The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-19

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supesaanaalsd poIi,ieass ssrssd~ BY ia,sl.,
and rsdectns statesmen secessssy the healthy On.
ration Of the functions Of the government ii 10 d.
permanent welfare OF the people Referring the pr,
cple which justices the removal from once Of all vh0
have violently and pablicly offered from an admin,
tstion chosen BY the people, Our critic indlrse.,
attempts 10 Islander Thomas Jefferson BY allribu,.,
10 the great historical necessity which led hun i
dspsce bis sdsersanes on his aeeessaou 70 n,
presidency. the mean and miserabls motive Of u.,,
Lost log spoils II Gossraos Macy aAvosasd this n,
cessi,y Thomas Jefferson established The psiseipls a.
the reviewer in Pelham" can no mare say. with Do.
pretty that il 10 barbarian military maxim" thai n,
tans removals from Office q The present day than b
can charge upon Mr. Jefferson brstali,y" IN sapsI,,
from station the ade and sbettofs Ct monarchcal t
trines, and The sdvessries oil democratic prncplss
tells US that Mr.. Jefferson removed bat thirty eight De-
sons during his term Of odice. VIII be nov show
VIVA, nu@bes OF removals upon this ratio should b. ma,
al The pss<at Gay. in coafsdssaey Of lhiryons Sas
and ave Territories. with twsnsy six millions OF psopa
and vast and varied government patronage Let b,
make The calculation. and present il 10 in the n.r
number OF .Pstnan." and ~ think. when ws .A.
have finished il. be will End thA the exanpls Of N.
J-Gerson 10 The earlier days Of the republics has ben
outraged BY the present Executive Were the imnofI
cage OF Monticello alive. and Pfsridssi Of The Uu.
ted Sta,es there would not be 'Gaiphin" OF "CaEi
ner- left in oce and these have besa the especial a.
vosi,es during the last four years. fos whose elea,a
or revie ger now SETS up bis pious prsysss
Bat, again: why does this cToakins calumnaiot, ID
bswaling the awful dsgensraey Of The times, and d.
proclivy 10 mediocriy ia our public cosmetic
Ing all this TO be 50 for the sake OF the aEsmeltw
does he no, manfulIy Tell US Who i u faults l. GA
Pierce TO be held accountable il weak men OF wck.
men are put into Congress and into the STATE legislature
You may plead thai you do msks ssch charge bu
you expect the "new Presidens to pat sop % oil such
alleged enormitcs, TO cure the body polite 81 it, do
ases. to cspiivaie The world with deeds Of noble states
nanship and 10 do various and saadsy other things
he sane character ia the short space df six months
Could madness 60 further than this Would il no, bs
nanler and iusier course At to charge upon b.
people that which is falsely laid 1t The doos of ,hs Pie
den,s II they have sunken 20 low not know how
y 6eltCt lntlt CtsssC ossu00
md not meany argue against state Of thass sss a.
,os srist umless the people Msmsetpa esr,sss ai
ysaitv.
Some OF the contradictions OF this writer are ne6aby
amusing He begins his essay by congraiuaiirg Gen.
Pierce that be was supported and elected by the fusion d
70 many heretofore diversified and dscordant slsosat
and yet one Of the first grave enafgss which be uges
.gzins, our "aew President" i. that in constructing Lis
:Abinei and in making bis principal appointments be
,roceeed upon the policy Of recognising the different Ia
eresis Of the demserasic party which placed him in
power.
His animadversions upon the nepbns Of ihe eslins
are no less suggestive OF Gov Marcy he speaks "a
New York conservative, sdsanksd viii no great nsss
are"-quietiy whholdin9 the fact TIA, the Secretary
If State is one OF the arss publicsts GOV alive; that
,ince lsi2-'I4. when, = voisntesr ia The Ansnoa
army. be aided to Jake the nrs flag and The 6ra ps
oners from the BRUSH IN that war, his eoaasxa
sith public AFFAIRS has bean unbf0ksa sostas ~ Nl
liant and distinguished services his unry; that h
has been 10 Congress, j,dxs Of the %, rsns
court OF New York. governor OF the State Of New Yok
Tor six years, and Secretary OF War undss P'esdes Polk
Tor four years; and that his i ident6sd with
ii The greatest and some Of tie greatest sn
q our history
He desosnces Caleb Cushing - +" New England
uhx !" bat cool!y fogsss hat Mt Ceshins has been
prominsn, member OF the democratic party for tAan
ZEN years. and that As y most scoomrl,shed lngus
lawyer. and oxstor. He tosssas, also. that when The
Aezican war broke OF, General CasAnx. then 4 mem
Der Of the Massachusetts, legslaasse. look his asst
Aganst The bitter aahgosiss TO the that body
and when they defeated his proposition 10 appropriate
e20 900 ,hs Masaachuseas psgiasat, whssh be sive
called with memorable eloQuenes. he advanced Large
amcun, OF money out Of his pocket for The pupoe
and the regiment was made ready for service Hs
was then elected colonel OF the regmsat. sad subs
,uen,ly. while in Mexico. appointed brgadier gsa
-ral by Dir. Polk. sS
jefferson Davis is dsPosed Of in single line Of con
enaied iasshood reviewer eslliag him e souIt
,rn .eeeder noted only for extreme and voess opinion
The Secretary Of War was not see edsr 10 any Of he
,vnsve applied TO those who hooked 10 secessoa
y the Immediate asd osy Ts.sdy sGsisss northern r.
preston. He vas STATE righis nan. Who hsh. win
many OF the first ssatssneu Of The Noslh. that il vS
,ny when the States cood longer resist the encossh
OF the general government in:sriaied lana.
c'sm. tia, the idea Of separation shosd b. eonsidsd
Af,sr such miss,aisasat this. ore not asonshsl
hat The writer in PsIaa shosh have deliberately kept
but Of view that Je0erson Davis i ons Of the abIes Of
Ill psslic aea; maa Of andosbssd iru,hisaes'
ora,or Of the Ere, class edocasd gentleman. and
brave and gallant patsiot that be served 10 Cen9s
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