The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-02
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Corrected.

The "Natona Intelgencer' of old, in its palmest
days, and under its former editor the habit OF pub
fishing series of editorial articles to correct the misre
presentations which were circulated against MIR. Jefer-
sons administration But the brood is too
these days to be demolished by paper All do
is to seize upon Misrepresentation occasionally
and hold up to public We have before
u.s. equally unfounded and absurd to which will give
the coup de grace.
correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot" who signs
himself "An old Baltimorean," ushers forth the fol-
lowing gross Misrepresentation:
Having learned from source upon which can rely,
that the President Mr.. Polk the government-which
seems, in hese latter days glorv,' TO be synonymous
had about, authorizing issuing
for ptpafeers out OF this port and presume elsewhere TO
and read several paragraphs in the papers, expressive OF
great Indignation the reported capture American
stated was taken into Barcelona, where the captain and
arrested as pirates Nc had felt spirit OF
ocing come over me- that the civilized nations of the
earth were thus moasurably united to put down mode
Of warfare that is only removed from piracy, thus di
vesng war of one OF its many revolving features.
Need tell that these feelings We're struck al aback
by the Intelligence .s to w f ane VIZ ha
lercans, and that they succeeded by mingled feel
civilized people, but people calling themselves Christians,
or, rather those who represent them at the head OF the
could ever get their own consent to revive this
For the of humanity and religion Tor the honor OF
and the happiness of Christian people, trust the records
my country will never again be stained by the issue OF
OF such doing and tremble for my country in the
visitation of the which, in the righteous uds
ment of offended God, cannot fail to follow such
righteous doings."
After such violent diatrbe against this alleged act OF
the administration would suppose that there at
least some foundation for the charge But it turns out
that commission has been issued at Baltimore, any
where ese and that the President has intention of
issuing them In fact, the impression is, that Con-
gress is authorized by the constitution grant letters of
maque and repsa" the President has power issue
commissions for privateers" without the authority of
Congress Would it not have been well for both the ed
or and his correspondent TO know something of the law
and the facts, before of them undertook make the
assertion and the other to publish it
Another Misrepresentation appears in Mexican pa
per- which originates in the enemys country, and amounts
to positive forgery. We find it in the New Orleans
Pcayune of the 25th ult as follows:
From the New Orleans Pcayunc Aug. 25.
INTERCEPTED coRREsroNDENcE.-We have before us the
Boetn de las Nocas ofthe 9th and sh August This,
will be recoected, is little Mexican paper published at
Jaapa In the number of the 9th find under the head
of intercepted correspondence what pupos to be part
Of private correspondence from the cabinet Washing
Gen. Scott" We cannot believe the letter to be
genuine, though hitherto have detected the Mexi-
in palmng off pretended letters from the government
at Washington for genuine ones. The reader will bear
in mind that ii has undergone TRANSACTIONS and with
out further ado, we it purpors to have been CIV
en- in the Republican,, No. l73-the date is omitted
sour position has become difficult and the discount suE
ered the drafts drawn against the general
the armies at New Orleans renders our SITUATION st
CRITICAL dare not risk exchange these drafts against
others Washington.
"a new loan cannot be realized nor would il he advisa
BILE Could we entertain any hope of success, with the
wrong the elections have taken Without that nds-
pensabe could raise the troops the line you
accu of
paper and her banks would become bankrup under an
agglomeraon notes. How hope to venture upon
further engagements in ensments volunteers Be.
sides, General the whose expired have been
much dissatisfied and communicated like electric Gas
the recruits, and the
department is anything but iatterng VIII the States
raise the thousand men you demaudl doubt it much
and fear that you will remain the centre of Mexico
which you represent densely populated Formidable
in of inactivity which has also been yery unex
pecedy the fate of Cen Taylor To your foresight and
skill Il am sorry to say sol is contided fate"
1.-THE is obscure, though short 1t seems to
intimate that the General is the main reliance the hopes
of the government extcate it from its present position
employ well the which you are going to re-
ceve and those which shall furnish you hereafter 10.
mentng desirable revolution which you announced To
which open gates Mexico and to mt
an end to the false position which the Union finds
ITSELF II the revolution should not be advanced as
you expected by the 18th OF June, will
obtain arnsce, amusing these people with promo
sltions for peace and neutraizlng meantime Inc
movements of those guerlas that much annoy Won DO
you give any hope, General ~
This pretended letter bears upon the face of il the de-
cided marks of forgery independently of the act that
neither the cabinet anymember of it has ever writ
ten either public private" letter of this descrp
ton to Gen. Scott have only to refer to its avermens
the unquesionabe evidence Of its forgery There is