The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-20

individual from public trustwhen they are the active in
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high trust affecting both individual character and the
governed ~ he Of s ss own what ea
idle pageant would this body betohaf scsmn farce
q some honorable senators should be followed, and the
Senate should be comfasd in their tnqHiy simply the
qualification OF the proposed successors" "
Ger standing next 10 rank to the President the execu
tive department OF the government would be our duty
70 reject scry nomination. which has been presented 10
dent furnishes US with the information demanded This
authority may be felt to be obligatory BY gentlemen sym
pathizing with the administration. May not hope,
that they may not feel constrained BY the authority Of
the cabinet to reject the Presidents nominations ad IN
fnifum7" May not rely upon their aid under circum-
stances so exceedingly peculiar!
Is il said the inquiry relates to executive business and
should be considered IN secret session. answer that the
information we seek is Of public character; II am
right in my suppostion false charges have been made
nd6ed in the executive departments, affecting the public
and private character OF our fellow citizens. by which
hss been furnished s ioL driving then u
By his announcement of the grounds upon which re-:
movals should be made the removal has been converted
displaced and the means Of vindicaiion should be as
public the assault have such respect for the Presi
dent that believe he would the idea Of screening
any beler who should lend himself to the disgraceful
employment Of fabrcatng unfounded accusations where
with to blast the reputation of his neighbours for the sor
did purpose Of securing to himself their places MOI be
would say every honest would let these things
be brought out the light OF open dayet have light
Let US know precisely how these things are II office.
holders have been guilty Of dereliction Of duty they
have been wanting In integrity capacity or hdeltyhey
But let us not be guilty Of the injustice. when
condemned and sentenced publicly without trial q with
holding keeping secret the means Of their vindcaton
No friend Of the administration should ask this OF the
Senate; and asked. il will, believe be indignantly
Mr. BADGER Will the honorable senator from
Mr. BRADBURY. / shall have finished what I have
say in short tme and will not trouble the Senate
Removals from Office under the administration Of Pres
dent Jackson have always been fruitful topic OF remark
vulsed the country and finding the Offices generally held
BY his opponents some OF them were removed, and ms
friends put in their places Upon this the cry Of pro-
bitter and indignant denuncations
No language was too strong no rebuke too scathing,
s S9 T. e
ed his political friends in their places, still leaving in
style Of remark which was adopted on that occasion.
will read brief extracts from speech made in the Senate
Of the United States by senator from Missouri, Mr.
Barton. He said:
"we did not dream Of this reckless prescription for
opinions sake that makes the land look pale of this
vsgng persecution for the exercise Of the high aud sacred
guided by the fends party dicipins, ehunng and
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victory and vengeance, and the presidential elections Of
row and the Offices and The honors and the emolumens
Of our codntry into the mere spos Of barbarian car
Again. in the came speech, he compares the removals
to the sacking Of provinces by Tartar hordss and the
Offices and honors and emouments OF our government,
the spoi!s Of Seytham car And to that minister
course Il were better for him that he were fitted for
Heaven, and ll-sone tied around his neck and he
thrown into the Potomac The days Of the present delu
sion will pass away, and the Uotdries Of constitutional
liberty be again seen in high places"
And that "the voianes OF constitutional liberty"
whose denunciaons Of prescription have often been
and contrast ira the conduct 81 President Jaetsons admins
aiion, upon the subject Of removals, with what is
going forward. and to see how the pledges which have
been given have been redeemed.
II was charged against President jackson, that when
he had been in Office year, the reports OF the executive
departments together with the report Of the Postmaster
hundred officers during the first year OF his administration
and that the removals from the deputy post Offices Alone
from March 4, 1929, to March $780, amounted 10 the
number OF 49l presume that there removals OF
subordinates not embraced in the estimate first named
II was this prescription OF more than HUNDRED Off
Gers in yearoi .oua HusDsrp AND NINETY one post.
sons head the denunciaons 10 which have alluded
How stand the facts now
is difhcu for me to ascertain with accuracy what
this city (and II is understood there or more) did
not choose to give, or could not find space for full
record oil all the victims that fell beneath the axe OF an
administration that was 10 prescribe prescription"
The Postmaster General furnishes some data in his
port He says
The number OF postmasters appointed within the year
ending June 30. 1Ss9, was q, 1888. or that number
z162 were appointed In consequence OF designations;
1873 were apo nted in consequence Of deaths;
81 appointed in consequences Of changes OF site Of
office
2, los appointed In consequences Of removals;
III were appointed In consequence OF commissions /
pired and not renewed
% were appointed in consequence Of commissions
newed;
70 appointed in consequence OF becoming presi-
- DENTAL by income exceeding 81 900;
WI were appointed In consequence Of new Offices.
Two thousand one hundred and three appointed in con-
sequence OF REMOVALS alone for the year ending June
1891 That period embraces four months under the pres
ent administration and eight under that OF the preceding
am informed that very few OF the removals were made
prior to the 4th OF March II assume the number TO
be hundred, then have during less than four months
TWO THOUSAND removals in single department. Ia that
department alone the removals were at the rate oil FIVE
HUNDRED per month more in single month than under
the whole OF the first year under President Jackson "
the work has gone on al The same rate SINCE Inc SUN
OF June, have five THOUSAND IN the fost
Office alone Whether this Is the case or not, we have
not the means 10 know response TO the resolution
will give Il.
think il due to remark that. in some OF the depart
ments believe more liberal policy has been pursued
and that there has been effort fairly to- observe the
pledges upon which the administration into power
desire TO do injustice to The President or any mem
Der OF the cabinet In other departments from the best
means OF judging we have clean sweep appears 10
have been made. know that in the State which have