The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-10-22

King then accused BY his quondam southern wing
brethren that he expected the reward OF seat in the
United States Senate, from the State OF California,
for his agency We know Mr.. King always denied the
truth Of these mputations But whether they were in
any respect correct OF not the reward not received
The cup was snatched from his lips by the Legislature Of
the new State which refused TO elect him United States
senator Being disappointed In his ambitious aspirations,
he was content 10 accept the less elevated but lucra
tive post OF custom house officer San Francisco and
il seems Messrs. Corwn and Fillmore have deprived him
summary of this place We presume this case will be
subject OF congressional investigation at the approaching
Congress Justice TO Mr. King he gultless OF maiea-
sance and improperly. demands it and If otherwise the
inquiry should be made why has the coup de grace been
DELAYED for months after the charges made, and
the officer advised of them, and his defence received
and why on the eve of the presidential election, the
measure finally resorted to should be regarded as
STATE be kept from the public and, when exposed
misrepresentation made to divert public attention from
the truth. The subject, we have no doubt, will be
promptly taken up and examined so soon as Congress
meets Millions Of dollars pass annually through the
hands OF the collector OF San Francisco, and that Office
is in fact in point of pecuniay responsibility, second 10
none under the federal government. -
RIn connexion with this subject it may be observed that
there are rumors OF treasury rats in different sections
OF the Union who will probably resign. or be removed
or remove themselves before the 18th OF March next,
swelling the black list OF Galphnisms and Gardinerisms.
of which wing administrations prolific. The new
democratic administration year will have no little
trouble in compelling these people 10 disgorge the plum
der they have acquired in different ways. We presume
en- afEc nd
gent legal remedies compel by suit the reundng OF
moneys improperly distracted from the treasury within the
past four years What with enforcing public justice agalns
these pundeers OF the peoples treasure and the rigid en-
forcement OF Just system of REFORM and RErRENcH-
MENT and The difficulties with Great Britain about the
6sheries-the Cuba roubles-the Tehuantepec troubles
the Nicaragua diiculty-the Lobos scrapethe difficulty
as TO the boundary with Mexico-,he claim OF Mexico
against us for Indian spoliatons on her frontiers
the Canada reciprocity ma,ters-a left enlanged and
unsettled by Mr.. Fillmore, and all growing ont OF
the imbeclity, weakness. and incapacy OF the late
and present wing administrations-ihe new democratic
administration Of General Pierce will have much cast
upon il as any past administration OF the government
Our Indian affairs and Indian agencies will demand rigid
scrutiny We have every confidence that the new adj
minis,ration will meet and surmount all these Difficult
ties and redeem the honor and interests OF the country
But another four years of wing misrule would have
caused state of things that every friend of his country
canno, reflect upon without serious apprehension.
One OF The cardinal rules OF action OF the new admin
is,raton we doubt not, will be TO discard the wing doc
,rine OF STATE secrets, and to dispel all mystery and dis
counenance all eonsaimsnt from the American people
TO the administration Of their affairs and of Their govern
ment.
Neither OF the organs in this city has yet COM
men,ed on the important OF the administration
above referred TO- We presume they will remain sen