The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-17
neutral so far as It's Official action was concerned We

neutral far its Official action was concerned We
certain that bat oneAnswer can be given to this ap.
peal. If mistaken, let us the proof and we
will acknowledge our error
| The charge that we were a constant writer for the
0nion and furnished the principal part of its original
matter, is equally absurd false and unjust to our able
and respected senior During the whole canvass we did
not write six articles for its columns We had in fact
out very little to do with the being absent du-
ring the most important part of it, collecting materials for
our report and we never devoted any portion OF our
official time to political matters We wrote the BuN-
DELcUND' essays, il is true, while we were Commits
soner; but they were written at our own house, and
generally between the hours of o'clock at night and
O'Clock IN the morning. Our own private time was de
voted to the work, and not that Of the public We are
not OF those who suppose believe that the government
has bought the opinions, the principles or the ndepend
ent freedom OF thought OF man, becalse il has EN-
poycd him in official position We hold to no such
debasng doctrine or system; and if the employees of the
present administration seryile enough submit
IT, we shall not object to the degradation which they
covet
The writer in the National Wing supposes we have
become connected with the Union to crafty desire OF
revenge on account of the loss of office Office is the
only great object of desire the eyes of this mercenary
writer. We would not speak of our private affairs but
will calumniaor that office is not neces
say for subsistence in comfort ease and independ
ence, connection with the Union We
have never complained OF our removal We care moth
ing about it, We should have retired voluntarily from
the place, if had not determined that General Taylor
should have an opportunity to test in person the truth
and sincerity OF his pledges We under
sHy OF asking favors from this administration, and did
ask If Others approached General Taylor in our
behalf, it without authority and of their
voluntary motion. We disdained even 10 make an eff
fort TO refute the fasehoods and calumnies which we
knew preferred to General Taylor as reasons for
our removal But enough this point. Honorable men
can appreciate position if the writer in the Whg
cannot
We have already extended reply TO the bels of the
Wing much farther than intended; and having put
the stamp of fasehood upon its charges, we shall not
again notice similar attacks from that source But we
acqut the editor of the Wing of the disgrace of concoct-
ng such tissue of vie charges against contemporary
editor They proceed from another and different
Their origin if they coald be traced would be found in
a high official position Unable to repe our daily as
saults upon the administration, its friends seek 81
lence us by calumny but assure them they will
not succeed. We defy them all and whenever they
will make specific charges against late official,
private character stand ready TO repel them, and
assailans with discontinue and disgrace.
We conclude by asking, fit isnot dignifed recog
nsed orgaa of the administration to attempt to silence
opponents by caiumny instead of fact and argument
Yet this is the way in which the present administration
seeks to silence its adversaries Honorable dgnihed
and chivalrous conduct truly