The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-08-31

MORE OF TIE FOOTSTEPS OF PREDECESSORS.

MORE or THE FOOTSTEPS OF PREDECESSORS.
mot. s o III d isss o
ws could g easa G q the most pOpsOas and The %S:
most corrupt members Of The PROVINCES To pier the public money
BY CUSTOM they looked upon
more than mere once perquies by the assumption that I'M
earnings or employment Mosssas Rise and y Rpa5
Whether Old Whitley is OF that noble race OF horses
used by the Roman knights in days OF yore and called
Desuorios Equos oil the blood OF the gallant war
horses OF the old Norman chvaly called Desires, or is
of the produce Of both by lucky cross questions too
reconcile Tor my taste or attainments Until some Skim
or Porter-some amateur wing editor, or some broken
down WING trainer deeply read in horse heradry,
who wishes to write himself INTO home me- oies Or for,
resume gSnfaogque the subject shall let the CUES
ton resi- as matter entirely above the scope Of my hum
81 S slsss ~so Wiling 10
Office from the President by writing out pedigree for his
old horse The thing will not be without precedent.
All will remember the statement in the wing papers last
spring, on the authority OF letters from Washington that
avery important bureau nearly equal to department in
the magnitude and importance OF its business, was be-
slowed, unasked for, by the Home Secretary, gem
tleman who had written very profound and abstrase
essay hydrodynamcs, combining in its learned dis
QUESTIONS the sciences Of hydraulics, hydrostacs. hy-
biography, and NEUROLOGY, and suggesting sundy inn
provemens in the CONSTRUCTION Of the hydraulicon the
MICROSCOPE, and the hydromeer possibly touching Also
on the ancient science of hyaromancy. II was said the
learned Secretarywho could not have been nationally
suspected before that time, by any who knew him. OF
knowing, without consulting dictionary, the meaning
of any Of the foregoing scientific words, or whether
was said, repeat that the learned Secretary had met
with the essay the published transactions OF some SCI
entfc association, and upon its perusa smitten
with the deep attainmens OF the author that he at
sought him out in some obscure retreat or he had never
been heard of before publicity and readily obtained from
the learned President OF the United States, who is as
appointment of the ewly-discovered disciple OF Sir
Isaac Newton to the head Of the bureau in question,
where, i he lives. he may in few years rival Professor
EauV PrOfa kroW IN
Greekre man. the usefulness and utility of his
vices The bureau placed under his government is
ments than, perhaps. any Office under the government
As have not the honor OF tine gentleman's acquain
ancs. and therefore be suspected Of Partially
to make way for Mr. Ewing's new proteg<, who pos
sessed of the public confdencemore of the entire
confidence and respect OF both houses Of Congress- and
OF the best and ablest of both pares-than any
who had ever filled the Office since its creation. With
out the highest qualifications in the peculiar aainments
and in the peculiar habits of industry required in the
head OF the Office, he could have acquired and
tanned in high party times the great sum OF confidence,
as public officer, with which he was honored by all
parties while he filled the Office and which he yet retains
Of MI Ewing's and Truman Smiths untried wing pets,
and prescription for opinions sake followed matter
OF course. The gentleman removed-and can say IT
without attery-is at present rendering greater OF
solid service to his country and the great cause OF sound
democratic principles, upon which the stability OF the
constitution and the sacred union Of the States rest than
gress, at the head Of the Patent Office United with
veteran-the Nesor of the American democratic press
success and prosperity and honor, must be their reward
After the foregoing seeming DEPRESSION from my motto
which the desultoy manner of my communications viii
hope, render pardonable- shall proceed as briefly as
the subject will permit to lay few OF the acts OF
John Adams and his federal cabinet before the reader,
thereby adoTdng fair opportunity Tor candid compar
ison OF the deeds of the old with the achievemens OF the
paltry ogarchy at the head of affairs in the
reign OF terror In the old reign of terror, after the Pres
dent armed by federal and tory Congress with the
alien and sedion laws and servlle federal Judiciary
the executive Chief Magistrate no man was safe in his
person estate who dared in any form to discuss public
anie. such discussion Consisted in euiosy 81 The Pres
dent the praise of his measures the defence OF his min
sters Of abuse OF the democratic party To deny the
infabty OF the Pope President was held to be political
heresy deserving perpetual Imprisonment and act of
constructive treason deserving the halter In the abuse
OF freedom of opinion and acton-of everything demo-
cratic and epublcanthe federal press and federal speak
ers in and out OF Congress- were vrulsnt malignant.
indecent, and ,rdhess the Washington Republic the
Philadelphia North American, the New York Express,
the Louisville Journal, OF the present tines All re-
ance for protection against executive and judicial ~.
ranny founded good character truth, or the old
Wholesome rules Of law, found to be wholly nuga-
tory. Jury trial became a mere mockery The usurpa-
ton OF the Bromleys and Jefreyseshe Chases and ire
dellsof the bench-in charging and commanding juries
az 10 what they should find as TO both law and fact de-
pryed the most manifest innocence OF persons accused Of
every color OF security These laws, however, and these
Judges, and these practices have long SINCE under the
mid spirit of democracy disappeared from land and
ere only remembered in the history OF the State trials
a those dark days as things to be abhoed and stunned
In all time 10 come
Those, however, who are now in power-the Ewings
the Caytons and Colamers, welding clear northern
ascendency in the cabinet and who have arrogated to
themselves and those under their influence the whole Of
the powers and functions oil the presidential Office
cept in matters OF FORM not having the aid OF alien
and sedhon laws. and yrannica judges to carry out their
designs against the freedom OF opnlonhave assumed 10
themselves the supreme administration OF their wills
and purposes in their respective departments and have
have Obtained the ignorant sanction OF ignorant Pres
dent assumed the entire control and regulation OF every
action OF the executive government BY virtue OF their
Offices, Immediately representing the nominal
President. they have arrogaied the power Of dsbursng
and applying the public money without the slightest
gard to the restrictive provisions OF the specific appopr
atoms made by law Rumors are re-charges daily
been publicly pointed out yet explanations excuses
have been given TO the country When Congress meets,
there must be reckoning in regard TO these mapractces
Congress, however parties may be divided, will never,
IN the face oil honest and intelligent constituencies JUS
ty or excuse any fraudulent unlawful application OF
public money.
The ruling ogarchy also anogate the power OF pun
ishing BY removal from office, every Office holder how
humble his place. who suspected of doubling their
purity supremacy. Tbspower Of punishment is carried
BY heads OF departmensby Secretary Ewing and Post
master General Coamer in partcular-dowa 10 the low
est empoymentsdown 10 messengers, assistant messen
gers, and day aborers To give color 10 these acts Of
tyranny, mostly perpetrsfed at the instance of Truman
smith and his local nquisition OF wing spies and all
done in express violation OF General Taylors pledged
word the cabinet have resored TO direct executive egs-
nd lszh off nj will