The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-25

fit for central and leading public Journal making claim
patriotism for itself and for its party and protesting TO
fulfil the high behess Of patriotic duty Such has been,
and such is, (every day bears witness to what
say)-such is the and plan of Opposition"
pursued by the lntelgencer," till il has made itself
byword of "norsL treason on both sides of the
Atlantic!
And now, when point to the public judgment,
well settled and not concealed upon these shameless
remties OF unpatrotic faction the lnellgencer" win
cling under the rebuke which almost universal con-
cunence in the public mind gives crushing weight and
emphasis busters with matchless efronery about its
sfairness and decency" and charges upon us that we
would deny to the Opposition due freedom in the discus
sion of public measures We are seeking, forsootb
seems to muzzle the freedom Of the press We claim to
have given some proof before INSCRIPTIONS coalition,
that in our person. at least the freedom of the press,
though ii might be punished and prosecuted, should
not be humbled struck dumb. Opposition! Free
dom of discussion Why, we undertake to say
that the government and its supporters chal-
enge the most rigorous investigation and the freest
discussion of its measures which Opposition can
devise. Take the whole course of great meas
ues which, during the last two years, conceived and
executed by what the Intelligencer is pleased to call
his feeble, this il-advised, this unpopular adminsa
ton" have placed the country in position Of unprece
denied honor abroad and of Unprecedented prosperity at
home-which, relieving the country OF millions upon
millions of taxation, in the shape of high prices, have
yet made in time OF the credit OF our government the
admiration and the wonder Of the whole financial world
which, by grand and comprehensive scheme OF just
legislation have placed at the currency of the cou
try and its commerce, and its navigation, and its agr
culture and its manufactures upon basis OF sure and
settled prosperity, such as they have not seen be-
fore-which have COPIED successfully with English
diplomacy invncible for thirty years in the question
of Oregon--whch have bafied combined European
ntrgues in the question of Teyas-which have made,
by the splendid achievements of single year OF
foreign and distant war, wholly for Amer
lean prowess throughout the wofdwhich have planned
and carried into effect the broadcast and most successful
scheme of military operations which, all things consider
ed this age of the world has seen; -take any one OF
these measures bearing witness to the power and energy
of that administration which to the ntellgencer seems
SO "eeble and scrunze and Judge twith the utmost
strictness of Judgment and the administration will re-
oice in such an ordeal of '.far and decent opposition
And is this room and verge enough for such an OPP
position without setting itself up to advocate the cause
of the public enemy nhame his passions and urge him
make desperate war, if in no other fashion, then at
least with the robber-assassins knife'
But with what grace does the "Intelligencerof all
other ournals-come forward to claim this right OF
opposition" in time of war? Let it remember-let It for
very shame remember-hose days of 1912, when in its
own language, it had not yet forgotten how ITO defend
the republicw The Integencer's defence Of the re-
public in those days, we and knew-nay. more, We
shared and aided In that great cause which AMI
mates our efforts now-'the defence of the republic
against the foreign foe--we then did battle, proud
and jealous to strike side by side, and blow for
blow with the "Intelligencer," then in lis glory as
the redoubted organ and champion Of MIR. Madison's
war administration And we saw, too, in those days
how the Integencer' treated this same vauhted right
of fa and decent opposition," welded, that right
then was by the men of the Hartford Convention and the
Connecticut Blue Lights" That same federalism, with
its fairness and its decency of opposition, shivered
it's party in pieces and dug grave for the scattered rag
ments In an analogous crisis Of the country, in the
midst of foreign war; that federal spirit has found
resurrection And behold the Intellgencer, once its
scorpion scourge has now fallen to be the organ and the
champion of its same old right Of opposition For the
sake Of prudence thenor the sake Of consstency-in
the name Of all that was excellent and patriotic, and
worthy of admiration in its earlier days, let the "Inte
gencer, cease to pate about the freedom oil discussion
against its own country, when the same measure OF
righteous rebuke is now meed out to its eachery, which
il was once the foremost to mete out to the teachery OF
others
We have thus endeavored, partially at least, to de
fine" the Intelgencer's general position in the conro
versy which its extraordinary article of this morning has
opened We must defer, till tomorrow, the further at
enton demanded by this point and by some other points
which it presents.
CAPTAIN FoRBEsThe Boston Post, in publishing the
proceedings OF dinner recently given in that city, and at
which this gentleman present, accompanies them
with an explanation by Mr. Curtis Ia friend OF Captain
Fobes) as the in which the letter OF Mr. Phil
lips came to be printed in the Irish papers The state
ment certainly alters the whole aspect OF the and
onetes Capt f. from censure as it regards the original
publication. Mr. Curtis said:
"Thc only portion OF Mr. Philpss letter read at the
Cove festival that referring Mr. P's offer pay the
ex pense Of employing assist in navigating the
The other parts of the letter. being considered
of private nature, carefully covered by pieces OF
per wafercd them Some OF the reporters asked Capt
f. the privilege of looking at his papers TO facilitate them
in preparing Of the dinner and he handed them
all he had before him. The day, much to his aston
shlnerli, he saw published what read what
teerned private, and what the reporters must haN
aware was part of his address
few weeks since merchant bought very light
them calico prntey, to have them printed Not hear
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