The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-29

octofship Of the port OF Philadelphia Capt John Payne
acts the chairman OF the delegation.
How is il possible for the President satisfy their i'm
Fortunate aspirations The lapsed commissions do not
come in fast enough TO supply the demand. The Pres
dent finds himself in this dilemma II he goes pretty
largely into the system OF removals. he violates his own
pledges, and draws down upon him the Just censure of
his opponents II he does not cut off heads he dissatis
fes those who once his most violent partsans
Either way, be will find the patronage in his dspensaon
anything else but blessing and support to him. All
the Indications around US, and in the newspapers, how
ever, point to removals and TO prescriptions The cor
respondent OF the Baltimore Patrio, Processes give
information upon this subject He admits that removals
are to go but denies that they prescriptions:
l.. prescription Gays he) for this wing admnlstra-
o1, where the of locofoco officers of the
eminent have expired, to appoint capable and homes
wings to the places Of the retiring incumbents Nor can It
be termed prescription for the ADMINISTRATION 10 revoke the
commissions of important appointments made by the late
administration upon party gronnd ware those commissions
hape long time
The term OF each administration Is four The ex'
is,ing placed in power by the people avowedly
upon the ground that radical change of tho measures Of
the and proper Now if the 1dy-
Tor administration make those changes bst by keeping
iocofocos majority Of the best oces Of the government
than by conJsvimg SAID o1fees upon friends, who
honest and capable then, say, let the ocoocos all
he country the offices they hold, and lei the
ehg party quietly slide of po'oer ia four years
more TO he rensated Mark say If these things can be
better done by ocpoco oceholders than by whg', be it
So But for counsel ~ sneh doctrine. friend
TO The pocy Of .'nastefy in ictipty" in the Of
changing the officers well the principles of the govern
men We gain nothing and may lost everything, by suf
terng opponents 10 retain the pracpI oDces Of the
rnsnt, which they got reward for partisan services
am happy say that far my knowledge extends,
this doctrine Of 'rstsry irctivy, in regard removals
at pI
tton The work has been commenced, and must and TH
trinity and efficiently. | understand that General
McCala etires from the Second Auditors office this week.
and that Judge Clayton of Georgia. who is now here "a
talented, iitm and upright business man-will succeed
him
There many clerks in the Auditors Offices and there
will be many changes in them. Some who are politically
opposed TO this administration will ba retained OF
but it is less than Ietersonian doctrine
10 presume that preponderance OF the places cH be grsn
10 The friends Of the adna Illustration
There might be some ingenuity nay force, in these
marks, if General Taylor had not been elected with the
solemn pledges upon his lips that he would 20 in
no party President All this can't therefore, about the
administration Taylor admnisration-he pre-
ponderance be given to the friends OF the admnistra
TOMS perfect humbug 1t is directly al war; too, with
the rule laid down in his inaugural If officer is not
fit to discharge his dutles him. If he neglect
his Duties remove him. Ii he wants capacity, honesty,
fidelity the constitution and his country strike him from
the rolls. But if he possesses these qualities, how the
President remove him consistently with his profess
sons and pledges' His removal will amount to papabe
prescriptions The President went in with fair profess
sions of mastery inactivity" He was TO know no
man as politcian--no party man. The eX-
ample of Mr.. Jefferson is mentioned But he went In
with no such pledges those OF General Taylor. The
example of Mr.. Polk is quoted nor did he ascend to
power with such professions. So catholic were the
pledges of General Taylor that in filling Offices
in filling commissions that had run out where the in
cnmbent was good oficer-he could not select wings
alone without mourning the imputaton OF Partially and
OF prescription; still more, when he removes good
officer for the purpose of putting in his personal par
tisans.
And yet who believes that with all his previous declaa
ton-wth the generous adherence too expressed by
or two of his Secretaries he will carry out this antpo
scripive sprit' The who every day crowd their
ante chambers and darken Streets the eager asking
the importunate applications of members of Congress
and select Populations, the haf.suppressed murmurs OF
disappointed partisans, cannot be mistaken. Their Ell
feet. will be read in the change of officers. The work
has been commenced and must and will go on We fear
these prophetic words will be fulfilled But time will
tell