The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-17

We have received quite number Of communica-
lions, principally from constituents of Mr.. Palfrey
expressive Of their strong of his betrayal Of
his trust and the wrong done by him 10 those to
whom he owes his election. Some Of these are in
tended for publicaiion-others are not. All are in
the same tone Of indignant censure, disappointment
and grief We have not yet heard the first valid or
even tolerable excuse for the extraordinary votes Of
MT. Palirey against Mr.. Winthrop, and against the
Wing candidate for Postmaster, from even those
who seek to paliate his treachery Some few that
nave deprecated the vote have protested to believe
he WINS conscientious in so voting. We can have no
iaiih In the truth Of this plea How long has Mr.
Palrey been afflicted with this conscientious inab
ny 10 vote for the candidate of the Wing party
Did ne Know his inhrmity in this respect, when he
sohcited the nomination TO Congress, and stood II
candidate Tor the suirages of the Wings of Middle
sexf II So did he not also know that IL he had
been man enough then to declare his conscientious
scrupes he could not have received one-tenth Of the
votes that were given TO him? Is his conscience
one of that convenient kind that "compes'' him TO
crafty personal i'll will against our gifted towns
man, but yet will permit him receive in silence
the trust he intends TO betray, and to do violence to
the wishes of thousands whose votes he owes his
election, Of whom hardly one would have voted for
him but for his deceptive silence-this obtaining
votes under the false preence Of beinga true Wing?
Mr. Palfrey had no right, holding such impracti-
cable views, TO solicit Wing votes for the post he
holds, without full avowal Of them. Then If he
had received the nomination and election, his CON
sttuents would have had no right to complain. Blu
Mr.. Palfrey knows that Ind he avowed such views
he could not even have Appropriated an election
His constituents may well complain, therefore, and
with reason, that he has not been honest towards
them, but has deceived and betrayed them.
One word on the pledges he sought 10 extort from
Mr.. Winthrop. Nothing could well be more repre-
hensible and bameworthy. Had Mr.. Palfrey in
formed Mr.. Winthrop that for certain sum Of mon
ey he would agree to vote for him as Speaker, and
not otherwise, and had he upon being refused voted
against him, the whole country would have cried out
shame upon him, from Maine to Georgia. Yet, in
principle how is the demand he did make less cen
surable2 In either case it is demand for bride in
advance before he will do his duty to his party But
which bride is in principle, most rcprehensible, and
which is most to be dreaded I? The one that seeks a
few patry coin, or that. which demands the shack
ling Of the free will the surrenderng Of principle the
slavery Of the soull In our opinion, the bride that
Mr. Palfrey demanded the price OF his vote, is by
far the most disgracefu feature in this whole trans
action. II betrays moral obiiquiy OF a far worse
description than ii he had merely gratiied his per-
sonal hostility TO hghsoulcd and generous hearted
colleague, and in SO doing had but diAregarded the
wishes and betrayed the confidence Of his constit-
uents.-( Boston Atlas