The North-Carolina standard., 1849-03-14
THE .oNE-MAN POWER -

About the close of the late session of Co ngres
the bill to establish Branch Mint in New York
passed the House by two to one and was sent to the
Senate. A Branch Mint is much needed in New
York, and would be of great service, not only to a
Government, but to the currency of the county
|. Through the Custom House and by immignim
millions of foreign coin are annually taken in at thai
point; and it is desirable that this coin should
| melted over, and made to receive our own impress
and stamp of authority. As .Anserfean coin would
circulate more freely, and the people would be saVa
from the trouble and losses incident to the cculaM
of the foreign article. The bill went, as said,
the Senate. Under the rules Of that body it eOlA
not pass-it being the last day of the session-ifa
one Senator objected and that Senator was fOundh
the person of Mr.. Badger! For the second time, a
the close of the session, he objected, and desrOy
this salntary measure. The New York Express,
noticing this indecent and presumptuous exercise
the IS one-rnan power y on the part of Mr.. Badga
observes: f5 - se'taF,'ss ~
so The Mint Bill for New York was lost, MI
Badger, of North Carolina again objecting to its Be
ing taken up. This is the second time this gentle
man has killed this Mint Bill, and it will become
our members, hereafter, to keep their eye on some
measure that he isinterested in, for his own STATE,
and to couple this with it. ....
So it seems that one little trick is to beget another
and the interests of North Carolina are to suffer-
the hands of the members from New York, because
MI. Badger hates the Independent Treasury and hard
money, and has shown himself self-willed and stub
born. Consistent and ht-forward Mr.. Badger!
He takes Advantage Of The rles, and by his mere word
kills an important measure, which had received the
sanction of the House of Representatives; and yet
on the stump and before the people, whom he has
deceived and imposednpon SO often by his demagOg'
ism and his sophisty, he would talk for hours about
the danger of the !" one-man power'' as exhibited in
the exercise Of the Veto by the President. But we
are not at all surprised at this. 1t furnishes but
another evidence Of the actious spirit by which that
Senator is governed as wellas of his sovereign con-
tempt for the opinions and wishes of the people.
1t is understood, believe, that all applications for
appointments must and will GO through the DePar!
ments, and that Gen. Taylor will entertain no ogt
nal applications. He will be guided i'm good de
gree, if not in all cases, by the recommendation
that come from them.
The above is from the Washington Correspondents
of the New York Express. If this is to be Genera
Taylors course in relation to removals and appoint
ments, will not the work be done, necessarily, oy n'
Secretaries If he ' entertains no original aPPlc%
tions,' how is he to see to it that capable and fa
full men only are appointed 1t is easy to see 'nS
direction in which things are tending. If gOOp
appointment should happen to be made, the creO'
will be claimed for old Zac; but if bad one uTn'
np if honest and faithful officer is prOscrlOeO'
the Secretaries will be blamed.