The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-24
Promised Development. by Taylor Paper.

Events indicate that the administration will soon reap
fitting reward for its corrupt conduct in collecting
pack OF letter writers in Washington, paid from the pub
lie treasury, whose business il is 10 Islander and malgn
the democratic party and TO coin fasehoods, in order 10
sustain the cabinet The New York Herald has quar-
relied with the powers that be- and has published Of
The letters addressed from Washington TO the editor Of
that paper by Of the Swiss corps, which expose Mr..
Clayton and other members OF the cabinet in most dis
gushing attitudes The author of these letters Zone Mr..
George W. Brega Of the Land 0fce) has endeavored to
break the force OF these Developments by card In the
Republic, stating, in vague and general terms, that his
letters not correctly published, but erased. and 9TH
erwse altered. He endeavors, too, to exculpaie Mr..
Clayton. whom the whole tenor Of his correspondence
duplicates in the most dsreputable practices The Herald
rejons thereto, and pledges itself, with confidence to
maintain lis position and TO have the whole matter Judi.
cally investigated for the satisfaction Of the public"
We make the following extract from its editorial that
point:
Our contemporary Of the Courier and Enquirer allowed
very dsespcc,u remarks the other day. be made
Of Mr.. Brega in his columns This IL very uskind IL
Is well known that our Mr. Brega was formerly
pendent Of the same Courier and Enquirer Washington,
and alter the refusal Of our contemporary pay him what
he owed him, "a common praaiice Of the minister
vienna) he Abandoned that journal and sought employ
correspondent Of the New York Herald for small
weekly salary. which given him. During the time he
has been writing for he has acted with great industry
and given complete satisfaction soon after the indnc
on Of the present cabinet discovered that Mr.. Brega
occupied high position in the Land Office, and that
In his correspondence, he rather favored the special
views Of Mr. Clayton and the cabnsss than guided
himself by any other direction Whatever. Be that as IL
msy have the ghtes doubt but tho
him and Mr. Clayton and the descriptions which he
gave OF their policy and views all correct and are
true TO the letter, Notwithstanding the necessity under
which he felt himself called upon recently and
qualify them, IL the "Card in the Republic really his
The discrepancy between the original letters descriptive
OF the cabinet policy and his last card In the
Republic Is matter in which, we have any concern
and do trouble ourselves about IL as far as
be s concerned. For the satisfaction Of the public we in.
tend commence suit law against proprietors of
the Republic in Washington, and also against the popre
tor Of the Courier and Enquirer In this city, In order
bring the whole matter before and jury and thus
prove 10 the world tha the correspondence which
published, and the additional letters which shall publish
in few days, all correctly printed from the original
manuscripts now In possession
We win prove all this In the which we mean to bring
before and Jury, and thus establish the fact beyond
the possibility Of doubt that the cabinet have been
bottom Of all this foolish and funny business and that they
endeavored. BY those dro negotiations get ndepend
ent journal under their clutches and In the pos
sble way 70 she the freedom OF the press This awful
rupture, and amusing TOO between the cabinet and
the Herald, viii probably give Mr. Clayton and his Asso
cates trouble than the rupture with the French
minister, The dread Of with The French republic
We mean make IL funny and frightuI possible
funny 70 the public. and frehtu 70 the csbinetbeore we
have done.