Washington telegraph., 1850-07-31
pRoseRIprloN-rHE= FACTS.

the speech of Hon. Truman Smith. of
Connecticut, on the subject of removals
from Office, to show the injustice of the
ehnrge OF prescription raised against
President Taylor, We ask an attentive
aud impartial perusal of the fact, as laey
exist
The question Mt President, now arI,.s, what
has President Taylor dunel iIas he made a t,st
reasonable aud pfoTer use of tho removing aud
appointing nnwcHi Wa see how he "a, .#la,,,J,
what light the past aud the present throw ON his
palhi what Aas the nalfsa Of his predecessors what
the situation ol the Government when lac came
into power, aud the eonluet ofihe opposition .nos.
We nov eoinr toihr i,sus--has hs abused lhe con
hieaee el Tue American people, aud hslraysd the
uus' winch ihty plated IN his hands, 1t the
following details, collected with much labor aud
care, tell the story.
VII besn with the D. nftmsnls IN tbs city,
ana show what was their political condition At the
commencement aud Gloss Of The late almnisir,.
tion, aud what chlnsrs hayr bern made since;
ani II The eaaellsan does n1l result from the auts
that the ffeailrnl has nut even dana iistIas u
himself aud his lfends, tashy nalhng ailhe pnble
service, shall be greatly mistaken
Niais DspuimsHL Al The Gloss Of the late
administration, there wefr In this drptffmunI
twenty s,igu employees, lekrlldYs Ut tbs Ssarria.
fy,l ofwhnn lEealy.tWl wsts Democrats, na1
senly three Nhist=ih' iaHnsf feoelfIat com.
nsnsaiian cf s!l,nal, ani the latter Of s5.0Jl.
Majority OF Democrats -, aud balance Of eaul.
pensltion IA their favor sIi.9lf
NaW lhefs are IN the sans D#ptrlmsal twenty .
sis employees, ol whom fifteen Al. Whits. \ alrv.
en- psmncf1ls, the ilnasf fccsIfInf = eonlsnst.
t,pn ai rlS,1ll aai The latter st2.li1 Naiarty
af whIss only iIgf. aai htandu vf eamprasaiion
ia thaF liyar oulY Sldaa
Nary DRHiafHt-A The clos, Of tie Last
almuslfataa there was. "a tbs department, Iex.
elusive Ui the Secretary aud niIiarr. aI tha nay,l
tiliy Que employees, oi Nhun ihlriy.louf wore
4dsmaetai', tIieel Ahiss. auI tRa usnlral8-ihr
drinaefais faeclgIag fampras4tial If SlFl50.
and tie ~aiss 81, 100. Maj lfty ut dsnaHr,is
nlnrtsen, aud btIaatc of comneut lima Ia their
favor ; i5.i11,
Nv ilFfe are IN thai . paIiusat he sAns
.numbEf Of employers, u whom twenty .6rs are
wings, lNHniY-lhfHe democrats and iHfss nsHtriis
the ahigs ffcrltiai a aHpenzaioH af sll ll1.
and the drnpefiis 81 IN MapaK ii whss
z2aly iAa' all balance o. e'miiHnstilza ga their
faylf aaiy ) .,O1l
Il 81
miuisifailH ihrfe arfr, IA iis Drr4Inrni. #rK.
#elusiss of the SseHiar aaI uilIzsr. ui the amy
and including The frn.Iaa aud lnIi4a bureaus.
ahtrh then belonged to taat nspaftmHai,1 seven.
tY-ieaf employees. Of wham lifIE "a we're dem.
=aerais. unus.ira atigs ani rfsai nsnlft s-iha
democrats fafr,t Hs compensation af ~1a.dil,
and the Htsui siil1l Nt#Htg 81 d-mnIrlis
I'm, aai haiaaer ai compensation ia tbr.f laHuf
san.55u'
Nas there a'r IA ih' nm #Hlf,u#af .#K#Inl.
n tie f,usIhn aaI lndIau bureaus. Al tbs time
pan ai tie n-paamsnI Of he iuisfaff 4 lF.-i1
slnplaYrrs, ihuy afe wHIgs nineteen democrats
aud s#Fsn Hzn'HHs die al. q 80 |F#Is IA
f-nsitIah OF Fl! Haa, iaIg.r z#a .rflz4 (, 2 $50.
M'iaais Of iHf wing elrFal, lai hhtaHs Vi con.
II,susttIan in tb..t iagor ssgiH.
FftassrF gHIasafs=Ai Tie r'a.sl %, tie l,sl
adn lriilaa, ibsfs wsf# IA ilis bapazimaaI =.
#sias4va ufths sscfslap three Huadfsd and ihfiy.
i've employees, nj eaon ta3 huHlred aud my.
atn~ Wst~ democrats, aud au'y seFrutK.sis ehis /;
ihe iofnsf receiving compensation II sali. lll,
aai iaz lausFstagif sii ial ,jaIIly Of dem.
zaeriiz at' ha4lfsi sHl sIsHJs .ikf-., aui taancr
OF compensation ~ lleif iagof, Sll703l,
Nov 'hcfr s'v in the same nspsanenl jhrsr
hundred aui th'Hy .iour emp.o, 80, OF shom lya
hundred aud two are drmoofaid auj ouly uar
HHffHAfN ANN AAINN wv hNIMH HNf" AHHfNf NNfH.h
ing compensation Of Sl11. los, sud the latter
.ol SlC',sg5 Mguiiy Of democrats ,gyrni,.
ant balance or compensation ia thrif : 81 2l3is
DrPIThwm f Ne In',finr --Ihrl- we're IN
'h' bureaus nov composing lh.s Department. nt
ilc rlusr ui The lasl Admin atritiou, our hundfsd
aud twenty y-srysa employers, If whsin uiari,
three we're drmocriis, abd only thiity four whis.,
the lorinef receiving q compensation II Sl1alS1,
ani the latter Of SiiiuO Majority OF fd,murgais
iiiiy sud balance oi compensation ia tic.f
favor Si3G57,
There .f~ now iu ll,o same department lrsc'n.
si'" oi The Secretary uud temporary cl.iksI one
hundred sud thiuy.rlEbt smHuy ,ss. uf whom
eighty au wings aud iity.rrlt democrats; The
former renewing compensation Of ; lUi.6ju, aud
thr laitrt Of Gs.4l7 daAaf-. Msi,nty of wings.
tweiy on'S. ai'd b,lsucc Of compensation IN their
favor J',2jjH
Post ORse DtpIfhmN.- "a the clusr a. the
late adm n-iialun, there geir iu tlIs department
forly.nis, ~inpoly-rs ieEclusivr o. the IusimHs.
ter G-n-fali Of whom loHy.'rgrn wrfr demo.
'cfais aud ony two wings ih- former receiving o
compensation - 1900. aud the latter Of oply
2.2UO dulIars, Mllonly Of drmocrils forty five,
aud balance Of compensation IA their iayor g..
700!
In the sBmr Department there ARE nos thr
same number Of employees, Of whom ihfiy five
are democrats, aud l1ufirsn whg,; tho iunrr
receiving compfn.tinH Of li,6Ul dollars and
aud the lalIrr OF Il 800 doihrs'
Ia all the Dspohmrnls there were on lhr iill
Of March ldst, t,S5lusHr olnrutfa.s aud olhrs, ss
ubuyr,l sx hundred sad thiby.ieo riupio, cp-, OF
whom iouf hundred aud sryouty.sN were demo.
cfats, aud oay QUE hundred aud 6ny-sn wings
the tonne, receiving compensation oi $3.50
dollars aud the latter Of lgi3OJ dIliau MaIur.
i;y Of democrats three hundred ani twenty, aud
balance OF compensation IN tlcr favor 3sl i9u
dollars
In the same Departments there are nov lrN'
elusive as abovc) sh hundred aud lohy.iour cm-
poyces, Of whom three hundfd and iity are
Democrats. aud two Lunifsd a,.i H'asi, f,"r afr
wings the former receiving compensation Il
a0i, J5 dollars, aud the latir' Of 316,5j9. MaIpf
ny Of democrats flty-Hx; aud balance Of comprn'
saiion IN their favor q go dullan.
During Mr Pok's administration, there wrf,
removed IN these Departments, fer other than ol
some special cause, such dfuukrnness, one
hundred aud nine clerks, having compensation
ol l22, ,3lO dolbn; aud under that ol ifysdrn,
r.5ipt qua huudrrd and ttF htvtuu a potuueu.t.