The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-01
DAILY NATIONAL WING.
no TIE EDITOR or THE NATIONAL WING
THE "UNION" UNMAsKED.-"PRo
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al thank thee, Jew, Tor teaching me that wordo
81 hare aloays protested against he
doctrine Of prescription, IN Kirginia and
elsetchere,,' says the venerable editor Of the
Onion" propose, my dear sir, to CON
tinue the review Of this reckless assertion,
commenced in my last And first, as to
Virginia, how stand the facts You have
already seen the verify Of the declaration
tested BY the circumstances attendant upon
the appointment and removal Of DIR. Mmge.
LET US now proceed little further in the
investigation. The Doctors case does not
stand isolated in Petersburg, upon the pro-
scriptiye list Of the late 81. James, at whose
shrine the +" Union" notwithstanding its
assertion, has offered up, for four years past,
sacrifice after sacrifice, in all the meanings
and sgnifcations Of the term, kneeling there
each and every morning, as one Of the most
devout and faithful, and praying fervently
10 his High Patron, to give him strength to
make his wicked enemies, the Wings, "his
footstool, and also, that he would be gra-
ciously pleased, to enable the "Union" to
visit vengeance upon them, until they, every
one, confessed their sins and humbly begged
to be forgiven, yielding themselves converts
. to the only true political church--that
church was established by the " Greatest
and Besf'--and so ably advocated, sus-
tanned, upheld and disseminated by that
celebrated Apostle-"the s,eeet kttie Jei-
lop.o Who does not know that these
sincere prayers of the pious editor awaited
much with the " Saints 20 In the city
above referred to, not single unbeliever
escaped the tortures Of the inquisition. No
charges were made against them. But they
were not Of the faith, and that alone was
sufficient to cause their condemnation to the
FIRE and the stake. Honesty, capacity, vir-
tue, and integrity, were accorded them by
their Judges; but these did not avail to save
them from the death Call you not this
g Prescription 20 Yet the editor says he
has dl,pags protested against The doctrine,"
and the editor Of the " Union'' 6 is an hon
cradle mdn.'
But let US follow the inquisitors. In
Norfolk and Portsmouth they found all right.
SIMON PuREs'' had there filled the Gus
toms-the post Offices and the navy agents
and naval storekeeper's births for years.
These were greeted with the sweet words,
well done thou good and faithful SER
vants''- although you have grown fat in
taking mine ease'-Still, having been
adjudged worthy by the " greatest and
best" and approved Of by the sweet lit
tie fellow" 1--WE acknowledge you to be Of
the fold, and will not question your acts. On
the contrary, you shall continue to receive
your reward, and be "rulers over many
things" Now, my dear sir, just here,
while viewing this proceeding, an idea has
occurred to me. Perhaps the printer Of the
Unicno has placed its editor, through a
typographical blunder, in a false position.
II may be, that the editor did say, or meant
to say, in his manuscript, that he never adj
vocated prescription Of Jackson or Van Ba-
rem Democrats, either in Virginia or else
where, and not that " he never advocated
prescription in Virginia or elsewhere" The
printer may have overlooked that portion Of
the sentence so essential to its truth If so,
we acquit the editor but, until the corec-
ton is made, let us proceed
When the Band arrived al Richmond, their
tender sympathies for the salvation Of the
sinners there, were soon aroused--General
PEYToN the Postmaster was not Of the
Church, NOR wouldhe confess his errors. IT'S
true, he said that his conscience was clear
that he had performed his duties faithfully
and to the satisfaction Of every honest man
in the community further, that he had
neither Swartwouted nor Priced away the
public monies, all Of which was admitted and
not denied. Still all this would not do. He had
had the example and teachings Of the
*"FATHER OF THE FAITHFUL" be-
fore him for nearly half century and still
continued obdurate. This was unpardona-
BILE. He would not initiate the meek and
humble Collector Of the Port He would
not cast off the mantle Of +" aristocracy and
: Whiggery" and put on the cassock Of Dem
ocratic Hunkersm" like the righteous Col
lector, even though he should thereby " in
herit the earth" They cried out-fre the
fagots-Heat the gridiron! Bind him over
the Goals and while the fire cleanses his cor
rupt body, cut out the hereto heart which
has conceived his wickedness and take away
the tongue which has uttered blasphemy and
SANDER! Call younot this I" Prescription 7"
Still the editor OF the Union says" he has
always protested against the doctrine" and
YOU know The venerable editor is an hon
e., orable man"
Now PROCEED TO LYEcHBURG and see
phat was done there. You have, my dear
sir, in your paper of the 2sth, correctly star
ted the circumstances under which the
Postmaster there was appointed. This aP
pointment was called for, most loudly, by
the citizens, generally. Mr.. Grigg was pop
uar with political friends and foes, and per-
sonally beloved by the whole community
nor was this all, he gave the most unquali-
fed satisfaction while in the Office When
the inqusitors sought to condemn him upon
other grounds than those upon which they
had Just acted in Petersburg and Richmond,
they found it impossible to get any one to
prefer a charge. Still they felt compelled
10 nbev the voice of their oSuperior - Al