The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-08


without preparation. These remarks may have some ef
feet towards clearing their heads of this groveng unrea
sonlng, and manworshpping delusion. The effect which
his speech had me, before knew who he was was tn,
true test oil Its character. twas the genuine criticism and
verdict oil nature rendered under impartial circum stances
ana before The subtle charm, insepaabe from di.iin.
guished reputation, had any opportunity bias the iudg
i"eh'' BERLIN.
The National Intelligencer has a curious article upon
The death OF Sir George Cockburn As this military
gentleman once figured largely the northern neck OF
Virginia, as well in the capture of Washington during
the war OF 1872 may be interesting to her citizens to
read this account of his DEATH Ii must be confessed
that Sir George himself in very bad odor with the
Vrginians- with great reason His party visited the
river which lived, and we believe the village
in which born; and the official letters of that
day bear witness to the ransgressions of which they
were guilty. We must say, too, ''peacc to his ashes
though that period very little respect was paid to the
ashes of the dead
DEATH OF SIR GEORGE CocKBuRN-The latest papers
from London the death, in August of Sir George
Cockburn lie stated to have died Shanganah near
Bray, in the county oil Dublin, aged eghty-our lie is
called General in the papers, but is known the oldest
| inhabtans" of Washington and parts ada accent by the
title of 4dnirai TO which tile, however, added bv
favor of his sovereign the rank and emouments of general
of marines.
He is stated have died eghty-four years of age
He was then, about ffy-one years old when admiral
and second in command of the British squadlon which
visited the of Chesapeake bay under the command
of Admiral hrane he volunteered to lead the detachment
of sailors and marines that accompanied the British militia
y force which, in August 1884, invaded and captured the
city OF Washington In that capacity the gallant admiral
did the present propretors of this paper the honor
perinend in person the sacking of the office of the National
Inegencer, destroying the types and burning
the books found in it; the building then occupied by the
publishers being saved from the flames only by the repre-
sensations of distressed females whose adjoining houses
would certainly have persisted along with it. They had
burnt the Capitol and Presidents house. and the only pr
vae property which they took the trouble to destroy was
that of the editors.
There persons yet living who remember the
scene and could describe the rather udcrous appearance
Of the Admiral, in full uniform mounted upon oldied
mare, picked up his march, with ragged colt at her
side the bluff old ollcer haranguing the crowd of
combatants chiefly and children gathered around
him-purg from his pockets number of the 'Fed-
eral Republican," (then published in Geogeown) retail
atng its rbad ests against the editors and adopting the
slang in which that paper habtualy dealt well against
them against President Madison and the whole repub-
party.
Wen, well! 1t was a long time ago The Admiral was
in bad odor among about that time, and he had doubt
less been spoken OF in the National ntegencer in
paiate, but hardly to justify the pains he took
office. We coded him for il the time, re.
members but considering that he was acting in his
tion have since the peace which quenched the
ieud between the two nations entertained no malice agans,
him or his companions in odous duty We had, in
TRUTH almost forgotten his name, and did know that
he yet living until the notice of his death unexpectedly
met eyes. Peace to his ashes!
But we cannot dismiss this article in the National In
tegencer without remark. In that day its editors
and oursevesthe National Inteigencer and the Rich.
mond Enquirer-fought under the same banner. We
were both friends of the war. We had done all in our
LII, IL l.
alton and its vigorous prosecution. Had Sir George
Cockburn visited Richmond, and the British had sue
ceeded in overrunning the city, should have counted
upon the treatment as the National Intellgencer
experienced Our office would probably have been
sacked and types destroyed and Office consumed
This was in 1911 Thirty three years have passed
over and the relations of present neghbors have
changed much towards ourselves as they have done
towards foreign nations. We claim no credit for stand
ing up for our country in all her contests with foreign
powers. We supported her in her claims against France
her controversy with England about Oregon, and in her
present just and legitimate war with Mexico. But what
has been the of the National negencer all these
respects Always the side of foreign nations against
own against her in the of the French indemnity
against her in the of Texas and Mexico against her
the Oregon question: and now against her in the with
Mexico Could it be possible TO conceive that either
France England these braggadoco Mexcans, could
attack Washington what different measure would
now be meel out TO US respectively! Suppos, the
Mexicans in possession-though it is certainly
travagant supposton as descent from the moon
they would draw Gordon of sentnels around the Office
Of the National Integencer, whilst office would be
sacked and our types destroyed. They know well
enough that their most efficient ally and their best friend
in the United States is the organ of foreign Influences
who paliates their acts and abuses its government
So sad and 50 remarkable revolution has come over it
from 1914 to lS47!
The officer in command OF Major Laly's regiment Of
200 at Jaapa, and of whose gallantry honorable
mention is made in letter to the Lynchburg Virgnian
published in the Union of yesterday, was not "Hunter"