The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-18

Ths .Rsp.siier-.na the c-nlsrai. Appointments.
On Monday the Repubiis made another attempt to
break the force Of the suspicious which the California
appointments have fixed upon member Of the cabinet;
and again il bespaers with filth in lieu Of manly argu
ment The tactics Of the organ Of Gen. Taylor may per-
haps be formidable; but they are certainly not original
There is an animal well known in the mountains Of our
country which makes amends for its weakness in the
same manner. We have already informed the Republic
that we would not condescend to handy epthes with it.
We will not endeavor to strip from il the palm OF supe
rory in mendacious statements and scuTous language
which won in the first month of its existence, and
which il wears 80 compaceniy II not gracefully around
its youthful brow. We will not give tia degree OF con-
sequence and importance which u wia for IT.
self by entering into any contest with il merely as
public journal As we havebefoe said hunt nobler
game our business is with the master, not with the
man. and we will give attention TO the Repub
hc only when il speaks for General Taylor, or ut
tiers words which may be fairly attributed to the ad
ministration, or re-echoes the sentiments OF the Ma
tionai Infeigsnesr-the organ of the wing party The
manner OF its speech concerns others-soT U.s. Inc
employer alone is answesable for the nsolence oil his
satellite General Taylors organ can therefore pur-
sue the course which most congenia to itself and to
him. II their palates are pleased with vulgar assaults
upon u.s. we are willing that their tastes should be in
dulged The Republic can only bring discredit upon
the administration and contempt upon itself by the course
which it pursuss We more for its billngsgate
than we do for the whstling Of the wind.
The particular cause Of the assault upon on Monday
made through the columns Of the Presidents organ, was
the exposition which have made of the illegal and cor
rupt use Of the public moneys in fitting out three exped
TONS the one under the Indian agent for Santa Fe the
other under the Indian agent Salt Lake. and the third
under the newly appointed collector for San Fpcisco
all directed those portions Of our new territories in
WHICH RICH AND PRODUCTIVE COLD MINES HAVE BEEN
DISCOVERED When we first called public attention to
this subject and forced General Tayos organ to speak,
we were met by an official denial Of the truth OF our
statements couched in terms Of low abuse Since then
The Republic (the National Insigencer maintaining an
omnous silence the whitley has been compelled to admit
every statement we made-even the very statements tcheh
it denounced in the first instance 10 BE- "ns absurd as spite
and misrepresentation could make them" 1t Is clear,
therefore that we have succeeded in fixing upon por-
on at least Of the cabinet conduct SO corrupt tharhe
worst enemy of the administration matter how malev.
client he may be- would not wish to add to its enomity
The statements which we made. being founded in truth
were sufficient Of themselves to prove fraud and corrup
ton in the matter of the California appointments; but when
they are coupled with the shallow evasions which have
been attempted the irrelevant subjects which have been
brought forward to distract the public attention, and the
shallow and absurd which have been jus
,caion OF the extraordinary abuse of power, we cannot
see how any sane mind can doubt that gold mining expe
dtions have been fitted the public expense under
the auspices of member OF General Taylors cabinet.
And as men do not act illegally without motives the
conclusion is irresistible that the head OF executive
department. at least is interested in manner in the
success OF those expeditions An attempt has been made,
without the aid of Congress- TO extend that portion oil our
laws which regulates intercourse with the Indians to
New Mexico and California, and two Indian agents have
been appointed and despatched to two points in those ter
rtories near nlich gold mines haze been discovered,
when it must be known every that they will ind
no law to execute when they reach their destination.
The reasons given for this singular course are ridcu-
lousy absurd and could not have been seriously enter
tanned But this is not all The law required that col
lecto of the customs should be appointed for the port OF
San Francisco. icio the third point at tohieh gold
las been discovered large quantities The person Sc
lected TO gil this Office close personal friend OF the
member Of the cabinet who appointed the two Indian
agents without the authority Of law This collector was
allowed by special orders issued at Washington TO carry
with him party Of thirty men; and the two Indian
agents were also permitted. by similar orders. TO carry
with them large parties to The gold rsgionsall trans
ported and subsisted their journey by funds improp
ery taken from the public treasury. We have asked in
vain 10 be pointed 10 any law the statute book OF
any precedent in the former history Of the government
for using the public moneys for such purposes. The
Republic has asserted that the order TO transport and
subss the Indian agents and their families or parties
to Santa Re and the Salt Lake. in accordance to prece-
dent established "snce the organization OF the depart
ment, We have denied that any such precedent wa
ever established before Mr. Ewing attempted Il. WI
again deny IL; and il the Republic does not nten'
to play of a miserable bubble. zoe dsfy TO rse
10 singh case ia phieh Indian agents and hsf
families or parties haze beam transported and subsst
ed at the public srpsnS. u there be such precedent
il can be produced; and Il il y. not produced, the Re
public must stand convicted deliberate attempt .
deceive and mslead the public nd. And here we mus
remark, in spite OF the effort oi the Republic TO produc
the impression OF its becoming asserted that the member
Of Col Golfers party persons connected with the col
lection OF the customs that the Republic has contained
such assertion Il says that il necessary 10 send per
sons with the collector for San Francisco TO aid him
collecting the revenue in California, and endeavors
produce tie impreaon that Col Collier had taken sue
persons with him but II understand its language cor
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