The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-23

was IKE my own. their works evidenced
il. ] do not believe similar cases of such.
strong political faith, IS that evinced by
Mr.. FESToN and Mr.. GlLLcHRRsT, ever
occurred, for It must be remembered, that
they had nothing whatever to sustain them
but the uncertain pittance which they might
derive from the sale Of Journal, which Was
lighting in cause that nearly everybody
opposed; my own sacrifices sink into insig-
nihcance beside theirs.
The character of the National Whig was
exceedingly violent against the Locofocos,
as a party, and against their administration.
II learlessly exposed the misconduct Of Mr.:
PoLK, and his usurpations. Strangeto say,
il received lar better support, SO far as
subscription and the daily sales went, than
it got from the Wings. Indeed, the Wings
objected to the severity with which treat
ed my opponents. But ] needed not this
objection. knew, that the secret Of the
hostility to the paper was, that il advocated
the election Of Gen TArLoR to be Presi-
dent Not only was the Wing public face
charge Of it again, positively declined
He then asked my advice as to whom he
should apply to become his editor, at once
advised him to apply to Mr.. BuLIiTF, Of
New Orleans. la this advice was sus-
tanned by several friends Accordingly, Mr.
FENToN addressed letter to Mr. BURR,
about the middle Of November last, offering
him the editorial chair Of the National
Whig, upon his orn terms, provided the
paper should support the Administration.
This application was accompanied BY let
ter from myself and from other eminen
Wings, expressing hope, that he would
find it to his interest and convenience to
accept this proposition No answer was ever
returned to Mr. FENToa's letter--at least
Mr. FEaToN never received any, nor did |
ever receive reply to mine The time
having arrived for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of
the paper, and Mr., FEaToN having receiv-
ed no answer from Mr.. BULLITT, was
persuaded to buckle on the editorial armor
again, much to my reluctance, with the ex-
press understanding, that my labors were to
cease, the moment he could make other ar
engagements Such, reader, is hasty ac-
count or my connection with the National
Whig from its commencement down to the
day before Yesterday MY name was
never publicly announced as its editor,
because | did not consider it necessary
for the accomplishment Of the objective
sought Mr.. Fenton, not having been able
to make such satisfactory arrangements, as
10 release me from the severe toll have
been subjecting myself to since the LIST 81
January, for his sake and for the sake Of the
Administration, without a penny's compen-
seton, il became necessary for me to come
to some defnitive arrangement, BY which
this state Of suspense should be terminated,
Our negotiations have resulted, after delibe-
rate consideration, in my agreeing to cont,
rue in sole charge Of the National Wing,
and to permit the announcement Of my name
as its Editor. It was with great reluctance,
that | could get my consent to re-entsr edi-
torial life again on any conditions but the
success of our glorious old Hero's Admins
tration being as darling an object with me,
as its elevation to power-the necessity
there is for its true friends to rally against
the common enemy with all their energy
the anxious desire have, more than ever,
to see my faithful publisher reap the rewards
Of his fidelity and patience--these and .
thousand other considerations oyenuled all
my objections, and ! am once more an Ell
TOR, Toici