The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-17
New YoRK, October l6, s4s.

55E NEW YORK, october 10, lo4a
Iothe Editors cfhe Union:
pray you to pardon the. present intrusion upon
the columns Of the "Union," and TO accept an a.
surance that sail is well that ends we'll. wha.
ever may happen to be the termination Of this par
ticular letter. @
Should it ever be the fortune of any distinguished
or great man to escape the calumnes and ISLANDERS
of the restless or malevolent spirits Of his day and
pass smoothly along career OF public life, great.
ness or distinction would no longer properly be
said to belong to him. Sander seems 10 be, in our
day, as in times past, necessary constituent element
of distinction; especially is this the case with pollr
cal distinction. In proportion as a public man i
traduced he rises in the scale of popular estimation
and, unless the popular eye is drawn to him in this
way, he soon passes quietly from the popular mind
and memory.
The foregoing remarks have been ELECTED from
having seen in the journal" scandaiun Of Albany,
an intangible assault upon the Secretary u War,
which assault has been commented on bya paper
published in this city. In some remarks upon The
pamphlet recently sent forth by the renegade Mac
kenze, the Journal, by an artful paragraph, innn
yates that the correspondence Of w L. Marcy,
since he has been Secretary of War. ifit could y
brought to the light of day, would exhibit CERTAIN
operations in copper and ''permits," which mgr
possibly astonish the reading community. Byas
means, the Journal attempts to convey the idea 9a
Gov. Marcy has abused and pfostiiuted his plsa
for the purpose Of individual gain.
Permit me, gentlemen, az personal and political
friend OF Governor Marcy--having known him 10,
long time very intimately--to assure you , sna
your readers, from my own personal knowledst
that more base, scandaous, and untenable insnr
alton than that of the Journal was never put ioim
by eny man, or any public press. Governor Mar
cy does not own share in any copper-mlnng com.
pany--has no interest, directly or indirectly, spar
from the interests of the government, in any CON-.
pany organized for mining purposes--nor has ~ "
had any personal interest of any description ~ aV
such company or companies, since he was called
the President to the responsible and honorable p'
ton which he now fills 30 worthily and 50 s'u.
these are assured facts, upon which you ana Wv
readers may implicitly rely; although pardon ~ y,
ed for the present notice Of what every rlghtmpea
man must know and believe to be base calumn -
But while upon this point let one ask why the D.
press and Tribune did not publish, among o'no,
the letter of Governor Marcy the one.buna u,
and-thirteenth page Of "Mackenzies book" Hg
dare not publish this, because they would thereby =
giving currency and wider scope 10 letter WIZ
does honor TO the head and heart of the writer. "
that letter, Governor Marcy exhibits an unlIncns
democratic spirit-a devotion to democratic 'Ilen,
"a democratic stubbornness (allow me the pnIs =.
which | should be glad to see initiated upon a. "
casions where political enemies, sustained and wy
ported by political friends, seek TO obtain place.
patronage to which, from every consideration, az X,
,, are wholly unentitled. Let the Express anu '
Tribune publish the letter alluded to-
Ourconventions are advancing withoutprogress,ss
The queso peraia is upon the candidate for rees
ofthe city IA good Office, for which there are Va
many good candidates. The delegates have vi
three meetings, and at each meeting numot ~, =
ballotings; but no prospect Of choice has ye'
manifested. But we shall elect the candidate, wy
ever he may be. Edward Sanford, worthy you 4
Chancellor Sanford, will be elected senator eyu "A
question. He is "every inch man, politically IA
personally, and will serve the people faithiuHy
we'll
With this letter you will get the intelligence ~.
ceived by the steamer Great Britain; the mos. h.
portant item Of which seems TO be the probable n ~
mand that will be made upon the United stare ~
s;.,. aae, = may - w.