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Speaking of tho ''cying abuses of the administration,
think those of the whimpeng dotard oil the Union ARG
the Wing, (hs avo'H o'sa" OF s"< a.
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Tnx coxMrnr-IrMr Rtchie of tho Washington Union,
is the 'od granny" that tho wing presses are
him to be- what be thought OF the three WING editors
that il requires to match him 9-Ci~cin~ah Enquirer.
ASSAULT OF THE COMBINED ORGANS UPON THE
UNION.
In our leading editorial Of Tuesday last WE took occa
sion to call the attention of the country to the dsreputa
BILE spectacle which General Tsyor. through his Of
the qualifications and experience OF a statesman and the
inveiglement OF the artfu and INSCRIPTIONS men by
whom he is now surrounded in and out OF the
cabinet, exhibited President, in contrast with the
Chivu! rous generous, and honorable course which he
pursued at the head OF the army in Mexico, when
surrounded by the brave, hg h-minded. and humane
OF. the army, his military associates and ad-
visers While we intended that article should
be in its truth, its differences. and its appli
cation, carefully avoided the of vulgar vitu-
perahve language a candid reading of il by any one
capable of distinguishing tho difference between ufan
pedantc blackguardsm, and the decencies and pro-
prietes of just criticism, will at We knew
That shot rcoud hit but agreeaby surprised
to the extreme Ruttering which actually produced
in the camp of the enemy. 1t Of pur.
poses, but not the only Our main object was.
to draw the attention of this enlightened country to
the infamous system OF prescription now pursued
by the men in power, in open disregard and shame
full violation Of the pledges and promises Of the very
in whose name they were made, and who. unfor.
tunatey, believe, for his future fame and reputation
fills the Office of the presidency, which he secured
through means OF the faith and confidence reposed BY
large portion Of the people in those very pledges and
promises. Another object to ascertain If it were
possible to induce the actors in these dseputabe scenes
to contemplate the oblquV and enomity Of their con-
duct We hope We have succeeded in our first object
and we are very have in our last, if we may
Judge by the outpourng upon devoted head of nearly
three mortoi columns of bandt eloquence from organ
No. }, tthe National Whig,) and much more of elab-
crate and pedanc vuperation from organ No. p (the
National Intelhgencer.)
We give precedence to the National Wing, and call it
organ No. because it appears 10 be the chosen and ia
vorite organ of the administration Its editor claims to
have been the first 10 nominate General Taylor for the
presidency, and to have advocated his election while
the National Inelligencer turned the cold shoulder to
the General and adhered to the fortunes of Mr. Clay,
until it became pretty evident that General Taylor would
be elected Moreover, the earliest official appears
to be given through the Wing, well all articles
which have the stamp of official authority upon them
while the ntegencer, if rumors, about to become
tangible events, true has been epudaed by the ad
minstration We think may say that respectable
journal has met with no better favor from the hands OF
General Taylor and the administration than the demo-
Gratis it has been prescribed We therefore prefer to
a., - n tho.
ation until the establishment of the third organ which
is to supersede both The Wing and Intelligencer We
commend the Integencer for the humility with which it
submits to the disgrace into which it has fallen with the
administration, and admire the zeal with which it
flies to the rescueof those whose hands have stricken
down. 1t is not the first innocent that has licked 'the
hand just raised to shed It's blood"
We do not propose defend the article which has
profoundly stirred up the ire and mete of these cham
pions of the administrations will take care Of ITSELF
But think it due to readers to give them taste
of the which its and scorchng truth has
been met
In the elegance OF phrase peculiar to itself, the ''Na
tional Wing of being entrapped by 'the
sassns Of public and private character" 1t says art
Gle conveys and wicked thoughts" that it
'embodies all the malignity of the Father of Lies.
all his brazeR faced impudence," &C.; that it suffers
not a single truth y that it is dabolical com.
position; y that it deserves ga notoriey Of infamy
that have classified the truth OF history and earned
'he right to the cap and bells of the kings fool
for the remainder Of days." &c., &c. Such is the
choice and elegant dction with which we assaed
by the principal and favorte organ Of the administration
The National negencer turns its invective upon
the poor democratic party, the opposition Of which to the
administration it speaks Of 'ferce" 'vuperative,"
and "unwarrantable" has much to say Of the 'many
delinquencies" OF the democratic party, its desperate
purpose of foresalling everything but misgovernment
AMI NAL administration it has been "spoilsfed;"
'steepei to its very lips in the worst party rsncors"
and actuated by but the cruellest and shame
fullest personal passions" And all this studied and
elaborate pedantry Of vituperaon is displayed by the
National Intelgencer, because have dared speak
OF the wanton and disgraceul violation OF the pledges
snd promises by which the present administration OBJ.
tanned power in language which became independ.
emf citizen and the conductor of free press bound to
speak boldly for the people and with all due respec,
FOR the two organs of the administration we shall not be
deferred from our purpose Of exposing the nques and
rptude Of the party in power by any measure of de-
nunciaion, vtuperation. or even backguardsm, with
which they may choose to NEE, the truth that we ut
ter, or the arguments which we may present
In the article which has produced such commotion in
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