The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-09

the National Wing endeavored to break its force by
seng that its author had been disappointed in efforts to
obtain office either for himself for friend Ii could not
answer the letter gainsay its facts and ii endeavored
to gam ITS point by casting aspersOns its author Mr.
Lppard had asserted that he had asked Office at
General Tayors hands and called upon the National
Wing TO make good its charge that he disappointed
office seeker 1t pretends to be in the confidence of the
administration; and unless that was a mere pretence
false and without foundation, had ample of es-
tablshing its charge if it true. The whis did not
answer but contented itself with publishing the in.
cidents of fabricated interview between Mr. Cor
win and Mr. Lppard, which utterly untrue in
order to dscredt that gentleman, and weaken the eff
fecs of his letter. We repeated our call upon the w hg
for proof that Mr. Lppard ever applicant Tor
Office, in any made an attempt to get office
Tor another, Other than by simply signing petitions which
were presented to hm but as yet the National Wing
has remained silent Its in this mattel goes far
to convince of what we have long suspected that the
National Wing falsely preends to be in the confidence
OF the administrations and it proves, if had not
other evidences of the fact that il endeavored to break
the force of Mr. Lppsrd's letter by making an assertion
of the truth or falsehood OF which it entirely gno-
rant utterly regardless of the SANDER it was circulating,
and mindful only of serving him around whose foot stool
it fawDs, assailing all who approach! and looking
eagerly for reward of its noisy but Intellectual champion
ship. Now authorized to assert
/. That Mr.. Lippard never applied for any office at
General Taylor's hands
2. That he never endeavored in any manner to nhu-
Gen Taylor in bestowing Office patronage other
wise than by merely signing petitions, unless his efforts
in favor Of the National Wing be exception; and,
3. That he told Gen Taylor, here in Washington that
he wanted no office at his hands
Now, lie, the National Wing meet the issue and come
with its proof
But we have few words more to say to this organ of
the administration, which holds Islander to be of so little
Importance that it asserted that sixtynine officers in
Philadelphia-not one Of whom, perhaps, ii had ever
heard of before-werc either dishonest, incompetent or
unfaiihfu
We asked the following question the "Union" of
Friday the lst of June: Whether the National Wing did
not believe Mr., Lpparfs influence Nth General Taylor
to haze freight wih him in deciding upon The men
ho wod best aid and sustain hun In administering the
government To this question the National Wing an
swered emphatically, No!
On Thursday, the National Wing held the following
language
'The National Wing has yet pursued the crooked
path of seishness bent the knee power the Union
did, that
Thrift might follow iawning j
and 1t will be found in the slavish category once
occupied by our contemporary"
Leaving out of view the miserable assault on ourselves,
which will not condescend TO notice from such a
source, and couched in such language the above ex-
tract plainly that the National Wing would never
consent 10 occupy the place of administration organ
We have heard of sour grapes before and we mean to
prove that the National Wing was eager IN its endeavors
be made government paper and to be found in 'the
savish category" until it found like the fox in the fable
that its efforts useless and that the fruits of Execu-
tive patronage ripened for another palate.
gentleman, whose name we have no desire TO bring
before the pubicthe National Wing knows well enough
to whom we alude; co-laborer OF the Wing in the
Taylor vneyard-called upon Mr. Lppard about the first
OF last Jan uary and made his too
a favorable impression, which still remains This gem
teman (whom will call the sold Man OF the Hills'0
returned TO Washington; and on the 18th OF February
the proprietor of the National Whig-the only person
connected with that establishment then known to the
pabc-addressed letter Mr. Lppard, saying that the
gentleman above alluded to had made him acquainted
with Mr. Lppard, and asking the privilege OF being
bered among his (Mr Lppards) friends. That letter
reached its destination about the 18th of February
But it was not the only letter from Washington itch
reached Mr.. Lppard about that same day Another
reached him, which explained the friendly sautatons of
the Wing proprietor. 1t written by the "Old Man of
the Hills"-the o-laborer of the National Wing part
of that letter in this way ucrbatim with the oms-
sion OF single
"Iknow your large kindness Of soul let if possible
with their last dollar it were, a Mr.. - and a Mr..
Shcthen-they deserve encouragement have funds OF
consequences at my instant command-f Mr. Fenton OBJ
'ains as he ought in Gods do, all will be well i'm
addition to the public for the eye General Taylor
were as Tally acquainted with the General you are,
wouo write plainly to him patronize Mr. Fenton he
uesues; hatis, 10 enable him by hard work his calling
iVe IKE man and entirely above board One of your
etefs 10 the Gent, care OF Col Joseph Taylor IT, s. army
namofe' could be put into his hands in time for he viii!
be In Baltimore about the 18th February presume
nope some Other papers will copy your notice"
The notice here alluded to was enclosed in the letter If
which the above is an extract 1t was intended for publ
cation IN literary paper edited by Mr. Lppard Its ne
rusa may throw some light the species of encourage
ment which the Wing sought 1t runs in this wav.
"We happy learn that the Daily National Wbio a,
the seat OF government, will probably become the
oil the views OF the new administration
Ths viii be engratng righteousness the tree Of JUS