The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-28

chusetts. Connecticut. and Vermont. where the wings
have power they hare nsver passed amy other but anti
slavery and abollionisi resolutions
Among other proofs Of the coalition alleged to have
been entered into by the democracy with the aboonsts,
this honorable man-this hired man Of the cabinet. Mr.
Truman Smith, cites the letters written by one or two
democratic candidates in Connecticut his own State in
reply to letters from abolitionsls but he fails TO state
that the wing candidates wrote letters equally strong
in reply to letters from the same aboionsts and that
Joseph Trumb, the thig candidate for governor, soho
tailed before the people, pas elected BY coalition bsceen
the phigs and aboltonists in the legislature of that State
These facts Truman Smith well knew, but he was guilty
of the dshonorable trick of suppressng them, and
deayorng mpicate his opponents in charges, Of which
there existed stronger proofs against his party.
What can men OF honor think Of conduct so low and
shameless as this
The whole pamphlet has this false and deceptive trait
throughout Among other things, Smith charges the
junior editor Of this paper with having voted for the
Wilmot Proviso; when the fact is, that Mr.. WImot
aoas not member Of Congress schen we scere. We
had not in fact, then heard Of the man, and Of
could not have voted for any proposition Of his
in Congress But the vote which we did give. and
proposition offered by ROBERT c. WISrHRoP, the late wing
Speaker and voted for by John White, former Speaker,
and Henry Order, both Of Kentucky John P. Kennedy
and Francis Brenge Of Md and many other leading and
conspicuous wings from slave States Yet Truman Smith.
who voted for every aboitonst proposition which was
offered while he was in Congress, which we proved
abundany in paper of Thursday, has the baseness
to attempt falsely to brand aboliiionist We
did not suppose it possible that Senator Of the United
States could soop to such disgraceful conductcould
allow himself be used for purposes so base, even for
pay at The rate of eight dollars per day.
But this is not ALL He has also the baseness-we do
not mince terms about man who has SO degraded
himsef--to insnuate in his pamphlet, that we were
an abolitionist when we were the conductor OF
newspaper in New Hampshire. The charge which he
has thus insinuated totally and absolutely false, manu-
featured out Of whole cloth by who has proved
himself capable Of STOPPING to any act however despca
BILE and disgracefu On the contrary, our course while
we were an editor in New Hampshire, directly the
reverse We were, every abolitonist in that State
will testify their unwaverng and Incorporating oppo-
neat Truman Smith knew this. He knew that when
we were in Congress Nth him, voted against every
abolition proposition, while he voted favor Of every
one Yet he senator OF the United States, is degraded
enough to insinuate respecting base and unqualified
Acknowledgement work, for which he is paid eight
dollars day out of the phig corruption fund this city.
We are aware that we have dwelt long enough upon
this false and beous pamphlet and upon its dshonored
and disgraced author We copy the following from the
North Carolina Standard, in which State, in all other
southern States; Smiths caumnes are circulating
SECRET WIG cRcULARs-We cautioned our friends last
week against wing circulars intended deceive The
people and operate the elections; and scarcely had
paper been issued and mailed. when received from
some friend in Chatham copy of Of these Infamous
documents II is pamphlet of some seven eight pages
doubtless prepared in Washington city, by Truman Smith,
sgned to It,; and object Is to prove Co
alition" between the democrats and aboonsts against
Gen Taylor and hold southern democrats responsible for
this alleged movement. This man, Truman Smith, has
been engaged weeks in Washington city Thanking pros
pectuses the Republic issuing letters TO the wings
this and other States with the hope Of Influencing the eec
tons and misrepresenting and calumniang, in covert
and saeaking manner, the prnePis. and motives Of the
democratic party. He Is a bueight Connecticut fed
eralst aboonist, and the bosom friend of General
Taylor The editor OF the Register Is well aware, and
has been for time, OF the existence of this docu
men; for in his paper OF Saturday last, In attempted
reply charge he had done Mr. Burke injustice
the slavery question, he copies quito freely from this
pamphlet AID makes editorial Of haf he copies Just
think Of that The Register gathering lis editorial matter
from a secret circular document gotten up by dema
gogues and aboonss, designed TO operate In darkness
and sent forth for the purpose Of decevng the uninomed
imposing the credulous and alarming the tmid Dare
editor deny this staiement But his affection for Tu-
Smiths productions does stop here. In his paper
Of the 18th instant in appeal the wings view Of
the approaching election he repeats substantially the
gumenu advanced by Truman in of his letters
audcs Truman. without mentioning his name. zone
Of the and loyal wings in the andand tells the
whgs In Humans language, that II they do not stand
by Taylor now, they will be equity OF all the baseness Of
desertion from the battle field Of Buena VISTA"
What outrage Is this the rights Of the people,
the freedom Of elections, and common decency A
Of the United States degades himself into the work
Of drilling the people into the support of administration
which he contributed by fraudulent statements put in
power, which has already offered reward him for his
baseness, and which looks with appreciation on his
Efforts and he Is backed In these efforts feesoer and
sbotonist he Is, by the organ Of the wings in our
midst We appeal TO the people In the ffh, the eighth
and the ninth districts rally their and rebuke this
interference with their rights 1t the balobox. As they
value their dearest interests their epcndence Of federal
dctston, and they sbhor these attempts poison
the public mind and control the freedom of elections let
them 70 TO the polls the first Thursday In
August and for Lane venabe, aud Person o. Never
LET be said that Truman Smith, the Connecticut cderas
and fee-soer, has effected triumph for his cause In
North Carolina 90
arhe Dsssolusien o. Democracy"
The Philadelphia North American, few days since
devoted nearly entire column show that the demo.
cratic party was dissolved and had actually dsbanded
ar course the arouuenfs and The saoe NJ s.