The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-05
This L.lon,a Mouth.

Can Taylors position. resulting from his previous
,.,atons (pedges they may be called) against pro-
.Oon on the hand. and the party calls for removal
~ the other, is felt by his cabinet TO be most embar-
..;o, one; and they have resored most exraordi-
arr, measure-or prelext, rathsr-to preserve his
socy and reconcile past assurances with present
ouooses Had he come in on party grounds, avowedly
;. make clean sweep should have had nothing to
.,c but we have much say the adoption of
action unkaown in history, and indeed in the
.i,tory OF any free country
..No man will be removed for political opinions" Such
u the ante. electoral declaration. Fidelity honesty
,oaey, these. we believe, the words) will be the
oIv qualifications for office" Such the post electo
al declaration as late the inaugural address. How
,s the democratic o6eehoders to be removed, and the
integrity of these pledges to be preserved This the
uoblem and it really presented 10 common minds in
,aDerabIe difficulty. But it appears it solved by
Uncommon minds-at any rate, in uncommon manner
Rehelieu or De Retz if alive might take lesson in tor
uous policy from the scheme by which consistency and
Droscripton have shaken hands together. No honest
lf,af,1 cap1ble ofce-holder is to be removed There
must be sufficient to justify his eviction before he
removed And what is this cause charge against
him, Here is the most beautiful political discovery of
modern times Talk of the Gordian knot and cutting it,
md thus solving the problem OF untyng it, why, this
modern knot is released in which shames the
Duzzers of antiquity and the Macedonian who Knocked
hem with his sword. Our knot is cut by processing to
BE- united, and the word of promise is broken while it is
,spt. Shade oil Talleyrand! mourn that greater than
rIeyrand has arisen to eclipse the fame Of the modern
French statesman.
To require charges against man, in common honesty
resupposes examination and Investigations notice
10 the party accused and hearing of his case If a
charge is made sufficient for removal the sys-
tenn at once becomes bribery for all of false &C
cusations and false swearing wants an Office,
but there is an incumbent in his way. All he has
10 do is TO swear him out by false charge, or
to procure some kind friend TO do it, and the whole
object is attained. An administration processes that
will not remove faithful. honest, and capable Off
GERS but it makes daily removals, and thus pro-
claims to the country that citizens removed I'M
faithful dishonest, or incapable. AS far as it can il
brands them with one OF more of these charges. And
persons thus marked all the time utterly ignorant of
know u.s. that the administration has judged them upon
whom and has condemned them without notice and with
GU, trial Why, this beats the famous lions mouth OF
Venice all hollow. There, the mouth was always open,
and secret accusations received as here and the
parties were arrested. But there always exami-
nation there and trial. though unrigheous Our
lions mouth, too, is always open, and receives all
charges and our council OF eight-we believe, in Ven
ice was the council OF telat pronosnces judg-
nent, Furnishes the accused, without his knowledge, by
removal, and perhaps rewards the accuser with good
fat Office The injustice, have shown, is far be-
yond the loss of Office reaches character, moral quail
icaions as far Judgment OF the administration car
reach them Let not be said it would be too trouble
some to give the parties notice. and that the process
would be too slow for wing impotence This question
Of justice not OF party hase-a question resulting from
the conduct of the administration and from its desire tc
reconcile two rrcconcable positions; and whatever in
convenience it may experience in its party pursuits it has
no nigh, to adopt principle, and give practical expos
ton to it, which would injure the character and stand
Ing, so far as the administration could do it, of many
the best men in country Some OF the wing papers
have lately said that no has been removed but fo
cause excluding political opinions, for that is dsavowet
as cause by Gen Taylor Here great numbers of
ceen men thus branded through the country; and te
crown the injustice it is also said, any Of them may have
copy of the charges application. We doubt any fan
compliance with this profession; but were it hon
esy carried out, what sort of justice is that which pun
ishes man first, and then lets him know what he has
been punished for-not with the remoest idea of doing
him justice by reversing the wrong, and restoring him Il
the position nquitously taken from him, but to show
him how political consistency is to be preserved!