The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-31

Let us leave out OF view, Tor one moment, the pro-
priety of prescription Let admit, for the sake
of the argument, that the party in powerno matter by
what professions promises and pledges it may have Oh
tanned the favor of the peope-can be justified in driving
its opponents from the public services yet who does
see that the manner and mode in which the present ad
minstraon has acted in this respect fully deserves the
stern condemnation of every honest man! II says-and
its words echoed and re-echoed by its parasites
and minions-that every removal which has been made
occasioned by Independent OF political con-
sderaions. Thus it impeaches the integrity OF thou
sands OF honorable men, who have been discharged
from the public service since General Taylor filled the
office of Chief Magistrate Unless he is checked by the
Senate the President will continue to remove officers for
purely political reasons and to meet the behests Of party
If he had seen fit to pursue this course, and openly and
honestly avow before the people, it is probable that
democratic Senate would not thwart his views, not
withstanding the many deliberate insults which the late
wing House OF Representatives have heaped upon Mr.
Polk In that event, the question would be fairly pre-
scented to the people, and they could decide whether the
system of prescription should be adopted But the Pres
dent does not stop here We contend that the President
in conjunction with his cabinet advisers, who are I'M
known to the people-has right to brand the character
of any citizen of the Union, matter how humble or
how helpless he may be, by pronouncing him dis
honest, incapable unfaiihful, without giving him
notice that charges have been preferred against him,
and allowing him fair opportunity to say word
in his defence II the President and his cabinet have
this right, then the basis upon which institutions
founded is unsound, and the rights of the citizen,
upon which our people pride themselves is foolish
and deceptive illusion. The President and his ad-
visers may have the power to inict this wrong, as
they have the power to for political reasons and
they may falsely say that the act done for reasons
Independent of party divisions The constitution and
the laws in order to enable the executive head of the
nation discharge the duties OF his Office have placed him
position in which he may under the sanction of the
constitution and laws do wrong and injustice In that
event. he violates the spirit and latent Of the constitution
and laws and is in fact more guilty than if he had VIC
lated the very letter of both law cannot justify its
perversion; and therefore is, repeat that the ad
has no moral right, at the behess of party
to discharge honest and efficient from the public
vice. and shield itself from merited odum by mpeachng
the integrity of its victims, and sending them forth brand
ed and condemned when but conclave has
seen the charges if any and notice has been given Of
the accusation. and defence has been permitted.
But it was not our intention, when we took up our
pen 60 fully into this matter. Our object was to call
public Indignation to article which appeared in the
National Wing of yesterday It contains but dozen
lines yet in those twelve lines it conveys SANDER as
deliberate and hearless ever uttered by human
lips We know that this is strong language, and we
must apologize to our readers for using it; but must
call spade spade. We have seen the National
Wing defending the course Of its party now in pow
er, while it admitted that the wings preached the
right doctrine the subject of Office when out of
power and that they bore with patience the prac-
tice of that doctrine when in power. We have seen
it conending that General Taylor had perfect right TO
disregard his pledges and promises. far as the demo-
cratic party concerned We have seen it eager in its
pany championship Of the administration its
services to General Taylor-bespattering him with full
some and senseess eulogy-running muck against all
who approached him, whether friend or attempting
swell itself to the oxs sze and almost bursting to catch
his eye We have seen it awnng around the footstoo
of power We have all these indications; and we
confess they have provoked nothing but denson, and
produced nothing but occasional remembrance of the
lines of Burns called forth by the vain airs of silly
woman with disreputable insect on her bonnet:
Oh wad some power the giftie gle us
To SEQ ourselves others see us;
'Twad from monte a blunder free us,
And foolish notion.
We have all these things in the conduct OF the
National Wing, and have passed by with contempt the
Bilngsgae epithes which that organ of the admins
lraon has showered upon ourselves We should never
have noticed il, and would not now notice its Islander
upon the democratic officers who have been removed
from the custom house at Philadelphia but that it right
fully wrongfully petends to be in the confidence of
The administration. and is permitted to speak one of
its recognised organs A toad OF ITSELF is not an object
Of interest or Importance but when one is found-as
sometimes Impoverished in solid rock, then it may
be padonable to bestow upon consideration and
attention From analogous reason, we have noticed
he existence of the National Whg and called attention
10 its features
The particular article to which we have alluded above
s in the following words
REroRM.-We publish the following gratifying nforma-
ion Of the progress of reform in the Philadelphia
from the Pennsy for the especial edcaton
IF the old and the editor of the Union Our hope is
hey will be able to bear the nfIicon with philosophc
resignation and fortude As what the Pennsylvania
and has say upon these reforms have nothing
reply 1t has answered itself in the quota which
las made from the inaugural address of Gen. Taylor.
Here follows list of sxty-nine removals made in
,ne day by the new Taylor collector at Philadelphia
The quotation made by the Pennsylvania from Gen.
raylors Inaugural to which the National Wing alludes
answer TO the just complaints of the Pennsylvania is
n these words:
shall make honesty, capacity, and fidelity indispensable