Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-04

upahaencs1 W the passage oi these reoluicns Do the
hMnds ~ dc Admin straton fear the revelation Of charges
aa uhk remGxss have been made II it, victims were
sutY. they Who hoal fear, and the Judges who
nase sfsed aa k.sh constitutional obligations.
Mr. PTesdsn should advocate this measure were il
60 SsaPed with ihs circumstances under which these
ale hay ca made oi those who contend for the
rsh u Administration 70 chose iis officers Had
as's sesn ~ Ps :. Y sd'.nes committing the Executive
~ lssssrfg ps0scrtns had The friends of The Admins
tan, asr lhs u aon u IL sacred Plsdse sbstainsd fo
ssns up hs mnoas 5einca that no removals had taken
place tas i0s rau shch advocate these resolutions
TIE taken faith. a. d poser III. expense Of
th s gsseta hehssdmsns VI Democratic ineumbens the
tan css, 60, only iakng their eee- but amng an indi
tes nas sag det. blgw tier repuiaioBs-hee
s sahsdesaoEs wA,sA intel and prompt the support
a sss tesgGtilns and eCgh a. conceive, bring their
suEgeEt sysiy gentleman sniy the late Administration
Lei eoa 'hs Administration ssow thar ihs' unprecedented
pnscnve Feacy, xhrh has parallel in history 10
hasFa sPss poiea s anls ani would relieve the ends
a me las A6nlaisrsaon from sinaicaing the implied
dsmassa hes Tesihs upon them unsss ,hs 10 DONE Of
which have haps. essanfed ihs pfcsent Adminsa
tor Il, iss that my duty, and te duty a Every Scna-
i, - -. al. u tie ehambsS. press thee resolutions TO
,her saoptoa The ssgus 10 my b1mes Judgment, wiii
show that the Only oasncs truly chageabe asaioA nns
,enths u hs removals. devotion 70 he principles OF 'ne
Dem efailc patty.
No dab, n many nstances Il viii be found that chs,sA
have bsen preferred. but In lew they be proved
when ed As Il the friends u the late Admnistra-
on. and the cni Of oil Who is Trends court IN
yesgsiian. Ny faith in the gen raj purity Of the Tay which
has bt up hs Institutions u country frm and -
iess, when put 10 the ts. IL officers will come out Of any
ordeal that may be instituted with unsulcd regulations
have, sir. In my mind at ibis furnishing
unansserabe IN favor u the adoption of these
solutions u 10 that Of worthy and merorious man,
whase appointment very responsible Office advised
and by this body three years ago. and who
has been removed by the p'esen, Administration set OF
payfe chges preferred and acted upon without the know
ledge Of tho accused and which charges rue would subject
him 70 punishment, should not have referred 10 this
particular case, il not in my power, from my own per-
sonal knowedge d the facts to enler unqualified denial
s 70 their truth, and publicly court and defy investigation
Take the Offices bat in doing travel other track than
the reputation Of the faithful and srckn down Demo-
cratic neumben ibis and like (of which no doubt
there many demand the tcuiay Of this body l. due
alike eursevss and fellow-czens that the door be
wide open, and their be invited to enter
Mr.. BELL. VIII the honorable senator tell me whether
he has applied IN any quarter for information IN The case to
Mr.. BaIeHr. am graiied that the honorable Senator
has asked me the question answer that the chairman Of
committee Of this body, whose dues tim with that
department of the Goyernmen, having charge Of the papers
reir TO- made written request behalf OF The committee,
and the reply "He regarded the papers sPpied for
erciasreig within the direction and control c the President
Thus making very evident that une.. some seton y had
here, requiring official surrender Of oil the information
sought BY these resolutions many Of viii be left 10 act in
The dark, and friends be condemned false charges
without the forms OF trial.
Mr.. BELL. What denied was that Il true, that
Gen. Taylor had made false pretences. TIE Senator from
Indiana aud the Senator Name say be has have been
gung thai, from the facts and statements relied by the
senator fom Maine, this charge has not been made out
WHIST said was that Gen. Taylor did 10 say, nor
could he be fairly construed say that be would not make
any removals for inermedding in elections other such
cause, beside the want of honesty and capacity You see,
that makes issue between whether 10 80 or not
that Gen. Taylor has made false pretencesproessing
thing and doing another Nov, the Senator from Indiana
thinks he has and thinks the Senator from Maine But
when they bring forward the proofs and the Hgu
men sppcas tha, these charges OF false prcences aud
broken pledges inferred from the general declaration that
be opposed to the proscrpsc policy and itat he would
except for But for what cause Cause,
that would subject the party the penalties Of law
Incompeency Are these the only causes that should he
dert oj governing Gen. Taylor in these removals accord
ing to bis declarations BY means There may be many
causes besides such the neglect o the duties Of Office and
inermedJng with elections. Private habits too, some
times good Of removal, such Tree indulgence
At the festive board Now these which sometimes
may constitute su cnt ground o removal and yet would
be cruel ard brutal in the Administration make such mat
subject Of public investigation Of public exposure
These may not involve criminay IN the eye Of The
law while be denied that they interfere with the
proper dchage Of public duties Besides young may
reform, and old too Now, G reference 10 tue grounds
upon which removals have been made In Indiana 10 the
Of removal in the particular referred TO by the
Sena iom that S'ae know nothing. My'nfomation
upon the whole subject Of the number OF the removals that
have been made and the Of removal is Of very gen
eral nature Ny friend over ihe way, Mr BaapsrRr aod
my friend from Connecticut, (Mr. sxirH) lave been very
industrious collecting oil the statistics upon The subject and
must say that have much faith in hem though they
may be very correct say tha d. not know per-
sonay much in detail OF what the Administration have heep
doing lhave, Is true knowledge Of tie character Of
the gentlemen who f the highest Offices aud think them
honest may say, also, tha, have bad bu, limited per-
sona acquaintance with Gen. Tsylor but think he 10
honest man, and that he intends the power con6d
ed to bin justly whenever that power exercise
and think undertake say, that whenever such
that suggested by the Senator from Indiana 10 made
clear he will that justice done nay, when IL 10
discovered ha, has pracsed fraud upon any DEPART
ment Of the Government, with the Of securing office Er
himself be will the fraud being made manifest be mrne
daely removed. shall be wholly mistaken n Gen. Tay-
lois character he does reader prompt ard decided
justice in such case II he should MT a. 50, I should
be prepared TO and dcGoince hin mys. do
undertake deny npugn the o IN 5n
Indiana and repee that il such wrong lha mentioned
by The Senator from Indiana has been perpes ought
be redressed promptly After al, would ask whsiher n
is the proper place sa b pquisicns h. mae DO
think that where there probable ground sshSc that such
an abuse has existed aad that there ispsJa shown
10 correct H. then there Is for nleiy sBuE
character II the honnat!s Senator says that irm hs per-
sonal knowledge, be knows these charges b. ~ snj L
the man is suffering in his character, vii say l. most
gross and outrageous csse and has ob - h maze EtBi-
y evident to meet with the satisfactory errci ~
i Mt BRApBcRr. wolld ike 10 inJais q the >tnacr
from Tennessee, whether the heads Of drpi eHt' rave u0t
made removals f. NJ office account oi pa'nsi FfIoa
Mr. BELL. have the heads ~ dspafine"es, T
had any communication with them this ufrc 1 aeen
siderable time What principles they rrocstd upon ~ max
ing removals from ofhc,s within their c"ntfo q not s'aics
will state a that know upon the fu'!c P'aiess 70
have understood Gen FRygs gc pes a"d pritsons up