The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-27

scurvy Trick.
The editor Of the Richmond Wing was. few days
since guilty OF perpetatng the dsgaceful and scurvy
trick alluded to in the following article which copy
from the Richmond Examiner.
From the Richmond Examiner Of sept 25
we perceive that Mr. Jenny Twitcher continues TO
rdtho siye OF the partisan press with "chips Of exotic
metaphor" The States copy of Nes's Register is doing
good service in the We considerably amused
by little mistake which that instructive newspaper, the
Richmond Whig slept into, through Jemmy's guidance,
the other day. There Is certain manDuvre in the
lightened game Of whist known a a resig, If spell
rightly, of which 1t reminds one.
great many years ago. Just after triumph of the
publican party violent struggle, savage individual
wrote letter in the Richmond Enquirer of that date pro-
posing system Of espionage the doings OF the federal
lists remaining in office, that the powers at Washington
might know whom to turn out and whom to save UNI
harmed 1t the who does the funny things for
the Wing hold of this letter, altered the words epubli
can party TO "whg party, and "federalists 10 'loco-
ocos, wherever they occurred, and inserted 1t In the
newspaper aforesaid trap for the senior editor Of the
Union The Unien expressed itself with great warmth
upon the advocated by the letter in the Wing
Whereupon the latter comes back with the hugest flourish
and gorcation the of its ingenious scheme
The wings OF the universe should be convulsed with laugh
ter, the 'od fox caught" the bait taken." c The Times
copies the letter, Qualification and all The friends Of both
needs have looked very blank when they the En-
quirer oil the day The editors of that paper
erring the volume containing the original letter. found
succeeding the editorial reprobang the scheme in
strong those employed by the Union Of the other
day Twcher had made the ugly mistake Of repubishing
the letter endorsed by the former editor of the Enquirer
of the Union, and of mmg entirely the editorial
pudiating the letter.
We understand that this matter chucked by
as something smart But indeed, 1t seems to us as
dsrepuabe and dirty trick gentleman ever soiled
his with Yesterday morning, the newspaper comes
back with this fiat and poor 'come of THAT the editorial
quoted by the Enquirer not part OF the original let
ter Jenny had better have relied his old cathocon
for all detection
SWELL. vor OF IT"
The facts involved in the scurvy trick which the edi-
tor of the Richmond Wing, to his own disgrace and
shame boasts of having played of upon the senior ed
tor Of the Union briefly the following In 1922 i'm
mediaeIy after the triumph of Gen. Jackson some cor
respondent OF the Richmond Enquirer, over the sigma
ture OF "Aristdes" addressed communication to that
paper recommending the friends of the new admnisra-
ton TO note the conduct of such of the defeated party
were holding Offices and it unaithfu to the gov
ernment to report il to the new administration To this
the senior editor OF the Union, then the
editor of the Enquirer, added the following note,
denning the proposition contained IN the communication:
at is hoped this will not be done candesiinsly but
OPENLY and FAIaY rather by public meetings than in
underhanded way, which would deruediy defeat its OBJ
ject"
The communication of Aristdes," it seems, was CO.
pied by the editor OF the Richmond Wing, emitting the
eondemnatory note added by the then editor Of the
Enqu the date altered to August 2 ls49, certain ex-
in il and the signature also altered as to con-
vert il into genuine wing letter, and then published in
the Wing as coming from wing in this city. The
reader will see that the letter appeared in the Wing 1t
was palpabe forgery
The following is the in which the editor OF the
Wing tells its readers that the letter came into our hands
The old fox of Union is caught last nicely, adrot
| ly, beautifully trapped, and in has .oon snare!
About month since published in the shape oil let
ter from Washington, from letter written from
the same place the Richmond Enquirer in 1929. 1t
taned Infamous proposition to establish secret system
tonag, throughout the republic We fet some repu9
such an abominabIe pfdlsat aida 70
country have complained Of admitting such detesa.
ole proposition into columns But said nothing
We felt pfesentment that about hook vet
and arta dodger He eyed the bait long tme nib
bed very gently, aud last Saturday fairly goged It,
10 and behold him hutterng in the dust With the ex.
cepon Of change OF date, and the first sentences
preixed gid the bait and the substitution Of iocofoeo
coalition, and "Union for National Republican, Uhe
Wing paper that day the letter int Of
portion OF a letter signed "Arstides published in the
Enquirer Of 18th April 1922 and copied into Niles Regis
Ter Of May 2, 1879
The impression sought to be conveyed by the fellow
who concocted this trick is, that il came properly and
Iegimately into the hands OF the senior editor of the
Union that he hesitaed for some time about making
OF il in condemnation OF the base and Infamous prop
oson which il contained, but at last "fairly goged it,"
Now. what opinion viii the public form OF the con.
tempbe fellow who guilty Of this trick after learn.
ing the following facts
In the first place, the Union does not exchange with
The Richmond Whg and therefore neither Of the editors
Of the Union had opportunity see the letter by any
legitimate means. The Wing must have been sent 10
both Of the editors the letter signed Jefferson
have been copied into some paper with which the
Union does exchange. We never saw it in an ex.
change.
The Wing NOT sent to the senior editor of the Union
and the letter OF Jefferson was not seen by him until
the article which imbodied il was prepared and in type
for the Union and hurried he was in reading the re-
vise he had opportunity OF examining the facts Of the
or Of taskng his memory for any
But the Wing cas sent to the junior editor, and men,
orandum written upon its margin, particularly calling
Mr Burke's" attention to the letter, and desiring that
such an Infamous proposition should be noticed and de-
nounced in the Union deserved TO be- The writer Of
this note addressed the junior editor under such crcum
Stances and in such language, could leave no doubt
upon his mind that he true democrat, acting in
good faith The author OF this base trick upon brother
editor and the person who carried IL into execution ,ods
unquesfionabiy, the editor of The Richmond Wig II he