The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-05
Removals.


The weathercock is pointing again to prescription
The general cry Washington yesterday was that the axe
was again to fall with more fury than ever The moral
force of the Virginia elections is about TO be exhausted
rather, is turned by ingenious sophiss IN FAVOR Oh
prescription. What a glorious administrations eek
claimed queruous and disappointed whg yesterday
How considerably it takes care OF Its friends now
magnaninous to its opponents Has not the vir-
GINA election cured them of their extreme sensblty IN
behalf of the democratic office holders Three of them
spared in that State and yet see how the dissats-
fled wings have been beaten: wing comes back
to tell the history of the defeat"
The New York Mirror whose editor is agonzing for
the marshalshp (and should not be surprised if. after
all his cares and DEVOTION should slip through his fin
gers repeats similar argument Its Washington cor
respondent dwes empha,ically upon the results of the
experiment in Virginia. "The bad success (says hel
which attended the experiment conciating the enemy
in Virginia, by the appointment of two decided opposition
men to profabes Offices will hardly be repeated in any
other Mr. Johnson has just returned from Balti-
more so that the cabinet will be full with the exception
OF Mr. Preston whose absence it is said, will not inter-
fere with the New York appointments. Since Monday
there has been large accession OF outsiders In Washing
ton, among whom the New Workers most prominent
Thurow Weed has arrived, with others; and, if the
New York Offices should be disposed of this week.
there will be many arrivals from the Empire State
to have their say in these important matters. to be
ready to bow to the fortunate man who may be ntrused
with the responsible duty of dispensing the favor of the
government"
The correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot speaks in
| plain and similar strain:
"Some complaint has been made against the admins
FIR the
made. But there have been good and valid reasons Tor
delay in many which might be cited, and one OF
these is the approach of the time when not a few
government officers commissions will expire by mita
| ton.
"In other where commissions and of right
ought be revoked, happy learn that General
Taylor and the members of the cabinet resolved
promptly General Taylor and the cab-
net, am happy to learn, the work shall be done
thoroughly speedily may They aware that
country expects it of them and that their friends in all d.
rectons, crying in the language of Shakespeare
! IF twere done when III. done,
Then twere well rwere done quickly"
"Action, action, action what General Tay or loved
when he was putting 1t to foreign enemy Action will
now be the watchword of himself and his cabinet!
Mr Secretary Ewing expected to arrive here with his
family from Ohio by Tomorrow. As as-he does
rive, the cabinet in the absence of MIR. Preston, will
earnestly to work upon the important duty-whch is
much demanded-of placing reasonable portion of the
Offices Of the government in the hands of honest and capa
Bile who agree with this administration in sentiment
hing has been gained in the Virginia elections By de-
by the reappontment of sundry locoocos highly
respectable offices The whg party, in voting for Taylor
and Fillmore voted to have respectable share proper
ton of the Offices placed in the hands Of their
friends. And those of the opposite party who voted for
the ticket did because they possible,
disguised with the Polk administration, and opposed
the locofoco oiceholders under it, than the wings
themselves Hence II is than folly and moon
shine the Union and its ocofoco adjuncs pretend
that General Taylor is bound keep the ocofoco incum
bents generally in Office because of that party voted
for the old chief!
at is believed that the New York, Philadelpha, and
Baltimore appointments will be disposed Every
body here applicants and Others will rejoice to have it
These miserable sophiss do not very far into the
milestone, and pesuadng General Taylor to push on
in his errors The Virginans saw that three of their
democratic officers spared to operate upon the cleo
ton for Congress They were not blinded by this for
bearance but they looked to the operation of the execu
tive system in the other States, where no immediate cleo
ton was pending. They saw, from the numerous re-
movals which made in those States, that such
the spirit and such would be the general OF the
administration; and it this conviction which contrib
uted operate against the wings in the late election
Let the system be prosecuted, seems to be intended
and it will and disgust the people. dsappoin
every dsinerested Taylor democrat, and furnish the
democrats with irresistible weapon of attack
The administration will, however, 60 They have
not the moral courage to resist the pressure OF their i'm
Fortunate partisans. 'You were turned out, (sad
wing officer to prescribed democrat, yesterday not
because had any fault to find with you but because
wing wanted your place" And thus it will continue
to be- Vacancies will be created. because some greedy
whig is too eager to be put off, and the place is wanting
TO satisfy his demand.
We understand from all quarters that the hotels are
crowded with visitors who come either applicants for
Office delegates to enforce the preensions of their
roteg< The correspondent of the Baltimore Sun writes
on the 3D.
The town is OVERLOOKING with candidates and their
caqu 1t ben scia and wholesome study to sit quiz
city at Wizards excellent hotel; and while perhaps you
puff your mild Havana, observe the gyrations OF the
gentlemen who veanxious the country al
ter they shall have served themselves "Hope deferred
maketh the heart sick" and Cen Taylor ought to have this
adage forced upon his attention hour OF the day and
night He be that it takes good sized pile
to stay of the Washington hotels and keep up the
necessary show and outside appearance II he really
means do anything, let him do it'' Nor leave the
task to the s'outsders."
RI How far it will extend is sagacous enough to
conjecture The cabinet itself scarcely knows. They
have nut tremendous machinery in motion, and it re-
quires more fmness and sagacy than they possess to