The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-07
mr.. ss.rrios.'s Letter.

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mr.. marrioss's Letter.
We lay before readers the following long letter
from Mr. Marriott. OF Baltimore. We regret its great
length, although we have taken the liberty, without
having immediate opportunity Of consulting with him,
of striking out some Of its passages This appeal, we
hope will supersede the necessity proprey Of publish
ng any further appeals from the exes OF Office perfectly
willing as we are to leave this whole question in the
hands Of the Senate Of the United States
To the Democratic Members of the United States Senate,
and TO all Upright and Conscientious Men Of both
The circumstances under which honest. capable, and
faithful officers Of the government have been prescribed
BY President Taylor and his subordnates OF such
no apology for this tax upon the time and patience of the
members Of the Senate or OF the public at large II is
not the simple removal from Office Of which we COM
Senate and every righteous mans verdict al the polls
but il s the immoral and debasing political cheat oil
which our proscribers have been guilty which we ask
you to visit with your condemnation Many OF us not
having been appointed 70 posts in heBaltimore
tom.house party grounds, and having neglected
our duties to interfere with the elections, we bad right
to anticipate security against prescription under the rule
OF the most openly avowed and imbiteed partisan AS
for General Taylor, he led majority of his own
party TO believe that the very first effort Of his
administration would be to arrest 'proscripton for
opinions sake;" and when they saw such prom
inent supporters Of his pretensons as Governor Crit
tenden soiemnly asserting that he would "sooner
run from Mexican than prescribe any man for opinions
sake they all concluded that there would be end of
removals for mere difference in political opinion upon
his installation y; into power Gen Taylor himself was
and therefore, said to ourselves that II not
debased as to be systematic deceiver and if it is not
principle with the rulers Of the wing party to make
Of violating them need entertain fears Of pro-
scrpton under his and 50 reasoned every
sshig whom met with eight months ago. who desired to
Cen Taylor preserve his honor and integrity unfair
nished and unsullied.
As far as personally concerned. my friends in the
on very Sy ] @ Ss 30 TAKE
party prescription, but in opposition to it, and in the face
Of the fact that clerk Of the Baltimore customs (whg
would hesitate to enter my dwelling al midnight and
plumber It OF its contents Others said that they could not
how any truly upright man could ask for democrats
Ewes, and that such an application would DISCLOSE n con-
junction with impudence and audacity state of morals
in commoniiy not very cheering to the heart Of the
ginaie with me- and that finds echo in the breasts Of
many honorable wings. need only quote the following
sentences from letter addressed 10 by distinguished
q s and most
"For myself am free to declare that voted for Gen
Taylor with the more pie because he led me TO be
there would be end Of ,hs de5asns
ce Of removing men rom office ior mere difference of
political opinion only And nod u = De e, gsus inca
comes into power he did, with numerous pledges made
4, waaId moi M Ie his admni.ra,ion ps,.an one his
subcdinses have no more moral right III may use that
dsspo me my farm Why should so. n the lace css q
all thiA anticipate prescription General Taylor made
was NOT to inquire how SJsd Who elmer Sea
applied for orice bat simply TO ask is he honest,
breaks this solemn covenant and adopls proscrptiye
pocy he will blot out forever the gores OF Buena Vista,
and place himself before The world Ia the attitude OF POI
ticai mpo.tor-an attitude debaang to him,li as 4
must be injurious 10 the whg party Such policy will
in my humble opinion. viii, in addition covering has
with infamy reflect stigma upon the entire Amer
ooe,s OF the he1icans Lei hope that the high
power will save him from violation OF his promises and
hi. baus fields than 10 live TO earn the name Of political
mpostor"
Now, who does not feel the force and truth Of every
Soa ne ana %Sas % can e
chea-ihis supendous political fraud To the removals
would submit without murmur, il there had been
deception psetsed with them, no ials,caion Of pIonl
after being assured that Cen Tylor would establish that
delightful reign. where the Lion and the lamb NIGH might
cal differences were TO be forgotten, TO find ourselves
drawn the executoners block without regard to
condition or our circumstance: IN spirit OF rulanism
call for every honest mans verdict against the perpetra
tors OF this fraud II the injustice OF the ACT in major
y Of cases. will not suffice TO turn every upright citizen
disgust from future wing association in the party
sense OF that term, surely the ialseoods the bad faith
and the treachey connected with IT, cannot fail to do T.
The pledges oil Gen Taylor not TO make his admins
aton partisan or TO recognise an enemy IN ONCE
meriting punishment by removal were not sought from
him by either wings or democrats. They were1his own
voluntary acts and they were as strongly marked in his
inaugural delivered under the soemnity OF oath,
they were in his FIRST letter from Monterey In his
letters, well as in his inaugural he evinced
spirit OF Independence and Roman rmness worthy OF
Gen. Jackson aud TO these alone is he indebted for his
election But mark what contrast there 10 between the
candidate and the PRESIDENT would be scandalizing
him were 10 say that We have any responsible Presi
what 10 he Even the wings who respect themselves
will blush u the answer.
So far a. General Taylor and all his prominent sup
porers were concerned, contend that twas struggle
against the spos unless he and they put their heads
together to see how gross political fraud il was in
Of other and far distant nations come, as well as
ourselves and mark what will be its effect upon our
character people IL they hereafter point us as
nation Of mposfors and knaves and cite General Taylors
broken pledges the proof what can do but hang
our heads in shame His letters, from the first TO the
and mankind generally OF believed in his SINGER
ry. But what can they think or say nowl His acts
since his installation into power, and the oil
many OF his earliest supporters Prove that the fraud
which they have pfactIsed upon the nation was plan
ned in the FIRST Taylor letter from Monterey, and that
John Critesden calling for the removal Of General
Armstrong TO provide lucrative Office Tor his son. after
saying General Taylor proscribes for opinions
mke' See Hiram Fuller and J. Watson Webb, OF the
New York press, demanding their pay, after protesting
to desire his election exclusively for the purpose OF
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