Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-12
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.

The only article therein, however, which our en-
raoements allow us to notice, is tardy and unsea-
sonabe reply 10 some remarks of ours on the pre-
tended embodiment of . British Opinion on the
War; too obviously written by some American
friend of our warke Administration, for which
probably purchased place had been procured in
English paper. That English paper being declar-
ed by the Union to have been received from Mr..
BANCROFT our Minister at London, and it being
certain on the face of it, that no Engishman could
have written it, the presumption was very natural
that the article published by the procurement
of Mr. Bancroft. We treated the article such a
manufacture Of British opinion for the American
market-inended to sustain the conduct of the Pre-
sdent against the verdict Of the People of the Uni
ted States-deserved TO be treated The attempt
of the Union escape the odium of such corrupt
attempts to influence public opinion here by excit-
ing sympathy for Mr.. Bancrolfs historical
putaton, suffering, it pretends to believe, under
our uenomous assaults, deserves no serious reply.
Ii is merely ridiculous.
But, the Union adds, (" lie are acquainted eih
the name ofhe gentleman acho tcrofe the article
: He is not an American, but an Englishman, with
out any connexion with the American Legation"
Indeed! How came the !" Union 7 10 k,loU the
name OF III. writer U4o informed MN OF II
Who procured the writing and publication of it?
Who supplied him with the materials What IN
ducemenf had he for the writing of it? What CON-
pensauon, present or prospective Our lives for
it, when the whole truth shall be known of this pal
pabe contrivance to deceive the People of the Uni
ted States by false representations of foreign sent-
ment, The deceit will recoil with prodigous effect
upon It's contrvers.
Another sample of the same sort of attempt at
deception is Of the most remarkable of the
gems which glitter III the columns of Fridays
Union" 1t consists in long and elaborate ex-
tract from the London Mercury of January 8, the
only purpose Of which is to uphold our War and
other points of Locofoco politics, which paper also
the Union" states to have been received from Mr..
BANCROFT. Had "the Union not dragged the
name of that gentleman into its columns, in the
first instance, we should not have thought of his
being party to this concerted deception. As it is,
he seems to have buta secondary and possibly IN
conscious part in it, Thegut of this atrocious fraud
for such it is-now rests elsewhere. is for the
Union " to say upon whom. From this second
chapter OF Locofoco diplomacy we copy the follow
ing rare extract concerning our odious and cumber-
some Subtreasury system, willingly submitting it to
the judgment of reasoning Public whether there
is any thing British about either its facts or its
conclusion
''Next in Importance 10 the proceedings with regard 10
Mexico that part Of the message which relates the
ay and manufacturing interests these noble States That
great step which The fearless and energetic Jackson first made
to The restoration Of currency e gold silver and which
President Ian Buren fooced up by his mise and ecelt
Subtceasurg act delayed for time by President Harrison
and his chance successor Pesden, Tyler just carried
u action By President Polk, evidently working
with complete success"
The suppositon is entirely 100 absurd that the
above passage written by any one who is as
ignorant English writers generally must be Of the
history of our Subreasury, and of the instrument
tality of the 8 fearless" Jackson and the wse''
Van Buren, and the conquering " President Polk
in bringing about the beautiful state Of things which
now exists under which, if the Penitentary is not
filled with yiolators of this same Subtreasury law,
it is because the habitual breakers OF il are those
who themselves control the execution of the laws
and are not likely therefore to bring themselves to
judgment. The subterfuges under which the law is
every day evaded are indeed so scaudaIous and
dsrepuable, that TO rescue the statute-book from
contemp, and dlshonor il is absolutely necessary 10
repeal it.
Considering the improbabilily Of any man resi-
dent in England having the required information. or
entertaining any other sentiment than that Of per
feet indifference 10 the Subtreasury law-and con-
sidering also, that the Editor ofthe Union knors
rcho The acrifer Of these things is We charge that if
not written by employee Of the Administration in
England, these articles are written here, and ex-
ported to England for publication, in order to be re-
imported British opinion" to act upon the
Congress and People Of the United States
From internal evidence of the articles themselves,
in connexion with its own admissions, we defy the
Government paper 70 give any explanation Of the
matter which shall relieve the Administration from
the charge Of being priyy to this imposition upon
the public.
In the same column Of the " Union = with the
article from which the above i extracted. we meet
with another attempt to influence action here by
Snninion from abroad. which ~ ,h;s ;n.,.,oo Lr,u