The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-22

poor spirit that dares motives honestly or game
81 policy too shallow 10 be enutled % eiyiiiy.
The last words attrIbued 10 Gen Taylor Baton Rouge
GA leaving home tor Washington reported have
been;
Il have Offices hu except cases Of death or res
naiion.H
saeh was he tenor Of his whole sayings while eand
date before the people
stro-g indeed, must be the pressure Of elamorous pa
ssns which could have driven Gen. Taylor To abandon
hese reiterated pledges and practise The very things he
had most emphacally denounced The hord@s must hay.
been stronger than the Mexicans at Buena V., 10 erto
such "snrr'ide'" from the conqueror Of sgnua Anna
From the Raleigh O. @ Standard APnl is
REMOVAL or WESLEY JONES' ssQ.--Wesl Jones. esq Of
ayor iioo The office Of marshal for district OF North
place This regard ceaf case OF proscripton and
we have no doubt it viii be considered by every an
sell with the facts Prescription toy General Taylor and
hat TOO, alter has most solemn pledges roiaary made
In ls'o the term Of Beverly Daniel ESQ., the former
shl exp red and Mr. Jones appointed by President
number OF censustakers selected by Mr. Daniel with
that beraliy which has always characterized him. he did
la the discharge of their duties, If change had
been made ia The office Of MARSHAL la aditoa 10 dis,
he rearposnied al regular deputies H.
without reference 10 party politics aud In instance
where democrat add wink applicants for same
pos believing the wing be Inaiitr lac iisfe-
Corded his party feelings and preferred hun the demo
cra During the entire period d his has per-
ormed with iaiiry and lhoagh Inown
and recognised Nil hands Sm and consistent demo
GRAFT has his office on any oca sion for p,ry
purposes, himself taken undue improper sa ia
the political struggles OF the day. These which
And why this faithful officer removed
for renioped he his commission had sin three
years TO raai The answer is At hand. He demo
cfat, and wings clamored for 'lhe spo The census is
be taken. and The patronage i, brings with
head --capablr faithful, honest though he was
'of with has head'-eJect him from his post, honsh
when he came into ohce, some years ago. he treated hs
political opponents under his control very different
,pI on haa, which has been exhibited Yards hun
TO He gentleman of character, and We'll qualified
whig leaders to come forward with their why Mr.
Jones removed We demand the causewe dare them
% attemp, justification OF their conduct
As Mr. Jones himself be live Comfortably with
this office, and he had ivors ask OF this admins
campaign, will unite and rally one in The next
alluvd INTO the wing ranks only to be red with and
deceived wall pefor" their part also in the approaching
with just in Is5.; and then let whigsm "fes
the mountains, and call upon the rocks to fall upon
The Register back the Standard of March, Isl5
quotes a paragraph show that de precared
asonab-" Opposition Mr Poiks administration
Mr. Polk nom mated and elected par
He pledged ''pro-cribe prescription, give
wings chance for office the democrats
the cotay il expected that without missing
themselves, constituting Sufficient claim
office, he would nevertheless give the preference to his
We heard no ,aly aIL rom birn uJu from 1 M.
friends about the examples OF thG earlier Presidents y but
his OWN eon.ciencs and from the sseat prsneipIes which
had raised han power. he iorwa the discharge
OF his dnfyfhe peoples PrdsHf elected By the democrats
II democrats put ia and wings pat out. II Just
what all reasonable men anticipate /; and as he made
no promises this pec,, he broke
proscripiive. Hundreds OF wings permitted
Office and very rarely did IL that
,sHoped, except But with Tay
lor. He elected with the d,nc understanding, and
announced himself. raun.arHy that in appointments
off would know democrat from . whig; that
these he woad look 10 his eounuys gcoi, and
parry and that, Short ne had mo friends reward
and o enemies punish" Upon these grounds he
elected, and this other promises that elect
ed hun Has he TINS tar kept these solemn pledges Let
removal OF Wesley Jones, OF Mr. Paseur. and the
prescription raging the northern States, give
answer, Ii he had preserved silence this subject,
had been elected, Mr. Polk was, party man, no
com paints would have been heard-or such complaints
If uttered, lid have been regarded unreasonable.
We repeat If The Register supPoses that intend 70
a flctious opposition the adm
simply mistaken. We shall take things they may arise
and shall endeavor Judge OF them in spirit of indie
much 10 the fact General Taylor a wing his
voluntary pledges made TO the American people while he
seeking their suraes; for these pledges mainly
instrumental IN securing hs election, and by them he inust
stand or fall
The Register says: Oar thoughts we must confess are
ned peace. We had hoped thai the termination
the late for the presidency which tore the Whole
couatIy asunder would have the beginning oi
temporary repose" Kepose indeed When
did whigs OF power give resi- quetade 10 the
repuoct What been twenty years past but
Volcano shaking the country with lis erupiions and
baieol fires And fosoo, with all power Ia us
.pds and while descending The necks OF ITS
victims, talks oil 'eposs " Let II, II Al wants rePose,
il hereafter power, show its hand plaioly
10 the people advance that when IL 10 act
may escap pc charge OF deception and dishonesty