The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-21
THE UNION.


The democratic clerk in favor OF the rights OF the
people, the oiling millions OF the country; the editor
OF the lnleigencer is the advocate OF banks and mo-
nopolies TO crush the people, and build up an arstoc
racy OF wealth and desposm OF power on the runs OF
the peoples rights The democratic clerk would defend
and sacrifice his life sustain hrs and the pol
icy which has made has government what II Is the editor
OF The lntegencer than the parrcldal son, would
mbrue his hands in the hearts blood Of the government
IN which he had has birth, and The poLey Which has
made his government proud and honorable The demo-
cratic clerk comedies 10 all men the right to express their
epnions the editor OF the lntelligencer would muzze
every citizen in the employment OF the government bind
him hand and foot in his privileges make him beast of
burden, and allow his master, booted and spurred,
ride HIM legltimatey by the grace of God % And now
Mr. lnelligencer, You who have been drawing money
from the treasury almost the whole of your natural life
do in Heavens name, allow an humble clerk the privi-
ege OF expressing his opinions, while the same right is
conceded TO you. But whether you willing or not
the democratic clerk cM express his opinions, and he
will defy your threats, and scorn your malice, and spit
upon your rage.
part in elections And why may not obieehoid take
part in elections well office xnters1 And the whig
party IN throwing away their principles are nothing but
party OF office huntesan organized bandtt for spois
and power. They have great dread of Office hold
ers And yet they have nominated the most perfect
oiceh holders ticket that presented to the Amer
lcan people. Zachary Taylor has been office holder
forty years hillad Fillmore has been Office holder
and an office hunter twenty-five years They are both
now In Office. General Taylor has life Office at eight
thousand dollars year, and Fillmore has Office of
three thousand dollars year Gen Taylor hasdawn about
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars from the public
treasury, and above seventyhve thousand dollars have
been drawn from the treasury for allowances and
above his regular pay. And yet the wing party are
absolutely Mortified, and their 'eyes drop mlsones
at the very, mention of office holders! demo
cratic ofice-hoder, although but thousand dollar
clerk, has 'no right TO interfere IN elections" What
right then, has Gen Zachary Taylor toinerere in cleo
tons" And what else has he been doing during the
whole canvass except writing political letters and making
speeches TO influence and nterfere In the elections "
The democratic clerk is not elecloneerng for himself
Zachary Taylor and Miard Fillmore are electoneering
Tor themselves The democratic clerk did not get his
office by humbuggery and circumvenon: the friends
OF Zachary Taylor and Willard Fillmore endeavorng
TO get them the highest offices the nation by the
monstrous frauds ever perperated upon the people
The democratic cer did not get his office by being
presented at the North as an abolonis and at the South
as friend TO the extension OF slavery Zachary Taylor
represented The democratic clerk wrote a let
ter to an abolition editor, giving his decided APPROVAL OF
his tanaucal abolition doctrines Gen Zachary Taylor
has done The democratic clerk wrote to
STAKEHOLDER that in his letter to the aboonst he did not
mean to sanction that construction. Gen Zachary Taylor
has done The democratic clerk has received two
hundred thousand dollars from the government Gen.
Zachary Taylor has. The democratic clerk received
one cent in extras Gen. Zachary Taylor has received
above seventy five thousand dollars in 'emouments" q
The democratic clerk waits on HIMSELF hires to
do it, Gen Zachary Taylor is waited on by four servants,
and makes the government pay Tor them The democratic
clerk lives one house. and pays for that Gen Zachary
Taylor cees that he lives in eight houses, and makes
the government pay for them. The democratic clerk
goes on foot or hires horse to ride and pays for It,
Zachary Taylor rides seven horses ana charges the gov
eminent for them. The democratic clerk is content with
ration OF three meals day. and pays Tor out OF his
own pocket. Gen. Zachary Taylor cerhes that he eats
THIRTY nAToNs making NINETY MEALS day, and makes
the government furnish them. The democratic clerk pays
the postage his letters Gen Zachary Taylor does not
pay tor all his letters. The democratic clerk would
to deprive the government of the postage his letters
General Zachary Taylor undertook to deprive the gov
eminent out of the ten cents postage his letter
tanning his nomination for the presidency And the wing
party as in duty bound, fall down and worship him.
and while cursng all office holders. cry hOsannas to
one of the elect Of office holders Oh whigery! thou
hast not the hmsy gauze of model artistic to
ceal the hdeous nudity of thy monstrous inconsistency
A THOUSAND DOLLAR CLERK.