The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-15

The New York Evening Post
Al the close of an election which has resulted dsas
tousy to the democratic partythe party which the
New York Evening Post has of later years professed at
least 10 belongat the close of canvass in which the
hest exertons of the "Unon have been devoted to secure
the success Of great principles which the Post and our
selves were generally regarded cherishng in
comnon-we find in that journal the following personal
assault upon us
sit has very naturally surprised the venerable editor Of
the Washington Union discover that time had anything
new in politics reveal to him. The importance which
Ia accustomed ascrbe his augnes, because of his
wears and experience, has betrayed him forgetting that
wisdom necessarily attribute of green old age
and that who has edited democratic journal for
forty years may have continued in thai vocation long
for his fame, either as an editor politician, prophet
It is quite true that SO young as the editor
of the Evening Post And il that editor deems proper
and seemy at this time to fling our years and expe-
renee in face taunt we shall enter into no
Dispute with him as the manliness and good taste of
such proceeding Be the character and merit of his
language this respect whatever they may be, fact
at least clear is put forth without particle of
provocation on our part We have always treated Mr..
BRYANT with courtesy. We have always done full and
willing Justice TO his very eminent position among the
literary of our country AS a politician, we have
long regarded him as unsafe and unsound The mass os
the democratic party of this nation has for years he'll be
same opinion. Full half--probably much U..ore Than
half-of the democratic party in the State Of New York
holds the same opinion now 1t may not be amiss FIR
him to recollect these things when he writes again Of
our continuing editorial vocation loo lsno for o
fame politician" He may sneer at US, too in the
character of "prophe" which ne imputes to Us, us,
as the confident and foastful prophecies of his
Journal that Mr. Va, Buren, was to carry several
States OF our Unlon' md especially the State of New
York, shall have fond one single electoral vote anu
where, to save therA from being entirely ridiculous
But there are. things discreditabe than false
prophecies nd among them are false statements Take
an examr ie from this same article of the Post
Mr. Polk may see too, what the nation saw long
Stree the folly OF his attempt years age realize his
silly dream of ambition, by hiring, with the patronage
his Office small faction of mercenay democrats in this
State for John Young for governor, instead of
nominee OF the democratic party, and when memorable
fate removed Governor Wright from the of worldly
strife oconinung the enginey of corruption against
the candidates and principles Of The New York democracy
When journal has begun its remarks by turning
courtesy out of doors, do not like go on and
throw decency out of the WINDOW. We will net ask the
Post to subsanate its monstrous charge that Mr. Polk
hired, with the patronage of his Office small faction of
mercenary democrats in New York 10 vote for John
Young governor against Silas Wright; but since that
Journal is known having, before its apostacy claimed
be the side OF the democratic party, we should be
glad to know what prstenee ventures hazard an
assertion totally and glaringy destitute of truth
Has the Post gathered courage to make such charge
against the present President OF abusing his patronage to
tha IF hov
seen former incumbent of the presidency betray all the
pledges of his life, and mercilessly prostitute his name
and character for such purpose?
The Post specuates upon the moral results" of the
defeat of the democratic party in New York and
in the Union. We tell that journal that had its
counsels prevailed, we should have seen similar spec
tacle in 1885. AT that time it became our duty-and ii
not an easy oneto defend, both in public speech
the Capitol Richmond and in press, the charac
ter Of Mr. Van Buren, from the odium and discredit
heced upon him by the course of the Evening Post Ii
became the duty of his friends in the South to clear him
from the suspicion OF aboitionsm; and authority
much relied on by bis opponents as the New
York Post We had then to declare what verify be-
leved, that the editor of the Post distinguished
poe-a of fine Imagination, who dwell in the clouds
but that he not sound politician, and statesman
like Mr. Van Buren, should be held responsible for his vaga
res and indiscretions 1t about the time that
the Evening Post read out OF the republican party
by the Tammany Society Of New York. The same
idea operated upon the editor of the Post in 1884, when
he signed the secret circular of II. It 10 the
idea which makes him Indifferent to the spirit OF conc
alton and compromise on which the constitution of
confederacy of sovereign States of various populations
and different interests, originally founded 1t is the
same one-idea which impes him to build up a sectional
party, calculated to distract The Union itself And if we
may descend from very great things to very SMALL it il
the bgoted feeling which has contributed to pour
out his vial of wrath upon devoted head We dis
dan the cause, whilst we dispise the attack.
Such course and such qualifications are not cacu.
lated to acquire any honest permanent fame And il
courtesy would permit we would most respectfully sug
ges that, whether Mr. b. retires remains in his ed-
DTa chair he will be fortunate indeed if his political
reputation shall survive him.
Mr. Polk would scarcely thank us for defending his
course his administration against the outrageous at
lacks of the irritable editor The adamantine buckler
dehes his eaden point. The man who, when he was
Young assailed the fame of Thomas Jefferson attempts
In vain in his advancing years to caumnate the character
Of him who has nobly followed in his footsteps.
Official In relation 70 the Cholera.
"SaiSs popsii n.prsma Ler est"