The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-20
CITY OF WASHINGTON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 90

bled to witness the ceremony, aud sent forth n be
American people as the great political chart by which III
administration was TO be governed, he made the solemn
06ca declaration o tine principles by which il shoud Is
guided. II is in these words:
The appoiutng power vested in the President impose.
informed shall make HONESTY, CAPACITY. and yIDELIrY
indispensable prerequisites the bestowa of office and
ao.sses a g, either Il these qualities aAaA % deemed 'eieat
Mark the language How emphatic and significant
is from President who desired To soften the asperes
Of party and who had pledged the word Of soldier never
yield himself 10 party schemes He specifies the
for removal under his administration They are diaton
esfy. ineapac,ty and unta,thalnss These ALL He
states no other he inmaes no other. "EIpYesso
unus est ercusio dlteyius the specification OF is
the exclusion Of all others This Is the common sense
Interpretation OF the languagethe fair and honest con-
be regarded as meaning that while he should
officer for the causes specified, there in his mind
another cause, not named. tor which he intended to
thrust out thousands The superstition would be unjust
to the President II would imply dupcty and decep
| ton. which do not impute to him. believe he in
tended %s 70 make good bis assurances. a.g
This official declaration OF the President after he had
taken the oath OF office, is, under the circumstances,
equivalent to declaration in advance, applying each
case OF removal under his administration that made
for want OF honesty, capacity or fidelity in the Off.
Ger removed The charge is in an Official document, from
the highest source, and carries with all the sanction
which official station can give.
Now, sir, how has this pledge been fulfilled, Is il
not notorious that while yet fingered upon the lips OF
him who uttered it. sweeping system OF removals com
menced which has been steadily carried forward, until
has swept State after State, and extended to the re-
hottest corners Of the Union Men of the purest vrtue
upon whose character no stain was ever fixed before
men, who were regarded BY all who knew them emf
nently possessing honesty, capacity, and fdey-were
numbered amongst the prescribed Upon all these VIC
Tins the mpuati0n is cast Of "ora official denquen-
cy 10 mark the case more strongly and to prevent the
possibility OF doubt, the organs Of the party out
for political opinions political causes and asserted
that they were tor the specified in the inaugural
address, and that any other supposton would do gross
injustice TO the President
read from the Daily National Whig Of June 3. 1s4s,
proposition Of the Union. that il the whg press would
come forward and acknowledge that the pledges and
professions upon the subject OF prescription, made by
democrats were removed because they democrats.
and not because they had been guilty Of official moral
misconduct no more should be heard from the demo-
cratic press upon the subject Of prescription per
.The proposition Of our contemporary is based upon
false assumption, and therefore cannot be acceded II
Una. ao M mas e ma ne
deny that he has violated his pledges in this respect
WE ds Ss 5 Don 10 e o. s
of democrats from Office which have been made by the
which, made S
the announcements themselves II Is entirely Hfence
ions; and inresee. TOO. the dsea
ration n the isawgHa that dty and infegtfy
@sasd ~ or sppo;sisa 10 os ha sessssd o. sssSea
TAs pledge Of fhs appoi~tng poge isho has made this dca
conadence than The passionate and has,y Inference.
Of the opponents of the appointing power lis much more
inasgurai than that he docs violate it. The
probabilities that he keeps his word, at least his
fhs nation believe Gsa T
is executing his Office in the Of appointments upon
od s Dss an s Jmon m p
cal contemporaries thai he Is executing Il in violation Of
entitled credit than his opponents be upon the
principle Of crsdibty and particulay when the
false assumption, aad the Union knows the fact i knows
anything has any for the truth II Is fully aware
of The utterly corrupt and inc fcient condition Of the fed
sral official corps 4 Is aware Of aay,hlng whasver L
noxious, less the charge Of either Of entire
capacity discharge the public loose ideas
or less degree fidelity the public service which
is the crowning glory Of every public servant"
Here sir we have II repeated, while the work was going
on, that the removals made in consequence OF the
'moral official delinquency OF the officers removed and
not for political Itis openly affirmed by papers
Now sir, ask IL, in view Of all these facts response
10 the resolution is not due fellow. citizens, upon
whose character stain is thus attempted to be fixed
We know il is unjust TO them. After expeling them
from Office, il necessary that their fair fame
should be tarnished.
II is due also to the President. who, unless he has
adopted the spos system the great and distinguishing
feature OF his administration, has been imposed upon by
general system Of hbeiing-by the filing o fictitious
charges against democrats who IN oce, TO procure
their removal Unless presume violation OF all the
pledges and professions OF the President and his friends
this subject, forced to the conclusion that this
system has been pursued
But SIR, at liberty to presume violation OF all
these pledges HIS organs assure Us we are not Ii,
them this scheme OF getting up fictitious accusations has
been resorted TO, the inquiry arises BY whom has been
done For whose benefit was il that such practice |
should be pursued acm bonoy' Who had an inter.
est in dong III Those manifesty who expected to profit
by IT, No other persons could be benefited by such
course OF procedure. II may out upon response
to the resolution that, in some cases, those whose names
will before us, as nominees TO the places thus
vacated will be found to have been engaged In this bust
ness. And submit that such fact would be one
that must have influence upon every honorable mind
in IFS action upon such nomination. L will suppose a
Aman deliberately engages in getting up and pre-
sentng false charges against officer, in order TO pro-
cure removal and is successful and obtains nomna-
ton for the place IL when bis presented for our
approval the evidence OF his conduct should be furnished
with H. should we not feel the information 10 be pertineat
and importantly There be but response to the in
terrogatory.
trust that have succeeded in showing 10 the sats-
faction OF the Senate that the information sought by the
resolution is necessary for in the faithful discharge
OF our official duties As part OF the appointing power,
we have right to the information in the possession Of
the Presden touching those matters in regard to which
we are called upon to advise with him, How can we
perform understandingy this advisory duty without IN
Appointments made BY and with the Senates advice
and consent BY the term advcs, understand something
more than mere consent Consent is the acquiescence
Of the mind to what Is proposed by another Advice
implies the suggestion or recommendation OF something
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