The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-28
ruy INTELLIGENcEn ON THE UNION" AND AN
BITRATIoN

rHE LNTELLIGENCEh ON The 'L6NON 49,
BITRATIoN.
AAsr taking breath for ten days, the Nauoha' i"-
,.n;S,Dcsr has at last found a word-a very extra
-I'o.rv word-to say in favor Of arbitration. Ar
.,0, No. by the Intelligencer in favor OF that
@ods Of settling the Oregon question has really
m,ds its appearance, not much more Than 'hree
,,ks sflss the appearance Of the official coresPon-
I.,o, on the subject This argument, If for no other
..,.oo Than that il is brought forth solitary and
.IoOs. af,er such prouacted ssstation,-(unum 'ed
L.usmY-shal surely be attended to.
R,, first, ono word about prelmnaries. We
.osr.tulate the intellgencer upon having got back
mo a very tolerabs courtesy Of tone. Certainty
has not in It's article Of yesterday marched up
honestly and boldly. and in true manly spirit 70
a. amends honorable" in this respect as ior u"
avn credit, we had hoped IL would sail' mas
Ioos neutrality-suspicious., under the circumstances
4, h,s II has at least hobbled back into some
art Of eyility--haliing and limping on the way
NJ. no matter; we pardon something 10 the natural
,,tuance Of a vain struggle, and the consciousness
Iaf bad cause. And so, We say nothing nom on
he question Of good manners.
But we sincerely regret that we must now accuse
IL, In.clgencer Of pery fragrant misrepresentation as
ia the course Of this journal. We regret this no.
N, less. because that Misrepresentation 10 30 very
D,o and palpable as to be entirely harmless. II is
MT on that sceount, the less discredtsble to the
s,;r,,. Of that journal, while 1t becomes far
uo,, di,creditable to its tact and skill. We sug-
,,t to the Intelligencer hereafter, that IL be
warned by the lesson we now proceed to give IT,
and max. no more charges against the "Union"
which have in them no color Of piausbiiiiy II was
o0e, said of statesman that his "poley consisted Of
.uoess,on Of false oaihs" The Intelligenesr will
am. with us that il was bad and weak policy.
A system Of easily detected misrepresentation, is no
wiser policy for sjournal
The charge Without color Of piau,ibily, which the
Io.Igsnoer has brought agninst u.s. Is contained IN
The following passage Of s article Of yesterday. In
reference to our article Of Friday the 18th instant,
headed the arbitration Scheme" the Inteligencer
says .t
uWbst was the character of that article' The es-
xnce of is contained in the following brief ex-
tracts from full column Of similar matter, (the ex-
tracts being preceded by labored vilihcaton of the
treaty Of Washington, Of the American statesman
BY whom il negotiated and, Of course, implied
" Of the senator's also by whose votes II was rat-
ksd:J
a'There is a vet lower deep profound beneath
even this Serbonian bog of party failure and dis
oomkturs, into with some leading men Of the wings
\ mot sA not Ally had neutrality-suspicious. we may
say haze resolved-that the wing party must de-
soend. This 'io,oer deep is that scheme already
doomed to wide and lasting celebrity under the
name OF The ARBITRATION PLOT.
A H.. -. - .h ..da nff hnsA he
responsible for it, was nothing more nor less than a
deliberate and systematic effort Of factious oppos-
ton at home, rallying in secret conclave on con-
hoversy between our country and England, to
force an administration charged with our national
interests and honor, without It's consent IN oppos-
ton to It's judgment and in transcendence of its le-
climate powers, 10 put into the arbitrament OF an
alien, if not esranged power and policy, the mighty
question: &c.
["The capital letters, italics, &c. in the above are
those employed in the publication in the Union.
1--WE willingly submit to and will abide the judg-
ment of all candid men, Of whatever party, whether
anything could be much more disgraceful to any
Executive administration than the indting or coun-
tsnancing assault reckless as this upon co-or-
dnae branches of the government, affronting as it
does the dignity and independence of both branches
Of Congress- and tending to the utter subversion OF
the relations which ought to exist between the ex-
ecutive and Legislative branches of the government.
i Gross and uniustifabe as this assault was upon
those members of Congress who had publicly indi-
Gated disposition to favor the of arbitra-
ton, (before il was known to have been either re-
jected or offered, we do not know that we should
have been provoked to language 30 strong concern.
ing it, had it not constituted the climax of series
OF sncroachments, by this government press, upon
the Independence of members Of Congress-, whom
i, has systematically exalted and dsparaged in pro
portion their degree Of servility to the executive
mandates. An influence is thus sought to be exer
csed over Congress, which, If q majority OF thu
two houses be supple enough to bend to it, will STRIP
them Of their constitutional character Of legislator
for the common defence and general welfare, and
degrade them to registers Of edicts issued from
the presidential palace"
Here are Three distinct charges against us, given
length, with all t:rs proof of them that the "Inteli
gencer feels called upon by its own sef.respect t.
submit. -
l. 1t is alleged that we labored in Civilization o
the treaty Of Washington" of its negotiator, and o
the Senators by whose votes it was ratified"
.insor. We have objections to some of the slip
ulaiions Of the treaty Of Washington, and to thu
policy out Of which they sprung; and voc said il
very temperate and measured langunge-languag'
far less strong than the occasion would have JUST
hea-ionBuuSc iur ieSs buoHS IMAM tnht uScu on III
subject upon the floor of the Senate by the ablcs
statesmen Of the country-language as far a,
possible removed from civilization" Indeed W,
take no pleasure in referring to the treaty of Wash
ngton. When it is not in our way, we choose t,
avoid it 1t is at present "fxed fact" in our his
tory In our opinion it does us, as whole, nc
credit and, in our view, the less said of it the bet
ter, save when it is referred to as a warning.
3D. The "Intelligencer" alleges that the abov,
sx,rac, from our article is "disgraceful to the ex
scu.ve administration" as RECKLESS assault upor
Coordinate branches Of the government, affrontn,
The dignity ard independence of both branches o
Congress-" &c.
.anssr. This is intensely ludicrous. The ex
tact quoted from article does not say one ,porS
either expressly or implicitly, Of Congress; Of eithe
house Of Congress; Of the majority in either house
Congress; Of the minority in either house Of Con
scSs nor Of any action phasper in either house Of Con
sreS This is surely enough; but this is by no mean
d On the contrary, the article from which this pas
'age is quoted stated expressly and repeatedly this