The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-29
has the following alusion to the subject ia biz lei
lss under date Of March 20

tsf under date Of March 90
have no hope now ofshe Department. of the Interior bs
ing abolished this session. The patronage q
that depsrmenthe ecklessness with which that patron
age has been used by the upuous politician now u
the head instead OF acting against the contiuuance Of
the department haAssained il, and 10 gaining for every
day new friends in and out Of Congress Nothing Is
certain than that administration II has not the power
OF doing much for ITSELF sustain itself through iss
friends Gen. Taylor may have the power Of causing
himself be renomnated, much less does he stand The
least chance Of being reelected but Gen Tayors cabi-
net may manage grow rich while In power and 10 pus
money into the pockets Of their friends than one
manner. Thus Mr. Webb pocketed outfit for charge
daaires, when IL known that he could be con-
fmed; and Mr. Ewing well as Mr.. Collamer. employ
clerks In their department not warranted by any
Congress- But these infnitesina considerations in
comparison what the Secretaries doing for them
selves They suffer themselves be employed agents
for misunderstanding the decisions TO the Attorney General
and then pocketing some ninety hundred thousand
dollars In fell swoop This IL the highest game of brag
have yet seen, and deserves public notice. There ID
the G-n claim which has just been allowed back inter
and ALL tout Of which the Secretary of War 10 said
have made pretty penny) and there are others which
have been disalowed by the late administration but re-
opened SINCE and paid How Is thata do not mean "a
say that these claims just but after the story hs
wings circulated about the claims Of Gen. Casa governor
Of the Northwestern Territory, think Il would be
amiss examine little the career of present
ncumbents in office. E5F
The present administration to have adopted the
motto of the fleeing Frenchman at Waterloo. "Sasvs qn
psGtony that they construe Il literally all who
may" (from the wreck, that 10 70 say)
The public will not fail to see that these extracts
which we have above copied, are from highly respeca
BILE sourceshe first from Taylor wing paper. and the
second from leading democratic paper; and, in our
humble judgment. the Implications which they contain
not to be bnked sight by any measure Of indg
nan denuncaon which may be exhibited by the cabinet
organs in this city We read in Byron's Don Juan OF
certain Spanish lady who made great show Of Indignant
virtue under circumstances which established, beyond
doubt. the falty Of her conduct There to be
striking parallel between the conduct OF that indignant
lady and the two cabnent organs We those jour
nails that they will not be able to turn the public gaze
and scrutiny from the administration, under which the
acts above aladed 10 have been done, by showing that
one Of its members had hand in the suspicious
action The claim scas paid It was rejected under Mr.
Folks administration, and has been allowed under that
Of General Taylor. We not how much il has been
bolstered up by the opinions Of the Attorney General
the usual method of screening the other Secretaries from
responsibility, and very disreputable one, too We
have read the act allowing the claim, and, in ac-
cordance with the previous practice of the government
we do not hesitate to say that the interest improperly
allowed
We regret much the position Of Mr. Attorney General
johnson. He is evidently to be made the scapegoat o.
all the questionable and suspicious conduct Of his fellow
Secretaries. He was called in 10 sustain Mr. Claytona
action with regard to the German steamship with an
opinion, and again to bolster up that Secretary in the
Poussin affair; and now find him relieving with an
opinion the Secretary OF the Treasury himself reputed to
be an able lawyer, in the allowance Of doubtful and
suspicious claim against the decision Of the late Secre
tary and Comptroller Of the Treasury, and against asc
the opinion Of the present Comptroller We admire biz
courage much condemn the lack Of both abiit,
and courage to assume responsibility the part Of hi
colleagues in the cabinet as displayed in their oca
conduct.