The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-05
From the AlbsS Argus. Sep. ..
THE "INTELLIGENCER" AND THE AID.
MINISTRATlON

The Intelligenccr, the wing organ at the seat Of
government, seems bent on making itself ridiculous
In its assaults upon the administration. We have
not been natientvc TO the attacks from time to time
from that quarter, matter how fmsy the pretcxt;
nor 10 the prompt of-hand and annhilaling respon-
SEES which IL has uniformly met with from the editor
ofthe Union. Such as have kept the run of the con-
troversy as begun and reiterated by the Intelligent
Ger, and, as often met and repellcd by the "Union'
at the Threshold and not unrequenty carried on Of
fensively by the latter, will scarcely fail wonder
at the temerty with which the organ of whigery
keeps running its head amuck against the wall.
Driven by the "Union' from its position beyond
the Nueces--where it undertook to set up the Mex
lean standard and ttle-to the other side the Rio
Grande; II next, bya forced march, planted itself
upon the circular Of Mr.. Secretary Walker, calling
tor facts from all quarters in reference to the opera
tons Of the present tariff-a circular, by the way
published in the "Union," and then extensively
copied, we believe, by the Inteigencer itself-and
with the aid of the New York Tribune, undertook
to erect battery against the Secretary, the pre-
text that the circular only sent to such persons
as were supposed to be hostile TO the tariff, and
would furnish such facts as the Secretary wanted
The "Union" demolished that redoubt with as little
effort as it cost Gen. Jackson TO level the sugar.
hogshead affair." that the British got up in the night
before the memorable 9th Of January.
The lntegencer's last sally is perhaps AS unfor-
tunate ruse as that print ever stumbled on
The "Union" puts the final finish 10 this last Of the
series, in a manner that leaves nothing more to be
ssid:
the Postmaster General requiring the postmaster Of New
Orleans and Mobile to make up mails for Galveston and
receive mails from those places in return That paper
thinks the power should have been
and ofconse that the Senate should have been convened
To stify the treaty before mails be interchsnged be-
tween ports and those Of Texas when the opportunity
offers for direct communication between them charges
the Postmaster General with proceeding on his own egs
latonfor no better than convenience and asking
1--WE excuse the Inelligencer by supposing that
these structures We're written in entire ignorance Of the
following provision the reduce the
raj acts for establishing and regulating Office
partment' approved March ., lsis:
"sEo. "A .4nd De further enacted That it shall lie law.
u for the Postmaster General to make provision where
be Tor the receipt Of all letters and packets
intended to be conveyed by ship
and the letters received shall be formed into mail seal
ed and directed to the postmaster Of the port to which
Postmaster General may make arrangements with the post
masters in any foreign country for the reciprocal receipt
and delivery Of letters and packets through the postof
fce.'
what explicit ample permission the law
give7
The Intelligencer will find by referring to the session
acts Of the 2Sh Congress- chapter 3d. that late the Sd
Of March, ls45, Congress passed law authorizing the
Postmaster General to contract for the ohe
United States mail between Of the ports Of the United
States and port ports OF any foreign power whenever
his opinion the public will thereby promoted
DESTROYS to make her exceedingly So since the
ngs taken for her annexation 10 the United sates the
foregoing shows law enough certainly for the Postmaster
10 order mails to be sent to- and nerchansed with
any of her ports.
although the Intelligencer perceive other
for the arrangement than convenience every not
willing that the aggressive and reyengeu purposes Of the
Mexeans shall prevail must see the absolute necessity Of
stated mail intercourse at this important crisis Hasty
is the notice have taken of the lntegencers extra.
ordinary article il Is sufficient are confident to place
its prsnmpons in this matter just about par with ito
patriotism"