The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-28

The letter-writers from this city continue to
abound with the most extravagant tales; such the
Reorganization and new arrangement Of the cab.
ine-the discussion of the tariff in the cabinet and
divisions upon it--proposions to refer the Oregon
question to arbitration-the alleged division be-
tween the President and the "Premier," &C., &c.
We must again caution our distant readers against
lending too credulous an ear to these romantic de-
scriptions.
A correspondent in Baltimore also complains of
the gross misrepresentation which have been made
about Mr.. McLane. He says, it would seem
as if the letter-writers had entered into sys-
tematic scheme of sowing discussions in the cabi-
net, and creating jealousies between them, ase, and
our minister in London He assures US ofthe great
confidence which Mr.. Mel reposes in them, and con-
firms all the contradictions which we have recently
given to those flying reports about Mr.. McLane's
anxiety to return to the United States--ofthe cabinet
wishing to recall him-hs expectations of receiving
instructions which have been sent to him, and
of his discontens, &c. We are that these re-
ports have assumed first FORM and then another;
and every version is unfounded the pre-
ceding one. We know that private letters have been
ICCctNCulh w ihiihotCi
and that they breathe the best wishes for the
of the administration and the estdeterminaon
to discharge his duties to the country. There
never was so idle an attempt to SOW the seeds OF
jealousy and ill-wil between highly respectable
accredited agent and his government.
To expose their fables in detail, is out Of the
question. We should scarcely lop off one Of the
heads, before two would spring up in their place
So long az distant editors have money to pay for
letters, letters will be furnished. The demand Of
editors produces corps of writers. But really
it is amusing to witness the manner in which these
letters are multiplied in various forms and circulated
over the country. The slightest rumor in Wash.
ngton is seized upon the raw material for the
manufacture Of letters. II is communicated by
one member of the clique to the other. Each
one speculates upon it as he pleases, embel-
fishes it according to his own taste, and dresses
up the infant fable according to his own fash
ion 1t is then sent to the different points OF
the compass; and it appears in various newspapers,
in different forms, scarcely preserving any vestige
of the original story The distant editors are fire.
quenty as much humbugged as their readers
Were we to sit down to expose all the fables which
have been circulated from Washington, we should
have very little else to do. But the game is really
not worth the candle; and we have come pretty
much to the same conclusion that an intelligen,
statesman in Kentucky expresses to his friend in
Washington: "The Washington scribblcrs are
hired to misreprescnt, and the wing papers have
nothing else to do but to give currency To
their fabricated falsehoods Their special bust
ness is to keep up constant attack, as to keep
the Union always defending. But what does il
avail to contradict, and take up time in disprovng
their slandersi"
The suggestion is good one, and in fact, these
fabrications make no serious impression. There
is much tme and frequently no little talent wasted
to no valuable purpose. Their letters read,
laughed at, and then generally forgotten. And,
therefore, If any one should see anything said
about or against "the organ" why we expect
il, of course; and, Of course, learn to despise it.
Once for all, we must be permitted to say, that no
one is to take any rumor for granted, as coming
from Washington, because il is not contradictcd
from this quarter.