The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-03
THE Ex-comm1ss1oNER OF PATENTS.

the men who conduct it. Our business,
then, with the Elk Commissioner of Pat
ents we should dispose of without refer
ence to the Union, were it not that the
personal grievances of the ExCommis-
sioner give tone and color to the editorials
of the sole organ.
The commissioner invokes Sena-
torial intercession through the columns of
his paper, in the case of his removal. He
is indignant because he was permitted to
remain only ninety days in Office under
President TAYLOR. This gentleman must
have very short memory, or he must
suppose other people are very forgetful.
We are only surprised that he could have
condescended to hold Office twenty flour
hours under men " reeking with pestilent
treason against their country" How
could he reconcile it with his nice stomach
to retain place under man who ''headed
the Mexican Wings" ssto defeat and de-
stroy American patriots"-and thereby
presented to the country "disgusting
spectacle" and "scandalous exhibition. "
How could he cross his palm with moneys
received through the men who, with
General TAYLOR at their head, stood in a
position corresponding to that of BENEDICT
ARNOLD and the tories of the Revolutionl
How could he, after writing the para
graphs which we copy below from letter
addressed by him about a year since to
the Locofocos of New Hampshire, desire
to hold Office under such s'brazen hypo-
critics." "arrant knaves," " foul and dis
gushing" decorators "of principle" as
now occupy the high places of Govern
mentl The letter is written in what
Quintilian calls the meat-axe style. At
least he would have called it so if he had
lived in these days. But we will not de-
tain our readers from these elegant ex
tracts:
But let US take glance at that conglomeration Of
factions who style themselves the "Whig party
and their candidate.
And, first, Of their candidate. Who is hei For
the future fame of the standard-bearer Of the Wing
party, regret to say, it is General Taylor He is
brave old man-has served his country well, and
deserves its applause. He led patriotic Americans
TO battle against his country's Mexican enemies
and he was ever triumphant. He was then engaged
in noble, patriotic cause and his star of glory
never paled. In that noble cause he won his i'm
pershabe renown as warrior. So far, his name
stands well on the page Of history.
But now, where is General Taylor He has per-
mtted the enemies Of his country, the Merican ym-
paihizers at home, the very men who have declared
by speech, by writing, and by their votes in Con-
gress, that the war in which he won his renown
was a DAMNABLE WAR;" WORK OF
BUTCHERY, deserving the COURSE OF HEA-
VEN"-the very men who have prayed for his de-
feat, who would have rejoiced If he and his whole
army had been conquered and massacred at Buena
Vista-the very men who have done every thing
in their power TO dsparage and disgrace their coun-
try in her late contest with Mexico, and who have
sought to embarrass its councils and parayze its
eforts-who have voted against men and supplies,
expressing their determination to "STARVE the
nuu otl Of .merico'-vho have called our brave
scandalous epithet to Gen. Taylor himself-thee
men, thus reeking with pestilent treason against
their country, Gen. Taylor has permitted TO use his
illustrious for the unhoy purpose Of defeat
ing and breaking down, politically, the party that
has nobly and periodically sustained that country
in the council and in the field, IN the very war in
which the General won all his glory and renown
He heads the .Merican Wings at home in a contest
the object Of which is TO defeat and destroy the
.7meriean patriots whom he led victory in Mexico
| What spectacle can be more disgusting' What
| exhibition more scandalousi But the brave old
General reckons this time without his host. The
American patriots will defeat and disperse his Mex
lean Wing COHORTS as easily as he defeated and dis
persed the real Mexicans at Palo Alto, Rcsaca,
Monterey, and Buena Vista. As well might he at
tempt to renstate Benedict Arnold and the tories Of
the Revolution in the affections and confidence Of
| the American people, as the Wing allies Of Mexico
who are now cngng TO his skirts, and attempting
| 10 smuggle themselves into power under the cover
of his popular name. The Democrats will honor
and respect him personally but they never will
vote for him as long as he keeps in such bad COM
| pany.
But General Taylor says he is no statesman
that he knows nothing Of poitcs--that he does not
know whether he is in favor Of bank, tariff, or
any other measure Of the Wing party--that he will
not pledge himself 10 any measure Of the Wing
paryin short, that he has not even voted for forty
years, having Dcen a mere sOioler ali tnc DAYS OF
his life. Why, then, does the Wing party-the
| party which advocates a national bank, a high pro-
tectve tariff the distribution Of the proceeds Of the
sales Of the public lands, extravagant system Of
internal improvements, an assumption Of the State
debts, the bankrupt law, and the whole brood Of
federal measures-suppou General Taylor The
only answer is, they support him on the ground Of
his supposed probability. They thus abandon all
principle, and fight only for offce--the "spoils of
victory" which they affect to despise much when
oa Of power-and that is pretty much always
But, what has rendered Gen Taylor 80 apaiiable7
Nothing but the successful battles which he fought,
in war which they have condemned and opposed.
What shocking morality is this What base be-
trayal Of truth and honesty What violation Of
decency and consistency
Bui this is not all The Wings Of the northern
States have pretended to be opposed TO the further
extension Of the territory OF the United States. Yet
for the selfish purpose Of securing the Offices Of the
General Government they are willing TO support
for President pho in fapor Of taking by
force pen States the Jmeriean republic running N,