The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-05


sent One the room OF the wing congressional commit
ee on Pennsylvania avenue: the other, that of the Cen
trail Rough and Ready Club, sth street From these
rooms documents OF like nature and character sent
to all parts OF the Unon-North, South East and West
and not the resolution of the democratic meeting AYERS
particular or sectional documents to particular parts
deny that there was ever than life of General
Taylor sent from the room sth street. which was
SENT other political documents alike into every section
OF the unon or that there was than life
Of Gen Taylor published in this city, and challenge any
democrat wing, or other person. TO produce a second
deem 1t unnecessary to offer 10 the citizens of Washing
ton, Ia many Of whom am personally known any proof
OF what here aege, but should YOU to whom am un-
KNOWN any else, desire evidence of the truth of
what here assert, extend TO you or them an invitation
to visit the Sth street. which is now ever has
and shall always be, open alike TO wing or democrat
RICHARD WALLACE,
President OF Central Rough and Ready Club
WASHINGTON, Sept 30, ls4s.
To the Editor of the Union:
As Mr.. Richard Wallach president of the Rough and
Ready Club of this city, has thought proper publish
his letter TO you in the National 1ntelgencer, without
waiting for the explanation of the Executive Committee
OF the jackson Democratic Association the organ of
that committee, and as am personally alluded to in his
letter, feel myself in compelled to notice
him. lest some well meaning persons might suppose that
the resolutions OF our democratic mass meeting had
done the federal party injustice and that they in
lured and Ill used party II is too evident that Mr. Wal
ZACH is more anxious to make political capital on the
Of the important elections about to take place. than 10
have the truth established otherwise he would be will
ling to wait the return OF the author OF the resolutions,
who is fully prepared to sustain them. In the alb
utive Committee to say that we firmly believe every
title OF what is there charged, for the following
reasons: First, several OF US have than
life of Gen. Taylor in this city, calculated for different
sections of the Union; second their candidate has not
yet said and though repeatedly nterogaed will not say
whether he is for against the Wimot Proviso-thus
reapng the advantage OF being opposed to at the South,
while at the North il is well known that his main strength
consists IN the assurance OF his friends that he is favor
Of it. What can Mr. Wallach, gentleman and of
honor, say to this Ia it not bad 1--WE put to him)
anything charged in the resolution OF which he COM
plains! Again we had another and stronger for
believing the facts charged in this resolution 1t is this
AT mass meeting held by the wing party this city,
one OF their orators, Mr. Rogers, made the most infa
nous charges against Gen Cass candidate for the
presidency which were endorsed by that meeting; and it
generally mored here that copies OF that bundle
OF gross and improbable les handful form, i'm
medatey printed and put in circulation by the wing party
here Now lei be remembered that one Of the resou
lions OF the democratic meeting specially notices this
Rogers fasehood, brands it with the infamy that such
gross malignant, and improbable story deserves, and
direct attack upon their integrity and honor; and yet
Mr. Waach lodges this charge in order to make
political capital out of another which the very conduct Of
his candidate furnishes the strongest crcumsantial evil
dence to sustain
There is one part of Mr. Walachs letter to you which
is exceedingly amusing: He says Had the persons
who framed the resolution not known that II was false
and belous they might have ascertained its alsy by
lnquirng at either of the publishing alluded to-
which are nor, and always have been, open alike TO
whig and democrat, of Mr.. Hoover, (myself,) who
has more than occasion visited OF these pub
fishing rooms, and was the day preceding the meet
ing OF the democracy there for near one hour and at
whose request notice OF the meeting, In handbs, was
posted the wall" Now, admit that my vsItatons to
that room have exceeded times than for was
there totoe once the gentleman (Mr WD will remem-
Der, when he very boldly proposed bet on the major
tiles of Ohio and Pennsylvania which being accepted by
democrat he, after "sober second thought" backed
from the other, when loosely requested the favor
yVhl n haD5h n he
in question But neither occasion anything said
in reference to the number of published lives of Gene
raj Taylor; and on what authority, for what
SOFAS, Mr. Waach states that the author of the
luton in question could have ascertained its falsty
from me-, | am al loss TO imagine. Now, ] am
very ready TO believe that the federal party are
capable OF committing gross follies; that they
like the old Bourbons, who ''never learn anything, and
who forget anything that their political blunders
principles, or rather no principles but could hardly
suppose them capable OF the egregous folly of attempting
gross imposition the public, and then furnishing the
evidence to expose IT. II we 60 to their publishing rooms
only what they choose to show u.s. and if we
did not find all those lives of Gen Taylor in the search,
II would be no evidence to us that they had not been
deny very emphatically; for, with bubble such as
is sometimes exercised by lawyers the gentleman
IS one, talented, profound, and courteous-he rather
lodges the charge by stating that bm one life Of General
Taylor has been sent from the Sai street,
He does not deny that than life has been
sent from other Offices He speaks only for the sth street
office.
Before conclude this communication feel compelled TO
notice slanderous charge against Mr. c. p Sengsack,
which was published in the National lntelgencer' of
yesterday charge, the maligny OF which only be
exceled by its cruelty 1t is, that Mr. Sengstack the
Warden Of the penitentiay has employed the convcts
under his charge in folding and directing democratic docu
mens for circulation ALSO that he has employed the said
convics In painting anspaencies for democratic process
sions; charges false malignant and nprobablecharges
which the editors OF the lnlelgencer, who endorse
themselves. either knew could easily have known, to
be untrue 1t is only necessary TO notice the tune at
which these charges made, 10 be convinced OF Their
alsty The angel of death had just visited the dwelling
of this poor old man, and bereaved him of an amiabe,
interesting, and dearly beloved daughter. just grown 70
womans estate; and the beings who perpetrated this
gross outrage humanity well knew that IN the an
guish of his bereavement he could not defend himself
Be that duty mine assert if TO be false Let Mr. Wal
ZACH clear his party from the foul opprobrum which the
Rogers and InelHgencer ISLANDERS have earned them be-
fore he seeks to make political capital out OF issues
The truth of our charges will be established in due time
Suffice il for the present to say, that the author of the
resolutions referred stated that he had SEEM and placed
in the hands of Hon. Mr. Hannegan, fourteen different
lives of Gen Taylor, and that three others had since been
published to his knowledge But the author will defend
himself in his own way, on his return to this CITY,
am, sir, very respectfully yonr obedient servant,
J. ID. HOOVER,
Chairman Ey Com Jack son Dep, Aueoc;at,on