The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-09
ADVICE I'M A aKINpLY sprRIT!n

We will not quarrel with our contemporary of the
philadelphia Spirit of the Times" about words.
We will not consider the following article, in its last
number, in the light Of "censure," or "rebuke," or
"reproof" We will regard it in the character OF
advice or Of admonitionor if it pleases to adopt
gentler term, suggestion for our adoption But, as
1t evidently proceeds from kind feeling, and
presents some hints worthy of consideration, and
wtha is not too inordinately complimentary to put
our modesty to the blush, we will lay it before our
readers, that other editors may have the benefit of
it as well as ourselves. Besides, it may serve to
explain the secret of silence in regard TO many
future attacks. IL we do not condescend to notice
many of the liberal hits which are aimed at the
"union," the reasons of our forbearance may be
understood by "the reputationless and circulation
less papers" of the day:
"The Washington Union does injustice in supposng
that we meant either TO rebuke Our language
towards our amabe and courteous contemporary will
scarcely bear so harsh Interpretation We Intended to
express our surprise that the Union should condescend to
bestow attention upon the attacks Of and cir
culaones presses and regret that it should thus
willingly be made means OF lending apparent import
ance 70 men and things really unworthy regard OBJ
servatlon.
remark that the Union realizes sanguine in
lis conduct character and tone Il is ubane without be-
dgnlned without being nperiOus nrm
being insoent bold without being arrogant The only
weaknessH that may be called weakness, which Is in
itself weak and suggest not in the way ofreproof
its indulgence in that excessive good nature which in.
duces 1t to suppose respectaby attached to every press
and that anxious desire TO be just which manests in paus
ing TO misrepresentation sudousl persevered in
by the INSCRIPTIONS acquire notorcty at its expense
ut presents strong in point in its allusion to the
eavesdroppng perversons Of the correspondent Of the
New York Express That print is celebrated for the pot
ical eckessness with which conducted and expect
vertabe statement in its columns in relation to
events where the general administration the democratic
party concerned would be ndispuabe evidence here
its city, Of either superative folly surprising
ignorance The Express not alone in this revolving iea
ture Nor say that the evil limited TO prints Of
its politics Our party has mercenaries in its
ranks whose sole object is public patronage and who find
their interest to assal covertly openly the democratic
landmarks in the hopes Of extorng from quarter,
cajong from another the oexistence Such presses
should not be COMPOUNDED with the old consistent
democratic journals; and listening to their sedtious
plants replying to their hrasonc assumptions only be-
gets for both respect the part OF the multitude, that
lends mischevous point to what would otherwise be inert
and impotent.
"The acrimony Of political opponents resembling the
Express is still less lit subject OF attention. Silent
temptis the only kind OF notice merits Generated by
honest impulse by noble feeling of patriotism honor
regard for truth, equity but simply by captious
queruousness the result OF rage notification and
is degrading to stoop TO point out its naccuraey or
its maevolence Another for this may he
found in the fact that courtesy itself Is misunderstood by
such presses II Is mistaken for either senstiveness
cowardce while the mildest rebuke is tortured into
tempt at intimidation.
1--WE have said enough to illustrate our meaning and
trust that contemporary will take in the kindly spirit
with which ii is given"