Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-28

tested over the unasked for, humiliating adj
missions OF guilt, by the Government organ.
Indeed. the Union rather takes pride in blazon-
ing before the world that which should hand
over to the Indignation of the country the Ad-
ministratiou II represents. and consj gn ali the
parties concerned to the deepest shades of
ohscurityl
The Union is as methodical az it is unqual-
flied In Its confession of the dishonest prac-
tfces resorted to to sustain the party in power
of which il is the newspaper head. Ii does
not ..care upon what authority" the report is
based that "a tax is levied upon the persons
employed in the Government service" In
this respect it is altogether careless IT does
not know upon what ground '.thfs payment
is demanded or the purposes to which it is
applied when received.' Blissfully unsophis-
ticated Unionl But. here is a tacit admission
that some sort Of Npayment is demdnded'
from the Government employees. The Union
then goes on to hope that the sums thus col
iected NAV he ''wisely and economically ap-
pliCd to advance the interests of the Demo-
cratic party etc. Now, the Union contin-
naiIy boasts about the purity. integrity and
patriotism of the Democratic party. What
| use has pure pright and patriotic party for
| a corruption fund.- made up of assessments
| levied upon poor clerks in the departments,
| post Offices. custom-houses, bureaus, and other
| branches of the national service? This is a
| question the honest public will demand to
! have an wered. Shutting. evasion, or quib-
| bling will not suffice. If the party owes its
! existence to the power Of money, the sooner
! il is fotted out the better for the country
| the better for honesty, patriotism and virtue.
Then the Union proceeds 10 talk IN style
that NAV be interpreted both as persuader
and threat 1t is statistical. also. 1t in
/ dicates pretty clearly the amounts to be
| levied and collected. The arithmetic has evil
IDENTITY been consulted, and the sums total
/ figured out. 1t says, ''If there is person
! in the public service who does not voluntarily
contribute the amount at least, of two dollars
and half year on each thousand dollars
[ of his salary to support The cause of the Demo
cracy he should be dismissed at once and his
place filed by one who is patriotic and liberal
| enough to double the contribution" How
| clear-how candid-how positive! There is
no misapprehendiDg the meaning of the above.
| Those in office, who pay up promptly, may
not be dismissed. If they don't pay up they
| will he kicked out to certainty; and those
| called TO fiji their places will be assessed at
| double the previous rates! regular
office broker could not specify terms in
| palmer manner, nor could the maximum OF a
| stupendous corruption fund, " in expectancy,
be more accurately measured. The Union
then asserts that the ''cause" Justfies ITS sup
| pOrt;n in other words. that the end Justlhes
| the means-the most abOmlnable ana despl-
cable doctrine ever promulgated. but entir' ly
consistent with the code of morals established
| by the organ of the Administration
With one or two more brief quotations we
will close this article. The Union wonld
| recommend no system of espionage, no
mean efforts to hunt out the miserable Scareyn-
GERS" etc, in office, but thinks the ''forbear-
ance which keeps them in office moment
after their treachery G.e failure to pay up
assessments) is known is sadly misplaced"
What a commentary upon the Adminlstra-
ton of Mr.. Buchanan We thought he would
be the last man to appoint and retain in posts
of honor and profit "miserable scavengers"
Yet the Union boldly proclaims him guilty OF
this great outrage upon public morals and
public decency! Further than this, according
to the same journal: 1T is a notorious fact
that more than half the patronage OF this Gov
eminent is bestowed upon such unworthy and
| Enthusiastically men,"
If, we will observe in conclusion, the
! Unions statements are founded in truth,
! there can be no doubt Mr.. Buchanan disgraces
| the high office to which he has been called
| and should be removed; and if they are false.
the speedier he hires another organ grinder
| the better for himself and party.