The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-26
LEWIS CAss


This is the age of epistolay writers, and General Tay
lor of course ranks first and next him follows the
chairman of the wing executive committee, Mr. Truman
Smith, senator elect from the State of Connecticut We
well recolect the letter which he wrote to the New
Haven Journal, endorsing Gen. Taylor on the Wilmot
Proviso We too had the pleasure of publishing in
last paper his thographc letter, specially intended for
the wings of Ohio We assure "our venerable neigh
bor of the National Intelligencer that it will do as
great pleasure him by giving him the opportunity
of publishing" all of Mr. Smiths letters We take it
for granted that he has addressed secret, appropriate
circular to every State in the Union; and we should have
objection to publishing the whole series OF this new
letter-writer, if he will favor with them. We
have no doubt he has them of all sorts and descrp
tons; and they are probably the const
tutions which the Able Seyes had in every pigeon hole
We have already seen the general circular which he
and his committee have addressed in private TO the wings
Of the Unon and the which he has dedicated to the
special use OF Ohio. We have now another OF these
beautiful productions before us which may be chrstened
the Pennsylvania Circular. We indebted to the
Pennsylvania for copy of it in the Saturdays paper
and also for the following history Of its discovery, and
for the accompanying reflections which it has called forth
Pennsylvania BATTLE-GROUND THE UNION The
following letter from Truman Smith OF Connecticut--a
the interruptions advocates of Gen. Taylor, Shareholders
identity with the aborionss OF the Northhas found its
way into hands through friend. to whom II was ms
directed 1t appears that this gentleman who is so anxious
elect Gen Taylor, Washington using his frank
ing privilege by loading down the mails OF Uncle Sam with
the vest electioneerng faehoodan outrage upon the
treasury and abuse of his privilege member Of
Congress- which ought make the 'North American fall
upon knees and pray for the speedy abatement
the dreadful evil But here the lettsrhe written letter
of Mr.. Truman Smith
WASHINGTON, Sept. H. 1913.
DEAR SIR Permit me- in behalf Of the Wing Executive
Committee of houses of Congress- address you
on approaching electionsState and naonal-n Penn
sylvania To make certain in the nation
al contest we need the Of Pennsylvania and pre-
shall stand justified, by the vast importance Of the
sble vigor We trus, you will spare no pains carrying
your State election Recollect tina, the success o John
will break down Cass throughout the county But
democratic candidate for governor must be
will see the importance Of cutting down his majority
beg and Qhrough you your friends to go to work In
and have Never has there been good an opportun
~ Tor striking successful blow at the radical party as now
We can furnish good political mat'er from
if applied for this month Let hear from you as
prospects in your part OF Pennsylvania
TRUMAN SMITH.
The letter proof that PENNSYLVANIA TO he THE
BATTLE-GROUND THE UNION. Truman Smith is an I'M
scrupulous desperate politician He is laboring at
Washington with ali his mghaded by others, quite as
reckless hmsef-to accomplish the overthrow of the
demOc ratio party OF this state IN OCTOBER.
Hear this distinguished federast: REcoLLEcr THAT
THE SUCCESS GOVERNOR JOHNSTON DOWN
CAss COUNTRY " Let this DE warning 10
democrats OF Pennsylvania Let us ring it through the
State! Let repeat it along the whole unbroken demo-
line Like the frebe in the night il should awaken
all our sleepers.
The importance of srery democratic being out for
Judge Longsreth is further admitted by this industrious
agtator, when he says But IF the democratic candidate
for governor be elected you oN the importance Of
eating down his majority TO toc figure, Now, al
though this is really admission that Longstrehs
election is certain yet it no less invocation 10 us to
make his majority will bury all opposition Cas-
in the grave that Johnston and his hopes
The whole letter of Governor Smith is startling appeal
the democratic party of Pennsylvania, and teaches us
our duty in both elections.
He says We" That is, the Taylor abotionists and
saveholdersl need the of Pennsylvania :" No
doubt of but Union and the country need it more,
and they shall have it,
THUS Ohio and Pennsylvania are both to be battle
grounds. But we may say to the modern Glendower,
"You may call spirits from the vastly deep but will they
come when you do call them''
We respectfully advise Mr.. Truman Smith to be more
careful about the direction of his missves. The Charles
ton Mercury speaks of another blunder being made IN
this way: "a gentleman in Henrico county, Virginia,
recently received, under whig frank, the revelations OF
the Rev Mr. Lamb the chaplain of Gen Taylor in ref
the habits of the old soldier. and his peculiar
opinions on the subject of slavery That document was
got up for distribution through the free States"-as we
have already shown by the extracts from it which we
pubis he'd the other day.--UNIoN.l
We have seen several citizens of Ohio who confirm
the following calculations of the detroit Free Press