The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-29

The laundering "Memphis (Tenn.) Eagle" improves
even upon the misrepresentation OF Truman Smith The
latter enormously charges with abandoning the oppo-
sion which the senior editor strongly expressed during
the presidential campaign to the views Of the free. soil
e1s; bur the Eagle not content with adopting the mis-
representations of Truman Smith, becomes artist for
itself. and wfully FORCES in its own clumsy workshop
the following ridiculous fable We dislike to cumber
our columns with SO absurd an article but it marks SO
distinctly the shameless purpose Of the desperate wing
press 10 misspresent the Union. that give speci-
men Of the spirit Of that press:
When the close Of the election brought the certainty Of
wing triumph with it, dream of peace and good will
with these seceding friends strong hold upon
imagination of the official editor. Something be
bring about reunion Of the democratic party, its
power irrevocaby broken, and the official editors
cation and government emouments lost About this
time the editor of the Wasingon Uaiow penned and pub
lshed the following remarkable paragraph. which, will
at once be refers to Cass and Van Buren,, he
friendly competitors,"
General (said Of the distinguished democratic
competitor with grace and comic gravity which amused
the whole tab!e you know am your friend Let per-
you have know what is to be President-what
prey upon him, what labors he has encounter how he
retire from the canvass and think
T." my friend You may be right in what You say, but
the Senate,l and / must learn TO submit" The whole
table was delighted at the good humor and waggsh spirit
o. the two friendly competitors pleased the people
tiny OF Gen. Taylor inexperienced he is in the affairs
OF State, and ignorant Of the which he has
counter, to visit Washington and assume the burden OF
government As Gen. jackson told the writer of this article
the 4h of March, 1887. You may well congratulate me-
am this day laying down the cares Of Office Mr.. Van
Buren, is taking them up"
The pleasant goodhumorsd way in which Cass and Van
Buren, spoken Of both democratic canddats and
as such very eminent and distinguished" and very
friendly, is exceedingly amiable and very significant
requires comment hands, and its bent is as
plain the of the Of the Mississippi The
recognition OF Van Buren, eminent and distinguished
democratic candidate, is delicate and aerins nsin
uaton Of tendlnes' which was doubtless properly APP
preciated In the quarter to which Il was so gracefully
thrown The wary old archer had spet his SHAFT barbed
with message OF good will and peace into the heart of the
free-soi camp, and sirsisas ths ss< Of ia chief
Now. when we assure the reader that the Memphis
Eagle has NOT the slightest authority for bringing in Mar
FIN Van Buren, OF the nterocutors he will see at
once the desperate inventions to which the wing press
compelled to resort miserable shelter agains, the just
attacks Of the democrats upon the gross foes and vio
lated pledges OF its own administration. The version OF
the Eagle purely gratuitous and altogether false The
anccdote 10 true but it relates playful conversation
which took place between those "eminene and "dstin.
gushed democratic candidates" Messrs. Buchanan and
Cass And thus vanishes at once the shameless inven
ton Of the Memphis Eagle. Such decided predsposi
ton to misrepresent everything which appears in the
Union requires comment at hands ats bent is
plain the course Of the current Of the Mississippi"