The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-16
TmE LATEsEcosD AUDTTOR.

Prepared as we daily arc, Tor The childish
omplaints Of the Union against every act
II the Administration, we confess that its
nfantne wlimperngs Of Saturday last, re-
'pecting the late Second Auditor, we're ut
erly unexpected. They are so far beneath
what even boy, just entering into his teens,
would be ashamed to be guilty Of, that we
:annot possibly account for their appearance
n grave political journal, except we regard
them as the fruits of senility in conflict with
second childhood.
Though Gen. M'CALLA knew he did not
possess the confidence Of the Administration,
is Second Auditor Of the Federal Treasury,
lie did not appear to appreciate the del'cacy
of his relation to the Governments rela-
ton that, in our opinion, ought to forbid any
aigb-minded officer from desiring to maintain
il moment, much less from seeking to pre-
serve it. He continued TO hold his position
Turing the whole Of the month Of March,
and, il public rumor tell the truth, he even
sought extrancous influences to induce the
| Administration to continue him in his place
until the approaching month Of September.
| The whole course OF Gen, M'CALLA, in
this thing, was so much at variance with his
supposed character for independence, that
we are free to admit, it disappointed us
amazingly. No man in the country, took a
more decided stand against the election Of
Gen. TAYLOR, went more out Of his way to
prevent it, than the late Second Auditor did,
and we entertained no little admiration fol-
his conduct, we love decided man in
politics with as much force as we eontemn q
political trmmer--snd when Gen. CAss was
defeated, we took il for granted that Gen.
| M'CALIA would follow the brilliant examples
Of Mr.. GRAHAM and Mr. ENGLISH That
he did not do SO, was to his own injury and
not that Of the Administration.
| The Union Of Saturday last, in order to
break the force Of the late Second Auditors
false movement in this respect, parades to
the country his application to the President
for leave Of absence, and the Presidents
consent thereto, and then informs the world,
with fearful eye and distorted face, that the
absent officer was unceremoniously expelled
| from office, while on visit to his sick family
| Allowing to the ex-Auditor the full benefit
Of the necessity of his absence for the cause
alleged though there are those who un-
charitably regard it as plea to avoid the
pain Of being displaced in person--we see
nothing affecting, nothing unfair, nothing in
furious to him, in his suppression during hi.
absence. He knew, that he was disquali-
fed from being continued in the Office, BY
the highest Of all considerations the wan
Of confidence in him, and we think he ought
to have thanked the Administration for the
delicate manner in which he was displaced
whether he got out Of the way on purpose
or not.
i But while we do not know that Gen
M'CALLa had any part in the Unions
whmperings over his fate, we desire to refer
to the unworthy attempt of that paper TO be-
little the President, by exuting over the
autographed error Of Cen TArLoR's writ
ing JosEPu +. Polk for JosIAn r. Polk,
in the order appointing the latter gentleman
temporary Auditor, during his superior's abb
sence. 1t may well have happened thai
such an error may have been committed, had
an entirely different name been written ioi
Josiah, and yet it would not have been a
thing for an honorable opponent to take ex-
ception to 4; but when the word Josiah may
have been written in such hastily formed
letters as. to make It look as though il was
intended for Joseph, the reader can estimate
the true character Of this miserable and
contemplate attempt to make capital for the
Democratic party. To such meannesse,
does the Union daily. stoop, to find cause o
fault against the Administration
We should like 10 know, however, how
the Union got possession at all Of the Pre-.
sident's authorization to Mr.. Polk to act al
Auditor, pro TEN. II was the property O
the Bureau, Who was instrumental in fur.
nishng the copy'
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