The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-25


think that the time has arrived for this sub
be had twas to meet such emergencies, and to
devise plans protect against the Vaccinations of
enemies, that they were appointed
The woodsa-Nutmeg senator again.
We have on several occasions informed our readers
that there has existed in this city, for several years past
secret eectoneering club. juno, well supplied with
funds-contrbuted, we have doubt, by such men as
Abbott Lawrence, and other wealthy whigs who have
been enabled through the nstrumenality OF high tariffs
and other enormties Of special legislation, to coin
their overgrown fortunes from the sweat Of the poor
mans browto operate upon and influence the elections,
not only national, but State. Truman Smith, the
wooden nutmeg senator from Connecticut Is now the
head of this corruption uno, and the manager of its
funds He is the shameless tool and instrument of the
cabinet in its assaults upon the integrity of the balotbox
and its efforts to corrupt the freedom and purity Of cleo
tons This Smith is paid at the rate Of eight dol
lars day. his serpees. besides the benefits he derives
by his connexon with the cabinet in the business OF
Office. brokerage, which he has also established AS
politician. he is reckless INSCRIPTIONS, and unprncpled
He hesitates at personal or official degradation to
serve his employers Destitute of all sense Of personal
honor and possessing capacity but for low and dex-
ferrous intrigue, he is just the for the degrading
business in which the cabinet use him. Hence he is
ready to get up and circulate any caumny upon the de-
mocracy and its leaders, any Misrepresentation of the
opinions OF Gen. Taylor, which may contribute to the
interests of those by whom he employed and paid for
his services If it is necessary to circulate falsehood at
the North in relation to Gen. TayoIs opinions or views
upon the Wmot Proyiso, Truman Smith is the man to
do the diseputabe work II it is necessary to msreprs.
sent and magn the democratic party and its leaders at
the South, ready and willing to perform the
dsgraceful duty Truman Smith If it is necessary to
offer to the people Of Indiana base and shameful brbe
what agent more ready and willing to be the degraded in
strument through which the deed is done than Truman
Smith
And this man-guilty OF these dshonorable practices,
and the instrument Of acts which his employers would
be ashamed to do in their persons, but which he
consents to do for per dem, and for facilities to carry
on his business of Office BROKERAGE without elevated tai
ents without the capacity TO make sensible speech or
report; who has never made speech report in Con.
gress worth printing and circulang without any sense
Of personal honor or dignity, as manifested by his
public conduct here;-this is set up by the wing
press as one OF the most distinguished and honored
leaders Of the wing party How weak must that party
be which is compelled to rank Truman Smith among its
most talented men and its ornaments And how degraded
ii must be, il such man as Truman Smith is fair
representative OF its character!
But our purpose was point the attention of our read
to the base trick which this is attempting to
play of upon the people Of the South We have recently
received from Alabama where it is circulating in large
numbers. pamphlet Of eight pages headed "Ihe eoaii
op Of the democracy and The dboionists In opposition 10
the administration Of Gen. Taylor" We have examined
thepamphet and find il filed with the grossest false.
hoods incorporating not only the democratic party,
but its prominent men and leaders. II was, without
doubt prepared in this city, under the auspices of the cab
met and sent of by Truman Smith. at the expense OF the
corruption fund over which he has CONTROL and out Of
ichioi he is paid for hi, services.
That senator OF the United States should be engaged
in circulating such base ISLANDERS upon the party to which
he is opposed and IFS leaders, Is sufficiently revolving 10
all sense Of proprety and honor But when that senator
attempts falsely TO charge the democratic party with enter
ing nios coalition with the aboonsts ichsnhe himself
aboiioni phig, and while he was in Congress voted
for every abolition proposition until during the last ses-
sion, having hopes Of seat in the cabinet he lodged
such votes is in our Judgment the climax OF brazen.
faced efrontey and Of degradation
We shall hereafter handle this degraded senator with.
Jul Seienony anu VIII, IN he enc, give MIN notorley
as unenvabe as his conduct is shameless and disgrace.
fu We istend TO hold up 10 nerited odium. the Con.
neetcut senator ho takes pay from he corruption fund
In this city, at the rate Of eight dollars day, for crcu.
atng infamous ISLANDERS upon the democratic party, and
who permits himself to be the tool of the cabinet, by
which base assaults made upon the integrity of the
ballot-box and the purity Of elections What sena.
Tor possessing respectable abilities and high sense Of
honor would consent TO be employed in such scandaous
and disgraceful businesss
Abiding TO the pamphlet circulating in the south
srn States under the auspices Of Truman smith, the abo
ouist senator from Connecticut the Alabama Flag and
says
An IsrAxous FRAup ATTEMPTED TO m psAorsxp ON TUE
PEorLE-We find circulating In this city pamphlet OF
eight pages filed th falehoods entitled aThe coalition
the democracy and abotonisu In opposition TO the adj
ninisussion Of Gen. Taylor They bear no mark no
iae. name whereby they may be traced 70 their origin
They have, doubt passed through our post Office and
we suspect they came from Washingon- from
hat prince Of aboIitionis Truman Smith, He IL in Wash
and have information that he ha, the whole
corps Of packers and clerks about the Capitol engaged In
sending out documents.
Ths nesehsrs whstsinE their Knives.
From the following paragraph which we copy from the
Of the Baltimore Clipper Taylor paper