The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-08

should be displaced
The Dismissal OF General Rayb~r" and Of Captain
Biythe Of tho First miss,ssippi Regiment.
So MANY cases of unjust removal from Office crowd
upon in our exchanges and private correspondence,
that we cannot call particular attention to all the nstan
ces in which faithful officers hghminded and honorable
men. who have served their country on the battle field
CALAMITY General Taylor himself, have been dismissed
from the public service by administration which pre-
tends make honesty, capacity. and fidelity the only test
of official merit But the following furnish such
striking instances of purely political prescription, andcon
tain such striking commentary on the election OF Gen
Taylor because of his military services, that the aen-
ton OF the people should be directed to them The pres.
ent administration seems have thorough contempt for
services OH the battlefield, and it determined to
rebuke the people for their folly eevating to the
highest civil Office in their gift simply because he has
been successful in conducting army We hope these
facts will be noted, and that the lesson they teach will
be remembered.
Gen Rayb burn has been dismissed from the office OF
shall of the northern district OF Mississippi He is
of sterling integrity, unquestonabe qualifications, and
of most remarkable general popularity. He was with
General Jackson in most of his Indian wars He fought
CALAMITY at the battle of New Orleans, and great
been recognised for many years past in Mississippi
man of most Roman- like virtue and is believed TO be
without an enemy on earth. He has held various high
Offices both in Tennessee and Mississippi and has served
with great honor to himself and with high satisfaction to
his constituents, the station OF senator IN the sss
spp legislature He is poor getting old, and has large
family dependent upon him. He was deputy under the
late incumbent who died about six months ago; and his
appointment, when made gave universal satisfaction IN
Mississippi
Captain Blythe, dismissed from the office OF United
States district attorney, ian office not worth $,OoO)
was one OF the captains OF first Mississippi resi.
ment When the with Mexic broke out. Captain
Blythe was practitioner of law in the city of Co.
lumbus. Mississippi, had good prospects before him,
and ranked high any in the State for learning
ability, and moral worth When intelligence reached
Mississippi that General Taylor's army was in serious
jeopardy, Captain Blythes eloquent voice was heard
calling his countrymen to the and he was one OF
the earliest volunteers of that noble body OF men who
marched from the city of Columbus to the capital q the
State and rendered their services the governor of Mis-
sissippi No man was more distinguished than Captain
Blythe in the battles of Monterey and Buena Vista. 1t
will be recolecied that General Taylor always professed
to hold this regment-the first Mssissippi-n peculiar
regard 1t constituted portion oil his body guard and
with Bragg's battery, saved the day Buena Vista In
taking leave of this regiment when it about to
turn General Taylor is reported to have shed
Captain Blythe returned from the Mexican poor and
penniess TO again his professional He
recommended most earnestly for the place from which
he has been dismissed by the senator's and representa-
ves from Mississippi in letter containing the strongest
testimonials Of his merits and qualifications This hap.
pcned about FIVE months since His old commander in
arms, whom he and his noble regiment aided efectu-
ally saving from defeat Buena VISTA has hunted
him from Office, and, far he is able, has brought
discredit upon his fair The gallant Cendenin
captain in the regiment, has already been dis
charged from the custom house New Oreans and the
dismissal of General Raybum and Captain Blythe fur
nishes additional evidence of the in which the
present dynasty appreciate military services.
The facts which have stated above derived
from in which the most implicit confidence may
be placed and defy the administration its minions
to question gainsay them.
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