The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-30


party will remove from Office for opinions
s S1, S %sas capacity and fidelity h
various letters and hi. inaugural Tin subsance.)
Is it known by every intelligent citizen Of the United
States from the shores of the Atlantic to our remotes
possessions the Pacific that the above promises and
pledges substantially made, and reiterated over and
over again. by General Taylor. in his eectoneering let
tiers before the election, and in his inaugural address
The Republic even will scarcely have the hardhood to
say NAY this plain question. And not only General
Taylor soemnly made these pledges. but his leading ad
vocates everywhere, headed by Mr. Crtenden, became
endorsers for their fulhnent But when the shameless
and reckless violation OF these pledges is commented
upon by the democratic press which always suspected
them to be fahless the faithful and virtuous organ OF
this nopary President brings into play its battery of
qualled wit and satire, and fearful drubbng is the
consequence. Indeed, il is difficult matter to bear up
against the nmitable wttcisms and scathDg satres Of
the "lone organ" They furnish the theme for table
Talk in a. fashionable erslssy un the -dsdny B.Issy
the Republic" the standing all great occasions
Will not our friends extend 10 portions OF their
pity and sympathy, when they read the whitening replies
to our plain and simple commentaries upon the conduct OF
this "heroc administration, which daily grace the col
umns of its brilliant and machess organ In our paper
of Sunday morning we ventured comments upon
the broken promises and violated pledges in the matter
of removals from Office. The Republic of yesterday
morning down upon U.S. not with excuse, apology,
or explanation, but with whole Sabbath days concen.
aiion OF its scorching wit and We will give
two paragraphs Of this unanswerable rejonder char
acteristic Of the whole. Here they are:
The Union grows classical In its The Nobe OF
ocehodes weeps attic rheum. IL is piteous behold
large round drop, chase each other in melancholy haste
down its innocent IL describes storm abew in tn,
"cam which has sbrouded the political atmosphere in the
vicinity of the White House"
We believe /, was Al Raschd the Great who Joasted an
who passed his scmetar between gentleman
head and his shoulders with such ineiable skill that the
subjects OF his did know, till they sneezed that they
had undergone the process Of runcaton. was in this
smiab'e and humane way that ghosts made during
the last administration The Union invented keener seine
tar than Saadns Gan the offices held the will Of tn,
Executive said the Union In lSi5 are supposed by the
constitution 70 be reached By the rovang principle in e
re-sieefo~ Of every Chief Magsfra" Here have fifty
thousand heads OF, and but blow stricken. So keen
was the scmear, that a single subject proxy every
| neck In office.
Is there any withstanding such an ebution of wit and
rare iaent' Truly the Republic is fitted, in eminent
degree TO be the "lone organ" Of the present "heroc'
Executive, and doubtless the whole wing party will unite
in recommending that day Of fasting and prayer and
rejoicing be set apart 10 commemorate the period OF its
piedyune EDITORS Importation, and TO laud. in becoming
strains Of enthusiastic praise, the great wisdom, foresight
and sagacity OF good old Zachary in bringing him here
The only difficulty, however, about the consummaton Of
this event. is. that perhaps the people Of this country
wings and democras--may not be such fools the Re-
public takes them TO be, and that they may not take its
WIT as the genuine article or swallow its
sufficient or becoming reply TO the plain expostions Of
an adversary pointing out the laundering and founder
ing Of the present administration at every step takes, oil
Of its reckless violation OF the most solemn pledges.
The democratic party Processes to be party founded
upon PRINCIPLE Il fearlessly erects its platform, and
firmly stands upon it. Neither that party its cand
dates for the presidential chair heard pro
claim before an election that they not party" Of
the candidates of party-that they had no friends
to reward and no enemies to punish"or make any Of thu
hollow and hearess professions and pledges resored to b.
the present incumbent Of the White House and his friends
under which false and fraudulent pretences they aaine
their present power The democratic party has beef
guilty OF double dealing The Union claims to be one
the organs Of the democratic party and the sincere expo
nent of its principles and measures II will never sal
under false colors TO deceive invele the enemy Blu
is not so with the party now in power 1t obtane
success by deceptive and fraudulent With hone
on its lips to catch the unway had malice in its hear
which is proved by every days developments.
What was meant by General Taylors declarations tina
he would be the candidate Of the people, and not
party !, that he had no enemies to punish !" tina
no man shall be removed from Office for opinion
sake' that the only requirements for ofcc-hoIders
Office hunters would be. capacity honesty and 6delit
to the constitution What though Mr.. Clayton. hi
Premier, had said, in the Senate chamber, that he hs