The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-06

We publish the following bold and manly letter the
President from our young friend B. F Brown, esq, Of
Ohio. who lately removed from Office for his poiti-
cal opinions by the present "no' party administration
an. administration which was elected by its pledges
TO make removals for opinions sake, and pursuing
course of prescription without parallel in the history Of
the country; which dare not the true fo
that prescription bu, seeks to blast the reputation while
it takes away the bread of its victims This letter
poses the matter its proper light, and ably vndicates
the character of those whom the administration is en-
deavoring to asperse Its severity consists in its truth
and the fearless manner which it enoIces the truth
WASHINGTON, June 4, 1S49
SIR: On the first day of this mouth received letter
from your Secretary OF the Treasury, notifying me OF my
removal from office. Having distinctly declared IN your
inaugural address, with the oath OF office fresh upon your
lips, that you should make honesty capacity, and hdety
the requisites for appointment to office, and the want OF
them the sole for removals and being repeatedly
stated by your principal organ in this CITY that all re;
movas made upon that ground, would be presumed
in the transactions OF honorable men that have been re-
moved for dishonesty, lncapacty, and uniahfulness IN
the discharge of my official duties 1t is due to myself,
and those who procured my appointment to office that
dsprove such charges was appointed upon the rec
ommendaton, among others, of Gen. Thomas L. liamer,
who fought by your side at Monterey and sacrificed his
life in the war which made you President 1t is due TO
his memory that these foul and infamous imputaens
upon my character be repealed.
! Upon receiving notice of my removal, addressed the
! following letter TO your Secretary:
WAsuISGroN, June !, lS49:
SIR have this day received from you dismissal from
office respectfully request of you copy OF the charges
against my ''honesy, capacity, and fidelity" in the DIS
charge of my Official duties fany exist
Very respectfully,
BENZ. F BROWN
| Hon. WIN. nj. MEREDITH, Secretary of the Treasury.
| To this letter have received reply, for the reason
tina, there are no such charges | removed for my
political opinions alone Were this given as the reason
ior my removal, should submit cheerfuy, proud that
am considered worthy to be sacrificed for my principles
But you have neither the disposition the honesty to
admit the fact By doing, you would place yourself
before the world self convicted Of the violation OF your
solemn pledges made in the presence OF Goa and the
people You prefer rather to attach the stain OF niamy
10 those whom you dspace from Office; TO prostitute the
presidential Office into infamous engine by which you
may deame the private character and backen the epua
ton of your fellow men, after having deprived them OF
their of supports course OF conduct IN Chiei
Magistrate which will find its parallel only IN the atrocity
of the bandit who first the purse and then drives the
dagger to the heart of his plundered victim But there
is power in this country potent than the edct oil
President or the DEGREES of irresponsible caba upon
whom he may seek TO throw the responsibility and
odum of acts which he dare not perpetrate in his owl
name but for which he is himself alone accountable
That power is PUBLIC OPINION, and to that tribunal thu
humblest citizen appeal.
| Your fellow. citizen,
BENJAMIN F. BROWN.
! His Excellency ZACHARY TAYLOR,
| President of the United States.