The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-28

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Mexico. was not amongst the first to rush to
the rescue, my health at that time preventing.
Neither was ! a membsr Of the first Mississippi
regiment nor at the battles Of Monterey and Buena
Vista
would further state, that know of no uaasual
bond OF sympathy that ever existed between Gen.
Taylor and the regiment to which was attached.
he certainly was under obligations to me, unless
experience shall have taught him that those were
his best friends who labored most assduously TO
prevent his occupying the seat he now does ! do
not censure the Administration for its course to-
wards me, as conceive have no personal cause.
Again expressing my repugnance to this charac-
ter Of notoriety, permit me to add my grateful ac-
acknowledgements for your kind intentions.
A. X. BLYTHE.
If it is not the sole organ of any one of
these parties, is it the sole organ Of Mr..
CAss--who differs little in his views
from both Mr.. BENTON and Mr.. VAN BU-
RENi
Again: A section Of the Locofoco party
is in favor of Harbor and River Improve
ments-a section is opposed to them. OF
which of these interests is the Union the
sole organ'
Once more: A portion of the Locofoco
party is in favor of modifying the Tariff.
The Pennsylvania Locofocos, DALLAS and
all, went in for the Tariff of 1912. A
portion of the Locofocos is opposed to any
change in the Tariff OF which of these
interests is the Union the sole organ!
Now if the Union is not the sole organ
of any one of these interests, how can it be
the sole organ of all of them put together
If it pares off all of them from the party
of which it claims to be the sole organ,
how much Of that party isieft' Or, by
what authority does the Union issue its
own manifesto of principles or dogmas,
and by virtue of its " sole organism y un-
dertake to reorganize the Locofoco party
on basis which no one section of it has
sanctioned, and in which no one section
of it acquiesces
We perceive the difficulties under which
the Union labors, and our respect for the
unfortunate induces us to sympathize with
its affections. It unpleasant to measure
a neighbours pretensions by the realities
of his case, and find them so far from CO.
incidence. The organism to which the
Union can lay just claim seems to be only
sort of residuum of its relation to the
late Administration. 1t seems to be play
ing the part of an executor in his own
wrong, with the effects of subverted
dynasty; and as far as it can realize any
thing out of such unsubstantial properties
as broken laws and unpaid debts, we have
no disposition to interfere with it.
The Union will please to take notice,
that the "country demands T" an answer
to the several interrogatories that we have
propounded. Audit will please to observe,
further, that unless it gives US categorical
answers, and produces the documents, it
will subject itself to several severe inhic-
tlOHS, uOt TIC lCdSt scNcIc VI WHICH VIII
be our own serious displeasure. The
Union must produce the credentials con-
stituting it the "sole organ I" of the entire
Locofoco party, while it is repudiated by
every section of tor own that it does
not possess the credentials. In the latter
case, it is obvious enough that it will not
be worth while for us to waste time in
discussing its assertions or its denials, or
to ask it any more questions. Assertions,
denials, statements, or arguments, in the
Union's eyes, can be of no manner of
value in political discussions, unless the
disputants come before the public with
collars duly inscribed
"I'm Bobby Stations dog
Whose doc are vou