The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-06

Pin's' ms ioao"ang ineolcnt ieuer;
"WAsnxcros, June 4. ISas
from your eks Tsssoy 1n aoy 1sssSsa
nova i'o% Office Having distinctly declared in your in
ausutal address, with the oath Of office fresh upon your
lips, that you should make honesty capacity and fidelity
] Ss r. q s.ss and he
ea ey your in his city tina. all removals
actions Of honorable men. that have been removed for
d,snonsssy inssspacy and sahalass' Ia hs discharge
apposmsns oes f' SsoSs .sSS
soss others ws sPsopTfss @s 1
by your side at Monterey aud sacrificed his life in the war
which made you President Il 10 due his memory that
repsled Upon receiving notice my removal address-
ed the following letter 70 your Secretary
-. A. 1910. . "d .u June isss
any sa 'n' 'ns Very 9%s' duties
asHoa VILLAS NJ. MrssDrH, Secretary Of the treasury
"To this letter have received reply, for the
sss no s FOR
my remove. should submit shesrialy, proud tina. am
@ y ss % 81 Rs he
2 ADM, the ae, By % doing you wona place yourself
solemn pledges made in the presence Of God and the peo
pie You prefer rather 70 attach the stain OF iniamy
may and The spasa
hs q o IL ns Chief
Magistrate which win find its parallel only in the a,rocy
he dagger s q III
in hs country potent than the sdct OF President.
the decree of irresponsible caba upon whom he may
seek throw the responsibility and odum Of which he
II BIZ sa for s
"Yoar fsilow.eI,lzsn. no,vn
president of the United States"
The Senate cannot fail to be struck with the conc-
dence that exists between the reprehensons of this
letter and those contained in the speech of my honorable
friend. The same premises assumed, and the same
conclusions drawn; that BY analysing, they would be
reduced SUBSTANTIALLY to the same elements will emily
add, sufficient commentary this letter, that Mr..
B. F. Brown, after being nominated suppose as mar
at the commencement Of the present session. found il
pedent to leave this city suddenly and be is now under
several indictments BY the grand jury OF the county OF
Washington for Obtaining after his REMOVAL consider
able Of money from the treasury OF the United States
by fraud, forgery and false preences. hope he will
prove himself Innocent; otherwise, that he will be
brought condgn punishment So much for this item
OF wing persecution!
Il appears from House Doc Is sess soth Cong, Reps
Of Cons No sos, 9. that General McGala, the pre-.
decessor of Mr. Clayton, letter addressed to the
Hon. John A. Rockwell, chairman OF the Committee Of
Claims called for the appointment OF wentyfour addi
Ona clerks % enable him 70 bring up he aSsaIage
the 18th Of August ls4s, Civil and diplomatic bl) that
Congress- granted thirteen additional clerks for the period
Mccalia. And now produce here letter from the
Second Auditor to the Secretary OF the Treasury dated
3lst of December last in which that officer observes
that
thar required all the and energy of every clerk
employed 10 bring up and they have necessarily been
"la sddIiioa. have the honor to report hat from and
IT, n % 2. ns
making appropriation for the civil and diplomatic ex-
}ans is4s passed i2 August isa ADD continued in the
act making appropriation Tor the civil and diplomatic ex
"a March, viii saals
In this Office"
So much for reform under the auspices Of z. Taylor
THIRD AUDITORS Office. This was in condition not
less deporabe MIR Polk had removed the best clerks
in that ohce-nne in all: one appointed in 1871 in
1913, in 1916, in 1915 one in 1882 one in 1884.
the appointees Of Madison Monroe, Jackson. Van Blu
ren and himself. Some oil these were invaluable ser
wants of the government particularly the old clerks and
the was throw the business Of the Third
Auditors Office into the utmost confusion; and
this appears from letter from Peter Hagner,. late
Third Auditor dated April sa9 to the the Secretary Of the
the Office enormously in arrears, ne adds that
"Many of the quartermasters' exceedingly
vouminous, embracing accounts rendered
mutation that branch has in arisen from the increase
in the number OF dsbursng officers made by the
Of he old aSd MOST scsn clerks and appoint
meni Of Others without experience requiring instruction
be Obtained through the remaining experienced CLERKS In
the engineer and and & ny Of
since 1886 The accumulation In that branch think may
be mainly imputed the removal Of intelligent, eff
hcent clerk heretofore had these solely and
exclusively for many years committed to his adjustment,
and who uniformly kept them uphis successor promo
ted fill the place. being not at all familiar with this TO
him, duty Alter time IL found that the usual
prompt adjustment of these accounts had ceased
therefore deemed in order to prevent further
cumnaon, To assign two other newly appointed clerks 10
his assistance The result has not been such hoped
forhere remaining great increase OF unsettled accounts
In those branches many Of them embracing quarterly dis
bur from 1876 the fourth quarter Of 1913 There
& which itself mind, other than
again obtaining the services, far practicable, OF the
DID, clerks, and the poymen Of five six
capable, industrious accountants, in addition 10 tho
ber authorized by law
Mr. DODGE OF Iowa Who removed Peter Hagner
MIR. SMITH. Old age fourscore years! probably
fourscore years and ten!
am now prepared to submit extract from the hon.
orable senator's speech. He says that
at Is worthy OF notice, that while officers removed
hero calling upon Congress for additional force. beg
leave suggest Mr.. President that night be wise
omy the former efficient public servants"
That is exactly what President Taylor has done. He
has restored the former efficient public servants;' and
yet some additional force is necessary overcome
arree h s. -.ssiacr of tns ast I'D
ministratlon.
SO much for the departments in this city and fear
essy submit the question 10 the Senate and the country,
whether far they concerned the President and the
cabine, have done than their duty Many perhaps
most OF their political friends will believe they have not
done even that.
Diplomatic service AT the time the paper was made
out which hold in my hand, february ast) there had
been recalled from the 4th OF March, 1S49 without
quest three full ministers and four charges receiving sal
aries to the amount OF 500 and recalled by request