The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-18
The Martyr Market falling-B. #. Browns
Case.


Somehow or other the Democrats seem
10 be very unfortunate with their candi-
dates. No sooner arc they saved from
one "load of obloquy'' by the failure of
one Of their friends, than they are saved
from second load Of obloquy by the de-
campment of another. We regret to learn
that the "favorite candidate of the Re-
publican party" for the office of doorkeeper
of the House-the caucus candidate-has
been detected in some ambiguous re-
lations with the treasury, and has aban-
doned the candidacy, with the peremp-
tory determination never to offer himself
again as candidate for public office-un-
til more propitious season.
The worst feature about this affair. is,
the danger it portends to the Union. The
sole organ applauded the junction of the
Old Hunkers with the Free-Soilers and
Abolitionists in New York, because it
could not bear to "see the Who's revealing
in the ofices" And few days since the
same journal announced that the course
best calculated" to bring about disunion
was for the Southern Democrats to vote
against the regularly nominated caucus
candidates of the Democratic party! We
presume that a fortiori it would tend to
" bring about disunion" if both Southern
and Northern Democrats should vote
against the regularly nominated candidate.
Yet we have not heard of any one of them
voting for Mr.. BENJAMIN F.. BRowN, not
withstanding he is the regular caucus
candidate for the Office of doorkeeper.
Who, then, is BRowNi One of the
martyrs, whose blood is the seed of the
Democratic church. He held an office
in one of the departments, from which he
was dismissed soon, after the WHIGs came
into power. Over his dismissal the Union
set up howl that might have been heard
from Plymouth to San Francisco. 1t was
the able and accomplished BRowN-the
intelligent and talented BRowN-the ar
dent and ingenious BRowN-it was the
all-sorts of marvel of BRowH for whom
the ''bloody butchers" had "ground their
axes" and whose head lay bleeding under
the guillotine. Mr.. BRowN himself wrote
an insolent and vituperative letter on the
subject of his dismissal, which has fur
nished Mr.. Senator BRADBURY with many
of the ideas and much Of the rhetoric for
his recent speech. This letter was pub
lished with the other insulting letters of
the MoNTcoMERYs, THoMPsoNs, and other
dismissed Office holders, in the columns
of the Union; and young BRowN was soon
after appointed a travelling agent for that
journal. Indeed, so deeply have the edi-
torials of that paper been imbued with the
style and spirit of BRowN's letter, that we
have sometimes thought We saw his pen
in IFS editorial columns. It's diatribes on
this subject Of removals from office have
been SO full Of acrimony, insult, and vitu-
peration, that it i, difficult TO attribute
them to any other origin than a resent
ment for supposed private and personal
griefs.
But 10 return TO BRowN-Mr. B. F.
Brown. Just about the time that the
Democratic party was on the point of
covering itself with '1oad Of obloquy,n
by making Mr.. b. F. BRowN its door
keeper, transaction came TO light of
which we have obtained the particulars
from reliable source.
Early in July, 1s49, Mr.. B. F. BRowN
transmitted, to the Second Auditor of the
Treasury Department, vouchers and ex-
hibits to the amount Of 1884 81, purport.
ing to be for moneys expended by Captain
John Heron, late Of company X, of the
first regiment Pennsylvania volunteers,
and constituting his claim upon the Gov
eminent of the United States for money
expended in organizing, subsisting and
transporting his company, before muster
ing into the service of the United States,
under the act entitled can act TO refund
money for expenses incurred, subsist-
ence or transportation furnished for the
use Of volunteers during the present war,
before being mustered into the service
ofthe United States. Approved June 2,
1S4S."
These vouchers were accompanied with
a duly executed power Of attorney from
Captain Heron, to draw the money for the
same. And Mr.. BRowS did draw the
money for the same 10 the amour, of
1884 81, by draft made payable TO him
and drawn upon the assistant treasurer in
New York on the 7th day Of September,
1849.
The discovery Of case Of forged vouch-
ers in the Pennsylvania regiment led TO
some inquiries into the case Of Captain Her
ron. A letter was addressed TO him, t,