The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-06-22
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AO1CbaE aENS0s'
TExr.-sWe have never comPlSined OF tho
remoVal Of DEMOCRATS becanss they were DEMO
cRkrs." M
CoMmENrARv.-"The Simeon of fed
eral prescription is still sweeping over
the land"
"Every day adds now victims to the
malignant and prOscriPtiye policy of the
administration" tfEfts
"The most faithful and deserving pub.
lie officers are sacrificed for no other
cause than being democrats. aud violent
and uuscrupulous partizans are rewarded
with high and responsible Offices. Faith
ful public servants are disgroced without
cause, without notice. aud without trial"
The first ofthe above extracts is taken
from the Eagle of June l4th. The re-
mainder from the Eagle of June 9TH.
II generally supposed that. when an
individual comments upon text. he will
make it as clear as possible, at least not
stultify himself before he concludes his
sermon. How far our neighbor has sue
ceeded in this, his readers and ours must
judge.
The Eagle also says:
Prescription may be correct in princi.
pie. but the wing party should have dis.
covered it before the election"
It is certainly matter of surprise to us
how an individual, who is the editor Of
party. that, for score Of years. has acted
upon The principle that ITO the victors
belong the spoils." and who has never
dared to raise doubt of its correctness,
should, upon the defeat of his party. for
the first time express doubt and call
prescription "malignant." "disgracing
public servaats aSithout cause, w,fhOut no
ticc and Oith0Ht trial." real poisonous,
deadly "SimoOn."
For fifth of sentury, with scarcely
an intermission, through the eight years
Of General Jackson, the four Of Martin
Van Buren, four Of the purchased traitor
Tyler, and the four of james X. Polk, the
work Of prescription has proceeded aud
almost every man, in an office of any
profit, differing in opinion from these
Presidents has, in the Eagles own Ian.
suage. been "disgraced with out cause,
without notice and without irial"- been
sacrificed for no other cause than being
wings" TO make room for "violent and uu.
partizana."
Gen. Taylor "hutes. nay loalhes pro,
scriplion;" and to crush this practice was
one ofthe objects Of his election was
one of the pledges made TO the people.
When the Eagle then puts to us these
questions:
"What becomes ofthe pledgesl Can
our neighbor answer, for the satisfaction
of thousands of voters who supported
Taylor in the belief that he was TO be the
President Of the people and not ofa par
lyl"
We ask in return, whether he can re-
deem his pledges by keeping in office the
individuals, who fill the places, which
were made vacant by tho disgrace" and
sacrifice" ofthe former incumbents? Is
il necessary, to be ''the President of a
people and NOT Of party" to retain Lo-
cofoco office-holders in their placesl
These are questions. which cannot be 9.
Gaded, and il is useless TO attempt to con-
zeal them by continual cry Of violated
'ledges," Had half the office holders in
he country supposed that, in the event Of
he election of Gen. Taylor, they could
-e,ain their places, the success of Gen.
Cass would have scarcely been posi-
BILE event.
Gen. Taylor could not. in justice TO
himself, to the country, to the American
people. have prescribed the party, who
elected him. And yet this is what is de-
manded of him. Disguise il as you will,
under whatever form Of pledge. refusal
% act as he has done, 0OuH hare been
continuation Of The prescription Of Ms
Wig party. More than one half of the
American people, during his A,lministra-
ion. would have been prevented from
holding nn office Of any profit under the
iovernment-as has been the case in re-
,ard to this same portion for twenty years.
This he was pledged not 10 do. He
vas pledged by his friends to "proscribe
prescription" and iuthe ful6lment of this
pledge he cannot stop short of an equal
distribution ofthe Offices in tho gift ofthe
fa"
The Locofoco press may discourse as
hey please about the Simeon of proscrip.
ion. We imagine that sensible men will
not allow themselves to be imposed up.
IN in this way. Aparty press. which for
wenty years, has allowed the work to
20 on. will not now be considered very
good authority in opposition, because
he practice works against its friends.
When we see oviden, signs of contrition
Ind conviction for past sins. we may look
with a little more favor upon their pres.