The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-20

Now, in what aspect does the conduct OF Gen Taylor
and the leaders Of the wing party present them before the
world In none other than as the vIoLAroRs OF SOLEMN
PLEDGES, and being guilty OF the gossest nconsst-
ency OF conduct Under this administration, per-
haze been removed from office than under all the pre-
ceding administrations from the foundation Of the GOO
eminent We think we are within the bounds OF truth
when we affirm that more than SIX THOUSAND PERSONS
HAVE BEEN REMOVED UNDER THIS ADMINISTRATION whose
nominal head pledged before the world remove no one
except for good cause affecting his honesty or capacity.
And among these six thousand prescribed persons are sol
ders who fought for their country either in the Late war
with England OF the war with Mexico and innocent and
helpless women who had been appointed postmsresses
and keepers OF ght-ho to enable them to support
INDECENT families Never in this country has political
prescription been so extensive, ruthless, and SO
morseless as under the nominal administration Of man
who is voluntarily pledged before God and to put
end to the practice. II is idle to say pretend
ed although at the was that any consid-
cradle portion Of this immense number of persons pro-
scrbed under the Taylor administration incompetent.
dishonest had nterfered improperly in elections. On
the contrary il is bold bare faced unmitgated proscnp
ton for opinions sake Let General Taylor escape from
the burning truth of this fact. if he II is imprinted
in letters Of living light upon his forehead bedmmng
all the elores OF Buena Vista,
We have proposed to the friends OF General Taylor,
from the beginning Of this controversy with regard to
prescription, that If they would, upon has authority and
Nth his appreciation, admit that the vast number Of per-
sons removed prescribed for their political opinions,
and not for affecting their personal competency
and integrity that the practice of removals correct
in law and in policy that General Taylor and the lead
of the whg party, during the canvass, pledged them
selves to the people against political prescription for
opinions sake and that both he and they have know
ingly, wlfuy, and premedtatedly. violated all their
solemn pledges to the American people, acknowledging
that those pledges many false preences to cheat
the people and thus to obtain the possession Of the gov
ernment we would say more upon the subject of
movals but would only hold them accountable before
God and the country for the fasehood OF which they
have been guilty, and the fraud which they had pepe-
traed to obtain the places which they hold in def
Of the popular will expressed in the recent cleo
tons. They have, through their accredited organ,
pleaded guilty to the fact Of prescription, and they
have acknowledged the law and the usage They have
only to proceed little further, and admit their false
promises, and the premedtated violation of those prom
ses, and then the record will present the whole truth
When they make this last admission required of them,
far concerned will discharge the indct-
ment holding them always accountable for the moral
guilt involved in their conduct