The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-12

the mean time. the worthy asprantto high clerical hon.
ors, who was pushing his way rapidly into various cir
mendsble purpose) on a young lady Of the city, whom
he had met occasionally by accident Her rank-for
we have ranks and grades Of society in this metropolis Of
Tepublic--was perhaps somewhat humble, but truly
respectable in character and education He conrved 10
form an acquaintance followed by oyerures OF love and
affection, OF course and declarations OF the most devoted
attachment by notes and messages he had entIeaied
ed at his conduct and oyertures, which were man
ifesty dshonorable, the lady informed her family
and friends Although they fell indignant. and might
ed SILENT yet brother and some friends felt 1t to be
their duty TO punish him. They therefore induced
ns young LADY e s e bs NEE, nun IN an
OF the PLAN she IN answer 70 an amatory message from
him, fixed time for his desired visit Bent upon sue
cess, and the ruin OF his anticipated victim, he was
punctual TO the moment, and was let in had been
agreed, where he found the lady awaiting his arrival In
few minutes his attentions became so ardent and his
attempted familarities fragrant. as 10 call from
ceanent in an adjoining room what seemed TO be two or
three stout athletic women These the brother and
friends in disguise, who forthwith proceeded leisure
to nic apon The amorous proegl Of the Home Depart,
ment such iagelation with cowhides, in stripes well
laid on, and without stint as to number, will
him to remember the adventure the longest day he has
live, and many Of the marks Of which he will carry on
his bare back TO his grave, Under the just infection, he
begged like dog, and proposed TO make any possible
reparatlon his executioners would name. He was told
that all they required was that he should forthwith leave
the city pain of repetition of his punishment This
he readily agreed to and in brief time he could
pack up, he babe long farewell to his temporaryo his
wheat sn %ssn d dd mses s be-
quit the boot and shoe line down east he vamosed made
tracks for free State the negroes say in Virginia
as hsy say more forcbiy in his own Indiana he
knew him In the Home Departments likely TO know
him no more forever
There is no fiction IN the foregoing The full relation
the picture have drawn OF it. II is but OF hundred
relations which might be given OF the impudence, the
assurance ing bolaness and the immoral and eprehens
pecanis who followed General Taylor and the members
Of his cabinet TO this city for Office Hundreds OF them
have been provided for; hundreds remain in waiting
hundreds have given up the chase, and gone home dis
gnstcd; and not few have oped under circumstances
only few shades creditabe than those which at
tended the exit of hero OF the Home Department
should hold the time misspent which have bestow-
ed on these office hunters it not for the fact of
little OF them being known in remote and distant parts of
the country In truth it is but very small portion Of
the country and village readers OF the Union anywhere
who have just conception OF the impudence assurance,
and worthlsssness of the great mass of modern Office
seekers. In order to make them known, and because
every hotel tavern, boarding house, eating house, grog
shop, and the rooms and passages OF the public Offices
here for the last months have been filed with them
and because their threats and abuse of democracy and
democrats constitute the whole burden OF their CONVEX
saton, have deemed It duty to expose them and make
their true character known Among all the office, seek
who have been here since Gen. Taylor in there
has not been one man who constant and bitter
in his abuse than the degraded whose have
stated above He was continually, in Office and in the
Streets swearing that the democrats should all be turned
out-that they deserved to be turned outhat he could
not trust or associate with them-tha the work of reno
walls went too sow--that he would urge cabinet men
to hasten the good work My information perfectly
full and credible these subjects, from both wing and
democratic sources that defy all responsible contradic
ton. As to the whole tribe of Office seekers, office
brokers, and wing spies, shall spare them not Benigno
numine, shall continue to expose them, and the false
gods of this world whom they worshp nothing extern
uating, nor setting down aught in malice
ARATUS.