The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-07
THE UNION.


- AZ II 49, t.F
4 Under this head. the cabinet organ Of yesterday has
article from which we extract the following para
graphs, italiesing few lines in the last:
4 Mr.. Walker. when he was expanding in this service
~ 00 told congre that he had made every possible
reirenchmen Ia expenditure. 10 possible that he could
have advised Congress deprive him of some S600000
and thus leave him with force confessedy inadequate 10
PERFORM The duties required
Not only do refuse credence this allegation but
challenge the Union General Bayy 20 call upon Mr.
Walker for his opinion to tho exgences OF the
Treasury Department We haze doHbt that hs WM say
that Mr. MEREDITH rsgues every dollar that he has asked.
and thar the public service wscessary suffer any por-
om OF IL wifhhed We hare doubt that he lch say
that IL the ia degree unreasonable and Jaetios to oih-
holdu.
The organ is desperate in its attempts to defend Mr.
Meredith for his arrogant and indefensbe conduct in re-
ference to the collection Of the from customs
and therefore, not surprised that it should resort
the most desperate shifts and expedens to make out its
case But we are surprised at the freedom with which
il brings in the name and authority Of Mr. Walker to
sustain the present Secretary II refers to that gentleman
in language which implies that has authority TO spsck
for him. and 10 call him witess In defence of Mr.
Meredith Will the Republic presume to say that i has
authority from Mr.. Walker to make such Of his
name Win II say that its editors, either Of them,
have conferred with Mr. Walker personally, and have
permission from him assert that he (Mr Walker) will
say that Mr. Meredith requires every dollar that he has
asked and that the public service must necessarily suffer
if any portion Of It is withheld y and that he mr.
Waker) will say that il is in the last degree unreasona
BILE and factious to withhold it?'
The language Of the Republic implies that it has Mr.
Walkers personal authority for making this statement
We do not believe it has had any such authority or per-
mission of any kind from him to make such statement,
thus to represent him, and until it shall appear that
il has such authority from that distinguished gentleman
we shall not hesitate 10 pronounce the statement to be
totally false and unfounded, and made with express
intent to impose true upon the American people that
which is not true. We do not believe that Mr. Walker
has thus been contradctng his past COURSE and putting
arms into the hands of the enemies of the democratic
party and Of the late administration, in order that they
may more effectually assa both We believe that the
paragraphs which have quoted from the cabinet organ
imply libel upon the distinguished Secretary Of the
Treasury which we do not hesitate repel And under
such circumstances the public will expect that the cab
net organ will sustain itself by producing Mr. Walkers
personal authority for its statements Welook upon the
practice Of thus bringing before the public the Of
distinguished gentlemen in support Of newspaper
assertions, without their authority permission not
only reprehensibe, but dishonorable in the extreme
We will only add that, If the Republic had taken the
pains to ascertain Mr. Walkers views upon this subject
we are assured it would find that he has volunteered
opinion as regards the bin cow pending in the
House, but, when called upon by the charmen Of the
proper committees Of both houses, and his opinion
queste he did say that Judge Bays bill for the present
six monhs-beng at the rate expended in is47-4s
was in his (Mr. Walkers) opinion sufficient As re-
CARDS the districts and especially California he ad
nitted il was peculiar case and the expenses there
would be heavy; but he thought the difference between
the necessarily extraordinary expenses in ls47 and
ls4s for building cutters, &c. and those now
desired by Mr. Meredith for that service, might meet
these California expenditures; but should the facts turn
out otherwise, he was Congress would remedy il
hereafter in special bill He declared that he had
desire to ebaIass Mr. Meredith in relation to the mat
ter and feels very sure that neither Gov Dickinson Of
the Senate Judge Bayy. Of the House, has any such
DESIRE Mr. Walker further added that Congress, In his
Judgment, should, at early period practicable be-
fore the OF the next fiscal year, make all
the necessary reductions by specific appropriations and
not devove that necessity hereafter upon Secretary Of
the Treasury.