The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-16
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1910.
Professions and Practice.

have been hitherto given-n contemptuous defiance oil
such indications of popular dissatisfaction no admin
istraton has awakened in the republic since the gloomy
days of black cockade federalism under the elder Adams
General Taylor and his strangely constituted cabinet still
persevere in the bloody and proscriptive course with
which they commenced their Inflated career We do
not perceive indeed any for hoping that either
time or the safety of gued vengeance the throb-
bngs of long postponed compassion will either all be
eectual in bringing about cessation, or marked
suspension in the merciless havoc of meritoous officers
which has been decreed by the most desperate and hard
hearted office hunters who yet permitted to
whisper fendish counses in the of men in power
So long as single souled patriot of the democratic
party shall remain in Office who refuses to bow the knee
to Baa or who is known not TO be willing to become the
serve tool of corrupt political asprants, so long will
the country continue to resound with the OF the ac-
cursed execuoher and the indignant oucries of de-
ceived and disappointed people We shall presume to
offer no advice present RULERS as they have seen
fit to designate themselves on a late occason) IN
asmuch as all former admonions not to
have had that modifying effect which we certainly
designed and hoped for General Taylor and his ad
vises. and all, must pursue the course which to
them may seem most meet and proper but they may rest
denuncation uttered by the voices of unbought feemen
and behold their moral deformy from day TO day por-
uayed in the columns of the Independent newspapers OF
the country until they shall themselves grow sick with
gazing upon the frightul picture. We shall warn
them, again and again, that the day of solemn reck-
onng for the misdeeds that are now in progress OF
commission, is almost at hand. The injustice of the
prescription now going on-the unfeeng tyranny now
being practsed-the disgusting violation OF pledges gra-
tuously made, which has marked every official day
of the of this administration since the Inaugural
ton enacted al the Capitol must inevitably
provoke grave investigation in the United States Sen
ate which may go far, far beyond the mere rejection by
that body of incompetent unrghteous nominees If
General Taylor and his cabinet expect to escape all in
terogation this subject at the hands OF the Senate
venture to them that they have committed
most egregious mistake We do not doubt that one OF
the earliest, and certainly of the most solemn
proceedings of the Senate, will be TO call upon the
Executive in every instance OF official displacement
which shall have occurred at the period of their
semblage next WINTER and in which injustice may be
suffered TO have been done, for the which have
induced him to supersede worthy incumbents in favor OF
their newly nominated successors. 1t is not necessary
for us to assume the ground taken by nearly every lead
ing wing statesman in the republic during the admins
aton of General Jackson that suppression Gas the first
Washington always called iD by the Executive, until
approved by the Senate, would be incompetent TO effect
the permanent removal of the officer originally appointed
by the President and Senate conformity We reserve this
point for future consideration. But we do say, and we
insist with confidence, that it is the right OF the Senate
and that may be considered its mperous duty at their
sion inquire diligently into the causes OF re-
mova ls Nth Of determining the merits Of The new
nominees and, 2dly for the purpose Of doing justice to
the displaced oGeersal OF whom must suffer most Sc
riously from the implication inevitably arising under
the Presidents inaugural-that they have been turn
ed out for want of honesty capacity, or fidelity; and
which implication, it is obvious, can only be met
and overthrown by thorough investigation OF the
actual causes of removal This view of the subject is
greatly strengthened by the fact that there is scarcely
single wing journal in the whole country which has not
already assumed the ground that all the OF dspace
ment which have yet occurred instances of removal
for official ,nuorhines and this, if are correctly in
formed is the uniform language OF the President and
eyery member OF his cabinet To show that we are by
no means extravagant in the view just announced, we
beg leave to call the attention of Gen. Taylor and his
cabinet advsesand especially the Secretary of State
10 very able and eloquent speech made in the United
States Senate by the distinguished John d. Clayton. of
Delaware nearly twenty years ago. in which he holds
the following language
81" is well understood sir, that within the year Of which
this day completes the circle great revolution has been
effected in the public Offices by the discharge OF the former
and that the Representatives. many of the
anxious spread upon the records here for the
benefit poserity well of the present age the latent
cause of this great executive reform. We have another
motive make the effort effect this We desire tina
simple facts should appear in justice to all those who
been dismissed from the public service without charge
accusation against them We consider this necessary
Of justice, only the sufferers, but to their am
lies their friends, and their posteriy We seek distin
guish tho innocent from the guilty. exhibit public
view among the searchn operations of this
how many have been removed the representations OF
oes vndictive political opponents how many
have been dismissed suspicion, and how many without
suspicion and how many have been condemned without
having been suffered learn the of the
against them Ii rumors, founded in many the
of the victims OF the procriptve system be
true, many have been hurled from stations which the
have filed with honor themselves, and with advan
tage the public, without the assignment of any
for the act and in many instances, it is sad the
files of departments here have been filed with foul calum
nes by aspants office, and their agents. without
giving the accused even the fomay of trial. If this be
So here is real inquisition, rack and TORTURE
bodies indeed, but the characters of Is
of to m hat he