The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-28

factions but among the leaders; and their will must be
obeyed Long before the next great battle between
federalism and democracy fought these discussions will
cease the leaders win all be Quoted deposed and the
party will be united. Then will follow the certain and
inevitable overthrow Of federalism.
Ths hatcher az his bloody asarPatiea OF
power ny Thomas Ewing.
The gulotine, under the special superntendence OF
Butcher Ewing was in active operation yesterday. The
heads OF the prescribed fell in particularly in the
bureaus Of the department over which this modern Robes
pierre presides We have not received lists OF all the
doomed yictims but the following contains the names OF
those who were decaptated in the Land Office, viz:
C. Frailey, OF Ohio; w. o. Slade Va; N. T. Cau-
sin, D. c.; Albert Greenleaf, N H.. Joel Pennybacker'
Va; Robert Whitacre. Ohio; John Scott Cunningham,
va. NJ Ashton, Va Col Hungerford Va; H. Foster,
Pa John p Fraser. Pa; w. H. Minnix, D. C.; 0. II.
Bestor, d. c. w. v. H. Brown, d. c.; w. Q. Flood,
Illinois; Isaac D. vedder, Illinois; A. R. Parker, Mis-
souri,; w. w. Curran, Md.
But what renders this act more reprehensbe is the
audacous usurpaton Of power OF which Butcher Ewing
has been guilty He is the parsonage who has ordered
all these dismssas and he has done open and papa
bic vioI1tion Of lav The following are copies OF the
mandates by which the clerks in the Land Office were
dismissed:
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR, July rs, ls49.
SIN Your services a clerk Ia the General Land Office
will not be required after the 3ist day Of August lSi9
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, w,,c
Secretary Of the Interior.
DEPARTmEsT OF THE INTERIOR, July n, lSi9.
SIR, In my letter you Of yesterday i was Intended
instead Of the sist August. 1919,
Your services clerk will therefore from and after
am, very respectfully, your obedisat servant,
7. EWING, Secretary.
By the letters above il will be seen that Butcher Ew
ing himself takes the responsibility Of dismissng. in his
own name, the clerks employed in the Land Office We
again repeat, that this open and gross violation OF
law for which this remorseless proscrptonis has
posed himself to impeachment The Secretary OF the In
terror neither appoint remove clerk in the Land
Office His power is also limited in the same manner,
in the Patent Office The appointment and removal OF all
the clerks in both those bureaus not appontabe by the
President are vested the heads Of those bureaus the
Commissioners and Secretary Ewing has no more power
over them than the Emperor Nicholas OF Russia. His
dismissal OF the clerks therefore, gross usupaon OF
power unauthorized illegal, and uoid Every clerk dis
missed has right to treat il nuty-to 60 to his
desk and continue his labors, and receive his pay until
he is legally and properly removed by the Commissioner
himself We advise them to take this course, and to
insist on their pay until they duly discharged BY the
Commissioner.
This gross and wful usurpaion Of power on the part
of the proscrptions at the head OF the Department Of
the Interior will form proper subject OF inquiry by Con-
gress at its next session. and will furnish another
for getting rid Of man who 80 recklessly ampes upon
law The act was no doubt done by EWING to save the
Commissioner with the Senaie but the latter will fad
that he will not advance the prospects Of his conrma-
ton by permitting the functions Of his Office to be wrest
ed and usurped from him by INSCRIPTIONS and law
less Secretary.
When this butcher Ewing held the Office of Secretary
OF the Treasury under President Tyler he dismissed
twenty odd clerks in day Mr. Tyler in spirit of
humanity which does him credit. ordered this modern
bloody Nero to restore the decaptated clerks The
buked Secretary received the degrading mandate, pockeied
the disgrace did he was hidden to do and held on to
his Office. man in power who is insolent and over
bearing to his interiors; will always CROUCH spaniel like,
before his supenors. Thomas Ewing is precisely that
kind Of man. He seems not to possess honorable i'm
pulse nor an elevated sentiment We predict his day OF
power will not be Of long endurance.
What man with true heart beating in his bosom will