The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-17

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Our readers will probably recollect that Immediately
after the present cabinet into power the letter
writers from this city in the interest and confidence Of
the administration, among other items OF information.
stated that instructions had been given to Mr. Bancroft
concerning the navigation laws materially conflicting
with those which had been given by the preceding ad
mnisratien In fact, il we remember correctly, il was
in substance stated by them that the instructions to Mr.
Bancroft given by Mr.. Buchanan bad been Withdrawn.
or modified in substance TO condemn his previous
action with regard TO the questions pending between the
Of our own country and that Of England in
relation to the navigation laws OF both countries We
also had received similar information from other sources
but having no access the secrets OF the State Depart
men had il not in power to ascertain precisely
what the nature Of the correspondence referred to
between the present Secretary OF State and Mr. Ban
croft We had, therefore, no other recourse to
elicit the information which desired, than to in
duce one or both OF the organs of the cabinet
to bring il forth to the world, as we had done in
relation to the correspondence concerning the steamer
United States We therefore stated that we had heard
it intmaed that the correspondence when published,
would reflect no great credit the part Of the Secretary
of State, but would probably show misconcepon or
Ignorance OF our own legislation that subject To
this ntimaton both Of the organs responded in an eva
sve manner We then put our nerrogatories in more
direct and precise form to the National Intsgencer In
reply. understand the Intslligsncer to say that Mr.
Clayton has had no correspondence sohateuer Nth Mr.
Bancroft in relation to either Me navigation laos Of this
country or of Great Britain. This is the plain import
and meaning Of the response Of the IatslHgsneer Un
derstanding it in this light we therefore take the dis
caimer OF the semiogan true pro tsmpors. We shall
however keep our eye upon this matter. and see what
the future reveals We viii see whether the friends Of
the administration, processing to be in it's confidence
writing in its support, and proclaming to the public
as an act demanding its appreciation that Mr. Clay
ton had withdrawn from Mr. Bancroft ALL OF part, Of
the instructions concerning this very matter which he
had received from Mr. Buchanan. have been laboring
under mistake well as ourselves. We intend, in
due time, to apply to source from which information
be obtained frankly, directly. and without bubble
or evasion
The charge contained in the Intelgeneer that we have
published garbled extracts from the correspondence in
relation to the steamship United States is utterly I'M
founded and false We published the letter Of Mr. Clay
ton OF April TO- giving his view OF the case, entire,
without curtailing word We also published that Of
Baron Roenne Of April IA, giving the argument on the
side, without cartang word And all our other ex-
tracts were precisely they written by their au
thors, except changing letters into italics The
charge which the Inelgeneer prefers against the Union
is, therefore, without the least color of truth These
and reckless charges in character with
journal that gained envable reputation as the unsc
pulous organ dor reasons well known) of the Infamous
United States Bank, and that has for the last twenty
years been the undisguised and shameless apologist
of every foreign country with which this nation has
had controversy, or been at war. Something more
than the bare assertion of such print will be me-
cessary, to convince the public that we have pub
shed garbled extracts from the correspondence above
referred to- Let it the brand of moral treason"
from its browlet prove to the world that it has
semblance OF patriotic American feeling il show that
il has sympathy with republican democracy, and s
not the humble echo OF the monarchsts of Europe and
the organ OF their mtators the uaue federaists
Of this countrybefore il the prerogatve of i'm
pugnng the conduct Of its contemporaries who have no
such foreign regulations to weigh down their influence
and standing in an American community.
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