The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-10
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, ls4o.



We have heard many and various surmises as 10 the
course which the administration would pursue with
regard to removals from Office General Taylor has often
declared that he would not be the President OF party,
and that he had "no friends 10 reward and enemies
10 punish These declarations obtained the votes OF
wings natives, and even of many democrats-and
contributed to secure his election. or course, every
movement which is made, tending to show
the path that the no. party President intends to
pursue in the administration OF the government, is
a matter of public interest And nothing is re-
garded as more significant than the manner in which
the patronage of the government is TO be dispensed
Judging from such signs of the times as have been al
ready exhibited we cannot but believe that Heroi will
be out Heroled and that there will be martyrs enough
to furnish 'he seeds of the church" Such at least will
prove the fact if any confidence is to be placed in the
giving s-out OF the correspondent OF the Baltimore Pa
,ro, In his last letter (of Thursday he parades long
list of the officers in Washington who il is presumed are
"doomed to die" under the political guillotine Many of
them distinguished men of experience, of supe
rio abilities and of them have been in Office during
several administrations, and have faithfully discharged
their duties They have been spared by party Presi-
dents but il the authority of the Baltimore correspondent
is to be relied on, they to find memorable
my who acknowledge party ties, and Processes
TO 90 for the body of the people. The manner in which
the prescription to be carried out yeta matter of some
doubt The correspondent to whom allude says
"The subordinate clerks in each department will in some
instances be retained and in not retained, the
head of such department may determine. President
Taylor will in nowise interfere in the matter. So
nobody need apply him to be kept in put in to
h,Jxr o1po in cf corlyo htn in
either of the departments the post Offices, the custom
houses" According to this statement, the President is
to have no direct agency in the matter He is to dele
gate his authority to the members of his cabinet They
are to hunt down and destroy by color of his authority
and the President is to be held gutess; for he does
more than turn them loose upon their prey, and give
them power TO hunt up the victims But there is an
other version of the matter, which does not give the
members OF the cabinet the same uncontrolled power
over appointments and removals. They are to ex-
anime recommendations and complaints, and report
to General Taylor, who will work the guillotine
in person when is to be worked at all This norma
ton is derived from the Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia American, who says f" 1t is under
tool upon sufficient authority, that the President will
not entertain personal appeals for office, having estab
shed the rule, after conference with his Cabinet that
all applications for Office must be submitted through the
department to which they appropriately belong This is
not only wise, but is proper regulation and one
that will relieve General Taylor from disagreeable i'm
poruny and establish the cabinet that dgnied and
elevated footing by which every member may feel him
self honored in occupying the station Besides, it Is
manifesy right in itself, that applications should be ex
amned and considered in the departments before the APP
pointing power is called upon to exercise his executive
functions"
According this theory, the Secretaries to report
the cases. ana if they possess the 'sanguinary empera
ment their reports may be generally of such character
as ito decide the fate of the victim.
These early cabinet consultations with regard to ap-
poinlmens and removals look omnous enough, although
they derived from newspaper correspondents. But
this is not all General Taylor, we are informed, has
publicly unsealed his lips and spoken this aabsorb-
ing subject OF the day. On the 9th OF March the indie
pendent supporters of General Taylor of the city and
county OF Philadelphia then in Washington waited upon
the President at the Executive Mansion An inter
esng scene then took place We copy the OF il
from the correspondence of the Philadelphia Daily Sun
When the opportunity a, length afforded the deega,
ton of'meeing him, they entered the apartment, and
while they were arranging themselves, the chairman Dr. j.
X. MITCHELL, remarked:
honest
working of Pennsylvania, who have given part oil
their time and labor to fight for you and the country"
The President replied 81 shall like them all the better
for that-they welcome. was in my youth working
man, and was bought up to the plough"
Dr. MITCHELL then addressed the President as follows:
"We, who address ourselves to your Excel'ency,
have the honor delegation, to represent fifteen thou
sand independent electors Of the city and county of Pha-
dephia Guided by their confidence in your unqnestioned
honor and civil ability they by their gratitude for
eminent military services constituents Inscribed
your upon their patriotic banner, irrespective OF party
ties sectional denominations Wings, natives, and
and resolved to sustain her institutions. by choosing
Chei Magistrate who would moi be unduly biased by 10
cal interests party eud but who would consider rather
what might be useful to the whole people, than what might
conduce the interests OF only part of them To promote
these American views they selected you, sir, chief in
whose ability sagacity and honesty of purpose they would
implicitly rely and resolved, in defence of just and gene
Ions principle, their political adversares in
whatever force they might assemble The victory which
has placed YOU in the executive chair OF the nation
leaves them nothing desire but the continuance OF your
physical vgor and the harmonious cooperation 81 the
ordinate branches OF the government The people who
nominated and elected you, having doubt OF either
your capacity your purity OF purpose, will continue to
sustain your administration and TO look with graed pride
upon its benecen and its glorious consummaton
AS you have signaly manifested your patriotism and
popdey of character. by selecting personal and
political model the maser-sp OF the revolution, and the
grand exempIa ofibe age, indulge the hope that after
not less prolonged and successful administration you
also will ENJOY, in the shade of peaceful retirement,
pose unconded by regret for the past doubt for
the future"
President Taylor who had listened with the arked
attention. then said that words could express the
aeiegaon from Pennsylvania. Having spent forty years
IN the camp and for the pal OF what might be
ened the boundary of civilization, the courtesy and elo
duence OF the forum could not be expected from him.
the viii must be taken for the deed He had aiuys told hi,
'rNig friends th3t he poH the exclusive candidate
q any party. but OoaM consider him,y i esesd the
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