The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-28

Before close this article we take the liberty OF asking
s ENQUIRE. whsis aas the words Z put. II marks Of
used them in any publication OF his and that the Enquirer
mus. know very we'll OF Il Is strangely ignorant OF what
conductor OF public press certainly ought
know. Whers then, did il get them y Yestodays Hing
The Wing has often reiterated the charge that the
phrase, mo friends to reward, is not the language OF
"Old lack" Now, we have the time at this moment
look up the numberless letters emanaiing from Gene
raj Taylor during the last presidential canvass, to
whether not the identical phrase occurs in any OF them
nor do we think incumbent upon democrats to perform
such duty, for think show that there is high
wing authority for using the expression.
Fan Of this motto is the language Of Zachary Taylor
10 his first Allison letter He says, = have no private
purposes TO accomplishing party projects 10 build upno
10 punish-nothing TO serve but my country"
The source OF the whole motto is from speech deliver
ed BY his present Secretary OF State, John NJ Clayton
made in the United States Senate, in july ls4s He there
said:
There is another platform Il l. that o. honest man
,ao he whig but thai. Ii elected the pres
dency he viii not be he tool Of pariy thai he win be
pcsisH, NO FRIENDS REwARD that while he viii do his
duty IN removing corrupt, incompetent, uniabiui men
system OF prescription which distributes tho public offices
Of the country as 'he spoils Of victory
Now, when wing presses find fault with demo-
seaas The language Of s % zasR will they Saye the
justice TO inform their readers that John M. Clayton
General Tayors Secretary OF State the gentleman who
4 authority Tor SAID language, used IN connexon with
mouth OF almost every wing eector in the State that
Geaeral Taylors views were msrepresented by the
democrats that be would not prescribe for political
opinion That be had no friends TO reward, no enemies
TO punish !; and that the old General has flashed
every pledge II is too late to contradict IT, Indeed, the
contradiction comes with bad grace from party whose
acts OF prescription, daily revealed have parallel in
any orner administration and justly merit The rebuke Of
all candid men who were induced 10 support Taylor
an independent candidate.
The Wing puts forth most lugubrious article, jus,i-
he If Mr. tbc al
esourg, by the previous removal Of DR.. Mihge This
argument is indirectly the teeth of Old lacks admitted
Pedge, that he had mo enemies punish and goes
af 70 prove that Old lack hds broken his promises by
turning out a man against whom not a word could be
said on the score oil "honesty, capacity, hdeyD We
ASK attention TO the following structures OF the Peters.
oag Republican, and trust that the Cockade town will
Today l,buke Mr. Syme for having prevailed on Old
| Jack 70 break his solemn word:
hate loalhe prescriptions
would ron from a Mexican a. turn ont demo-
graf for his political opinions.
allhopgh these solemn promises have been repeatedly
Ioaeu py Ven Taylor, one dreamed that our worthy
au accomplished postmaster, William N. Friend, esq
WORLD have been removed from Office after the applicants
LOT his office distinctly stated to the President that they
nad no charges to present against him This is another
instance oil The violation OF Gen Taylors pfighfed afh
n. a nd American peopleio the people Of Petersburg
ne od soldier has been made by politicians 10 eat has
o r icords: Did not Mr.. Syme press upon him this
shameful abandonment Of his wordi Did not Mr.. Syme
VS. a hrs influence in efectng the removal Of Mr..
nend Mr. Syme highly commended to u.s. in his pa
wr, nese promises OF Gen Taylor. How, then, could
Syme ride sacred and binding promises 10 urging
we removal Of Mr.. Friend and gallant Captain Me-
rae and thus take out of his pocket has last cent and
.nve him, like Nebuehadneszay, TO eat upon the ran
soTous grass OF poverty
Did not the majority Of the citizens OF Petersburg de-
re That Mr. Friend and the gallant McRae should have
een continued in Officer We politicians who disregard
e voice OF truth and OF our people. look TO il you
doomed already II politicians break their prom
es and their word thank God the interrupted
t6m tn eel
pure Richmond Enquirer Of Friday.