The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-24

Pretended Prescription.

''Damn it, bow he hicks 'em."-Henry Clay.
The National lntellgencer, whose columns for years
past have eemed with homlies against prescription has
suddenly become the advocate OF the doctrine of re-
wards and punshments;" and in of the longest
most classical and undressing articles penned by
the venerable editor or his "lNDEPESDENT literary critic
urges the ruthless guotne, and for more and
better blood In this course the innocent and lamb
like organ OF wing consistency or rather his windy and
tugd ananuensis Tor The principal has too much taste
to employ the verbage OF his secretary pirates about the
labyrinth OF Crete-he bazen bull of Phalars-the steel
gauntlet OF Cromwell, and the blue ghnngs Of Jupiter
but very careful to omit the of Donysusthe bed of
Procruses-thel lion of Saint Marksthe sword of Damo
Ges-"Luke's iron crown and Damien's bed of steel"
Probably the most cruel Turk that ever breahed was
renegade from Christianity the most tyranncaI and op
pessive overseer upon southern plantation was slave
who had obtained his freedom and the greatest sinner
IN me ring OF wIckedness was backsder from the
The first act of yrant is breach of faith sheltered
by smile OF hypocrisy. The false witness the bar
puts the sembance of honesty and recites his fable
with the trembling accents of horror stricken truth; and
the repentant couresan with her gded prayer book and
sanctimonious look upturned TO Heaven, the first
condemn and the last to forgive erring sister, even
though poverty and ignorance plead for her, and the
world around deplores her fall and weeps her
gression.
Such beng case are not astonshed at the course
OF the newly -convered ntegencer at the present mo.
ment Yet when reflect that the fiat has gone forth
to prescribe the ieigeneer itself, in all its odor OF
sanclity-its dgnihed and classic utterance-s willing
ness to unsay all that has said against prescription and
military Presidents for twenty years. are some what
saAeh IN our opinion as 10 us reputation Tor good hard
sense There is promise in Holy Writ. that 'unto him
that hath shall be given and unto him that hath not shall
be taken away, even that which he hath" AS the new
Republc" has the confidence OF General Taylor. we
presume that paper will be buried, like Tarpea, beneath
the jewels OF Rome, while the lnteligencer, that had
no faith In the hero until after his election, and who
now endeavos to make him break his faith violate his
promises, and overturn the good old wing doctrine of
no prescription for opinions sake will lose only the
prospective profits OF the organshp but the respect and
confidence OF the honest portion of the wing party in
Virginia and elsewhere and should such
heresies as have of late marred the still ripple of its
leaden face, we have doubt but that General Taylor
will reconsider his alleged pledge to write semi editorials
for ITS columns and leave it, as Eneas or other
ancient justice of the peace left the unfortunate Dido
her African seclusion. in the small hours of summer
night, fOrsaken and alone.
When of the arslocracy in western Pennsylvania
few years since was convicted of robbng the mail he
confessed his guilt and declared that cuitng into fat
mail bag made his knife laugh" We have no doubt that
the "Gur" of the General Post Office feels kindred emo
tior when he puts his gerng knife to the weasand Of
lat postmaster, independent enough TO be iree but that
the negence should deem it to be It's duty, unlimited.
to descend from its lofty pedestal to pat the born thra
OF proscrptve whgeIy upon the back, decline which,
to classical auson, is only to be found in the
teemng pages of the stately Gibbon.
While upon this subject, would it not be we'll for the
administration to reflect that is poweess for evil
mpotent for good !that while it chops off the heads
power TO reject the bureau officers, the Home Depart
ment adventures and the friends OF foreign missions
throughout the land, and turn the golden dreams of the
successful patriots into eaden sumbers? The worm will
turn upon the heel that is raised 10 crush it, and the Sen
ate, magnanmous it is, may hear the cries of its
crushed brethren beyond its marble walls, and in
the wing church, which will require years win
now. even with the patent machinery OF the Zone and in
Invisible whig party
In conclusion advise the Integencer to stick TO
consistency and the classics to revise its creed and to
spare the ten commandments until the cabinet has time
make better ones "HEROIC AGE"