The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-07-26
From he .aissoui Republican
COMMUNICATION FROM A DEMOCRAT



Mrs,gs. EDirons | have received sew
eral communications from nv Democratic
friends, condoing with the upon my icing
displaced from Office, aud ! have also lind
tue s.inpa'hies OF mol "A few Of my Wing
friends ~ Iowa, and Missouri; aud in view
OF these things wish to set public opinion
right, aud reply to the whole, By a co,nanu-
nicaiion In Your paper.
First. Ii accords with NV notions al
propriety aud right, tina, should have been
removed from office, ior the following rca-
son: have ever maintained and advocated
tho doctrine ct prescription tnr opinion
sake, aud II has ever been the policy oflhc
Democratic party, from tho time | frs,
entered the political arena.
'.'Fo the sictors belong the spoils." has
ever been my pnlcv. and strictly adhere
To II; and rs n true Democrat, canno, see
what excuse INV Democratic friends can
have for abusing General Taylor for re-
moving Democrats from office md appoint.
ing Wings. Again. | can sec no excuse
Tor abusing President Tayler upon the
ground that he pledged himself MT to do
this thing. This uncharilable, for wha,
Democrat has KEEP, in good faith his pledges
answer, none. Did President Polk do this /?
! answer, m. In fact. he " a. further from
II than The present executive.
| ! assure YOU nv Democratic az well as
Wing friends, that feel no charrin or NOR
tllicatlon at being removed from Office
On the contrary, /! feel lhat Tavlor has bu,
done his duty. lisa fact. well understood
by my friends Of 10th parties, that intended
TO resign my office, and SO declared and
expressed myself in public speech
delivered CT the day olecction, in Pot,owa.
tonne county. Iowa. oven went farther
than this. Informed the people on that
occasion that should make il a point OF
honor TO resign my Office, in the event that
Tas lor should he elected.
To Illustrate my views and opinions
us to prescription, would here rive. il
permitted to do so. the same advice which
gave President Polk few days after his
inauguration. viz: That believed j, to be
his duty To writea short notice, about the
length Of his finger, declaring every office
vacant in his power 10 fill: and these
places to be filled by Wings to he rctilled bv
Democrats, and 10 reappoint every COED
Democrat. But. although Mr.. Polk appro.
we'd the policy Of this course. he had not the
moral courage (a quality which he never
possessed) 10 carry il ont. But do hone
that MIR. Taylor will show some al the Jack.
sou blood aud nerve, aud not leave single
Democrat in office.
II may be thought By some that, by this
communication appearing in your paper,
MN little tender footed; but assure nv
Democratic friends that this is no, the en- Sc.
am whit have been, an uni,inchipg.
Incorporating Democrat; and can saw
with much truth, that never in INV life
voted for Wing when had a chance to
vote Tor Democrat. and God forbid that
ever should. Il is true, | have said thot
the de'eat Of Lewis Cass was no. owing to
the weakness Of the party, bu, To the mis-.
deeds and b'unders Of James X. Polk, r. J.
Walker. aud such men as old Cave Johnson
he PosImasier.G General. This much be.
l'eye and have 50 expressed myself, and do
not dcny il.
Your obedient servant,
g.. c. MATLACK.