The daily union., 1852-12-29
rsoa The Concord (s..H) Patriot
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INC ptceucuud oteCuO0 Tue teucfd press
daigsd in much speculation in regard to the be
pursued by General Pierce in the matter OF removals OF
political opponents from office. Many Of them TO
hope much iot their friends from his known mag nanl
y and 10 keep alive their hopes. well apparently
TO deter him from doing justice TO the great majority OF
his coantrymsn they have been publishing extracts from
speech upon The subject made By him in the Senate IN
ls4l. 60 earbng il 10 make appear that he then
opposed 10 all removals OF political opponents That
speech was mos, eloquent and scathng review OF the
professions OF the wing party before and during the
Was Of Isa0. compared with the Wholesale prescription
which characterized them in power, Il vii! be rsmem-
bered that during that the federal leaders pro-
missed that II they came into power. prescription should
bs prescribed" and mau removed from office
for opinions sake But when they got possession o the
government. they instituted and carried out system Of
prescription amped in the history Of the county
II in exposure and rebuke of this gross aud wicked
violation of solemn pledges that General Pierce spoke
That the whole object and tenor Of Speech the
following brief extract will show
But that removals have occurred is not the thing Of
which ! complain complain OF your hypocrisy !
charge that your press and your leading oral0Is made
promises The nation which they did not intend TO re-
and They now sy as% T. eoser up s
mr. CalhouDJ remarked yesterday that he had Ian
guage to express the amy which, in his Judgment must
attach to that who had been before the people,
raising his voice the general shout that prescription
10 be prescribed and in the face Of such
tion now here begging tor place al the toosoci of
er Ii my heart responded fully. unquahedly TO
any sentiment, il 10 that Fortunately, before the
keen SCRUTINY 81 ovE counirymen dsgalsss are van'
ha s.av ID q %
thingshe stamp either OF truth or fasehood; the peo
Pile will Judge which. M
one 10 from the beginning TO the end The senator
from North Carolina, in the of his remarks the
other day, asked Do gentlemen expect that their
friends will be retained in Office against the will OF the
! Are theV unreasonable n . fyyha
circumstances and the necessity OF the Orbidf What
our expectations were not the question now but what
were your pledges and promises before the people,.
/ Our political opponents are welcome 10 all the aid
and comfort they can derive from that speech when
considered in connexon with their own ptastiee while
in power And if review of their own is cal
tuatea to beset In their minds any degree Of
that they deerue forbearance in this respect from dem
ocratic administration, they welcome 10 that also.
They obtained control OF the in s40 by loud
and solemn professions and promises against making
movas for opinions sake. when IN power they made
"a general sweep" carrying their prescription to
ueme never before dreamed Of In 1915 they made the
same pledges before the election, and soon they
came into power those pledges violated in the
shameless manner-and that too, in the most wicked
form, for they attempted to brand every removed demo-
dishonest incompetent, for his
moval. But in the late canvass they were fully commit
ted to the principle and practice OF prescription; for Gene
raj Scott in his letter ceptng the nomination of their
convention, with the resolutions annexed" expressly
declared, In regard to the policy of his administration
that he should look among those who may approve
OF that policy for agents TO carry it into execution" He
thus avowed the principle OF prescription for opinions
sake be OF the cardinal principles Of his creed and
declared that he should upon that principle He thus
directly endorsed the sentiment that the vctors be-
long the spoils, and pledged himself TO upon This
doctrine disavowed, during the canvass by the
whig organs end speakers although The avowa OF
fully commented upon by the democratic press and speak
On the contrary, il be denied that OF the
directly involved in the contest, admitted and
gusd both sdes the possession of the Offices
der the government All admitted that il the democrats
prevailed in the election, they wod hdve these and the
wings made no pretence that they expected retain them
II defeated. This OF the issues before the peo-
pe and the result OF the election the verdict OF
the people upon that issuea verdict against the present
ncumben,s OF the Offices within the gift Of the Execu.
tive
Such being the fact such the an,ecedenis OF the wbe
party in this behalf, what claim have they TO any for
bearance from q democratic administration When in
power they have been uhlessly proscrpve and in The
contest which has resulted In their overthrow they
openly svowrd that, If successful they should give all
the Offices to their friends and il would be mockery oil
Justice for them to be allowed 10 retain them when de.
eaied upon such avowal And the officers
certainly have claims 10 orbearance. for OF them
obtained their places by the removal OF
OF them BY the removal of worthy aud faithful officers
upon the false and fraudulent preence that they
competent and dishonest. And not only so. but these
officers took active part in the against the de-
nocracy. devotins their Tune. paying their money, and
employing the influence OF their stations 10 prevent the
election OF the democratic candidates They fought for
their places. and being beaten, they have cause or
complaint il they compelled yield the places thus
fairly forfeited
We contend, therefore that the wbig party have no
claims upon the forbearance OF the in
this respect both because they have practsed any
when power. towards the democracy and because in
the late contest they openly proclaimed their determine
on 10 practise II they retained in power and
were sgnay defeated upon that issue with others. We
also contend ,ha, the whg office holders have no claims
to forbearance both because they obtained their places
by the removal OF democrats least competent and
faithful themselves and because they devoted their
time and money. and used the influence OF their Offices TO
defeat the democracy, for s ppol OF retaining their
places and being beaten that issue made by them.
selves is but simple justice that they shall now give
place their opponents And furthermore The admins
a,ion will be under obligations exercise forbear-
towards it's opponents both for these reasons and
because the democratic party gave pledges during the
contest to do but the contrary everywhere pro
claimed that IN cir would involve general change
| OF officers.
Thus stands the matter between the two parties
But the administration will have duty TO perform
TO the country in this respect which is of higher mo-
men and far more dfbcu to perform. OF this and OF the
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