The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-08
THE UNION.


friend permits us TO publish the following extract OF
letter from highly respectable and intelligent gentle
man in Georgia
The contest in Georgia bids fair to be close as it has
6eem iGI years past but fear not Our friends
from all quarters OF the State that the democ
!acy were never more firmly united, more thoroughly
impressed with the importance OF the crisis or more
resouiey determined to do their Alphabetically and
zealously to do their whole duty We feel indeed that
the emergency requires every should put his shoulder
to the wheel We know that we shall have to encounter
tne concentrated efforts OF powerful pary-a party un
scupuous In ITS Vaccinations insidious in its move
mens, and stldlousy concealed in its principles and
purposes Locking at its present extraordinary altitude
Us al,aoh with every order and every creed-we
every lgnobe device to accomplish the ends of its com
binaon Already, in their first movement we find them
be s sas o abandoning long leader who
prlncge to shout over the newly born pretensions of
a soldier who never professed one, We behold them
dazzle and bewder the common mind, by suneuitous.
~ exhibiting patriotism not their own. Their bitter
Their almost reasonable denuncations Of the war. are
cay crootng the plant hinges Of their kn s hspe he
great and wel-earned popularity Of its champion chief
We hear them eYecrahng the act that vndicated our in
suited honor. and redressed longendured wrongs as
ruthless invasion OF the constitution; and find them
ready, IN their anthems of praise to defy the prime
advserthe greatest actor OF all in the Apous outrage
"such, indeed, is the beginning of the campaighush.
cred ~ ~ the sound OF trumpes and the flourish of
arms, to be yet more sgnazed by the sacrifice of every
thing that bears the name of decency consistency or
principle The era of COON skins and pepper pods has
passed away; but popular deusion still remains the
CHOSEN machinery OF success with our opponents In
deed their career has ever been sgnally marked by
contempt OF popular intelligence and public virtue
Hence the hopetheir effort to disorganze our ranks by
the proclamation OF the name OF one whom all re-
spect and honor for his devotion his country in tha
hour OF its need Yet in all this they but deceive them
selves The motives OF this their maiden love of mill
tary chelts are toe gapable 70 escape public discern
men and too despcahe not to incur public detesation
Such has been the effect throughout our ranks We
view the movement in all its bearings the verest
thus viewing IT, we have fear Of the issus of the
ct We shall meet the motley mass with our entire un
DIMINISHED force, and in the full assurance of glorious
triumph"
The following is an extract of letter written to
gentleman of this city The writer of the letter Clay
whg merchant of the city of Philadelphia, who is making
tour through the south and southwestern States:
COLUMBUS, ONO, July 2, 1s4s
ain my travels far, have been sounding whigery,
or in other words, Tayorism and find wings Chat u.s.
the honest Clay whigs,) without numbers. who de-
temined not to give their support to the Philadelphia
ton and for whig give up the election to Cass and
Butler without the least lamenlation: In Kentucky
conversed with many wings of standing and influence,
and they told me that General Taylor the hardest
pill to swallow they tried, notwithstanding that it
sugared over by Senator Crittenden. saw person
ally violent Clay men that will never support such
ingon be of good cheer there is danger of the
noparty, noprinciple candidate ever having the pleas
ure of turning into the White House. There is not
whg of the State of Ohio that would make bet Of
ten dollars that the State will go for Taylor and Fill
more
"The crops In every section Of the western States are
very fine; there will be plenty to spare the starving
Irish; in fact, nation that fight and feed the
whole world"