The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-15

Welay before our readers batch ei appointments,
made Saturday, and of these, all but founded
on the removal OF ncumbens They all decapta,ed on
account OF their politics. in the face of all the pledges
which General Taylor made previous to his election.
Among these fourteen four attached to the Land
Ofce who owe their ate OF course the great
toner, Mr. Ewing. This continued and increasing pro-
scnpion is rousing the Indignation of the people, and
calling forth fresh denuncations from the democratic
press We continue TO Gull further specimens of their
spirit from the bulge, which is now before us;
From the Monroe (Pa) Democrat. May 10.
"HEAps orr"'-The slaughter house" has at length
commenced do its bloody Office hey ond the Blue noun
,ans George Maven. esq has been ossed from the post
his place. Mr. Maiven young man OF family, 'honesty
fdely and capacity" which General Taylor said should
be the yard stick OF official iife bur he is democrat
cessor, Mr. Miller is an ultr, wing OF the old federal
school, and may make tolerab'e postmaster The app
for the office numerous and the selection OF Mr.
Miller certainly be anything but satisfactory the
far greater portion Of The federal party hereabout
From he Pottsvlle (Pa) Emporium, May TO-
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS couRsE.-The adm of
General Taylor, which into power by one of those
strange combinations of circumstances which have hap
pened but three times. we believe IN the history OF our
government, begins to assume more tangible and une-
quvoca character as time advances Coming into power
General Taylor was supposed to do boasng OF his IN
dependence of party, bound to pledges except those
voluntarily made by himself no friends to reward and
enemies punish, led To believe that the
tive chair did really contain old gentleman having some
slight resemblance TO the veneracd and departed Wash
ington But, alas it was all dream-but idle school,
boys tale.
An incoming administration may make bright promises
for the future, at the threshold OF its career the gap
ing and anxious multitude may loudly applaud but
when that administration is called to pass the fiery
ordeal, when is called on TO actor actions speak
louder than words-hen IL is that we are enabled to
pSss taowasy of its jus, desert.
now have practice. How widely dissmilar. We
sude 70 Sn. single line Of policy adopted by the P,s
performed in that single rtment they have had le
time to think else that Of ndiscminae remoyas from
office, which have been going Tor time The mind
tires and weary at the daily array OF names which
in the penny press OF those who have found
favor (and of worthy of government pap at the
hands Of this anti Proscrptive administrator
what |, heavily laden with commissions to be distributed
throughout the Union among the chosen followers OF this
thus far iustrous and model administration Ere long
there will not be even the smallest post village In
which this very modest chieian cabinet will not have
Already has poor federal ridden louisville, heinmed in
by the mountains attracted the alsearching eye at
Washington and To- the honest faithful and competent
what he could not embrace aud Andrew Mortimer selected
long, when space or opportunity presents ITSELF
From the Union,own tPa) Genius of Liberty May 10.
AN ENEMY PUNISHED AND FRIEND aEwAnDKD Well the
doing, OF the administrator OF the second Washlngon
been removed and il will not be denied we think, solely
on his M Harden ,s,
only, has he been procribed. The man who would sug
p' % as the Of
Taylor and his and parsans that no competent Of
es1 oa the cass Of M re o
and papabe @ every one-as much so as the John
Iyers face We do not envy M Beazei his good fortune
getting up the world He has served his parry long and
aahially.oo dsyo!edy as we ace inclined to besys
and unquesionaby deserves its and
@s hops I 70 ass asd
partially STILL the fact remains nidispnabe General
r. r. Ia n.
pontment Mr. II idden had only been in Office three
hx Standard He pelsoaaV "o nosa
to "Od Rough and Ready" and unlike his successor,
friend to the in which he all his aurels He gym
pahsed wi gallant volunteers all their hardshps,
and could have been attentive and assduous in
mean of respect his worthy and able predeces
sor or successor when we that impartial atten
no superior. We repeat then, the obyoa; act, that the
change made solely political groundspalpaby
PUNISH democrat and to REWARD a wing and that the
lokcd tongue OF the Presdenhis cabinet the wing Iced
ers, and wing pfesss made plain pike -sta by
act.
ImrosTuRE uNM,sKEp-The federal papers undertake to
justify General Taylors wholesale prescription on the
ground that his democratic predecessor has established tn.
example
Admitting this be the fact, the justification is made
In the instance. the Executive elected as part
President will! his hands united by pledges except ad
here TO the principles of the republican organization
In the other instance, General Taylor elected dis
tinct pledges not TO remove unless for other than
By his departure from pledges, he stands se-con-
victed before his country aud the world dshonora
man. No apology soften the fact
We perceive by the Washington Union that only has
the fallen upon the heads OF hundreds abroad but thai,
it is steadily piled i'll the capital itself The poor clerks,
whose salaries but barely sufficient keep them from
quarter to quarter, turned adr by upon the
world No consider alton is given The fidelity and ability
with which they have discharged their duties They
democrdfs-o with their h,ads! We may be told that
General Taylor is responsible for this General Taylor
responsible word from him to his cabinet would sop
this reckless and hearess business And that word Under
his pledges, he is BOUND to speak
The following facts will show how much liberal
and considerable has been the the past dem
ocratic administrations this subject The political char
acter of the clerks in the dspame Washington, dur
ing the years mentioned below, stood thus:
1922. 1891 1911.
Democrats 81 l22 PA
Fedcralists 2i0 lS5 276
Thus the federal majority
In 1929 lsi
1881 s.
The fdcralists had majority Of the clerks in Washing
ton under Jackson and Van Buren,.
When Mr. Polk retired from tho presidential chair la st
March, he left tho hundred and srtysir federal clerks in
ma ming, Tyrone of that party.
These have been retained without pledges and without
obligation to do Federalism, tho contray-though
anproscfpiion Is OF oessios always made be-
fore election-is cmineny boody-mindcd 1t has the
Robesplere taste. The sight OF blood makes
nous as the tiger Like Chourneur in the Mysteries of
Paris, Il becomes intoxicated with ferocious delight
The National ntegencer-one Of the organs of the adj
ininsration-has the following naipe admission;