The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-03
TO THE EDITOR or THE UNION.

The recent movements of our friends at Washington
have excited fears in the minds of the people, which moth
Ing but future and harmony amongst them can re-
Geve. We have been deeply mortified to see many OF
those who profess friendship for the administration using
all their efforts to defeat the Presidents recommendations
and thus leave him without the besmeans of prosecuting
the success sfuy against Mexico Ii the friends of
the administration had been united, the wdr duty upon
tea and coffee would have been levied, and we should
have had the pleasure of seeing the necessary means col
eced to aid in paying Oft the debt incurred for the war
and TO furnish all necessary supplies to our gallant army
AS il is, the money must for the present be borrowed
and hereafter when principal and interest are to be PAID
shall be met with Intellectual effort to restore either
the tariff OF 1912, or some measure more protective and
oppressive.
lary home, apprehensve that the people would
be dissatisfied with the measure and hence their coope
ration with the wings to defeat the administration on this
leading recommendation This defeat (whether in
tended not has had the effect OF inducing many to
believe that the President had lost the confidence of his
friends in Congress, believe an Overwhelming MAORI
ty of the people will sustain the President in this
mendaton, and | fondly hope it will yet receive the
sanction of Congress Ihope yet to these gentlemen
taking the back track, and thus showing to the world
that they what they have proessed to beriends OF
the President with full confidence in the administration
which they have aided in bringing into power
Another matter which has excited no little stir in the
public mind, is the conduct OF the Senate in expeng you
from its floor For this outrageous attack upon the ber
ty of the press, the nation is indebted to Mr. Calhoun,
who richly deserves and it is pleasant to know, is re-
that PUBLIC wf ha, Sadn Ves
posed the resolution but all the facts and circumstances
show that he merely used as plant tool by ola
John Consistency, to effect his purpose The tour pro
fessng democrats who united with the wings and thus
succeeded in their purpose have been Marked and will,
hope be duly transferred to the wing party, and
we trust the wings will take them ior better or worse
and with the distinct understanding that they are to keep
them henceorth and forever
The conduct of Mr.. Calhoun has not surprised me.
You know the fact, that have had confidence IN him,
as politician, for years, and have always opposed the
of his friends in seeking to bring HIM Tor
ward candidate for the presidency: He deserted
Jackson's administration, soon as he found that MIR.
Van Buren, would outsrp him in the presidential race,
and went bag and baggage to the opposition and
very became the most bitter offensive and abusive OF
all the old heros enemies. In 1887 he abandoned the
wings and came back to and now IN 1877 he deserts
u.s. and takes refuge again in the wing camp These in
conssencies all attributable to the fact that he has
been looking to the presdency-tha this has been the
great object of all his hopes and eXertons.
No public of Mr.. Calhoun's day, has been half so
inconsistent as he He has been constantly changing his
political relations, and matter OF course just as often
changing his political principles. Indeed 1t may be SAID
Of him, and with strict truth,
He changes ever with the changing wind,
Now with The outs, but struggling to get ~,
Now uitro-federdf now hoJ Jaeo6in.
Let the wings take him. and make the most OF him
Let them assign him the position of eader-and let
them unite, with the sycophantlc tools who have ever
followed his lead in the attempt to elevate hun to the
presidency and thus crafty his selfish desires Even II
they shall do all this, the unwelcome reflection that he
has been with all parties and played false 10 al Will
sometimes at least his mind and mar his happi-
ness Then twill be consoling to him to recoec that,
''Wild ambition well deserves its woP'
This act intended to PROSTATE, and destroy !he
Union7 and thus drive you from your present position
But it will fail of the purpose. The generous, Just lib,
erty lovng and independent people OF this country Will
never permit republican editor OF almost hall cenu-
rvs standing and services to be sacrificed merely Tor the
qualification of the wings and few factious and vacll-
Iating democrats The people are with you, and as
friends of free press and liberty of speech they will not
PATIENTLY tolerate interference either by a Senate or
any other body OF public Pesevere them IN your
course VIRGINIAN.
II will be pleasant to you 10 know that your course,
editor at Washington, is approved by the democ-
racy OF this portion OF your native State In my probes,
sional duties am necessarily thrown much amongst all
classes OF people in this region, and have yet to meet
the first democrat who ustes the Senate and condemns
you am delighted to find that our new senator hlason)
bears himself so well in his new position. He will prove
an ornament TO the State, and intellectually will rank
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