Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-05-20

inmate any body would be heterogeneous assembag
II would consist OF Wilmot PIoyiso men and ani-Wiln
Proyo men, Of Old Hunkers and Barnburnes OF hfy-to
forty and those who only to foty-nine, of tar
men and antaf men, internal Improvement men and an
internal Improvement spoilers and antspoers, wario
and antwaniors, indemniers and nondemnifers, and
variety Of other hues and coors tedious mention. An
how all this heterogeneous harmonize except
taking the ssmodel ~ Why not 10 renomnae the prese
Executive would be violation Of party usage. Hither
every Democratic President had been renonsted and WI
should The present be exception To be sure il had
asserted that he had expressed desire retire the
Of his present term but he had asserted that he would
ffy-four fsrty and then took ortynine; and, fer
him said that meant nothing He repeated then, til
would be violation of party usage to deny him the
nomination, for it had been hitherto invariably done It wa
given to General jackson, and to Mr. Van Buren, give
twice and proposed to be given third time, and won
have been given by majority.
II the present Executive their strongest four
ago, why was he not SO now What issue had arisen Il
blight his prospects If he should not be renominaied
would be tact admission by his party that they
afraid go the people the and other issues whic
grew Of it, and be considered by the country yu
condemnation of his Administration by the Democracy in Con
venon assembled Ifh time nearly exhausted
would call their attention to other considerations he cou
not, however, abstain from reading extract from
article by Mr. Richie the editor Of the Executive organ, III
Union. That gentleman said:
sNever since this Government established has any AID
mnsation been than the present the principles
the pledges which il power Whatever may BIZ
said Of hereafter either by friend foe this great praise
made II, can neither be gansaid nor denied
Truer the principles and pledges which it came int
power What those principles and pledges " Spoils
odous extensive system Of spoiIs And had any
sent The present Executive has done much for the party
especially for those from whom he received his nomination.
What had he done for them He Chr CO. had taken thu
pains TO gather materials by which show the manner ii
which the President has rewarded those who rendered him
nomination, and perhaps exhibition of these facts nigh
havesome influence the approaching Baltimore Conven
ton. He wished the House remember that he was only
acting assigned counsel believing that if he (Mr ca did
not undertake the the President would be entirely
looked.
He had looked the list of the Delegates the Bal
imore Convention and show the House and theI
country how the President had rewarded his friends and
connexions, he begged their attention the document which
he had prepared 1t was follows
1874 4pho ha,e been, uvardel bg Mr. Polk and The asou,s
the pubic money 1vch each has received nil receve
dtainy his administration
Robert j. Walker, Secretary Of the Treasury 900 col
George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy. ....12 900
Do. do as Minister to Great Britain. 81, 500
Cave Johnson Postmaster General 1000 COL
Nathan Cl ford, Attorney General. 1850
$50 ooI
Ralph ]. Ingersoll, Minister Russia. 81, 500
Son Of the Minister as Secretary of Legation. 1900
Romulus NJ Sanders Minister TO Spain. 40 500 col
George w Hopkins, Charge to Portugal. 625 90
Andrew J. Donelson, Minister Prussia. 40 500 90
John W. Davis Commissioner To China. 5000 90
benjamin G. Shields, Charge TO Venezuela 600 90
Henry Hubbard, subtreasurer at Boston 6 500 90
Marcus Morton Collector Of the Customs Boston IS 600 90
Phineas Allen, reappointed Postmaster at Pttsield,
G. q Grsens pu;: printer Ro.,on salary -
r. Rantou District Attorney for Massachusetts 900 90
Isaac H. Wright, appointed Navy Agent, and reject
cd by the Senate
Benjamin +. Butler, U. S. District Attorney for the
Southern District of New York "a, 900 90
John L. Dawson U. S. District Attorney, for the
Western District OF Pennsylvania, salary unknown.
Daniel Bier Inspector of Customs Baltimore oss 90
Gabriel Holmes, District Attorney for North Caro-
lima, salary unknown.
w. T. Colquitt son Psymaster in the Army... 5000 90
ID. b. Turner Postmaster Huntsville, Alabama 1890 IS
Charles A. Bradford Surveyor General, Jackson,
George Il. Fall Public Printer, Miss, salary un- '
Samuel H. Laughn Recorder Land Office. 1880. 5000 90
Gideon Pillow Brigadier and Major General. 747o 90
G A. CALDWELL Major in the Army. .......... 3,5s4 90
John w. Tbbatts, Colonel in the Array. 4s9s 90
Samuel Medary, Postmaster, Columbus, Oho... 6i2s 10
Thomas H. BARLEY, u S. District Attorney for Ohio,
salary unknown.
VIM. ID. Morgan Secretary of Legation to Brazil 600 90
John s Simooson Captain Of Dragons 900 90
William Walters, Public Printer, Springfield, ILL
nois, salary unknown.
A. H. Sewer Commissioner Mexico. % 500 90
VIM F. Ritche Public Printer. 1000 90
Thomas Richie, Editor of the Union and Public
~ .. ~, :. :, :. 600 90
To be sure Mr. Richie was not in the Convention but he
claims his right to the spos upon the ground that his
The ascertaned in this table the convent
ent sum Of S742,4lO56 Truly, the Administration has
been faithful to its friends and doubtless he win remunerae
them again for like services Well might Mr.. Richie aud
this Administration for his item proved incontesaby how
amply he had been rewarded Let what viii be said Of Mr.
Polk, it cannot be denied that he pays ,ceH
Mr.. COBB, Of Georgia, made remark which was In
audible at the Reporters desk.
Mr. COOKE replied that the party Of the gentleman from
Georgia always paid better than his (M CO did, and
because that party less economical Of the public
ney, and careful TO reward Executive favores.
He had been very anxious say word about Gen Taylor
and the Of the Administration towards him. but he bad
not time to do Hewas extremely anxious speak Of Gen.
Tsyos position and to show that perfectly consistent
with the ground upon which the Wing party have uniformly
acted but he must IL for other occasion.
He had not time read but he must refer to little
paragraph from the Union in order show how great
the CONSERVATION and alarm Of Its venerable editor
Gen. Taylos letter Of the 22d Of April made its appearance
Here what he thought Of that letter
elm word we have rarely production SO perfectly
unsatisfactory confession of faith"
Mr. Richie seemed think there prospect othe
old Generals nomination by the Wing Convention, and the
idea filed him with horror II brought him TO his knees
he struck with amazement, and he began to pray
"Would 10 Heaven that for his sake he had never
yielded the solicitations OF Of his countrymen that
Nc had modey declined the honor from OF his own
inexperence but that he had been content the milf
ary laurels which he has gloriously won"
After the production Of this letter Of the 22d Of April the
mention Of the old hero's filled with horror not