The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-13

An occasional correspondent of the New York Jour
nal of Commerce has been amusing his leisure hours in
writing lecture political affairs in general, and
he very questionable morality" of the Union in partcu
lar. The following is specimen of our Mentors style:
'The friends of Mr.. Cass publicly sanguine, what
ever be their private fears and foebodngs Some OF the
forms in which these ardent anticpatons expressed
very Objectionable. The Unon for instance, is en-
couraging betting, that last resort OF gambling politicians
II authorized offer bet of SO O0o Cass The fact
is, there is very questionable morality about of the
dongs OF the government organ Mr. Richie has the
first example in this city, far as know-and pern
cous it is-of publishing newspaper the Sabbath
1t is improper in ITSELF violence to the feelings of Chris
tian men in his party and in all parties, and is OF
manner OF use Whatever. One would think the President
who is rather particular his external observance of the
Sabbah-woud irown on this wanton innovation the
habits Of the city Indeed he is in good measure respon
sbe, since Mr. Richie his editorial existence here
that fountain of patronage"
We must beg leave to say that we think it a every
questionable morality in any person to make charges
without first taking the trouble inform himself of the
facts So far from encouraging the practice of bet
Ting elections, there may be found in the Union of the
7th article condemning the practice 'improper"
We not before aware that the announcing a
current report, item of news, involved i'm
piled commentator of the act.
But, in regard our having set the first example in
this city of publishing newspaper on the Sabbath, we
have few words of explanation, which may help to
lisspae of that pous wrath with which the cor
respondent of the New York paper to be
Our predecessors he Globe) and ourselves until recent
ly, when we changed the Union from an evening to
morning paper, dated it on Saturday night. Does the
mere substitution of the words "Sunday morning" at the
head of our columns instead OF Saturday night"
ute this "wanton innovation on the habits of the cy
rbo, ~ dali
paper knows that the labor it is all performed the
day preceding its date and if it will be any additional sat-
sacon to Mr. "Cato" to be further informed, it pre-
csely for the purpose of avoiding any work in office
on the Sabbath that the paper is made up, worked off
and mailed Saturday evening And although at the haz-
ard of woundng the sensibes of the nervous Cate" "
we are tempted to state one other startling ac-that
every daily paper which is issued on Monday morning
throughout the United States with perhaps one or two
exceptons involves the necessity of all the hands en-
ployed it being engaged on the Sabbath The Union
office is closed, by arrangement from about o'clock
Saturday evening until the usual hour OF business on
Monday Mr. "Cato' will therefore perceive that he has
preached his sermon this time in the wrong pulpit and
from the wrong book.
Now, in return for the kindness of our monitor, we
beg leave to offer him little advice. 1t might do him,
and others in his pastoral charge harm, were he to
devote more of his hours of ideness to the study of the
precepts of the Book he ordained to PROFOUND rather
than minge in the strife Of party politics. Let the
sacred ninth commandment be henceforth his rule of gov
eminent in regard to his own pen, and the profane
eleventh" in regard to the action of his neghbos AT
all events, let him remember the axiom
" Ne sutor ultra crepidam."
This union of church and State of the pulpit and
newspaper politics, is at least 'of very questionable
raliy"
We know the name of the author of "Cato )" but
we will not return evil for evil we forbear least for
the present, to designate him.