The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-29
MISREPRESENTATION CORRECTED

"MlSREPRESEN1AllO CORHECIED."
We make no war upon the letter-writcrs from
Washington. We would much rather have their
good word than their abuse. We would much
rather have their good wishes, than provoke their
resentment. Many Of them are men ofingenuity,
who make all the they can Of all the materials
which afoat in this city; but the misfortune is,
that they make too much use ofthem. Their state
ments are, Of course, frequently incorrect. They
too oftenrepresen authoritative state
ments and some Of them sometimes draw upon
their Imagination for their facts. The most excep-
tonable feature in some of their letters is the drag
gng Of private Transactions and frequently fables,
too into the newspapers; and especially the names of
ladies' into their epises, 1t cannot be very long, we
hope, before enlightened public opinion will re-
Duke such abuses, and correct the procedure.
These writers are not sufficiently cautious in
reporting the acts Of the members Of the gov
ernment. The shaft is freqaently aimed at the
public officers without truth, and without even dis
creon. Weshal scarcely undertake the task Of COM
mentng on all these misrepresentation. We shall
now and then only criticise some of their misrepre
sensations, with the hope Of making the public more
cautious in receiving which the writers are not
cautious enough in reporting When the venerable
Samuel Harrison Smith edited ''The Universal Ga
zettc," in this city, then the official organ of Mr..
Jefiersons administration, and afterwards converted
into "The National In,eIgencer,n he was, at one
time, in the habit Of keeping standing head in his
paper Of misrepresentation corrected; and OF
| shooting them down living as they rose" We have
not powder and shot enough to shoot them all down,
so abundant is the game-so numerous are the hum
bugs which are ever on the wing. Take, for instance
the following specimen Of the correspondence OF
the New York Courier and Enquirer" 1t is one OF
| the paragraphs of letter, dated from Washington,
May %, ls45;
at is matter of comment, the curious vndctiveness with
which Mr. Secretary Bancroft rursues the unfortunate
tges of Tylerism He follows them The
other day he placed urough the vesbule dsmisson
MIR Moss appointed by Tyler engineer in the steam
boat service, and who at time John Tyler's pr
and confidential secretary Secretary has
marked him; does the historian prosecute alone the
animated remains of Tylersm In his just contempt
exaggerated anger he attacks the kenesses Of the
graced with the portraits Of all the Presdents short time
since he ordered the removal of Tyers facial image
others like him that Tyler MD his mind orsworn
his iealty to his party his principles and his conscience
and left his name Kissing and to all future
tons Those who profed by the loathe and alb
jure the traitor
Here two specifications one is the portrait
the other, the "furlough" (alias the "dismssion')
of Mr.. Moss And first Of the portrait. There was
not sufficient space on the wall of Mr. Bancroft's
room to hang the portrait of Mr.. Tyler along with
others which it seemed most suitable to hang to
gether; and the portrait removed, not from the
handsome ante chamber, as ID here charged, but 10
the ante-chamber. And, again, II is graced moi
only with one portrait, but by two Of Mr., Tyler.
One is bust view of him; the other is full length
view Of him. And these two hang upon the walls
which are now graced with some distinguished men
with portraits of General Washington, Gen.
eral Harrison, Walter Scott, &c. But this is
triHing impeachment Of the Secretary. The
charge of vindctiye persecution of Mr. Moss
is of more importance, and we meet it at once
by the following statement Of one of the intel.
igent clerks in the department., who is conyersan,
with the whole transaction:
"Mr Moss was appointed chief engineer bv the late
President At the end OF the late session of "a
march, law passed rendering necessary Tor new
and different commissions to be issued the chief
in the navytheir names being required TO be sent 40 he
Senate for confirmation This duty devoved upon Mr. Ban
| croft
"Mr Moss, IL wanting in confidence in his own abui
ties and character TO meet h ordeal Of the Senate youn
session Of Congress- This the Secretary deemnV Inrom
patble with strict construction Of his duties decided
adversely. Mr. Mosss in with those Of IN.
other candidates, and confirmed.
oMr Moss was subsequently detached from his duty al
Pttshurgh in consequence Of his In m,
practical operation OF engines board OF ye,sels ant
furough given to him in order that he might by th
| in this particular
1.-THE Secretary of the Navy guided in his action b,
as one who wanting in the requisite Of prac