Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-09-22
From the Washington Union Of Saturday. Sept 49, si9
THE CABINET SYSTEM OLE ESPIQN ACE

In our paper OF tuesday we alluded to the system of
espionage established in this country by the Captain Ge
neral OF Cuba for the purpose OF detecting the republicans
OF that island who may here for business for plea
sure That infamous system pervades our Society like
the invisible mtdsma arising from putrd and poison
matter which bears disease and death upon its wings
Like presidential euva, the agents OF this detesable
ton of the friends OF liberty are every where present al
though secret and invisible. They follow footsteps
minge in our society," listen conversation, our
tables, and yet they known We not conscious
that the base betrayer is crcnventng U.S. and plotting
our ruin 1t is such vile system that the Governor Ge
neral OF Cuba and possibly the Emperors OF Russia
and AUSTRIA have established in this republican land for
errettng out the friends OF freedom, order that they
may send them dungeons and death they should hap
pen 10 back to their native country 1t is the most
abominable Of all the devices Of tyrants; it nuses the
whole atmosphere OF social life with hypocrisy and treache
ry, leading TO the basest crimes and minsering to the
most profound and consumate despotsm
Yet in this republican country, only has such de-
estabe system of espionage been established by the Co.
vernor-General Of Cuba, but own government the
cabinet OF Gen 1ayorhas instituted system of secret
inquiry and surveillance, bearing in principle strong re-
sembance the system Of espionage resorted TO by the
despots Of the European goyernmens Some weeks ago
mentioned the fact that the Post Master General ia
cob Coamer had instituted such SYSTEM for the Dur
pose OF ferretng out the political opinions and the cir
cmsances with regard property of the clerks employ
ed in his department MI Meredith, Secretary Of the
Treasury, has we understand, instituted similar system
OF secret espionage; And it is believed that Thos Ew
ing and the other Secretaries, have resored to the
practice IN order to ferret out the political opinions and
pecunlary circumstances OF their clerks Some OF these
Secretaries, or their subordnaes, have admitted the fact
Ready Han pfopapy .le ougn ana
such shameful and Infamous service These committees
hot Nv, ; eiot hiuly as tothe opiiols any sentiments
ton have expressed entertained SO minute is this sys
tenn that all the private affairs OF the doomed clerks are
ny ana reported 10 lhe secretary OF
e paiihenl 10 winch lie belongs And the ilrst he
knows, he Is informed that he is removedin the first
paoe p1eause ne IS Dehocra ana secondly because he
on1a hose OF mas Few hundred dollars IN stock or
J os'iel piopeIy' anu lat ne mas put so many chill
dt I'd Va o af as te case may oe. II ne mas pee piu
o s anu eaelu III tlle hiahagenet OF ms private aalrs
anu rs ne Is sure 10 go; tie IS doomed
man Dsfepntaple TO the CABINET as TINS practice Is, and
ocHfg DIS mus Ne 70 Gyey Hottest Ilnu we are as
sureo rom lhe most elloe sources that 1t exists, and
mat can be abqncanty proved inquiry IN respect to it
were re a9lnoIizeu Dy d coinmlee OF congress.
nut lor te Vi lie lact showing the existence
ol tnls secret ana INFAMOUS system oil esponage we need
1S t i % ie caoiet themselves iurhsi
II. Ihey not only, IN substance admit the fact OF the
, I,ence OF snc system o. secret inquiry in this city, but
they invoke their friends in the country 10 become secret
SPECS and conamon antormers against their democratic
meAghoorS Base and Infamous as such proposition is,
we actually lind it made in many words in the follow
ing letter written in this city and published in the Rich
mond Wing OF August % We publish the letter entire,
In order to prove the existence Of this shameful system of
secret nqustlon and to show the erocious spirit of pros
crlpon which pervades the bosom OF the writer, and which
can md ITS parallel only among the brutal and sangunay
fF,om the Ricduoud Ip1ie of 1,,ous,asl
WasurNGToy AuSnst 81 1910
MEssRs ED,ToPs 7 regret tn baar ,eoasonsai aon,
plants from Who's Of the fardv nrogress 81 f @
read the bitter denunciations If 9cofocos ,,on tb ad
nlinsration for the removals thai have hoen ,aJ W.
can both these discontents expect9 *Thouob civil ra
yoution has been effected nv the spfrages ri the nao
without resort To arms for ,vb;ob ,o oro ;Jht ~ -
conservatives princine 1T sell oovarnnet eth M ~ o
commandment chief Of the ship Of State could not seize
upon the whole shs crew and throw tbem t
even were II pretty certain That every man Of t
had conspred 10 defrand and disnosses the yot " na
or to hazard wreck in the sr,pn - bh Nv nc -
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slowly but surely prooressino under the dctats f
searching and IMPARTIAL inyest1oation which viii ;
Justice to all and safety to the nnhle service N
am credibv iniormed that the tast Of dlino
threshold The first branch Of il ncndes thira b
party interests have involved them in Official abuses hv
Whaling the freedom of elections The second en,r
ces the sInerannuaed or otherwise nconontat IT,
third takes in the dishonest and neoligent tta t
syhoIesome nrroation What norton IF 3b riai ,,
ecutiye neonares viii he pnnd q eI ~ taiaa
in the service is not as vet foreseen Bit il Is obvious
from the system of espionage practsed by those who are
interchangeable in the vocaons of locofocoisn that no
effort will be left untried by that party to parayze the
operations of reform, till the last unworthy incumbent
receives his DOOM and this the chief object of tbe
onion ana OF me correspondence which continues to
oiolte ne anu disseminate 1asehood III every
direction from w asngton AN their Efforts, howerer
"luSt eceatua1y 6e nna0alans me friends Of o6caL
1esponScnHy Pi0o1y m0uStly and Tetrenchment, aDiU
lend their aid IN communicating correct ind authentic
aofmd'on TO the proper departments, from the
oaalc oc!nsy 81 eoery unpc'thy incumbent ,oah The
4udEcat'ons ana character o. suitable substitutes
sleoG % permitting ther Synpathes to be enlisted By
ne taa1n,ng Hypocrisy OF those Dho ready creep
a 20" tne u1st JJo t"e Jeet % nose they haze re-
pi'ea For Me people TO VOLUNTEER such information
% aoooe daa.ea Is me oy aoay 70 ansue justice,
sety any egcaency 70 tAe pu6tlc seFotce onty then
1en1nS lof nose oho afe cognsSant Of tacts Which
aGoaso emshtem and purifying process 10 do
heH 0uty aoto'thstdnd1ms me effort TO appat by the
ousoeai y PloscfYt'on Jof ne "ost seafchns eye Of
an anaaoaa"al or NE detefned aeH Of the most dee0
le0 canot penefate at the recesseS and chasten
eoeiy pMoc Getanquent ~ thas great empire 'oout tie
4athentac aormataon credtfaG1e e-wnesses to aid
Mn ~ IS, moreover important hat this work OF reform
should De complete IN prospective point OF view. 1t
WI teacn puoc ocers IN all future ume to attend to
ler aeegaea anu oillcl duties alone; to look to their
present qulcaohs lof DUTY and to pelpetuate them in
esnhess ana vl9or ana lal when they become deficient
rom any cause, they must expect to walk, and relnquish
e dea Oh vested Hnls Oh ONCE twill teach them es
pecly 10 escheW a interference with the primitive cleo
o u .le people, te virgin purity OF which is the pre-
clous e"el 81 mat sovereignty they have reserved to
themselves FOR my part were the most helpless pau
per N le World would yet be content neverto receive
cent rom le puoic treasury could the present denquens
nave summary JUSTICE and the people be protected IN flu
vants .a exercise o te sovereignty while Their ser