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

lose NAV rubbish without detriment TO themselves
or offence to their subscribers, any specuatons and
assertions OF any writers who may, for bad mo-
tive, or a valuable consideration, undertake to cater
i to the morbid appeites of their rabble readers.
Such "sinking down" cannot for q moment have
been dreamed of by the proprietor or the editor OF
| the Mercury" They possess far higher sspira-
TONS and enjoy purer tastes. Sooner or later, the
cloud which now obscures their vision will be swept
i away, and they will see, not as I" through glass
dimly," but with fright vison;" and, in the noble
generosity of their natures will make aonement for
the present procvty Of that able and patriotic paper
i In the early stege of the assaults of the CORES
4 pondent of the "Mercury" on the "Union," when
the unfairness of his driti had not become mani
fest could understand the annoyance to which you
would be subjected by insnuatlons so artfully set
forth in journal of such deservedy high standing.
! Embodened by your manifest and laudable solicit
tude TO vndicate yourself from such unjust sus-
pcions and unfair surmises, which owed at least
their chief importance to the medium in which they
I were conveyed to the public, the correspondent of
the Mercury cast off all his reserve, and, in one
of his late letters declares that after what he has al
ready exposed, there is more behind-much
more'--some of which he has, and more he may have
f--al of which he proposes to serve up ms so many
exquisite dainties to the readers of the Mercury"
These bons bouches which he has, and which he
may have, have been, and are TO be, obtained by the
"wures" which he possesses, as he processes
Whence these "wares" have been purloned-as
|
will inform us. The polluted source whence he
draws his poisoned arrows, admonishes him of the
proprety of providing the means of retreat, and
he avows willingness to CORRECT his statements
whenever you afford proofthat he is in error. Then
he may be IN error, and what he says vauntingly
may not be true. This concession comes with
very bad grace, and limps at an unreasonable dis
lance in the rear of his reckless assertions and un-
charitable Implications Whether he be knave or
dupe or both, is now of much less consequence TO
-. IL.
pleadings and groundess assumptions by which he
would destroy our confidence in the administration,
and the extreme injustice which he profnsely deals
out the editor Of the "Unon, "render all future
tacks of that writer on either utterly impotent.
| The proprietor and editor of the Mercury" are
of age, and will Judge for themselves and can, no
doubt, abide the consequences of their own coun-
sells, which pretend not TO predict or deprecate.
/ There are, however, more remote but scarcely less
imposing results, which must flow from the publica-
tons in question, if they produce but portion Of
that impression which must have been anticipated,
| to have authorized the labor which has been mani
testify bestowed upon them. refer to the distrust
which the correspondent has evidently labored to
| mplant in the bosom of the Southern democracy,
in relation to the honest intentions of the admins
tration to fulfil the principles upon which il came
| into power Conceding, only for the sake of argu-
ment, that there grounds for distrust, what ad
4 vantage can result from the premature avowa OF
suspicious which, in proportion to their adoption,
must lessen the ability of the administration to fulfil
the measures to which it stands pedged' If these
suspicious were hypothetical notions, drawn at best
from the continuation of remote differences, imper-
feet statements, and disointed factsf they be true
they Indicate treachery which will long stand by
ITSELF and should be allowed TO proclaim ITSELF 1t
should be forced to tell its tale, and avow itself
by its own acts. An honorable mind cannot enter
tain belief in its existence, until by the acts of the
administration, 1t is avowed; and he who can, by
bringing into proximity things so remote, ond at
tempting to harmonize materials so discordan raise
suspicion ofsuch treachery will acquire credit for
ingenuity rather than morality. Whatever of rep
utation his head may gain, his heart will lose twen-
! ty-fod in the eyes Of honest men.
i Although Mr.. Calhoun is not party to these at
lacks the administration and the "Union they are
mate in the spirit of an assumed championship for
| him, end, to some extent, he may suffer from the
action of this volunteer champion; although he
highly dsapprove (as know many of his friends
do) of the which the correspondent of the Mer.
curry is waging against the administration for what
/ he pleases TO surmise il will do. Mr. Calhoun ana
his friends able and efficient supporters of
Mr. Polk in the contest which resulted in his cleo
ton, and feel it high duty to support his admins
tatIon SO long as 1t is conducted in accordance with
the principles which he was nominated, and
4 through which he elected. II is not pretended
that augM has yet been done to violate these princi-
pies. Shall not those who planted the tree wait in
patience for its fruit before they undertake cut it
down and cast 1t into the FIRE, Cannot we who
before his election, with the almost certain prospect
Of defeat, trust him now that he is elected, until he
shows himself unworthy of that confidence which
we SO freely and fully gave him in anticipation
When he does violate the principles on which he
was elected, he will prove that he is unworthy of
our confidence; but, until he does, we owe it to
II ourselves, even more than to him. to sustain him
as President with all the srdor and truhfuness with
which we supported him almost hopelessy as our
candidate. Arc we to be swerved from our pro-
IL Al ~. ~
of an unknown correspondent of any print, how
i ever respectable,
\ Where was the correspondent of the Mercury in
the presidential canvass OF the last year? Did he
then display that zeal in the support of the demo-
cratic candidate, which he now manfess in his eff
forts to injure him President? If so, what are
the private griefs what the unsuccessful aspira-
tons for office what the hopes of participating in
office to be dispensed by the ensuing Congress that
now prick the sides of his intent' / know nothing
OF HIM, beyond his illusions in the Mercury. These
abundanlly prove him TO be an "enemy in the
camp" lfhe be the friend of Mr.. Calhoun, he is
1 one Of those friends from whom every prudent man
would fear more than from an enemy. Is he the
friend OF free-trades Can he expect to advance
that great cause by his attempts to inspire disrust
among the section of the democratic party which Is
pledged to ITS support, and whose united and
harmonious efforts are necessary to the fulfil
ment of that pledgea Is he in thapay of the man.
ntacturers' Has he hoodwinked the Mercury, and
ooained treacherous admitiance into its columns,
that ne may divide and conquer, and thus secure to
4 the monopoliss their present enormous proftsi
1 In seeking an explanation of the motives of the
correspondent ofthe Mercury these questions have
| presented themselves to my mind. / know not how
to answer them There is, however, one conclu-
sion to which have arrived with considerable con-
hdence-which is, that if the correspondent of the
Charleston Mcrcurys would frankly avow his
motives for his attacks the administration and the
Union" to the editor, he would promptly close his
columns to any future letters from that source.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER TO THE MERCURY.
lie rs also the correspondent nder the signature of
soa,re ofthe New York Courier and Enquirer, one OF
the rankest and most nbid whg prints in the Union The
sct the man Is swiss who writes for pay and writes 10
me charleston Mercury, in with man in this CITY
VINO wishes TO work the wires for his emoumer M the
expense Of the editor Of the .unonb The whole nIot Iii