mr. French in
his reading rapid, and at another Slow"
in order s,bserve party ends the Whgis for having him
'thrus out neck and heels" 1t scarcely conceive
OF grievou offence than this, unless II be such
McNuy committed" (embezzemen of the public
moneyD goes on declare that all future clerks guilty
of such offence, wing democrat should be punished
but is evident the locooco French is at present in
eve repeat our surprise that such rank proscrp-