The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-11
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Some weeks ago we took occasion 10 vim
dictate the appointment policy of the Admin
istration from the Misrepresentation Of ou
opponents, and the basis of our vindicatior
was the doctrine Of the ALLISON letter ant
the Inaugural upon this subject. In the
course OF our remarks, we stated that not .
singl. removal Of an incumbent, not single
refusal to reappoint an incumbent had been
dictated by the fact, that the incumbent OIL
applicant was Democrat, and that the Adj
ministration proceeded, in all its consultations
and decisions, in respect to appointments Ia
Office upon the sole ground Of capacity,
fidelity to the Constitution, and honesty
On the occasion of the removal of the
Federal officers at Mobile, Alabama, the
Register, the Democr attic paper Of that city,
took up our argument and examined it with
good deal Of severity, and contended that
the statement, above rected, Of the practice
Of the Administration in regard to appoint
ments to office, impugncd the character Of
the removed for honesty, capacity and
fidelity. The Advertiser, the Wing paper
Of that city, took up the subject, and for a
while stood up manfully for the position we
occupied, until il made an unfortunate adj
mission in favor Of the proscriptive policy as
a rataliatiye measure, whereat the Register
charged home with great energy, and drove
its opponent to the wall. To get out Of its
difficulty, the Advertiser Immediately turned
the batteries Of its wrath upon the National
Whig for making the statement in regard to
the practice Of the Administration, above
quoted. II was not content to eat IFS own
previous vindication Of our arguments in de-
fence Of the appointment policy Of the Adj
ministration, and to combat them upon their
merits, but It poured out upon our head a
whole sea Of personal abuse, and asserted
that our statement, respecting the practice
Of the Administration in regard to appoint
ments, was moi true. Our arguments are
styled cowardly sabterfuges, and the Ad-
ministration. is gravely told that its only sal
walton is, to go and do as JACKSON and
Polk did, in relation TO appointments |!
And, BY way Of giving pungency, we sup
pose, TO its unjustifable attack upon US, it
has the effrontery 10 assert what il never
had authority for, nor ever will have auiho-
rity for, so long as we remain at the head
Of this paper, that the course Of policy pr
sued by the National Hrhg is in opposi-
ton to the views Of the Administration
We are not aware, that we have done
any thing, OF said any thing, to deserve or
merit such unkind and uncourteous treatm mt
as this, at the hands Of the Mobile Adpert-
ser. We have always entertained high
respect for its ardent and able editor, but
we submit to his own sense Of justice,
whether he has not transcribed the bounds
Of propriety, in this attack upon US. We
are br ethren Of the same political fami-
", who, though differing toto COLO as to our
preferences in the late canvass for President,
The being for Clay and we being for TAi-
LoR--have at heart the success ofthe Admin
istration, and surely he owes It to his own
self-respect, il MOTTO the Administration itself,
not to treat US as an enemy, if he differs from
MS upon point Of policy, not to toma-
hawk us for mere difference Of opinion.
But, we contend for more than courtesy, for
even little more than ordinary justice, in a
debate or dispute, with any Wing journal,
which may chance to differ with US. The
least exercise Of judgment, il seems to US,
ought to convince our brethren, that we
would not, for our own reputaton-sake mis-
represent the acts or policy Of the Admin
istration, and though we do not claim any
exemption for our writings from the or
deal Of just criticism, we think, that it is
at least in bad taste, to ascribe to US motives
which we never entertained, or to assail US
Tor lack Of honesty or fairness, lest such as
saults may involve the honesty and honor Of
innocent parties.
We are not going to discuss the appoints
,ment policy Of the Administration, with the
Mobile Advertiser. We have enough to do
to ward of the attacks OF our opponents,
without looking too closely after the aberra-
tions and follics Of our friends 1.-THE latter
will persist in crossing the path Of the Adj
ministration, our duty will be to class them
with our opponents and when that is done,
We know no distinction. All we have to
say, now, in regard to the position assumed
by the Adrertiser is, that il is erroneous.
or, to use its own language, that il is NOT
true. we asserted, in our statement Of the
practice Of the Administration, in relation to
ito appointment policy, what we know to be
true, and what all the arguments of the
Advertiser from now till doomsday, and all
lts abuse Of US for twelve months to come,
will not make untrue General TAYLOR Is