The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-01
Mr.. George LIppard.

The startling letter of this gentleman has produced a
deep impression on the public mind It'll running the round
of the democratic newspapers Among others, the Pc
tersbug Republican repubshes it, and "commends ii to
the careful perusal of every into whose hands our
paper may fall We wish (says the editor) that every
democrat and every tch'g in the Union would read Ii
attentvely and then decide for themselves to the truth
or fasehood which it may contain" We understand that
Mr. Lippard is moral and honorable man, worthy Of
confidence No composition which has appeared since
the present administration came into power is more
eloquent, holder, and more mpassoned. The wing pa
pes have made effort TO conlrovert It's positions and
weaken its force There is but exception, and thai
is the National Wing of this city.
We have been more than surprised by the rack.
less and INSCRIPTIONS manner in which the National
Wing endeavors to sustain the administration 1t
entirely to forget that the people of the United States
have either intellect morality. And in its efforts to
make the acts of President Taylor correspond with the
pledges and promises of General Taylor, bears
mind the poets advice, to "keep probability in view
Some time since had occasion to mention that wing
editor had visited Washington, and had left Disguised
with the course which the administration pursuing
The National Wing Immediately asserted positively
without knowing to whom auded--that he was an
office hunter who disappointed in his expectations,
and whose opinion was consequently worthless Men
who make such assertions at random can hardly be
trusted even in their statements of facts within their
knowledge. The new wing collector at Philadelphia sat
one fell swoop" removed sixty nine of his subordnates
The National Wing, without probably having heard
before the name of one OF the asseverated the instant
that these removals reform in the public service and
that they were carried out in obedience to the naugu
L. Elal,t,,
Bile prerequisites to the bestowa of oce-thus mpeach
ing the capacity integrity of sxtynne cruelty and
unius,y About week ago published the letter adj
dressed the President by George Lppard, esq., of Phil
aephiaa democrat who had used his tme his talents,
and his influence to promote the election of Gen. Tay
lor-detang the circumstances under which Gen. Tay-
lors pledge to him. and through him to the democrats of
Pennsylvania and of the Union, that he not party
candidate and if elected would not be the President OF
party but the President of the whole people, was
made. Mr. Lippard proved most concusvely that the
letter OF General Taylor addressed to him. from the lam
guage which it contained, and from the circumstances
under which it was written, was a solemn pledge
that its author after he had accepted the NOM
nation of the Philadelphia convention, was an in.
dependent candidate and would not bow to the dcta-
ton OF the wing party but be the representative of the
whole country without reference TO party divisions Mr.
Lppards letter able and convincing 1t stated facts
which could not be denied and drew conclusions which
could not be questioned The wing press generally, has
shrunk back from it in alarm. Wing editors generally
afraid even TO whisper of its existence 1t too
strong for them Its facts they could gansay, and
its deductions they could answer Not so with the
editor of the National Wing. With the temerity Of
folly, it endeavorcd to answer Mr., Lippards letter.