The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-08-28
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY MORNING AUGUST 90, Is4s.
Judge mason-ps.psrat,on Of ,hs siaIdsrsrs.

TUESDAY MORNING AUGUST 20, ls4S.
Judge Mason Desperation Of ,hs siandsrers.
For weeks the organ Of the cabneof course with the
appreciation of that concave, and particularly OF Will
liam Ballard Preston the present Secretary Of the Navy
has been indugng in the basest and most damnabe nnu
endoes against the character OF Judge Mason, the late
accomplished and excellent Secretary OF the Navy, In con-
nexon with the DENLY defacaon, which its limited IN
genuy would enable to invent even innmaing thatthat
eminent and most esmable gentleman has been guilty OF
criminal and feonious connexon with the Denny trans
action. These calumnies against the late Secretary
Mason have been put forth the public in the garb IN
which men conscious of their utter fasiy and baseness
only would seek to cover them. Instead OF making
direct and specific charges against the late Secretary they
seek to accomplish their purpose by cowardy skulking,
dabolical nnuendoes, such only the deliberate and
premedang assassns Of private character only would
employ And this has been done under the very eye
of the present Secretary of the Navy, himself
Vginan, and having the fullest means to know that
the bels insinuated by the Republic are utterly inbound
ed false and malignant But this is not the worst feature
of the transaction; the cabinet know that they are tdle
and yet the honorable members Of that body permit their
organ daily TO make them against one Of their predeces
ors in office II is not therefore, the inscriptions and
mercenary press which derives its nourishment in part
from contracts with the departments frauduleny obtain
ed that the public will hold responsible for this Infamous
course of conductthese aocous assaults upon eminent
individuals in private lfebut il is the cabinet itself that
permits these wicked ISLANDERS upon men as honorable
and as much respected by the people Of this country as
any member of that body to say the least who are to
be held accountable We hold the cabinet responsible
Il. "A ~ THAR MOI
we will press this responsibility upon the country with the
other acts of misconduct Of which IFS members have been
guilty.
Knowing well that there is not single circumstance
connected with the dealcation OF DENLY that could IN
the least mpcate the character of Judge Mason the late
Secretary, lMr Walkers name being dropped from
the diatbes of the ogan) put in the Union OF Tues
day of last week. certain inquiries involving the whole
ground OF moral and official delinquency on the part OF
Judge Mason and challenged specification OF any one
or all the charges which il had nsnuated against him.
The organ of the administration and the authors OF The
ibels against him, oy Graded those inquiries, because
its conductors knew that if they answered them fully Il
,co,d tcoy erculpate Judge Mason from ecery ground
eren of suspieion and oonrct themselves Of the ISLANDERS
,otia they had inrsated and put into circulation an rea
tion TO HIM.
On Tuesday we repeated those inquiries, and sh we
ara me, nv the organ with evasion and fresh batch Of
innuendoes equally as false and vile the first which il
fabricated and put in circulation Instead OF reducing III
nsnua,ed andefs to specific charges as we challenged
s conductors to do, reerates the Statement OF thu
amount of Denbys defalcation, which nobody disputes
and copies the 10th section of the independent treasury
act, which prohibits the private use OF the public
money BY persons charged with its saie-keepng trans
fer, and disbursement.
Now. how does this act affect Judge Mason, admitting
Pnvate business, violation Of its provisions After The
money had been paid over to DENLY his agent Judg,
Mason had nothing more 10 do with H. DENLY was Their
responsbleto the accounting officers of the treasury Den
by himself was charged with its disbursement and il b.
used it in his private business. he was guilty, IL anybody
OF the violation OF this section Of the law and not Judge
Mason. THIS the conductors Of the Republic knor, u
they have sufficient understanding 10 enable them TO CON-
preend e true meaning ollie lao. The organ then pro-
ceeds to observation-disclosures ddres not directly Charge
that Judge Mason paid over to Denby's agent one
hundred thousand dollars, kaoving that it be
used in private business, and that be therefore "parci
paed in what the above law calls felony" The
amoun Of this insinuaton is that Judge Mason, know
ing that the public money paid to DENLY to be used
in the private business OF DENLY his agent and with
view TO promote their private interests and the in.
teres Of the public, made advances them OF 100000
and therefore be guilty Of felony The organ savers
that this insnuaed charge base and Infamous rs il is
true Now we saver that il is utterly false and known
to be by its auhofs; and we call upon them for the
proof upon which they venture to make such wanton
and false allegation. II Judge Mason is guilty Of this
base and infamous charge OF feony-whch will consgn
him to the penitentay he should be convicted Of it.
hy does NOT The administration order lis prosecuting off.
GERS 10 bring him ojueei Instead OF permitting their
organ 10 Islander and magn him every day, why do they
not proceed against him Are they not bound to bring
felons 10 justice, matter in what sphere OF society they
may move Not this charge insnuaied by the organ
Of the administration is most base and wicked Il is
monstrous that the eminent public men Of this country
who happen TO be In the opposition are to be charged
with CRIME by the nptineplcd organ which speaks for
the government. before the government has taken the
first step TO proceed against them Do the cabinet notice
what their organ is about Do they reflect upon the hor
rsle consequences OF such course to themselves, BY
permitting such ruthless warfare 10 be made upon their
predecessors In all political life. have never
before witnessed such cold -booded revolving srocy Of
conduct the pan OF paper standing in the relation Of
organ TO an administration, as that OF which the Republic
has been guilty towards Judge Mason What citizen,
what gentleman connected with the navy what member
n III ..h;a.. hal;,vas that "a ;.r,.,. a.