The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-11
Tn. National InteiIlgencer on tho Rack.

The National InteiIlgencer tho Rack.
The Intelligencer OF this morning has, in its own
phrase called "the government editor to the stand
We respond to the summons, come into court, and in
the pending the nelligencer proceeds follows
''As wish to get 10 the bottom of the matter and be
with will exculpate either both the admins
and its editor if either both WILL upon honor,
swer in the negative through the Union, the following
question;
Had you any knowledge-when the article under the
head of British Opinion upon he War;, and the other
ce showing in such favofa1e light the domestic pol
icy of the administration OF tins government reached this
countyha they what they purpored to be- but
procured by person persons known to yourselves
to be prepared here and published in the London papers
for political effect in tho lifted States p
We have already made all the statements this sub
ect at all necessary to show up the wanonness, the
Stiffness, and the magnity against its own countrys
good name, of the whole charge upon the subject which
the Inellgencer has pertinaciousy insisted and
we recognise obligation part to submit, at the
nteligencers good pleasure to any further catechlsng
in the premises But for that desire no concealment
of any sort in the case-for that we deem it a public
duty to put the Intelligencers scandalous and anti
American in its true light and attitude before
the people, and TO hold that journal and its party, IN so
far asst speaks for its party, to their just responsibility
and for that Judge the lntegeAcer both by its awk
wardness in the management OF its case and by its mo-
tive in making this issue with us for the purpose of rob-
bling its country of the reluctant and grudging credit
which foreign and prejudced presses have felt
themselves compelled award it, fully have deserved
the ercrucation to which proceed to subject it for
these reasons, we now stpulae that will publish at
length and literally the above quoted ntenogatoy of the
Intelgencer, and underneath it give categorical
answer to in the simple word Yes" No," without
any evasion or explanation whatsoever, in the merit
Union" published after the morning ,neh the Intel
lgeneer shall have copied at length and literally in its
columns the following question, and underneath it shall
have published like categorical answer it in the
simple word Yes or "No," also without any evasion
explanation whatsoever Here is our question
Did you, the National Intelngencer. (meaning the per-
sons engaged in concerned n or responsible for its
duct, contents, management) did you any OF you
publish as editorial in your columns, WITHOUT knowing
the truth Of the charges and nsnuaons put FORTH the
several articles any al OF them, which have appeared
in your Journal denouncing written by procurement of
this government or its agents, and mpostons or
substantial fogees, for purposes of deception, the art.
cles from British papers referred to in your above
quoted mterrogatoy, knoing, believing, intending
that your said editorials, or any OF them being so pub
lished in pursuance of your previous violent assaults
upon the Mexican policy OF our country and govern
msnt tcould, if they gained credence, haze the effect
or tendency to rob the character of your country as in
volved in the action OF her public authorities. Of
the credit conceded the sympathy conciated to her
in her war with Mexico, by the said British papers
and podd at the same time hare the further effect or
tendency TO BRING INTO dreYme Ia disrepute unmerited
II your charges or insinuatons false and dsre
pute al all events derogatoy to your country the literary
or the political character Of the representative of th;.
country at the Court of st. James, having directly or
indirectly for himself, the agent of Others STONED
to fabricate procure TO be fabricated and so for
poses OF deception, to aid pamng of genuine false
and substantially forged evidences of the opinions Of
foreign journals in relation to the war and the war
policy of this country This question: in accordance
with the conditions above stated to be answered by the
National lntelligencer simply "Yes" or "No"
Our question is somewhat longer than the Iptepen.
GERS, we admit because think proper to comprehend
IN our examination more charges than if sees fiji n do
and because willing confne our whole nterro
gahon as our opponent has done to single question
Our inquiry, however, think, when carefully read.
cannot fa TO be understood and it is precise in its
terms and all pertinent to the ISSUE and we are content
N'S Ni"Seheei Cdn uuly answer " mo- to part of
IT. fairly construed, that should record its whole an
swer IN the negative Weare, of course aware that we
concede to the deponent great advantage in thus lmn
ing our various points OF inquiry instead of proposng
them in separate queries
ana now we go further, and say that we hold the In
ellgencers question above quoted TO be verv crs;,,
and inaptly shaped As it is stated, we can !,
easily IN the negative, and yet leave great mar, % IL.
ground, which is the Intelligencer's obv;ous
cover untouched. Compasionating this bunclno 81
the in'ehgencer in the management of its own c,so
TURNER stpulae' upon the Integencers compliance in
good iath with our above proposed condition not on,,
TO answer "mAy and categorcay its question az abovs
sated but ais" to put il into shape manifestv NOR.
comprehensive pointed and searchng-more adapted i,
word, to the purpose (which the Intelligence b..
aimed at but has not shown sufficient sk and .cr,,-
ness to edect-and then to the question AZ .h.n.a
by ourselves, we will also answer simply, "v,sr q,
"hen the party under examination is (as we CLAIM, n.
ineigengei now to be) atonce witness and culur, i i
:. 'c' OF charity not of Justice for the other side to
'"A' no unfair advantage is taken ii his bunders
anu now we SO to the Iptelgencer, You have pu, II,