The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-20

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It sufficiently speaks for itself; but there is one point
standing SO prominently out from the canvass that we
notice among tina extraordinary features OF the
present anomalous administration Ii would really ap-
pear as if Gen Taylor had been undergoing gradual
transmutaon Of character Under the influence OF his ad
vises 1t would seem that at first he had determined to
carry out his pledges, and not but for cause
When DR.. Douglas was arraigned before him. he called
for specifications be submitted to the Minister of the
Home Department The next STEP of course. would
have been to hear the Commissioner in his defence
But what 'change came the spirit OF his dreams "
Before the charges made out and certainly before the
Commissioner had seen them, the President suddenly
takes tack and The Doctor is dismissed without any
being assigned and when he applies to Mr. Ewing
for information, he is blued off with the remark that he
was not bound or not in the habit of giving the
Of the removals. The inference, therefore, clearly is,
that he was removed because he was democrat
To the Editor of the Union:
Circumstances beyond my control, contrary TO my ex-
pecatons and Wishes have hitherto prevented me from
giving publicity the following remarks relative to my
recent decapltaon AS was removed from once IN hot
haste and in way too that was calculated to InJure
my reputation, which highly prize, it is doubtless my
dIty, though the task is unpleasant to make such
statement OF facts in regard to this matter as proprey dc
tates and requires. t ., I
SOOn alter commenced PERFORMING my OHCit uuuto
as Commissioner Of Public Buildings | learned, with
deep regret tha. would not be possible for me to crafty
the wishes OF hungry expectanls OF profitable jobs and to
be Just to the government however did not hesitate
under these disagreeabe circumstances, in determining
upon the TO be pursued, and therefore resolved
regardless of consequences to protect the interests OF the
government
But this resolution very unsatisfactory to the ex.
pectants and their minions who Immediately raised
clamor against me, which never ceased while was in
Office Had | conformed to their wishes, and permitted
them to do as they pleased with the public property, and
had promptly and cheerfhly paid all their charges. re-
CARELESS OF their character for labor bestowed upon it,
unquestionably my official competency and excellence
would have been loudly proclaimed BY them, and com
mandatory paragraphs in my behalf would frequently
have been placed in the columns Of the public prints But
did such thing and hence their vuperation, and
unceasng efforts to get me out of office
In September last the first overt act for my removal
b. those pnH hs n ne shape
WAsnlNeroN, d. c., Sept 9, 1913
SIR. The undersigned respectfully represent to your ex
OF Of Public Buildings and Grounds does
the qualifications necessary to the proper discharge
The interests Of the corporation of Washington and Its
citizens SO deeply affected by the acts OF this ooer that
the undersigned respectfully ash that more conpetent and
better qualified person may be placed in that situation
This petition after being ndustriousy circulated in
every part of Washington, containing more than thirty
thousand inhabitants, received the signatures OF one
hundred and hftyhve persons, who, with very few
ceptons were unknown to me, and consequently dis
qualified to form any opinion about me, either favorable
or unfsvorabe. 1t is therefore reasonable to conclude
that all such sgners OF the petition placed their names
upon it because they were requested to do so, without
possessing any knowledge of the motives or designs OF
those who and cinsed Il % Be circulated
priced Of the intentions of the gettersup Of this petitions
deemed by II injurious to its interests it took effective
and to give the lie direct their false allegations and
statements. Accordingly meeting OF the Boards of AL.
dermen and Common Council was speedily held. pursuant
to the abovenamed object, at which the suboined pre-
amble and resolutions unanimously adopted, and
promptly presented the President of the United States
by the Mayor OF the city
Joint resolutions In relation the improvement Of Indiana
avenue and Four and aha street, authorized by Con-
gress.
Whereas the Boards of Aldermen and Common Council
pension OF the work Indiana avenue, authorized by
act Of Congress- for the purpose they inform
ed OF inyng proposals. by public advertisement for thirty
days in this city and in some of the northern cities, which
will have the effect Of delaying the execution Of the work
so late as to prevent its completion before the next meeting
Of Congress, compel the of the during
season ths, viii materially alice. its durability; and
of Public Buildings for the execution OF the
jdfcous and well calculated insure the execution of
improvements oootemrla by Congress both of those
durable which opinion the engineer appointed
to make the NECESSARY examinations and surveys of the
work to be done fully concuEs, Therefore.
Be it rescteed snanon,iy by the Board of Aldermen aud
Board Of Common Council Of the city Of ahngton, That
IN the opinion OF this cooperation il s highly exp,den
resumed by the Commissioner of Public Buildings, and
that he should complete the well the improve
ment Al street, authorized by Congress- the earliest
day consistent with economical and faithful execution
OF The work and also that he should have the work done
in the manner originally proposed by him. and the plan
approved OF by the engineer appointed I'd make the
sary surveys aud estihafcs
Rssotred unanimously, That the Mayof be, and he is
hereby requested wait upon the President of the Unit.
States and lay before hun copy OF these resolutions and
respectfully request that he will give the necessary dec
the Commissioners of Public Buildings to proceed
with the foregoing works as Suggested # rirt,
President of the board Of 6 ,mmon Council.
W. LENOX,
President of the Board of Aldermen
W. w. sEAToN, Mayor.
The geiters up of this petition being thus foed in their
attempts to subject I'd their dieatdn and controls by the
timely and decisive action of the corporation of Washing
on they hastily retired from the field of combat laid their
budget OF alsehoods upon the shelf and waited for
favorable opportunity to hostiiites That oppor-
unity offered, they cteduods enough to believe
taken from the Shelf and the old petition newly vamped
up was presented to the President of the United States
for his consideration and action. Without delay the
President referred to me, with directions that should
make my defence which was promptly DONE
From that time to the coming into power of the present
administration, that paper of false allegations rested in
seeming forgetfulness Recently however, il was again
broughto and circulated signatures and whether
was presented to President Taylor is best known
to those to whom was committed the high trust Of its
care, preservation, circulation and final disposition Pos
sbly It was presented to him simultaneously with the
dOngs of meeting said TO have been held BY some work
ingmen of Washington, who resolved that they were
oppressed BY the ncdmpetency of the Commissioner of
Public buildings, and therefore requested his removal
from Office
What effect, if any. these latest movements of the NAL
m uQCa notiO ;oh LD0,.