The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-22
For The Union.
SCOTS Bid for the support of Factions.

The following passage forms part Of the letter in
which Gen. Scott accepts The wing nomination:
"ln regard to The general policy Of the Standardization,
elected, should OF course look among those who -.
pyOpe that POLICY for the agents carry trto erecutiom
and should seek cultivate harmony and aierna sent-
msn.s , u, iae wing party .ao attempting 70
pups But should, at the time, be rigorous
regard TO qualifications for ofceretaning and appointing
either deficient in capacity integrity in
lion 10 liberty. 10 the constitution. and the Union"
Whatever may have been the practice OF the President,
OF the United States heretofore regard TO the appointment
OF officers under the general government. believe Gen
Scott has the honor OF being the first candidate for that
exalted station who has declared in advance that il
elected he would prostitute the patronage OF his Office to
the advancement OF party ends by the advancement of
partisan friends and supporters Whoever has read his
letter OF acceptance have failed to notice how he
travels out OF his way 10 inform office hunters that he
will call TO his assistance, in the administration OF the
government only such persons happen to coincide with
him in their views Of governmental policy. But remem
bering the heterogeneous congomeraon OF factions that
20 10 make up the universal harmonious wing party he
takes special 10 inform the several factions that they
have nothing to fear at his hands-as much as 10 saw
You, Messrs. Seward & Greeley know, are rank
abolonists, agraans, and radicals in every sense OF
the word but cannot be nsensble to the assistance
you have rendered in procuring this honorable station
Can wings read that letter. and not feel that the
s something degrading 10 this bid TO facton-hs appeal
TO the sodid and selfish passions OF men on the
part Of their candidate Who has ever done the like
before Jefferson declared, that in his appointments TO
Office the only questions he would ask were" Il be
bonestl lshe cspablel Is he faithful to the constitution
This is what all The Presidents from iha, day TO
this have said General Taylor and his iriendsfhe chg
pmtg-were loud in their denunciaons OF proscrip.
ton, and clamorous in urging the practice Of this old
Jeersonian doctrine but Scott stepping out OF the line
OF all precedenis announces beforehand that all these
-
nothing The grand and the only test is 10 be, Did
you eO,s for Scon1 II so, all is right; you must be
paid for it. No matter IL you did spit upon and exc
The platform; il you swallowed the candidate, that
is enough You shall have your reward"
We AK the freemen OF this republic TO look calmly
and dispassonaiey the consequences oil this avowal
OF party prescription and party reward on the part Of Scott
DO they not clearly that tendency to make the high
Office OF President of bargain and sale to factions
however awless and desperate in their characterl Is
there not an unmis,skeabe promise OF prostitution
of executive patronage here held out, which candidate
for the chief magsracy OF this Union has venured
upon before II Is clearly throwing priaps OF the
contests and what worse, instead of arrayng honest
men in support OF The party which adopts such system
Of tactics its tendency is enlist leaders parcel OF
brokendown trcks,es, OF all cques and factions, who
seek personal aggrandzement far higher object than
the happiness and prosperity OF their country. Under an
invitation broad and pressing that which Scott
holds out in his letter OF acceptance, these men rush to
bis ranks at once and the rank Of party LEADERS
none OF your rank and Ale boysand thus
10 to claim the first Offices in the g Of the Executive,
holding in their hands for the same, signed and
properly authenticated by the great chief OF the wing
party"
Now, we ask. are honest voters OF the country-men
who do not seek office, and have desrer object at
heart in the vote they will be called upon TO for
President than the good OF their common counry--arc
such men, the great OF the people, willing 10 sane
lion this barter and sale Of Offices on the par, Of him who