New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-23
Official statiou-A ppolniments and Dismissnis
Truman smiths Defense Of Gen. Taylor
The Sew-lork Custom House.

WASHINGTON, THURSDAY March II.
Mr. TRuHAN SMITH fought his way 20 the foor
to-day 10y 4 majority Of only four sDl began MS
reply to Mr. BRAnBuHYs speech OF the 18th Of
January iasi, App. To cong Gi0Jt, page a., and
to Mr. 5 resolution. which the Senate that lay
refused by vote Of - to B. to lay upon the table
by remarking that much time had been wasted on
the Slavery discussion wasted. be- said because
Il was quite notorious that every Senator mind
waI already made up. THIS assertion, rs truth. Is
not doubted
Mr.. BHtDnUEi resolution was in these words
R,soisea That The President be requested ID be-
aid before The Senate all charges which have been preferred
led In ans Of ne Departments against iri-usls who
removed Office the ith day n March
last with specification 81 he sfy, in which The
officers charged have hsf opportunity "a te heard and
ofbs number Of removals made under each De
pHrtn~n including subortluaies m the Custom Houses
and oiher branches Of The pubic service
Mr. BRADBrRr, It viii be remembered accused
Gen. TAILOR Of having broken bis promise. 10 act
independent OF party, n elected 70 the Presidency
and mentioned that his leading friends had pledged
thems elves that the General would never be touno
" the supporter OF that infamous ystem OF proscrlp
ton which distributes the public oihces OF the
country rs the sIo,ls Of victory aud that VI
CRTTENDES OF Ny. had declared, on Gen. is
behalf. he hates. lOathos prescription.
Mr BRADBURY also quoted Gen. I Inaugural
o. March l-i9 as follows
The appointing power vested Ia To Pf-.teni imposes
delicate and Onefous duties 80 fsr as 'po,seiS 90 d
ininrmed shall make honesty capacity aud fidelity niis
pnsEtle prerequisite, 10 he testowti " Office and an
se1ee Of eher Of i-se qualities shall he deemed sumo en-
cause Tor removal
DO no, see ilat the discussion has, thus far
ELECTED Any PRouFs that President TAYLOR has de-
parted iron the rule he hsd thus LAID down. He
has found an able defender IN Mr. SMITH Tie
President could not, Of course, ersanaly examine
every Application Tor lticc and he must have been
ireaifuilv harrassed with inuunerabe persona
III euI rteslf Mr. y I'd
il were statute lew that no man coming 10 W ash
iugt0n as Ca Office beggar should have The place tie
sunght a vote i,r 70 II could.
Mr SMITH explained that II al the original
charges 'or papers couiaiuiAe them made against
public functDnarlls who had been removed n ON
Office were % be produced m the senate, ege1
Post Once and CustomH0lse would have ~ b.
rausackcG the Atlantic COST end the Pacihc
searchsd and what would BE- toae with the voln.
mln0us documents ms4y u which were assuoi,d
b. be hbe i0us Hrd calumniols, though he MI : o
dd not think 80 Would Mr. BRADnuR send
them over 10 the t4i0H oace for purposes OF agi-
taton
NJ. SuIrH slowed mat Gen JAcKsoS had re
fused TO comply with Mr. WIsEs more direct and
simple request or information as 10 e.nOyss. tut
be might have added that nearly siuliiar spphca
hon had been made 10 Mr. 1ATLOK. who replied
tha; he considered oil .uch pspers az being private
roi oftc.s aud improper T. BE- thrsst before me
public where the parties iu' DIV ed had not require"
slch seton
M SMITH ssd. that Mr. Bradbury wanted 10
To- ormation as 70 papers hied before March ., a.
although papers since filed often connected them
selves with papers tied before H. Mr. 3 Wish
ri ~ pass over period % twe nty years in "hch
onehalf of the citizens g a uitea states ilie
Whigs were prescribed from oihCe Why uOt %
tain ali the pap-rs-thusc hckre i-f9-say ir5Ia
tie s.h Of March ls29Or - east since that date
| in ls4I they would probably show that those
" hou the President had removed. had tkenselfes
| ben The prosc7rtsrs Of Oftsrs. Why did lot Ar
| BRADBURi cali ior the cases N Shicn President
| T,IIoR hsd refused u remove the incumbenis P
| he Mr. SMITH verify believed that the cases "a
which the President had refused 70 remove public
oacers would BE- fesnd more numerous than irse
| ~ which he had made slch reuoTsis
MI. SMITH TOD the senate that tie LscOf Coo
! members nj Coueress-Loc0 Foco Seuaiors-Scn
ators who lad voted Or this Inquiry By NJ BRAD
srRY-had gone % Preslaeu; TAYLOR an urged
lir, iutrested ha MT u disruiss certain Puolc
c1cers Of Their party, sons o; Them very recently
sr-ain.4d to- before tie III Il Marcia l-is-there
had been hard feelings by Wings, ssainst the Pre-
sifsrf for not making dsmssals, ~ cases whers
h. hsJ deferred 70 the ishes OF Loco Oco Con
snes.men WHY not AK 10 he papers on Tile. for
al the facts IN such cases - these along "in me
| others
" RRAnBrRY. u seems dOes not want rBF
Kyasoys that bad induced President T1TtoR 10
/ make removSls be chooses % assume them, AiE
only asks that al tie charges a. the papers IN tie
pigeon holes may be collected and p1bhshed- De
| Knows that removals are made, Ia ulne cases OFT
| %, ten from motives q discretion AID pTodeuce.
ard lot because u ar specia charges d improper
| conssct uasde against the IDcUmhenis
Discretion and prudence = the oislesi order
er. r,,uired N order o. knCw whom 10 appoint AID
| who-a 70 dismiss Had HENET CLAY offered
Asos KESDAIL 81 90 0ticc, n place q =, -.
! place. we have the dearest evidence that AMOS
/ Truld have been his friend NAPoLEoS under
| go ofers 6lhnv s. I'D TALIErRASn 50 eit
PR the elder. AMOS was sighted he ielt bis
| no,xer and be used l. to-. when The tine came
| / Exchanged IN those days, Vlih Gen SEEHs 3
! 60 a. TIE Irf,ltg.acer ard car vel reInen
| b.sr ,be Efforts O. NJ KESDALLs mitigation Lis-
crcr57o and prudsncs- sGas G0ufe-IiyOs have EN- J
Mr. SMITH said. ina, IN al cases where ne reFs
,,ue OF Post Ole in the ' nited States exceeds
"A SuOtsdOn fro1 NJ secretary clASTeS'' sieseh
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