The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-05
True Position the Democratic Party In relation
o Prose psIon.


Since the ruthless and Infamous system OF proscrip-
ton OF democrats which the present irresponsible cabal
holding the rens OF government in the of General
Taylor have adopted, and now carry on III violation OF
all his and their most solemn pledges and professions
previous to his election, the Union and the democratic
press generally have denounced il in such terms Of in
dignation conduct dishonest and dshonoable,
and those who were guilty of it, richly merit And
this expression OF honest Indignation occasoned manly
by the shameless and bazen violation OF all the promises
which the leaders Of the wing party made in order 10
attain power, and the Infamous principle on which they
justify the removal of democratic office holders, has
been construed by the press in the service of The admin
straton into lamenation and whining the part OF the
democracy for the loss of office. Having themselves
higher object in view than the possession Of the Offices and
the enjoyment of the spois, and naturally supposng that
others cannot act from higher and more reputable
tves, not surprised that the wing press should fall
into the that the denuncations of the democratic
press proceed from other respectable
than regrets and for the loss of Office In this
however. they grossly mistaken.
AS we remarked on another occasion, the democratic
press does not object TO the removal Of its friends from
office, if is put upon the right ground If democrats
removed because they SUCH and wings appointed be-
cause they wings, the democratic party will not
plain AS party, we do not deny the general policy of
placing the principal Offices of trust and confidence in the
hands of the friends of the administration power for
the time being should we complain of any admins
traton for adopting and pursuing the system OF
policy, if it would put it upon that high and honorable
ground
But the party in power to be governed by such
high minded dmagnanmous motives They
judicous and discreet in defending the policy which,
suppose, they have persuaded themselves necessity
compes them to pursue. Coming into power pledged
against prescription in the most solemn form-pedged
before the election BY the repeated professions and prom
Uses OF their President, in numerous letters written be-
fore the election and in his inaugural address, when he
entered upon the duties of his ofice-they have been
compelled to invent falsehood, and rely upon pary
bubbles and disgraceful prevaricaton to justify their
conduct before the world and to satisfy the conscience
of the in whose all this discredabe work
done They conscious that in every removal which
they make they write lie upon the character of their
President which is thus TO go down to posterty black
ened and disgraced. Hence they obliged TO as
sumo, justification of such dsrepuable conduct, that
every democrat whom they is either dishonest,
incapable, unfahul; thereby branding whole party
composing majority Of the people, well the persons
removed with disgrace and infamy. 1t is of such
duct this that the democratic press complains, and the
perpetrators of which Indignantly denounces And it
is such conduct and its authors that they determined
hold up the and the adherence of the Ame
can people.
Nor do intend that the wing party and its leaders
shall escape this accountability the people, by raising
the hue and cry that the democratic press complain on
account of the loss of office by its friends II does moi
complain nor will it, on that account however much it
may regret the distress which may occasion to humble
office holders who have families dependent upon their
salaries.
Now, if the wing press will forward and honor
ably acknowledge that General Taylor has violated all
the pledges and professions upon the subject of proscp
ton which he made previous TO his election, and that
he has totally disregarded the reairma,ion OF those
pledges in his inaugural address; if they will &C
knowledge that the leaders OF the wing party have
been guilty of the breach of faith with the
people, if they will acknowledge that democrats are
removed because they democrats, and not because
they have been guilty of either official moral deln
quency if they will make these candid and honorable
confessions, which in strict conformity with the
truth, we will pledge ourselves that they will hear no
from the democratic press upon the subject of pro-
scrption per Sc We will only hold their President and
their party accountable to the people for the more grave
political and moral offence which they have committed,
LATINO THE FAITH WHICH THEY PLEDGED TO THE PEG.
PIE.
Diplomatic Appointments.
We perceive the eegraphic reports which appear in
the New York papers Of Saturday morning, the