The New York herald., 1850-03-25

Total in 50 years. .114
No.ws come to Gen Jackson, who vas to correct
the evil Of bringing the patronage Of the
into conflict with the freedom Of elections"
MIR. Clay, as Secretary Of state, Was abused all over
the country for turpiog out six printers Of the laws
but a. soon as General Jackson came In, he turned
them all out all the country and appointed many
editors postma and other offices the
fret year Of General Jscksons administration he
turned out In all the branches Of the government,
about 900 Office holders Including 491 postm
This was the commencement Of the system Of proscrip
tion.
that this sdministrstgn had turned out 1000 pest
matters In four months equal to 500 month and was
horrihsd st But you must not take the rst Of
this naturalization ai parsison you take Il
stcgether and compare IL ss an entirety So says Mr.
smith In other words he mrans to say that the
wings having been banging round the public crib for
twenty years, without even chance at the second
table excepting for bite under Gen. Harrison they
1s tssm By Ola 2sss ha% e os prompt .nd Without
standing trines The locofooos had to be turned
cut the wigs had to be fea-there no help for
i, but the ofhces being pretty well thiansd out
abe busness Will 40 on more gradually.
week on thi. ,ubject we're not that other gentle
m,n desired TO speak on the negro question, but he
Mr smith could not pes over the vsy in which
svost snd his school Of defaultsrs had cleaned out
the Augesn stabiss. That ~ss democratic :" reform
and re,rtncbment" with vengeance
The Kane letter, the scheme of the annexation or
son and f,y-four forty or nshs were next
showing that Pre- sident Folk to considersoe
psniOn bad violated his pledges Mr. Smith said that
cratic Ia-ty for 81 40, they did come down to 40
Mr.. Dsese !of Iowa. Does the sen.tOr inclnde the
clude the Senator from Missouri (fr. Bstton) as
among the democratic rsrty demanding 81 sof
MIR Smith-Not at all
MIR. Doege-Thsn qualify yourself
MIR smith-weli, as ths Senator from Missouri came
sesiop don't hnos that he /, to be con,idsred ss Ne
longing any more to the Democratic party (s1gbter
Iehr 10 tho National Democfato Convention and Ia
demand for 81 40 a with Great Britain.
Mr.. Dodge deny that.
several Senators" Order, order
Mr. Dodge The resolutions OF that convention say
not word about 81 20.
Mr.. jefferson Davis You have got him thsr.
Dir Dodge VIII the Senator allow me!
MIR. Smith Certainly
Mr Dodge i would s.k the Sepstor n the Baltimore
Cobveptiep ,sid usrd about 81 40, aud would call
HE attention TO speech In tli. Senate Of admit
ted Moderate sbiiity BY the Senator from issouri,
Cog that the whole OF Oregon was the territory south
40 and that the territory north wasNew Caisdonis
Mr. smith approved that admirable speecs-hs sp-
prcvsd the treaty; but he o. ndemned the pledge In
VOWED In the Baltimore resolutions and President
Polhs Msvsse to Congress . only calculated to lead
20 mifchief pledge too. which he ana the
party we're compelled TO abandon.
Travelling dom the history Of the ssu,s heaped upon
the AdmiDstIstion- Mr. Smith came at length ts the
exact question q prescription practically applied
and gave 'sres Of tables of Wigs and democratic aud
The dusrr and cents paid 20 them, to shov that
Adninirr.fon has oSy been slmiog at sQusIEIng the
hAus ard h,hesi sld the niinutensss with -sich he
gsve d,tss establishes the fact that the osbipe
have supplisd bin viii the figures.
sac Department, Msreh 4. Isso :-T~snty-tvo de-
moersu' three ~hisa-since changed to nfteen whig,
sLd eleven dem cratf
ssiaIy q q cen vhls'. =. ....... sls,eeo
Salary Of eleven democrats ......... ilsio
Whig surplus. ............. sI.Oso
Navy DeTsrtmsnt, Shen General Taylor came into
poutf
a nsnoersis, aggregate fslary....,.... s.24co
Is Whigs ........ 1900
Dtnocrstic furplus us...............F F2s 800
since changed to % vhis,, and ~ d.nostst. With
brlarce Of psy. In fsrer Of whigs Of 81 ZOO.
De sIaaffp me n IrC ter - wh
- ctmocfsfs. usutrsls Since changed TO 60 shias
10 9dfuccfats and nsutrsls one neutral had TO Ro
a Noice-N no are toe n-utrssf
Mr. smith ] hey arr cid sgackss of the army who
dor dtlcrg 20 any Tsrty They have been tpoten 10
s5ut a. and they ray they don't bcong 20 any party
As hr Smith went sith bis figures
~ Dcdss inquitd how the Senator arrived Of the
Tctfitt a the clcTls'
Mt smith BY a particular inquiry snd have no