The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-13

The Bundelcund Tragedy.
Our contemporaries of the Union APP
pear to be much distressed by the resolu-
tons introduced by Mr.. STANLY in the
House of Representatives. They think
they will bring to light Stanly farce we
think they will prove Bundelcund ira
gedy.
Here have these Locofocos been en-
gagged for twelvemonth in raising an
outcry against President TAYLOR for dis
missing a score or two of officers in this
city who had been VIGOROUSLY engaged in
using their Offices for purposes of cleo
pioneering. Prominent among these gen
tlemen were Mr.. BURKE, the Commits
sioner of Patents, and WILLIAM J. Brown,
the Assistant Postmaster General. These
two gentlemen were members of an cleo
pioneering committee, and were general
beggars for moneys to be used in behalf
of General CAss; and were associated
with Mr.. FooTE, of Mississippi, for the
purpose Of diffusing useful knowledge
through the land, in the shape of political
pamphlets. But the Commissioner of Pat
ents was also known as the author of
pamphlet published under the signature of
Bundelcund." We not only never
read one of these pamphlets, but we never
saw one of them and we believe that a
handsome reward was in vain offered for
the production of man who had ever read
it. We suppose, if the truth were known,
it would turn out that there was never an
individual sufficiently enterprising to have
undertaken or accomplished this task. But
the gravamen ofthe whole matter was, that
Mr.. BURKE, while Commissioner of Pat
ents, was engaged in writing this party
pamphlet; and this was reason enough for
turning him out of Office. AT all events,
it tends to .explain the extreme personal
malevolence with which he has since pur-
sued all branches of administration. This
gentleman has been smarting under the
sense of an imaginary wrong, when the
fact is, that he ought to have been dis
missed for writing stupid pamphlet, if
for nothing else.
As for VIM. J. BRowN, il is GER
tainly important to understand fully what
that committee did. We all know the
great influence of this gentleman in the
Democratic party. We all know that he
was the favorite candidate of the Demo-
cratic party for the Speakership. We all
know that BURT and BAYLY, and all the
chivalry, came to the rescue of Brown;
and it is perhaps quite important to know
what were the services which he rendered
as Assistant Postmaster General, in con-
junction with FooTE and burke, which
entitled him to this distinguished conside-
ration. We think, therefore, that Mr..
STANLY is right in this matter. Perhaps
the affair of national moment, next to
knowledge Of the authorship of "Bundel-
Sund"-which is all-important--is the
knowledge Of the connexion of VIM. J.
BRowN with the campaign Of l84s. We
desire to see him brought up in his official
capacity with Mr.. Commissioner BURKE
and Mr.. Senator FooTE. Let us know
what these worthless were about. Let us
see the moneys they raised, the manner
in which these moneys were expended,
and all the details of disbursement. If
these moneys were expended-or any
part Of them-in distributing Bundelcund
pamphlets, we suppose that the examina-
ton will exhibit the most prohigate waste
Of public funds on record. The idea of
paying money for Bundelcund pamphlets
is one of those shocking extravagances
which strike chill to the heart Of every
economist.
II will be very interesting, also, TO
know what public officers in these parts
absented themselves from their duties, 10
make speeches in favor of General CAss,
or against General TAYLOR. II will be still
more interesting to know who contributed
money for the distribution of Bundelcund
pamphlets, and for other purposes con-
nected with the campaign. As for the
"other purposes" we should be disposed
to leniency; but as for the individuals who
contributed money to circulate Bundel-
cund, we would have them all dismissed
incontinenty from the public service.
The verdancy which covld seduce them
into such expenditure is proof enough of
their incompetency TO discharge the du-
ties of the most ordinary clerksbip. Turn
them all out. Prove that they are Bun
delcundians--and nothing should save
them from condign punishment. Bundle
cund, indeed