The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-12

making appointments, INSCRIPTIONS parsa1ship was The ns
who only no, good oihee bui who were IN
that they had been ruined sy folly and yiss
II "a singular fact that the seven-headed directory
with General Taylor annexed, kind OF supernnmera
nv eighth part in all the changes removals. and appoint
menis they have made, with the exception OF two cases
Of the reappointmen OF unexceptonable incumoen's IN
Veina-made the OF the spring eecuons IN that
State for the purpose Of strengthening Irving and As
wing candidates for Congress-have mol onna single
man in the United States far can ascertain from
the published lists of sufficient merit e receive renom
nation or original appointment to Once out q me pale
Of the whg and abolition parties ane w sI bsxs pm
denf and ali others who possess the right OF appoint
nent under the same authority are. by the principles and
theory Of our system Of government and ouyh 20 DC N
mere Of the people, exercising me appointing as
well as all other powers with which they are invested,
far their benefit and according 10 their will So grossly
wrong the practice OF prescription for opinions sake IN
the State governments where has prevailed and in the
federal government where it always prevails when the
wings are in power, and so revolving 70 all sense Of
moral and political right tina, respectable statesman Of
any party has been found hardy enough to defend II
when submitting his own creed and claims to the people
for their appreciation and favor No dominant party IN
any legislative body. State federal has ever dared 70
avow the principle Of prescription IN any open pnbc
act The charge once made against ne dls'lni
having ayowed the justice OF the principle N tho SEN
ate q the United States in 1882, like nlinety-nin
in the hundred of all whs charges, y vie sander,
take the trouble examine the original proceedings and
debates in Congress the occasion referred 70. ne
did charge his opponents-he charged the iederasts and
whgswith having aop ed the corrupt practice OF CIV
ing to the vctors the spos their right whenever they
happened TO get into powers but he never ayowed 1t as
democratic rule o. action l. e haa, no. one man
him. The faction now in power. however-by iasaon
the present usupers Of the executive government
"a; not hs
the vctors belong the spos but have gone greatly be-
yond il in their claims and practice They have orcbly
kind Of political robbery which the color Of their high
political position backed by the name and authority OF
the President has enabled them to extort from the pos
SCISSORS, without regard to law or right and bestowed all
on their followers and partsans In the rare instances
where few democrats have as yet been spared IN lne
departments and bureaus in washington. they have,
nearly every Of them, had their positions degraded
BY being thrust down 10 lower places and salaries and
the higher positions and salaries, which they had uni
fomly earned by long and faithful services, have, IN
nearly every instance been given to new and inexperi
enced appontees-whgs and aboltonists OF course oil
their own party In this way appointments and promo
tons have been constantly made upon me same shame
less grounds spoken OF in language OF such severe repre-
hension in my motto Such practice was never known
in any former government monarchicai OF republican,
in that Of Charles ss Sss a
by regular ar OF pricespricss already paid or 70 De
paid. in partnership money. Such practice here
she spos In The form which Mr. Ewing has given to
it. Of promoting democrats downwards. and wings up
apards-elevatng friends and Iazeeng opponents without
seIaaoon metz refinement in party prosecutions and
revenge, worthy of the Home Department and has met
ready adoption in the Treasury and General Post Once
alone, in party discipline. Mr. Ewing will well deserve
at some early day the degree of Lii ID or some such mark
of distinction, from the Oberln some other abolition
institutions. He and Jacob Collamef haye both been en-
titled. long since to honorary membership IN the State
Anti Slavery Society OF Massachusetts Let the things
that are Caesars be rendered unto Cesar
Mr. Ewing has brought beardless son into an Office
connected With the HOWE Department and the Pesi-
dent Of fifteen hundred dollars War-equa to the sal
aries OF the governors and judges OF the supreme court
and three hundred dollars higher than the salaries OF the
other fifteen judges Of the State OF ohio-whie gray
headed faithful, and capable clerks OF his own party
inexperienced youth, though the son OF Secretary with
each OF them more responsible labor TO perform IN one
week than Mr. Ewing, junior, has TO perform n Two
are left to toll in instances at one thousand
dollars per AMMAN Other new and youthful pets and
fayores OF heads Of departments and bureaus have been
put into Offices ranging from Twelve 70 aan ,
and discharged their duties aithfuywho have wives
and children to suppor-have been either dismissed or
been ba%aney p;yen 10 understand in the mean time that
they should feel exceedingly thankful for being permitted
to remain in Office at all The mercenary meanness OF
these acts notorious 10 everybody in Washington takes
from them all color OF defence or excuse.
Il is said by the wings that General Jackson was
harsh party and first opened the door OF proscnp-
removed or permitted any to be removed but ior
established good But suppose for moment that
he did permit and direct many removals. Does any
man possessing the slightest knowledge OF that great and
good mans true character for one moment believe that
he would have permitted the members OF his cabinet al
any time in his whole eight years 10 adopt and practise
such wholesale, corrupt, and arbitrary prescription "a
has been daily pacsed for the last six months by the
present heads Of departments II the dearest friend he
had in the word--if General Cass, Mr., Woodbury.,
General Eaton or any member OF his Cabinet had adopted
suca a corrupt and dishonorabe course OF party favor
itiam and partially in removals and appointments as
Ewing, CoIlamer, and others have adopted, he would
have spurned him from his councils as wholly unworthy
OF public or private confidence II there anything he
despised in the conduct OF above all Others i
sordd mercenary meanness He did no act himself but
from high and patriotic motives He may have often
erred and doubtless often deceived, but ms motives
were always pure and he trusted or confded in
any unless he believed his motives TO be as upright
his own. For any OF the mean and unjust acts OF
prescription perpetrated by Secretary Ewing and his
colleagues in the last six months, and which could not
have escaped his vigilance and scruny, be would have
dismssed not only Ewing himself il he had been his
brother but every member OF the cabinet who concred
in such II is, therefore, idle and absurd to pretend
that the course OF this administration in removals and
appointments bears the slightest resemblance to the
manly and open course Of General Jacksons Time. a
very considerable number OF incompetent dishonest and
fai,hess men--lazy drunkards and men who lived by
sponging tradespeope BY obtaining credit and not
payingmen guilty OF corruption and pecnailon IN Office,
removed but prescription for opinions sake, and
the sake OF giving salaries 10 partsans, fends and fam
lies, without regard 10 competency, and m defiance OF
public opinion, wholly unknown. For the truth OF
this can safely appeal 10 the testimony OF every old,
honorable, and impartial wing in Washington, OF whom
While an able CORRESPONDENT ia informing the readers