The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-06

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circumstances and how did they keep their promises
l. He his Secretary OF State, at an early transfer
red to his own artisan press the printing q the laws as
missing all ohSs and thus did the very thing which had
been 80 biiterlydenounced In Mr. Clay.
?. Soon aerhis elevation TO the presidency, General
Jackson commrced appointing editors and others con-
necied with thddemocratc press 10 Office These people
had powerfully contributed to his success, and We're
among the Neutrality-suspicious. well as talented OF me
editorial corps; hey were usually, il not uniformly. ap
pointed on rem1as have recently seen list of mol
less than ftye such appointments, made within the
two first years his administration. OF these, one was
appointed an auditor; one comptroller nine clerks IN
The departments one librarian to Congress; one dis
tric attorney; tne register OF land oce; one sur
veyor OF the pulc lands; one receiver of public mon
eys; one secrehy of Territory; one marshal; one
pnrser in the United States navy; two Indian agents
three naval ohcers; nine custom house ofhcers and
twenty-five depuiy postmasers--the latter usually lucra
tive and important Offices In most cases, the editors ap
pointed 10 local Offices continued to et their papers, sup
porting The ADMINISTRATION and assaing the opposition
with spirit and vigor.
by the friends Of General jackson at the dismissal by
Mr.. Clay OF a few publishers OF the laws.
General jackson. at early day after his accession
to Office, entered or wholesale system OF prescription
or removals for opinions sake.
In little over year, after his first Inauguration he
removed about fifty collectors of the customs. ten sur
veyors of the customs five naval officers, fifteen district
attorneys, thirteen narshals, twelve registers of land OFF,
ces and fourteen receivers of The public moneys. By
Senate document No i20 LIST session 2lst Congress-
pears that between the 4th Of March, 1922 and the 7h
Of April 1880, thirty weighers, gaugers. and measurers,
were dismissed and BY document No los, LIST session
2lst Congress- that bween the 4th OF March, 1922 and
the 22d day OF March, $780, four hundred and ninety
deputy postmasters removed In addition to these
during the same PERIOD numerous removals were made
in the departments in this city, and the diplomatic consul
lar. and other branches Of the public service.
During the first year he dismissed probably not less
than fifteen hundred oicers-the appoinees of Jefferson
Madison, Monroe, and the younger Adams-al OF the
old republican school, and in the language OF the senator
from Maine, Mr. BRADBURY Of the pues virtue,
upon whose characters no stain was ever hxed before
men who were regarded by all who knew them emf
The system prosecuted with relentless vigor dur
ing the residue of the presidency OF General Jackson
and the victims were equally estimable and worthy
which the senator Mr. BRADBsRYl says arises at the
present time for General declared in substance in
his first inaugural that he would make ability, probiiy.
OF the abuses which bad brought the patronage OF the gov
in conflict with the freedom of elections, and
had placed or continued power in unfahful or incom
petent hands, and after declaring his purpose to
such abuses) was as follows:
In the performance of task thus generally deiineaed
viii INSURE in their respective stations able and faithful co.
for the advancement Of the public
service more on he integrity and zeal Of the public officers
Were the officers dismissed unfaithful, Were they in
competent According to the doctrines Of the honorable
senator's speech they were all beIled and traduced a
stigmatized as base and worthless
The extent and manner of violation of pledges by
President Jackson and his friends have been sufficiently
anu Sci lOitn ledulng menOer OF Inc demo-
cratic party now member Of The Senate Mr. CAIHoun
In speech delivered in the Senate, the 18th of Feb
ruary, 1885, Mr. CALHOUN said
"Thc party then in opposition" (at the Of Mr.. BEs-
rows report "and Ia power pledged themselves the
community, shonld they be elevated power they
would administer the soyernmen, on the PRINCIPLES laid
this soems 10 my opinion. imposed sacred
a s been reaeemed na; the gnsa fas
party SAer having referred tho names of committee
Hayne and findl.y and after quoting extensively from the
denouces such unqualified and abuses
OF patronage attai time, without being struck by the de-
,he Character u our oounry Them we were sen.Ss in
all that related TO liberty and jealous Of patronage and
Die removal, OF three four printers reused the indgna
ton Of the whole country-evens which would pass
unnoticed We have grown insensbie become callous
and stupid"
In speech delivered in the Senate February IL 1885,
the same distinguished senator said:
al would tell the coming administration to beware. II
m Ss Busn uns soad s bs
he has. he would be woally disappointed With all my
auaies-he had courage and frmness; was bold wsrke
audscious, though 10 his woTd faithful his
pledges | pds Gales Ssaion'' Register Of Debates, part
Perhaps the honorable senator mfr. BRADBuRYl will
find in these facts sufficient justification OF the terms OF
denuncson which he says were applied to Gen Jackson
by the then opposition. The senator says that
OF eptoach gross 70 be heaped upon the head OF
the venerable President for having removed certain officers
Of opposite political party, and appointed hs political
friends in their places, still leaving in Office great body OF
the lormer"
This language is wholly napplicabe to the case OF
administration who brought into power in oppo-
sition system OF prescription for twenty years and
whose sole object is TO correct the procedure BY letting in
is friends 10 fair and just participation in the Offices
OF the country
The administration Of Mr. Van Buren was mere an.
pehdix 10 that OF President Jackson. The same policy
was pursued but in the field OF prescription little work
remained TO be done. l. appears from Senate document
the 4th OF March, 1887 10 the 27ih ol February 1885,
three hundred and sixty deputy postmasters and sup
pose corresponding number OF officers dismissed
in other branches OF the service; but this merely
cleaning, the crop had already been swept from the
held will not be unreasonable to set this up as
ing doubtless run in favor of the democratic party Mr.
Van Buren was the last man to revive Il by a new
promise
Mr. President il is my duty to come down to more
modern times and this will lead me TO consider the
pledges given and promises violated by the last Execu
i've.
l. advert TO the course taken by the late President
on the subject OF the tariff and TO his celebrated letter 10
K Kane, esq of Philadelphia, on that subject II
may be found in Niless Register, volume 66, page 2s5
and is as follows:
"CoLUMBIA, Tennessee, June 10, 1913.
"DsAR sIRi have recently received several letters ref
ersnce my opinions the subject OF the tariff and
among Others, yours OF the Both ulmo NY opinions on
this subject have been often given the public They are
TO be found IN my public and In the public discus
sions in which have participated ! am In favor OF a
tariff for revenue-such a one as will yield sufficient
the treasury deray the expenses Of the roy
ernmen economically administered la adjusting the de-