The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-11


correspondent of the New York Herald writes from
this city ON the It'll inst that he following distinguished
visters were (tten) at Coleman's
Commodore Sloat, late {commandeD of the Pacific
:" Capt Aulck, u S. navy one of the commissioners
Cnn Paher 81 lane e of e shn Bapdywne IN which
he performed successful tour dt nonde-now commando
Gap J. e. Asn y any who still suffering
from the loss of leg shot off by the bloody Mexcans in the
Capi McCheney, u s. navy not yetrecovered from the
o % aon the ga OF
its doings before the castle of ST. John
Aso, number OF younger officers of the army and
Wy, good and rue i'll addition to sundy distinguished civil
= Col. Baker, of the Illinois brave boys at Gerro Gordo
dersand."
[Capt Parker has left Washington He was engaged
OF the five visers with Commodores Jones, Soat
&c., in attending the rigid examination of the cadets Of
the naval academy at Annapolis.]
Capt A. Slidell Mackenzie, who arrived at Pensacola
| in the Washington, is also now in this city.
|
The attacks of the federal press and its scrbblers
have effect upon us. We are too much accustomed
to the whstng of the balls to shrink from the contest
Coarse and ungentlemany language despise
The Misrepresentation of motives can disregard
We can enjoy wit, even at own expense, whilst W.
can expose sophisms and humbugs with much patience
as most men. So we are determined to do Duty
gardless OF the pelngs of the storms of scrbbes their
coarseness and their rbaldry Let the New York Coure
and the Philadelphia North American speak of they
may-we care not We will notice and unmask then
whenever think proper and if neither the dignity Of
the press their selfrespect, teach them de-
cency an enlightened community will act the
and correct their deviatons.
| The New York Courier continues its vituperatons
How should expect to escape its wrath, when ever
its relations with General Scott teach it any dis
cretion? If the Courier be infatuated enough to pro
nounce, alphabetically that if General Scott had dis
charged his volunteers he would have been guilty of the
grossest folly-aye, insanity"-how expec
any forbearance? We do not expect it but when thu
Courier is pleased to call the Union pensioned Jour
nal which thinks only of the presidency it may prom
Use, with more or less probability to feed its ravenou
nav, Unsuitable the grave"wil it be pleased to rec
oec that we have bartered any Of great prn
cples for pecuniary favors-that sold pei
for hire-and that we never opposed the Bank of til,
United States with all might, until loan of $4,000
caused us to pause opposition, and to support thu
monster From that moment the editor of the New Yorl
Courier lost character and caste the country; and from
that moment it's Establishments or its threats were alike
Indifferent to
| The occasion of this new outbreak upon us is tn,
inquiries we have made about the politics of Gen. Tay
lor The Courier does not like TO be Intercepted, and
trusts that no wing press will u.s. But, let thu
New York Courier not as it peases shall
take the liberty when it suits humor to ask wha
are the Generals politics-whether the wings t
support him because he party man, because the
know him to be ga whg-a Clay wing" We shall no
hesitate to expose the humbug which the New Yorl
Courier the Baltimore Patriot, and others 1--WE know
nop whether we should except the North American from
the clique) practising to prevail upon the democrat
to vote for Gen Taylor, whilst these wing papers arr
fully under the impression that he whg, and will
carry out the wing We shall also take the liberty
of advising with political brethren 10 adhere to the
prncples-to disregard men-and to support wht
does not boldly nail his principles to his flag; and Ger
tainly we shall not hesitate to rcpubish the queries
however trying or unpaatable they may prove, which
one wing press Qor example, the New York Tribune
may please to address to its sensitive brethren.
If the New York "Courier were not so discourteous
and obstnatey mute, might be disposed to put aques
ton to it about letter, which southern print ha
lately stated to be in its EDITORS thu
reasons why he has lately called the General whig
to brother wing editor in neighboring city. But
is seless put him upon the confessional as he obs
natey persists in refusing to any question: par
ticularly from this quarter