The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-11-17

not to the South which needs no spur to prompt the
dress oits grievances, but to the Northirom the intel
ligent and Union-loving citizens of the North invoke
some expression Of indignant rebuke, which shall crush
the schemes OF the abotonists and give Of the
continuance Of domestic peace and quiet.
California and the Secretary or the Treasury
Senator Gwin and the wings.
The Of whiggery in California is probably the
most interesting and instructive chapter of its entire his.
tory From the 4th of March, ls49, that fair region.
added to the Union by democratic administration, has
been the chosen field of wing spectators. The laza-
ron OF the wing party in the great citiesthe
demagogues who had long afflicted Congress with their
abuse of democratic and selected to
take command OF the various places under government
appois tmen in California. The nation has seen these
men, many Of them, growing rich upon the spoiIs Of
Office Our readers cannot have forgotten the prncely
in which the first collector at San Francisco was
sent out We quote from the able speech Of Hon. Gil
bert Dean, OF New York, this subject. delivered du-
ring the last session OF Congress
lie the country with military escort
expense of S36 O0O when the cost of getting there
by the usually travelled and proper routehe Ishmus-
would not have exceeded $500 He then, after sezing
upon large numbers of vessels contrary law.eing the
goods at nominal sum, and thus causing tho loss
the United States of $1,000. 600 became public de-
fauer to a large amount, and then again renomina
ted by the President Tor the office but the Senate
by nearly a unanimous vote, refused to confirm him"
AS contrast TO this. il may be profitable TO recall
the in which the democratic governor to Oregon
appointed by Mr. Polk-,he gallant General Jo Lane
reached his destination He went overland to the Pa
cifc, and sustained himself and his party by the game
they captured the route. without costing one cent TO
the government.
Now for another evidence OF whig speculation 10 CAL
ifornia We copy from the speech Of the Hon. Mr.
Gwin, delivered at the last session of Congress-
"About the time. in l8i9 a gentleman from the
State OF Missouri, General John Wilson, appointed an
Indian agent for Salt Lake and he also was furnished
with an extravagant outfit and escort conduct him
agency.
He the Salt Lake, and said there long enough
TO write letter two. He then California with
his family his books, and his baggage of all descriptions
He was an emgran, moving at the gopvnmsnt's eryeaa
He reached the valley Of the Sacramento about the
menceent al tho winter season, could carry his effects
further, buried them, and hurried with his family
BY order that emanatsd from the Secretary OF War;
detachment of the army ordered the following
spring bring in the private property belonging this
Indian agent transported for him expense
by the Sp Lake to California was told by the
quartz who fitted the expedition the principal
object Of which perform this service that the
little less than $780, 600 This is another the items
that the necessity OF deficiency bills and charged
expenditure in California. After General Wilson got
TO CailoTna he resigned his agency; but
him for having passed through the where
he assigned to duty, and ENGRAVING such
nous expense TO the government to another part Of the
country, but he was actually appointed another Office
in California. He was made navy agent San Fran
cisco This gentleman is of the high priests Of
the wing party In California He lately presided
the largest whig conventions which assembled In
that State."
The present collector California is fit follower OF
these examples Certain mysterious In reference TO
this gentleman, repeatedly circulated and denied lead to
the belief that when his conduct be investigated
all that has been suspected will prove 10 be true The
statement that he about TO be removed for alleged
neglect OF duty for being connected with alleged
specuations in California, so confidently made by the
New York Herald and other papers, and ,ardily denied
by the official journal here, TO be explained by
recent transaction which has light in San Fran.
cisco IL will be remembered that the Union took no.
tice OF this statement and called 10 account for
in sngulary equivocal manner by the Republic which
undertook TO contradict, alter unsatisfactory
fashion, the allegation that he got into difficulty with
the Treasury Department Whether the following trans.
action had anything 10 do with the charges against him.
leave the future 10 show. As the Republic OF yes
,erdsy has undertaken to give its version OF The at
fair, shall proceed to give such detail OF the
facts cannot be successfully controver,ed or over.
thrown That print, aided by the Philadelphia North
American, undertakes to show that the democratic mem
bers Of the present Congress from California, in both
houses have been engaged in upon the interests
of the people of California, and is particularly severe
upon the Hon. William Nj Gwin for his share 10 the
legislation of which il complains. We copy from the
Republic as follows
"Nearly years ago Treasury regulation sanctioned
the receipt Of consprincipay fy-doar peoe.-issued
by private assay Office In operation San Francisco
The regulation great convenience the miners and
largely facilitated the operations OF by providing
coin with which duties could be paid. The Office was.
in fact, for the time substitute for the deslderated
branch mint, converting the material OF the county
into egalized currency Of standard value and obvatlog
the otherwise certain cost Of conveying from At
lsnc States The effect partially visible in the rice
which Immediately afterwards took place in the current
value Of gold dust
nifty profitable the proprerors Of assay Office
whose prosperity excited the envy Of similar but les. ia
voed establishments. Thereupon effort, were commenced
reduce their rival to their level; and this was so
comphed during the last session Of Congress through the
agency Of Senator Gwn, who introduced carried an
amendment 10 the civil and diplomatic appropriation b
proridirg that The Issues Of the assay office question should
no longer b. rsestpoHt p,vnent Of pubic dnss The
Treasury Department is therefore no way
for the changes of which the Cslifornlans complain H
ordr merv carries info srscaiioa ihs decree of
Congress- hich iegisiaed hastily and at the NJ .<
chosen BY the democracy Of California 10 proofs sr ,,sr