The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-25

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No one characteristic Of the wing party is more promi
nsnt than its insoent arrogance. It impudently claims
all the decency and all the talents Of the country II ID
ready TO invent falsehoods and circulate caumnes
against its democratic antagonists and to assail demo.
cratic leaders with every species OF detacton and abuse
Yet the democratic press not only abstain from retail
iaton, butt must not dare to whisper charges against
wing leaders, even when they supported by rreaga
BILE testimony Such temeriy is instantly denounced as
dsgaceu ndecency or gross and envenomed detrac-
ton. Every democratic President from Thomas Jeaer.
son TO Mr. Polk has been assaed with the fouest defa-
nation. Every democratic administration. since the
foundation OF the government, although elevated by
Large majority of the people, has been met at the thresh-
old, and followed to its close by bitter and malignant op-
position But nov, when the wing party, aided by for
taitous circumstances has been enabled to practise
INDUSTRIOUS fraud upon the country, and to smuggle
military chieftain BY minority vos, into the presi.
dency, and TO place an irresponsible cabal in the seat
which that chiefain should fill. all opposition is de-
ncsnced, and monarchical instincts begin to develop
themselves The doctrine Of implicit obedience because
the king can do wrong, is at called into practical
operation and the opponents Of the whg party and OF
the wing policy. although the balo:-box has demon
srated that they constitute large majority of the Amer-
uduuC60 llttle less t0an TRAITORS
their audacity in exercising the rights of freemen.
wing President may deliberately violate every pledge
which he made to the people; he may throw off the
coion which he wore when candidate for popular
avor he may spurn his pledges Of moderation and for
bearance. and give bitter and relentless character to
party warare he may abdicate his high functions to an
irresponsible cabal Of envenomed parisans and permit
his ministers to usup the powers Of Congress- and specu-
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these things hunted by his ban.dogs and vlfed in
coarse ephes BY his mnons because they dare to scru
tnize the acts Of power.
The prominent and prevailing characteristic of the
wing party has never been fully displayed than il
has been BY the conduct of its organs in this city And
upon no occasion have they displayed it more prom.
nenuy than when we demonstrated that portion of
General Taylors cabinet had deliberately violated the
law, and had pundered Inc public treasury for the pur
pose OF fitting out god-minng expeditions to California
Not fact which we stated has been denied and not an
argument which we advanced has been controverted.
The organ Of the wing party has US only with denun
citation, As 1t we were already condemned to death for
even saspechng the immaculate purity OF whg political
Speculation The organ of General Taylor has met us BY
bubbles, evasions missatements and foul abuse, for
placing confidence in well established facts rather than in
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duct speaks etongued against the administration
It adds, if possible additional force to the facts we have
adduced and Arguments we have advanced Our state.
ment that Indian agents had been removed to points be-
yond the limits Of the United States into territories where
there is law for them to execute, is admitted Our
charge that these agents were allowed by express or
der to carry with them large parties of men at the public
.-r.---' . met eny by the allegation Gen. taylor
had directed the establishment OF depos Of provisions on
the route TO CALIFORNIA; allegation in which we place
Little or no confidence. but which is utterly irrelevant il
true II is entirely foreign from the matter at issue Yet
SINCE i has been made, we must require to be in.
formed, before we give it cedence, what amount
OF supplies has been forwarded on the California
route' OF what do they eonsisti Where were thew
obtained, and at what points were they deposited
When these questions are answered satisfactorily we
may wish to be informed OF the act of Congress which
made an appropriation for such purposes and of the
source from whence the War Department obtained an.
thority to make such expenditures But, in the mean
time, we do not intend be led of from more important
matien We stand to original position, and all ef
forts to lead from il are useless We assert that In
dian agents have been removed from the Upper Missouri
TO Santa Re and the Salt Lake without the authority Of
law and that the which have been assigned for
the removal ridiculous and absurd, and could NOT
have been entertained We say that those agents and
the collector for San Francisco have been allowed to
ylage parties Of men, at the public expense near the
three points in new territories in which gold mine.
have been discovered.
The organ Of Gen. Taylor ridicues the idea that the
Indian agents should 60 alone. The reply is plain and
overwhelming. Since the establishment Of Indian aeen
ces. TO the time when the Indian department was placed
under the charge Of Thomas Ewing OF Ohio i, was not
pretended that Indian agents could carry retinues with
them and call upon the government to pay thecosts.
During that whole period they were required to perform
their duties, and to execute the laws regulating inter-
course with the Indian tribes without other assistance
than such a. those laws allow. The Republic afRms
that precedent established since the Organization of Tie
Department has allowed them to carry their families or
parties with them At the cost Of the treasury II this as
seron means 10 refer to the organization OF the Depar
ment OF the Interior. It's contemplate quibbe for that
department was not organized until March last, and among
ifs first acts vas the removal Of the two Indian agencies
from the Upper Missouri 10 New Mexico and California
II the assertion Is not confined to the Department of the
Lntsror. Ne deny its truth again. a. we have already
done more than once and defy the organ of General
Taylor to cite single instance prior to the 9TH Of March
last In which ordss have been issued to the ouar,erma.
srs and commisssys departments transport and sub
si Indian agsp and their families or parties The use
which the Rspu'iis endesvored to make Of a recon-
mendntiOn which Colon.l A.u .~.l~ly., -. LII