The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-14

GIDDINGs's STATEMENT. know that a most bitter
controversy has been going between Truman Smith
senator elect from Connecticut and chairman of the hg
Executive Committee, and the Hon j r. Giddngs Smith
charges Giddngs with faschood in charging him with
writing the Allison Letter., 10 which Giddings replies:
"You, however, possess the undoubted right TO know
what said concerning yourself and to understand clearly
the evidence which based my statements. So far as
you refer the letter of Gen Taylor Capt Allison viii
only remark that distinctly informed the audience of the
facts which based my opinion, that that letter
written at WiHords Hotel in Washington ety-snd then
lett them Judge for themselves. did understand
that you wrote that letter II said the time that yo
and Mr.. Crittenden of Kentucky wrote IT, The very
tous language in which merely deny that you wrote
H. and tue careful manner in which you eyade all denial
Of your kno,cedge that II oriten BY Mr. CrittenfeH
by others, leave doubt OF the real state of facts
further evidence necessary would refer you your
erpress declaration to the Hon D. X. Tden, dele
gate to the Philadelphia Convention, that such er yeas
'orten and seHf TO Gen Taylor, and that he signed "
There it u.s. freemen Of the North General Taylor
did not Dris he Allison letter. the American people
have been made TO believe; but Truman Smith SAYS at
was written in Washington city, and SEM 10 General
Taylor TO ugne Proof-the Hon. D. r. Tllden.
Here is a pretty confession, indeed After the old
would hit the point and failing, committee IN Wash
ington city write letter. send II TO Taylor, he signs it,
and put forth to the world his voluntary pro.
duciion This is wing honesty There is a fearful ac-
count ye, 10 settle with the people or course, il old
Zach could not write proper letter, he conno write
proper message He cannot write anything proper.
Somebody not elected has got to be the President de aco
after all The American people do not know who they
have chosen for President Now about funds and the
way Truman Smith raised the wind
Smith charged Giddings with being absent from his
seat electoneering for Van Buren,. Gliding thus re-
torts:
81 have the Journal Of the House Of Representatives
before eau get short of Washington city but
VIII hazard the opinion that absent during the
present session far greater number Of days than was
Iou were frequently gone il said, 70 RAISE tunds TO
promote the election Of General Taylor. And you were
also in attendance the Phade pba convention. But 10
this attempt sgmatize me, add hold yourself up
Of official industry, have provoked scrutiny
You only absent yourself political errands,
but instrumental In getting others to leave Con
gress for the purpose do not wish other
through the National Irte gencsr, viii deny that you,
chairman Of the ehg committee, dill pay
the Of other members Of COngTess who alb
sent from their seats for political purposes the
Of fUe tunes the number Of days that / WAS, | will
endeavor to show your by making accoan,
current for you, showing how many days expenses you
paid TO each member rho fUmpcd for GsHsrai Taytor
during the session. Yet You regard my absence
Buffalo and Ma deeiictou Of duty IL is
or eight days is also true that in is47 Mime
N request, and absent twice long was in
Massachusetts, promulgang the same doctrines. You
then approved OF my absence, and paid my expenses
There it is again Smith did actually pay Giddngs's
expenses when sent into Maine where his efforts 10
distract the democracy but when Giddlngs, his own
account, goes into wing State, like Massachusetts
where he breaches the doctrine, but where dstrac-
ton results to the wings, Oh then he is traitor 10 has
constituents
Enough-enough Who is not sckened at such bold
rascallty-such damnlng perfdy to the people ~