The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-14
"Lend me your ears. =

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We are ultimately acquainted with the author Of
e following communication, and can vouch, at
zee, for the ssadness and purity Of his republican
incples, and the energy and ability with which he
s uniformly maintained them. He is also pub
man, who has adone the State some service
That he now advises, is welLiniended, well-consid-
ed, and well calculated to arouse the vigilance Of
republican party and to lull the little jealousies
ilssmaller cliques. There is only one passage of
5 letter which we have taken the liberty to modi-
because we happen to be better informed than
lr friend is Of the Presidents firm determination
the decided advantages which that position gives
him Of teconciling the little Earring elements Of
party, and of imparting to his whole administra-
bn that noble character Of Observation-Disclosures, and,
(nsequenty, Of neral force, which is SO important
carry out the principles he has proclaimed, and
pledges he has given, under the resolutions Of
i Baltimore convention. "A Republican Of '98"
ldnot, of course, seen the long article w the last
Inion," which sketched with free (and we may
y bold, certainly ingenuous) pencil, the progress
principles Of the administration; the wishes Of
ASng ouu tNC IHouby SVuisC WHiCbt HC NlCdflS "
rsue. We know, that il we wers to publish the
o'e of our correspondents letter, il would be
ssl y misconstrucd by the perverse ingenuity Of
llibe val presses Of the wing party. We think
ne to our correspondent, however, to retain the
pit which he aSse,ts at the end Of his communities
1t may have its eject in bringing the repnbli.
household into better Of der:
hs Editor Of The Union.
u a'tch IN time sapes nine" Thei'e IS no maxim
practical life Of more universal val,N than this;
40 no wise man will reject its counsel, xhetherin
anars OF individuals or Of States. History,
ancient and modern, is full of illustrate ms Of
aine, and furnishes us many melancholy inst,n<l
extensive calamities TO those countries whose |
nave disregarded it. Its efficacy should be
On the broad theatre Of our own country. Two |
AS nave appeared in the horizon of the repub- /
party, oodlng disastrous consequences to them,
we avert them now, when it may be done. |
mug m months from the moment af which pen \
INES, nothing being done in the interim, and |
NOT having been taken, the tempest they will |
engendered cannot be managed or resisted.
nas been with profound regret, that have seen |
p ~ manifested by several republican jour
quarrel with the President for certain re-
,s ana appointments he has made. If the |
e VI =, complaint were confined to the qualifca-
~ NOSE removed or appointed, should have
geeuon 70 1t, il founded in fact; for il is not to
esu,heo mat the President knows personally
anundred Of the applicants for Office, or the
,,oents; and he must, therefore. RELY altogether
,ne representations and testimonials Of his
=. II ne err, as sometimes he must--for letters
H !. are generally overwrought--the
not ms, and must be set down to the
tut Oh those who misguide him. But
we see the friends of particular gentle
norih ana south, Directing to this and that
4" ana appointment, upon grounds unwar-
oy uhe facis-upon the allegation that thew
~ nasue 70 eject Van Buren, or Calhoun
sun m once, or TO put the friend of one of them
'mce because he was such--the Question aa.
ar u'neren. form, and is one Of grave import.
ihe motives OF the President are urraigped
pasusan character is given to his acts, calcu
70 inname the passions Of large portions of the
ahc WEAKEN the moral force of his admins
Nor are tnese the only evils to be appre
nonh tnis i'-]uoged line of conducts; il must
40 'up'uie o.'"eeh ,he friends Of particular
men, whose interests they would advance: and
is'ract, and so weaken il, as TO make he dscs.,
70 inevitable. These truths must he sslc 60
and such consequences il is the dutv of ever,,
publican TO avert. We trust TINT every r,,y
party, who desires to uphold its faith and n
a'n the interests Of the country--and we hone
do-will at once unite TO rebuke these par
csvlllers. No man who has ever filed the
magistracy, has employed higher motives, or
more sedulous attention TO public affairs than
su Folk His whole conduct shows fixed
70 administer the government upon its true
rss, and TO do in all things what will most
ms country. He is not man of impulse,
Iooi head and pure heart, who seeks for the ,
~" 10 guide him in all be does He is no
lk ara all attempts 70 induce him TO employ
wv Tor any such purpose, viii be promptly {