The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-08-24

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The stuff that parasites and spies are made Of

The ssud that parasites and spies are made Of
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in the harvest field Of your vglan reapng must become
mere CLEANER il had been my intention in the present
number OF my desutory notices OF past and current
a field being ripe tor the ssssO
my last OF the strong points OF resemblance and identify
in principle between the proscrpve acts OF the present
cabinet and the administration OF the elder Adams The
daily and INCREASING application OF the executive axe
however, has been much accelerated lately IN chop
ping of the heads OF uno6endng and merorous demo-
Gratis Tor opinions sake in the wanon spirit OF tyranny
and party revenge, that deem it to be matter OF prior
duty 70 take another passing look into the actngs and
doings OF the ministry proper and into the equally I'm
poftant councils OF the stable cabinet
On certain day late in July--a day on which many
removals decresd-the Secretary OF the INTERIOR
with his huge crimson portfolio under his arm, accom-
panied ey three or Tour OF ms ocai peers IN dignity o.
repaired executive stable the State and Treasury
Departments which they entered in close and busy
form to the Presidents alter sgoOld Whitley himself
the of removal they then had in hand Calls
by members OF the cabinet matter Of ceremony. bust
himself. would be things Of highly becoming courtesy
but where outward aduation and sycophancy carried
so far towards for whom they have not spark
OF respect affection in their hearts-whom they
daily using mere machine TO accomplish their party
and specializing purposesas to visit and pay faltering
respects to his iavorie old broken-down horse depth
of degradation hitherto unknown among ministers OF
state since the corrupt times of heather Rome, when
Neo's stud was visited by the parasites Of his court in
compliment to the horse consul
II sheer folly in the Republic newspaper to abuse the
Union and its correspondents for disclosing these things
to distant readers in the country The people have
absolute right to know how public affairs conducted
press from the dignity OF its position to publish unden
able facts. The whole dscredt-and it is foul dis
grace to the acting administrators of the government
the controlling portion Of the cabinet If such
the Union finds it necessary to record every daysuch
soed the character Of any former administration
even in the times OF the alien and sedition lawswere
not openly and VIGOROUSLY peperaed in the face Of day
here this city, you and your correspondents, would be
relieved from the dsagreeabe duty OF laying them before
obbng eiectioneerng in the States, brokerage in Offices
in contracts and in gold digging specuatons, the
der Of the day, to the exclusion Of all proper attention
public affairs. ii is perfectly idle for those in power
expect IMMUNITY for their acts, indulgence for them
selves from the press the pens or the tongues OF the Peo
pie John Adams and his followers destroyed themselves
by attempting unlawfuly to gag public discussion
On the subject OF prescription aone what right has
MIR. Ewing. Mr.. Collamer, Truman Smith, or Fitz War
rem, General Taylor hlmself-for, in the Just udg
ent Of deceived people the ultimate characerdestroy
ing responsibility, which no plea OF ignorance can avert,
will rest his head say, what right have they,
any of Them TO expect the press the people, and the
sufferers to remain silent, when hundreds of honest in
dusIous, and capable men--men OF the highest moral
worthmen with whom it would be honor to the first
ntimacy-are weekly deprived, by prescription, Of the
means Of earning food and ramen Tor their wives and
little ones, in order to make room for the appointment of
Some worthy wings, who are upright and honorable
men-gentemen bred and bom-have been lately APP
pointed to Office. But where Of merit capac
has been appointed to succeed any OF the long list OF
men removed from subordinate places in Washington and
in this District is it not perfectly notorious to the whole
community that five OF the places have been given to
they from, and whose only merit has been dis
graceful sycophancy and fawning sevlity 10 Thomas
Ewing, Truman Smith. and othersi Five out OF every
six Of the appointments have been of this character
Some OF the most vena OF the black leg wing newspaper
correspondents have been selected and put the places
Of honest, capable, and faithful men; men who, while
facts admit oil no truthful denial The instances
merous at hand. known and noted, and as much
condemned BY honest wings as by democrats.
In the classification OF all moral Offences and IN grad
uang their exact and degree OF turpitude no
classification and apportonment of guilt devised by the
human wisdom of philosophers and lawgvsrs has ever
and truth, to that found in the Bible In that book,
which scolists and whigngs may smile at me for quo
ting in Levticus, and reiterated in Deuteronomy, lying
stealing. deceit and cheating are all put upon precisely
the footing 10 their degree OF crimnalty Deceit
in its plain accepaton, according TO every English die
tonary, from old Jacobus Barclay to Noah Webster
fraud the act of leading another by artce into
error TO make person believe something not true &c
impose a persons credulity by false pretences. To
cheat (the act OF cheang by the authorities, is tc
deceive; TO impose upon the understanding; TO deraud
by some practice of low cunning All this may be deem
ed an humble common place. little verbal criticism
points in ethics in which every school-boy would be
agreed but humble il is. when President OF the
United States, who in all likelihood has read
page OF moral philosophy in his life, and his most trustee
confidential advisers have stopped so low in the race
popularity as 10 have unquesionably pracsed thu
grossest frauds OF decent and dealings deception
Misunderstanding for TO the most cunning
the sggesio Ia well the suPpressio ueri TO de
ceive and misead the judgments and opinions OF the
unsuspectng countrymen, such criticisms cease TO b,
light and trivial things, and il becomes necessary anC
proper that the reading and rejecting portion oil their Eel
low. Citizens should have their careful attention d.
rected 10 the moral character OF such acts To make
promises with intention OF fulfilling them; 10 maxi
pledges and give assurances TO obtain votes IN an cleo
lion with the reserved intention OF never redeemnl
them; to profess opinion to obtain favor and support
and at the same time secretly TO feel and entertain dill
erent opinion from the professed TO profess t0era
ton and charity for the opinions OF men differing iron
themselves, while the concealed fire OF persecution
revenge secretly burning in their hearts, 10 promise be
gard to the tenure OF Office, with The mentally reserves
intention Of pursuing, when elected, directly oppos
course;-to do any OF these things, maintain wIthou
the fear OF honest contradiction, constitutes plain, down
right cheating asd deptionthe practice OF deceh in it
most odious sense.
i The practice OF these moral delinquencies with amb
tious and sordd views, the Word which cannot lie in
forms is equal in crminality--equa in moral guilt il
the sight OF God-to lying and stealing As TO the mora
category in which these truths may leave the President
and those who have arogaed the right Of thinking
acting for him. we leave TO wing casuiss to decide
Plain, honest unsophistcated OF all parties will
terrain but opinion The controlling portion OF TIL
decemvirate however, and the back-stairs advisers
the President first putting in the plea oil ignorance 10
him. may assume all the responsibility, vicarously
the same sense in which set OF hired lawyers are sup
posed by men of more sublety than sound morals
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