The Davenport gazette., 1848-06-15
WN. l.. MARCY.


The following wi;hering description ol
the preseht Secretary OF War, who is without,
any standing in his own party, save by the
hackneycd and politically dcpraved portion
Of them, we copy from letter efthe Wash.
'ncion correspondent Of the Philadelphia
United States Gazette of n recent date:
s.Mr. Marcy's letter 20 Gen. Scott is fill.
ed with insul; mud outrage, and ia worthy oi
the scurvy and con,emptiblo source whence
il springs. Nom1n ever attained dis,nc-
ton SO high a. the present head of the War
Department, with ns little of public merit
and character 10 recommend him. To my
personal knowledge, he employed every
mean ar,ilice to torce himself upon the
administration, md Stevenson, now the
Colonel OF a New York regiment in Cali
foruia--a seif-confcsscd manager Of the
pipe-laying frauds-wns employed to i'm
press tho New York delegation into rec
ommcndation Of his appointment. wns
m eyewitness Of TINT transaction; and one
Of the members Of that State hnpdcd me
the paper containing the signatures, and
explained tho shameless agency through
which they bal been obtained. FINALLY
his iinportuaites succeeded; fer il is wen
known to tho country that he was never in
cluacd in the original programmes o. the
cabinet. Ills creature. Stevenson, was re-
warded, md he has since hrcn employed in
obeyinc the orders of Mr.. Pnk. no matter
how dishonorablc the tr.l. or how ,nbc-
coming his station. His whole political
career has been one Of despicalle intrigue,
Of selfish ambition. and Of scrvil,y 10 the
prevailing power. Ills principles arc well
illustrated in his memorable declaration
that TO the yictors belong the spoils,' and
in tho bill Of iii,y cents which he present
ed against the State of New York for mend
ing his brccches.
"Thesc two incidents of his life distin-
guish the man and the politician; ,hey
show his low instincts. his lack of moral cl-
ovation, and his readiness 10 Subscribe to
any faith, Or 10 adopt any service. for pay.
ale now stands forth as the official ca
lumniator Of the gallant mud great old sol.
der, whose valor and skill saved him and
his master from ruin and nlamy. The
employment and the slandcrcr rrc worthy
Of each other; the vocation is n natural one.
in which, of living mon, VIM. l.. Marcy Is
best fitted 10 shine. Ii was he who was
most conspicuous, in secret and in public.
in blackening the fame oil Silas Wright -
who, outstanding his decided political
prcdilections, was m honor 10 the country
as G statesman, anu To the Senate as mod
cl of dignity and excellence.
cit NAV be that tho price of his retcn-
zion in office, ia this most unworthy crusade; !;
certainly it was some propclling motive
and that which is most likely IL act upon him
is interest. This is the manner in which
the soldiers thu, have iough, our battles.
split their bload in defence ofiheir country,
and led our armies on 10 victory. urc treat
cd by tho administration and its instru-
mcn,s. Contrast this treatment with the
partialty II Pillow, the confident Of Mr.
Polk. whose employment has been 10 steal
the laure.s of the brave men who have car
ried the administration through the war
At one extreme, our heroes are yillilied b.
officials like Marcy; while d, the other.
their honors are iilchcd hy base minion-
like Pillow. Both are engaged in the same
enterprise, and both belong to TIC same con
Germ.
AREAS or WESTERN STArTs.--The An
nual Report ct the Commissioner af the
General Land Onirc. furnishes particulars
Of the areas of tho States named, which viii
a 4.