The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-03

Constitution of the United States! 81 do
solemnly swear that will faithfully exc
cute the office of President of the United
States, and will, to the best of my ability,
protect and defend the Constitution of the
United States" The same oath was
taken by President TAYLOR. This oath of
office is as extensive to the full as the
previous pledges given by Mr.. Polk and
General TAYLOR; for surely the Office of
President of the United States and the
Constitution cover, shield, and protect the
nation, and not merely party.
When President Polk removed swarms
Of officers, high and low, of his mere will,
toput others in their places, not murmur
was made by the Democratic press; all
then was constitutional, legal, and right
eous; therein there was no breach of Mr..
PoLK's pledge that he would administer
the Government as the President of the
nation. When President Polk removed
Mr.. ELLSWORTH from the office of Com
missioner of Patents, and put Mr.. BURKE
without any other cause than the will of
the President and Mr. BURKE's desire of
otflce) therein, there was no breach of
Mr.. PoLK's pledges, no wrong done; it
was most delectable, most righteous.
When Mr.. Polk removed Mr.. BUTLER
from the office Of district attorney for
the southern district of New York, for
taking sides with the Barnburners, no one
considered it violation of Mr.. PoLK's
pledges, nor Of his Inauguration oath But
when President TAYLOR made removals
OF some only of the numerous officers
whom Mr.. Polk had appointed in place
OF their predecessors removed by him;
when Mr.. HALL supplanted Mr. Buffers
successor, and Mr.. EwBANK took the
place of Mr.. BURKE as Commissioner of
Patents-then, of ga sudden, right and
wrong changed sides, and the Consti-
tuition itself received new reading by the
Democratic press. Then the ''party"
saw new light; their resentments for the
loss of honors and emoluments effervesced
into jealous patriotism; they forthwith re-
sorted to the trumpets of Fame to bruit
through the land the news of broken
pledges, hypocrisy, tyranny, and what
not, of General TAYLOR, and the coming
evils. of his administration.
The Jafaot &c Conorol Al
date of the Locofocos, and the election
OF General TAYLOR, are, without doubt,
the true cause of the hostility, and of all
the vituperations Of the peculators, the of
fce-holders, and their organs. The hon
ors, and patronage, and emoluments which
flowed from the grace of President Polk,
have departed under the administration of
General TAYLOR. Human nature is the
same now as in the days of Ahasuerus.
The same motives which actuated men to
form schemes of mischief, and propagate
falsehoods then, will 'impel men to similar
deeds now.
In the Old Testament, and Book of Es-
Their, we have the history of the wicked
schemes against Mordecai, Whose good
deeds and fidelity had been written in the
histories and chronicles of the times, and
against his people, which Haman and his
friends had concocted. In that history
we have an example of the criminal
lengths to which men will go to CRAFTY
their evil passlons-an example not in
appropriate to the present time. Haman
declared to his friends the greatness of his
riches, the multitude of his children, and
with how great glory the king and queen
had advanced him. "And whereas have
all these things, think have nothing, so
long as | see Mordecai the Jew sitting in
the kings gate" The peculators and their
organ think they have nothing, so long as
they see General TAYLOR (whuse good
deeds are written in the histories and chron-
icles of the times) sitting in the house of
the people and enjoying their confidence.
Let the signal overthrow and punishments
which befel Haman and bis friends for
their wickedness be warnings to all who
indulge the same passions Truth is
mighty, and will prevail.
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