The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-02
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We scorn to make further reply to the absurd msrep
reservations Of scrbbers and editors about the "oregn
organ" &C., &C. They are ridiculous upon their very
face They have not the slightest foundation in truth
But we are amused at the folly and amazed at the auda
city Of Washington correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Gazette, who, in the very face Of declarations.
pretends found upon them confession Of being in
the confidence and expressing the views Of the late French
minister is scarcely necessary for to correct sucha
gross misrepresentation Tor the public cannot be de-
ceiyed by his Measurements; and to pretending to
convince the writer himself of his folly and injustice
is ridiculous, for the man who would misconsrue our
former article, would with the facility perver the
present contradiction Will it be believed that any wing
correspondent could be so rabid, with our plain and
explicit article before him, as to missate liz con.
tents and pervert its character There is but one
epithet in the English language which can express
the atrocity OF the transaction and that word is 80
strong Saxon phrase that do not like to repeat
it. Is it to be believed that any but most mercenary
and mendacious hack could bring himself to say that
.according TO his admission, Mr. Richie closet
ed in his own house with the exFrench minister when
we expressly stated that we did not M Poussn II
any time after the quarrel had occurred between MIR.
Clayton and himself; that we did see him our own
heuse-in fact had him for several months be-
fore9 After we had distinctly sad therefore, that did
not see NJ Poussin when he called, how could have
"adnted that had been closeed with him at
house, or at any other placer How could have "made
bargain with the red French republican in that private
interview" when positively declared that had
interview at all with him, and sort of communication
with him in any form whatsoever How could any man
Of truth of decency write distant paper follows
And when Mr. Richie tells further that he refused
receive the minister the second time the
day, infer that he feared he might after all wish
secede from the bargain! Wasn't there little of the
DENLY operation in that affair Oh what II could m
the curtain which shut in Mess Richie and Poussn for
brief hour from the world during that interview with
what fervor might call the Union 'hs forsigw ogam
We never could have stated that refused to M
Poussn the second time the day. when the fact
was that were home when he made his first CALL
about three o'clock, and afterwards declined seeing him
when he called second time, late in the evening How
declare that him for "one brief hour" when
expressly declared that did not him at all-not
for single minute
Such, however, the arts Of the wing press such
the miserable tricks to which they descend in calumna
ting the Uaion But this scrbber is not alone in fault
We aragn the editor of the Cincinnati Gazette himself
who has hitherto borne some little character in the
world, for publishing letter against us. when be must
have known from article that there not one
syllable Of truth in it But, he hbi runt artes,