The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-24

IL really makesi ono ieei melancholy To read thu
doieful comments Of the Locofoco press on the few
removals from office that have been made by the pre-
sent administration. One unacquainted with the his
tory Of Locofocosm would suppose that party TO b,
the most liberal and magnanimous that ever blessed
free people; that II had never prescribed men for OPT
MONS sake; that i had never acted Oh the prin
cPle that, "to the victors belong the spoils that j
had retained In Office Of opposite political sent
ments and that no man had ever been removed ex
ccpt for want Of honesty and capability
For several days passover since i has become
probable that change had been made in the Post
Office and Custon-honsc in this city-our anable and
selfsacrfcing ncighbor the way, (who has been
feeding from the public crib for twenty Ave years. has
been groaning in spirit and mourning without
hope. And whcn, finally, the official announcement
ID made, that Gen. ToulInin has been removed from
the Post Office and Col Saunders from the Custom
house, his grief-poor man becomes nnrontrolla-
BILE. Not only have these "honest, competent and
moderate men" been removed for ono other possible
ton has absolutely had the "bad taste" to s'cut of
from his acquaintance the Mobile Register, hereto
fore, "for quarter Of csnfwy" s'sent to the De-
Partment oil State" 10 other words, the Register
has been discontinued Heartless administration
cruel, cruel Mr.. Clayton To discontinue Loco
foco paper which sshas 50 long been constant yiser
In the Site Department = whose STILES have grown
up through quarter Of century there" and whose
"daily reading has been part Of the public nstrc
TINS Of the country, act Of nhumanity calcula
ted to melt heart Of stone Our friend has our sym
pathiss Tor he knows rot what il is to keep up
newspaper here without the aid OF Government Pop
His ssuHerings u intolerable."
Really, to hear one who has been, with scarcely an
interruption, "for quarter OF century, basking in
the sunshine Of executive favor who, during this
long period has been feeding almost necessarily
the "public crib" reward for partisan service
who supported and defended the administrations Of
ia ckson Van Buren,, and Polk in everything, inclu-
ding their indiscrimnate PRESCRIPTION for opinions
sake-to hear such one whine and cry over few
removals from Office by Wing administration, is
calculated TO excite no other emotion than feeling
OF deri-on, OF contempt We must say il is entirely
unworthy the elevated character which the Regis
ter has htertoh sustained, to indulge in such tomfool
cry.
The Register talks feelingly in behalf of the two
gentlemen who have been removed from Office in this
city, with the view doubtless OF exciting for them the
sympathy Of the public, We are very much mista-
ken in the character OF the gentlemen referred to, il
this course does not meet their decided disappr0ba
ton. We certainly have nothing 10 say against their
personal character. We entertain for them, as gen
temen, an opinion exalted as does the editor Of
the Register. But at the same Time they both
politicians by professon--aciive and decided part
sans--and, as politicians, have no claims ON Wing
administration. They were appointed TO Office by
MI Folk as reward for services rendered the Dem
osratic party and good men--men worthy and as
well qualified in every respect as thcy-were remov-
ed to make room Tor them. Neither they their
friends have any right TO complain now, when
sifcy III TURN Caiitu on 10 give way To DINERS
equally worthy morally intellectually and in every
other respect-wth themselves. We do not intend
to draw any invidious comparisons but the exrava-
CANT pretensons which the Register sets up In behalf
Of Mr.. Saunders and Gen. Toulmi-particularly the
former--wth the evident intent TO deprecate compa-
ratively the character and qualifications Of Messrs,
Walker and Beers, compel us to say word on the
subject. Although Mr. Saunders is placed by the
Register, on an eminence by the side Of the Sccreta
ry Of the Treasury, and the opinion Ia grayely
he aI Qualifications would
be in no wise lowered, il Mr., Saunders had been
called to replace tho Mr. Meredith, who has
moniously dismissed him from subordinate staionn
yet hazard nothing in saying, that, IN intellect,
requirements, responsibility al character aud business
capacity, MIR. Walker will not suffer in comparison
with Mr.. Sanndsrs. And as for Mr.. Beers, we pre-
sume no one IN this community will pretend that he
10 inferior to Gen. Toulmin in capacity and business
habits, less esteemed as citizen. Both Of the |
gentlemen appointed by Gen. Taylor are eminerily
qualified for the respective stations they called to
fll--both practical merchants-both enjoy in the
highest degree the respect and confidence OF this
tire community-both good Wings, and their APP |
pointment to fiji the two principal offices in city
will be hailed with satisfaction by the entire Wing
party and by large portion Of the opposition. For
our part thank the administration, most heartily
for the change that has been made
We trust the Administration will 90 in the good
work it has commenced Public opinion and public
Justice demand that change be made in all the prn-
ctpal Offices In the country. The Iocofoco cry OF
Representation" has no terrors for Wing ears. For
twenty years the so-called Democratic party has mo-
nopolzed all the Offices Of the country and fattened
on the public treasury. During that whole period
with the exception OF one brief month-the Wings
have been the victims OF the most ruthless and
lrnting prescription, Thousands upon thousands of
honest and industrious citizens have been ruined in
fortune and brought to poverty and want by the poll
cy Of Locofocoism, and they have right, now that
Locoiocoism is overthrown, 10 demand OF the Wing
ADMINISTRATION share In those public Offices hitherto
enjoyed exclusively BY the authors Of their ruin
Call il "proscHption," any other hard name YOU
plcase-we heed it not. Let the Locolocos whine |
and scold and groan they will ii is all sweet mn
sic to our ears nice SET they to talk about spro-
scrpton p We donot ask that PROGRESSED politicians
be appointed TO Office; do not ask that any Office
be conferred reward for mere partisan services
but we do ask, that good Wings who are honest and
capable, shall be substituted for the Locofeco politi-
clans who in the possession OF all the offices
in the land. This is what is expected yea demand
ed, by the Whig party, and we are gratfed to have
the assurance In It's acts that the Admnstra
tlon will not in this respect fail to meet the expccta
lions OF It's friends. Mobile Advertiser.