The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-17
THE DAILY UNION.

! Whilst we certainly acknowledge no responsible
{ty to the Kcystone" for editorial conduct, we
fare, nevertheless, always willing to explain the
Views which govern US in our course. BE 1t known,
them to our rather fault-fndng contemporary, that
we wholly differ from him us to the character of the
aforesaid letters. We have uniformly found them
highly interesting, and furnishing, with much tact
land ability, variety of subjects of much pri-
vate and public importance. We have reason TO
believe, too, that we are not singular in this
3opinion, but that our numerous readers have
regarded them with equal favor and interest. And
the public prcSs of the country has manifested a
similar appreciation, by circulating very copl-
ouse xtracts from these well-wrltten productions.
With all proper Difference, therefore, for the dis
seniing opinions of the keystone" we cannot
consent to discontinue the publication of these letters
SO long as our correspondent chooses to favor us
with his epistles.
We are informed that our regular correspondent
in Philadelphia does hold some unimportant place
under the federal government and we doubt not, from
the correctness ofhs character that he discharges his
public duties with fidelity and ability. We do not
conceive that the recipient of official favor should,
preston of his opinions. 1t is doctrine which we
hope at least may never be Incorporated in the
canons of our school Of politics. The holding of
office has its btters as well as its sweets Ii is
times irksome enough, Heaven knows, without
subjecting the incumbent to all the restraints of the
gag.
Upon one point we speak with the greatest frank
ness. We have discovered nothing in the letters
neither line nor syllable-which, in our opin-
ion, he even so much as squnts at 'the succession.
IF our correspondents, or either of them, had at
tempted TO impose upon anything of this descrip-
lion, we would most certainly have rebuked their
assurance by excluding their letters entirely from The
Union. But our vigilance has detected nothing
that can, we think, by any possibility, be tortured
into such a design.
We beg leave TO tell the "Keystone," once
for ALL that we are unqualifedly opposed to
he agitation of the question of "the success
sion" in any manner or shape, directly or indi-
rectly. In this respect we not only pursue our
own sense of public duty, but we know we faithful
ly carry out the views of President Polk and of
every member Of his cabinet Without single
exception, they are intent upon the discharge
of their own high duties, devotng their whole time
and talents TO the service Of their country, and
frowning Indignantly upon the premature agitation
ofany such unpleasant discussion The President and
his cabinet, one and all, act upon the ancient max
i'm that "suficent unto the day is the evil hereof;'
md no impatient aspirant" tor the nsrt presiden
cy, (as one of his secretaries has publicly proclaim
ed) all enlist them ourselves, in any such con-
troversy. Wewill do nothing to promote this conro
gersy ourselves; we will suffer correspondent regu
lar or Irregular to pledge the Union to any such dis
;ussion. Mr.. Polk means TO favor no one clique
section, division, call it what you will, of the re
publican party, at the expense of any other-nc
one man, no one aspirant, if there should unfortu
naiely be such, over the head Of another He is de
termned to carry out this rule. We took the sam'
ground in our prospectus-and we shall regiously
adhere to it.