The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-28

Prescription.
Every section OF the country strewed with the frequent
wrecks which driled TO the shore The martyrs Of
prescription TO be everywhere, and attest IN the
strongest terms the violated faith of the Executive We
Law before readers communication from Georgia,
showing the reckless sacrifice of two accomplished men
and excellent officers in thai State, and gallant officers
too in the last They have been inundated to the
Moloch of the noparty President We shall give album
dant other specimens, from the vcnage in which they
have been perpeated OF the just Indignation OF the people
Every shameless device has been attempted in vain to
deny the existence of any pledges at all 1t has been
sad that the democrats had right TO complain, because
Gen. Taylor gave them pedges-as if he could have
been elected without the votes OF the Taylor democrats
Another plea has been set up equally false and dicu
lous that officer has been removed, except for good
cause YET many of the honest wings repudate this
hollow and infamous excuse But il left TO the
organ he Republic to conure up the most fmsy and
dsingenuous of these jesucal Qualifications, viz: That
Gen Taylor in authorizing Mr. Saunders, of louisiana
to make certain declarations to the Philadelphia Cohven
ton of June, 1913, had avowed his unequivocal ad
heson to the whg party, and thus thrown overheard
all the numerous pledges which he had previously
given TO act as the President Of the people, and not
Il
ticed Not only does it seek to expunge all that Gen
Taylor had previously pledged to his counirymen' but
all the solemn pledges which he or his friends have
given to the people between the convention OF June and
the election in November What becomes, for example, Of
his correspondence with George Lppard How are these
men to strange the solemn declarations OF his own Sec
rotary OF State on the 9Th of July' Where is his own
correspondence with The Taylor democrats OF Charleston
All these avowas written on tablets of brass, and
can never be obteraed from the memory OF his country
men.
We predicted, when published George Lippards
indignant letter, it would sink deep into the hearts Of
the people Its effect has surpassed expecta-
tons We have had occasion, within the last two or
three days, to look more than 800 papers from
every quarter of the Union, which have been accumula
ting on our table for than three weeks, and we
have never seen production more popular. As they
say of some excellent dramas, it has had immense
1t republshed by almost every democrat. .,rr mar
we have SEEM and has produced the deepest impression,
and excited great admiration everywhere. This is no
wonder. The correspondence of ls4s, with General
Taylor. which he has published usthcs all the conclu-
sions which he has enforced with such indignant eo-
duence II the President has not sunk the man in the
has made to him in the following strain
Now General the cmoko oil the contest has cleared
away You the President Elected upon the faith OF
your solemn pledges, you at the head OF the govern
ment.
"Havc you fulfilled these pledges Ask your own hear
call back that iron pappse that clear souled integrity
which bore yon through the carnage Of Bnena vlstau
vey hs faces OF yonr cabinet and tie faxes oil those par
sans OF your cabinet who storm the White House io
the spois of Office. Answer me- have right ask
! ,,,l,
and believed you, and told my elowctzen that you
had never broken your word, aud could forget
what you pledged to-day.
''Was that letter July "a, which bore through Penn
sylvana, only rnnnngy devised fable Was II your in
teniion send me toh the masses OF the people with
lie my mouth To voich FOR your independents Of
party October in order to find you in May the head
of cahal OF party Did You make dupe of me
that might become your agent in dupS and swindng
my lcov-czens into tie tramnies Of the w!ig pary2
You know that tn wing party OF ITSELF or by its
Issues, could not have pshed your ri You
know the wing leaders, fresh from the ,ughier
Henry Cay-of that who has for twenty fodr years
sacrificed whigsm ile best instinct which God had i'm,
planted in his naure-coud never have sesated you to
the presidential chair
"tou were elected by democratic votes These vote.
secured you by the force OF your Independent, posi-
ton They not bought with silver, gold the hope
of office, but won TO you by youe pledges"
No production of the day has been generally circd.
lated, and none to have made 10 profound an i'm
preston on the public mind The OF its
is its truth Justly and powerfully enforced.
But is not Lppard alone who condemns the proscrp
tive spirit of this weak and vacillaing administration
We call MIR. Clayton to the witnesses stand-who now
sits at the right hand OF the Sandherm. What pledge
did he give in the Senate chamber the 9th July last
There is another platform it is that of honest man
who that he is whig, but$ha, elected the pres
denoy he rr moi be te tool If party he iH
/ tdent of ne poye-fhat he has NO ENEMIES TO PUN
lSH, NO FRIENDS TO REWARD that totile he mil
his duty remoring corrupt Incompetent, Or unaifhf
from o6ee he cW not DC the supporter Of that
lem Of prescription that distributes the public 0es of fh
country tie pos of ptctorytat he will tbs AMI
country prime Piles OF the constitution His platform
is the constitution all others utterly unworthy of respect
The patriotism OF mere politicians which explodes in de-
ccptive party pledges is understood be- Dr. johnson
defines IT, the last refuge Of sconndre" There is little
difficulty in finding and illustrations suit the
action of some OF the Presidents of the United States,
| can find enough to remind us Of the cd saw
/ " The devil sick, the devil monk would be;
i The devil got well, the devil u monk was he!''
Let the present Secretary of State now tell where i:
the " monk, and who Is the devil"
| PROOFS.
! SAVANNAH, June %, 1919.
! To the Editors of the Union:
The proscrptive spirit of the present administration
reached this State John Forsyth, postmastsr at Colum
large space in the ranks OF the republican party this
country Tor many In the halls of both Con
gress as ambassador Span the gallant leader in this
Stae OF Tue Union party at time when the friends Of