The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-19
The Infamous system OF Proscription.-Duty OF the


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The Infamous system Of Prescription Duty OF the
Senate.
We had supposed that the removal of hundreds upon
hundreds of democrats from Office extending into every
neghborhood of the Union had put end to the shall
low sub,eruge upon which the administration started
upon lis of proscrption-namely. that democrats
were removed for cause, and not for their political opn
ions. We had supposed that The number of victims
now embracing thousands and numbering among them
men of the most unquestonable worth and unmpeach-
able characters-had put to flight the miserable prevarca
ton invented by the artful and INSCRIPTIONS men by
whom General Taylor is surrounded, to hoolwink and
deceive him into the most sweeping and dsgraceful
prescription that has yet been witnessed in this
public. But we find have been deceived we find
that the miserable work is still going and is justified
by the official butchers-Ewing, Collimer, &c.-upon
the same false and shameful pretexts.
We have understood from various sources that the
President, the verdancy of his experience and the art.
less simplicity of his nature still supposes that
walls made for political opinions. We informed
that he still insists that is removed because he is
democrat. but because he has committed some act not
of political character which would justify his removal
And such is the testimony of intelligent wings who have
the and opportunity of knowing. The cores.
pondent of the Baltimore Sun, the signature of
lon," l-known wing of this city, in his letter of
the 10th inst remarks The movements of the admins
ration appear TO me to be sufficiently RADICAL consider
ing the time they have had for maturing their system
But the wings puzzled by the rebus that they meet
with from Mr. Clayton, Mi. Coamer, and Mr.. Meredith
When they demand democratic head in charger, the
is, 1nee your charges7 This is an answer
that is considered akin to insult and il is certainly
ridiculous enough. after all that has passed The wings
are too decent, generally speaking, TO become public
croakes, and, in certain instances of which am aware
they have, after receiving this stereoyped reply turned
on their heels in disgust" Thus the numerous re-
movals which daily taking place in this city and else
where, of honest and competent democrats, still made
upon the false and scandaous preex that good
sed for them. Independent of political opinion Thus is
every democrat who has been and who may be removed
by this administration, sought to be branded with
disgrace and inamy by the fact of removal Well
may wings who are 'too decent" 10 participate in such
shameless and unjust system OF prescription, view il
as akin insult" and "tun on their heels in disgust
when it is proposed to them. Such wings too hon
orabe and high minded to soop the low and base
neghbos and friends, for the mean purpose OF getting
pOsocsooH
1t is disgrace it dshonorable the part OF
wings TO apply for Office, and, in order to get it, to
ask the removal of the incumbents because they are
democrats. If the matter is placed upon the ground OF
political considerations, confident democrats will
not complain of the prescription although they will, as
it is their Duty hold General Taylor and the admnisa.
ton responsible for the violation of the pledges and
promises which they came into power, touching the
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edge its breach of faith in this particular, and its
appreciation of the policy of removals, thus admitting
that the pretences upon which they sought power
were hypocritical and false, and we conlden,
the democratic party will acquescs in the proscnp-
ton which they practising, however sweep
ing may be- But when they falsely deny the very pol
icy which they daily Practise and undertake TO justify
that practice by most shameful and base attempt to
stigmase every whom they remove as dishonest,
incapable unfathul they may rest assured that the
nfamy of such practice shall be made TO reco upon
Them and the authors of it shall be held up TO the
and deestatioR which such conduct richly merits.
1t is thus assumed by the friends of the administration
that every democrat who has been removed is guilty of
some act which would justify his removal Independent
of his political opinions or political conduct And such.
we are informed is the daily declaration OF the simple
minded man who occupies the presidency. 1t is also
admitted by the shewa ana intelligent friends OF the
administration, who, like the correspondent OF the
Sun, do not speak approvngly OF the practice Thus is
every democrat removed from office branded with dis
grace by the very fact of removal Now, what is the
duty of democratic Senate, in view OF such an I'M
Just and Infamous system OF prescription as this We
believe the whole country will respond to the decla-
ration that il the duty of the majority OF the Senate
to vndicate the reputation of their political friends from
the mpuation OF disgrace which their removal implies. by
calling upon the President for the of the removal
and publishing them to the world Then will the inno
and the injured have an opportunity for vindcaon
and redress against the political assassns who attempt TO
stab at their characters under the cloak OF alleged official
and moral delinquency. And in our belief, the Senate
should do even more than this. II should withhold its
approval of the nomination of any officer who has taken
the place of democrat removed for falsely alleged
cause and this should be done however worthy or mer
orious the appointee II the majority of the Senate do
not vindcae, in this other eicaclous way the
injustice done their political friends who have been re-