Columbus Democrat., 1849-12-01

face Of his professed abborrence Of prescription
is not the only thing to be looked at, and not the
only offence deserving Of punishment There
is the reproach which his violated faith and bro
ken pledges have reflected upon the American
character, which calls for an effort on the part
of the Senate, to eIpunge it. We are liable To
be pointed to by the people of other climes, as
nation Of deeeirsrs By profession, and our Chief
Magistrates broken promises cited as the proof.
unless some effort is made TO wipe out that stain
How is this to be done BY The Senate act>
ing as true friends TO Gen. Taylor. HIS Cabl'
net, which took the lea in disbonoring the Cen
era by breaking his pledges happens TO be out
Of the Senate's reach But there are others
who, like the Cabinet. have proven General
Taylor's upora enemies, and gone as far as the
members of that Cabal, in holding up his polit.
cal letters to the world as Intentional cheats, and
declaring by their acts, that he deliberately and
wilully practised fraud upon his countrlmen!
Who ARE THESE MEM They are the heads
Of our Custom Houses and Post Offices from
Maine 10 Texas, and others besides. With
General Tayor's declaration made through lis
friend Criuenden, that he would "proscribe no
man for opinions sake" sounding in their ears,
they have prescribed Democrats by dozens, by
scores and by hundreds-and with his inaugu.
raj declaration that nothing but the absence of
honesty capacity and fidelity should forfeit man
his place." they have swept ALL whom they
could seriously injure--lhe worthy and the un.
worthy.
The violated faith and broken promises of the
"second Washington" are not all that is to he
considered. There are the promises OF the Wing
journals to "elevate the standard and dignity Of
be Offices" by the changes, which claim the at.
tention of the Senate and the nation. If we
would prove TO the world that we are not a ma.
ton of professional impOstorS, as the acts of
Gen. Iaylors cabinet and his subordinate oth-
GERS in different parts Of our country indicate
what should the Senate dol PUNISH every man
by prompt rejection, who has had any agency
in breaking Gen. Tayor's pledges and thereby
bringing reproach upon the whole nation No
matter if the officer be as pure as an iScicle 9TH
erwise, his agency in disgracing Gen. Taylor
and casting stigma upon the national character
should suffice TO have that measure meted out
to him which he has me'ed cut to ohers"
suppose Democrat had smuggled himselfin
to power as Gen. Taylor did. and then act as he
LAS acted. Were there Nbg majority in the
Senate how would they dispose OF Democratic
nominations made uuder the like circumstances
Let their course toward the noble and patriotic
jackson answer! THEY WOULD REJECT EVERY
MAN, and their presses would cry out for it until
they did it. Then, as Mey would deal with US,
# they had the power, let us deal with the ~
They must prOre that "the standard and dignity
of Office" hare actually been "eIevaed' by them
they must expect rigid scrutiny into the cause
Of every Democrats removal, aud the qualifca'
tons OF his succrssor--and they must calculate
on Democratic Seuatc's readiness to 'indicaie
the character Of their political friends, who, in
consequence of their removal, rest under the
imputaon Of dishonesty aud u want OF capacity
and fidelity.
The present cabinet has proven itself to be
political Nazareth from which mo good can
come" and hence every appointment made by
them must be most rigidly scruinized. When
the ro,t OF the tree aud the tree itself is feser-
ing with corruption, it follows. as matter of
course that al. the branches are unsound and
impure. We would, therefore, rdrn the com.
mitiees Of the Senate. There is uork for them
to do--there is corruption to be exposed in other
places besides Washngton--and there are Au
gean stables to be cleansed. Besides this, Dem
ocratic victims of Gen. Taylor's ireachery and
cruelty, are looking to that body to vndcate their
characters from the inferentiaI ISLANDERS attend
ing their removal. They hope not TO be treated
by that pure and upright body as if they were
set Of political oulcdstS, but that their execu
TONERS and slanderers shall make good their
charges or prepare TO meet that fate which their
/ official misdeed, deserve.