The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-06
CITY OF WASHINGTON. SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL s. 1885,

1--WE must ,hen look forward 70 the time when ,hs public
will be doubled when the civil and military ON
OF the federal will be quadruped when
s influence owe, individuals win 6s nup'spa mp g a. nas
carry any through the Senate and bis recommends-
gess when the principle Of public action win be open and
avowed that the President wants my vote and want his
ihe Office wish for What will this be but the govern
Of one man and what Is the government Of one man
bat monarchy IT,
should not do justice to myself if did not dsclam
producing this extract under ANY idea OF involving the
distinguished senator from Missouri in the charge OF in
consistency for believe he would now administer the
down. II called to that high duty My sole object is to
show how entirely the democratic party committed itseli
against the proscnptve policy Il will De recolecied that
during Mr. Adamss administration the then Secretary OF
State Mr Clay deemed it 10 be his duty TO take the pub
LEGATION OF the laws from certain editors printers, mot
to exceed half dozen all for pursuing III is supposedly
course OF unexamped detracton and abuse OF him and
the existing administration. This created agreat commo
toa both in and OF Congress resisted and de-.
as an alarming assault the freedom Of the press and
the liberties OF the people of this country In speech
delivered by Mr. Saunders, OF North Carolina, IN the
House OF Representatives the Ist OF February, 1925
he said
SIT 1.-The dismissal OF the edorsl seemed speak Lam
guage OF the department. and TO the various editors
o the favor Of they would submit sup
the fullest extent the doctrines and wishes Of the
things was calculated operate only those who
print laws, but all those who might have desire
to print the II thus calculated opeIate and did
aciusly operate lso control the freedom
the press) enlist throughout the country that powerful
IL this respect much sfecfHal and much
dangerous than the ar.famed atien aad sedition aus
On the 5th OF February, 1897 Mr. Hamilton OF South
Carolina. while considering the same subject, said
.If an administration thus crcumstanced has any pa.
ronage incident the t will be to use il in
best calculated render the Of this mighty
THAR Yanday nfar
This however Is matter OF great delicacy and must be
managed with consummats caution The lion must . be
therefore, be found that the Of subsdzng
and and os q stubborn t n and n5aesa6s nsam @
by any sudden and violent changesthat in the
there may n. @ ss sssna ns's apan an se
would put the diet Of wholesome regimen in
penden, would be turned out % be fed in such Oas as they
might be able TO pick until the whole pack should
sturdy ast that howls the o the treasury to the
sarveng turnsp that barks in the rthes verge Of
tudes"
Thus have shown that General jackson was carried
into and through the OF 1928, with the avowal
al to the administration Of patronage, and with decara
tons OF the utmost repugnance and abhorrence the
part Of his friends to the proscrptive policy He was
elected triumphanty, and the front OF this
Capitol in his inaugural address, threw before the coun-
try The following Just sentiment:
'sThe recent public sentiment inscbes
overlooked the task Of reform, which will require patcu
larry the correction Of those abuses brought the
eedom Of esc,on and the ofshose causes
which disturbed the rightfa p appointment.
and placed continued power in unaihfn incom
psieni hands"
No doubt was bis duty to correct such abuses as had
disturbed the rghua course oi appointment and placed
but this be done In such way not TO constitute
another abuse. by bringing the patronage of the govern
men into conflict with the freedom of elections General
Jackson did not say with the honorable SENATOR T is not
the policy 81 making removals assai but he denounced
ii as an abuse. No competent faithful officer was
the noble principle Of the Monroe letter. The Chi Nag
isfrafe of great and poperf nation should indulge
IN party feeng his conduct should be liberal and dsin
ferested ai,rd bearing mind that he acts for the hois
and not a part of The communify" In order to Just ap-
probation OF what followed ii should be borne in mind
that the poscrpve policy was then entirely unknown to
l. tappears from House document No 1884, first session
26ih Congress- that General Washington in his admins
uaon Of eight years. removed lof officers appointed BY
the President by and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate only to wit: two in 1884, two In o. hve In
'95, and one in 'g7
d That Mr. Adams he elder) in his administration Of
tour years. removed only eight 10 wit three in 1927,
in '9S, in 99 and two in is0oone OF the last being
Timothy Pickering, Secretary OF State Also, that he
refused TO renomnae TO the Senate at the expiration OF
their respective commissions three wit in l7es
and two in 90
8 That in the administration OF Mr. Jefferson OF eight
years. there fifty removals. TO wit thirty three
he did renominaie al the expiration OF their commits
sions four--two in lsO2, in 1903, and in 1907
These removals were made upon the principle OF equal
izatioB.
In 1901, Mr.. jefferson appointed Samuel Bishop col
ector OF the port Of New Haven, removing Elzur Good
rich revolutionary character at which the merchants
OF that city took offence, and addressed him the sub
ject He replied as follows;
"If due participation Of Office is materof right how
vacancies TO be obtained Those by death few
by esgoafion Can any other mode than that Of
moval be proposed This sa painful Office but IL Is made
my duty, and meet II as suca."
In speech delivered in the Senate February o. 1885,
the honorable senator from Missouri Mr. BESToxl stated
the principle upon which Mr.. Jefferson acted, follows
"The elder Mr Adams upIU,fso,, E..i~-.is-.-
and Mr. Jefferson had 70 turn portion Of them out, In
der get portion OF the republicans and Mr. Jsfer.
had told him (Mr that he carried changes
far enongh--hat he had not done justice to his
party"
MAY not President Taylor do justice his own friends
May he not act the old Jeersonan principle of equal
izationi The honorable senator tMr. B. seems TO
have forgotten that he received his first commission at
the hands OF Mr. jefferson, and was, he says let
ter already cited, moved on his political creed"
T. Il also appears from the document, ihatin Mr.
adsons administration OF eight years there
enteen removals, TO wit 1909, two 1911, one
in 1912, one in lSl4. three in 1915, in 1916, and
eight in 1915 and that he did renomnae to the Sem
ate two, to wit one in 1907, and one in 1914.
5. That in Mr. Monroe's administration OF eight years