The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-15
ANOTHER HUMBUG EXPOSED.
MR.. POLK AND THE CONSERVATIVES

From the Nashville Wing, July D.
MR. POLK AND THE CONSERVATIVES.
Under the head of shooting Wing Humbugs"a late
number Of the Nashville Union has the following para
graph;
good deal Of his time this In shooting humhugs
he finds the abundant and everybody knows his skill
as msrksmsn The sport Is managed IN this way; the let
terwrtes in Washington city act as dipers in the hunt;
whig paper in the shape Of small large humbug-
We propose give Mr. Richie opportunity Of trying
his skill q marksman" not in bringing down a"whig
humbug but in drawing his bow at what believe to be
plain matter Of fact He denies that during the last presi'
which in the possession of Gov. Wright, Of New
York We have never ssenany evidence to justify the be-
therefore given currency of their hsv
ing been written But we have heardand the Information
dence-tha leading member Of the conservative party
during the late presidential addressed letter to
Mr. Polk nquing Of him what would be his course in ref
the they should support his
election he should be elected We have heard that in
reply Mr. Polk wrote letter saying that under those cir
cumsances the conservatives who held office should not be
molesed We have heard furthermore that copy of this
letter shown prior to the election to some Of the lead
copy also understand has been in Washington.
Such the substance Of the information have received
tives to the which, made and
believe he has most shamefuly violated OF
curscy Of the information have received this point
but comes to from which commands
hesitang belief in Its truth Perhaps Mr. Richie will ex-
plain!
COMMENTS BY THE "UNIoN."
The Wing presses throughout the country are
concerned, strangely enough, lest Mr.. Polk may
not as the chief magistrate, do equal and exact JUS
tice every portion of the great democratic party
which elected him, and striving to create jealou
sizes between different portions of the party, as their
only hope of success.
The Nashville Whig," in the case before us,
seems to be ambitious of giving an opportunity
of "tryng our skill as marksman'-not at a
Wing humbug," (Which game has become SO
common of late, that it requires no skill to bring
it down";) but at vague and indefinite charge Of
bad faith by the President to portion of the repub
lican party, whom he calls conservative.
Although it has been our purpose (and will con-
tnue to be SOY to correct all proper occasions the
misrepresentation which TEEN through the wing
presses and which put forth with air of con-
fdence that might mislead and deceive those who
are not thoroughly acquainted with their practices
yet we cannot, in many instances, spare time or
space for the contradiction or explanation of
vague and indefinite suppositions and pretend
ed information,' for the accuracy Of which even
the NASHVILLE Wing" will not undertake to
vouch."
We take this OCCASION however, to repeat, that it
is now and ever has been the intention of the Pres
ident, in administering the government, to do
justice to every portion of the democratic party who
by their united action elected him, with view
always to the best interests of the country.
1t is scarcely necessary to say, that no such letter
as that alluded to in the Wing, promising that the
class of persons called by the Wing "conserva-
tives," or any other class of politicians who held
Office should not be molested," was ever written.
The President made such promises, in letters or
otherwise; his course was open to the whole public
He preserved the dignifed attitude suited to his
station as candidate, and left the people to decide
upon his merits, and the principles Of the party
which he represented. They did decide; he was
elected and is doing his duty according to the
behests Of the constitution and the interests of his
country
As we have often said lately, in regard to the
dspensation of the patronage of the government,
are very sure the President knows no sectional or
personal divisions Of the party and if the Wing, or
any one else, can produce written pledgesn to the
contrary, let them be brought forward in more
tangible form than those vague insinuations, for
which he says he cannot even vouch.