The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-24
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WASH N GTON:
SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER "a. 1919.

SATURDAY MORNlNG, NOV EMBER "a, 1919.
We have in the Union programme of
appointees under the present Administra-
ton who are to be ostracised by the Sen
ate. The gentlemen composing that au-
gust body are invited to ponder and in
wardly digest the canons of the French
organ, lest they act in darkness Of the will
of their constituents. They may, many
of them, remember the castigation they
received from the Union pending the Ore
gon negotiation, and should now deport
themselves with proper dread of second
inhiction. The rod has been in pickle for
them for some months, and will be laid
on with hearty goodwill if any Senator
should think and judge and act for himself
in so important matter. When the
schoolmaster is upon the tripod, the little
urchins must recite their lessons as they
are written in the book. Wo be to that
ambitious youth or speculative pupil who
shall venture to question the text of DR..
Dillworth, or dispute the sapiency of the
O'Tool. Such are the imminency and
magnitude Of the peril which Senators are
about to encounter, that as Christian men
and philanthropists we feel bound to give
as wide a circulation as possible to the
edict of the Union, so that no member
may err for lack of light. There are
three classes of appointments which the
Senate is required to resist. Take heed
"First. individuals who have been APP
pointed to Office in the place of Deno
cratic incumbents removed for alleged
cause"
This clause in the edict covers such
appointments as TALLMADGE, BOND, &C.,
who have been appointed in the places of
such democratic incumbents" as Eli
MOORE and PATRICK COLLINS. There was
abundant cause for the removal of those
worthy functionaries; but the Union says,
''Public opinion seems to demand the re-
lection of these persons, appointed in
their places where there is no personal
reason for it, not so much on account of
their own peculiar dement's as an act of
Justice 10 those who have been unjustly
removed" So the Senate will take no.
tice that where cause is alleged for the re-
moval of an incumbent, his successor
must be rejected, whether there be obiec-
ton TO him or not. a fortiori, if the al
legation is made good, so much the greater
III reason for rejecting the party appoint
ed TO succeed.
The second class consists of .fhose UNI
principled and prohigate partizans who
have been rewarded with office as rewards
for mere party services"
This class comprises all persons who
were Wing enough TO take an interest in
the elections. Though they held no Of
fees at the time, and neglected no public
duty TO 60 on electioneering expeditions,
they must be ostracised; nay, though
they are appointed in the places of those
who, being public officers, left their duty
/ to 90 Of such errands. "Officcrs Of Rough
and Ready clubs" are specially included
by name. Any one who is proved unprin-
cipled enough to be Wing, and prohigate
enough to have avowed and maintained
his principles, must be rejected. IT'S the
order Of the Grand Vizier. People, do
you hear
The next class are "those persons who
gave aid and comfort TO the enemy during
the late war with Mexico"
Herein are included, we suppose, all
who were directly or indirectly concerned
in taking Santa Anna from his retirement
in Havana aud sending him TO Mexico.
He was decidedly the greatest aid and
comfort the enemy got during the late war
with Mexico. So great comfort was he,
indeed, that it is doubtful if the war would
not have ceased with the reduction of
Monterey, had he not been in Mexico to
prosecute it.
Commodore SMITH, says the Norfolk
Beacon of the I'D, chief of the Bureau of
Yards and Docks, arrived here yesterday,
and took lodgings at the National hotel.
He has come on tour of inspection, and
visited the navy yard, where he was re-