The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-25
MISREPRESENTATION Corrected.

We rarely agree in sentiment with the Philadelphia
"North American" but fully with its editor
in the opinion which he expresses the following para
graph about the present conductor of the New York
Evening Post We are also under some obligations to
this fiery Hotspur of the barnbuner clique for several
attacks which he has published upon ourselves from his
own pen as well as OF his Washington The
New York Express sees fit to tepubs of these decent
structures upon the Union the subjec! Of poscrP-
ton " and s editor adds that he a~as to what the
Union has to say OF this tart rebke from leading organ
of his own party Nothing, indeed, CONTINUES this very
genenanly and refined Expressly can be more impudent
OF more mean than the piiful odcries of the late gov
ernment organ whose editor for twenty years has been
calling for cutting off wing heads" The Express waits
in vain if he expects any reply from us to the abuse Of
the New York Evening Post There Is really nothing
either in the manner the matter OF the article nothing
in the force Of the attack or the style in which it is writ
ten, which entities it to any notice But we beg leave
to assure the editor of the Express, that his
sertion is impudent as it is false. Whilst in Vir-
GINA we uniformly resisted the doctrine OF proscrip-
ton, although we had the honor of being pro-
scrbed by the wings OF the legislature, and turned out
of the public printing in favor of our own partner Ia
whig;) Yet elected at the next ses-
sion than we addressed him, and the very next
moment after election rensating him as partner
in the public printing This is one evidence of our pro-
scp,ve spirit Another fact is, that notwithstanding
the wings held, and do still iold majority of the Offices
ofthe Statc-we hazard little in saying dearly two 10
yet always prescribed prescription Though MANY Of
our most decided democratic friends complained OF this
forbearance part, yet stood ground in spite
of all their remonstrances.
When we came to Washington, we determined 10 take
no part in the removals and appointments under Mr..
Folks administration. We had kept aoof from all
concentrations of our friends to Office under Gen Jack
and Mr. Van Buren, and we felt that this duty became
the more urgent when we CAME to Washington. In this
connection we are tempted 10 give the following brief ex
tract of letter which received on the 18th April,
isl5on the very of leaving Richmond for this
city Tile writer was William H. Roane, who was then
upon his death bed He holds place in the history OF
his country. He was the of Spencer Roane, (our
first cousin, of the first judges and able jurists in
the State,) and W. H. R. also the grandson of Pat
rick Henry. He had been recently distinguished
tor OF the United States had been always our friend and
often counsellor.
"You will, of course, (wrtes he, in the letter
before us3 in your prospectus, stand out for strict
reading Of the constitution If have any sagacity, the
tariff subject is to be the great Question of the times
think you should observe, more scru.
pulousy than ever, your rule of not interfering in put
ting in or turning out of Office"
To that rule we haze religoisy adhered; and defy
dry one I'd produce the slightest title Of proof that ehave
contributed aught TO the removal of any whlg from
Office in this city And yet here comes this "popnjay
who, without any sort OF evidence, the color of evil
dcnce, is "mpudent and mean" enough TO charge us
with having, "for twenty years. been calling for cutting
of wing heads" We contend, if any man in this coun-
try has right 10 prescribe The prescriptions OF the present
administration, and TO reprobate the removal Of the pub
lie ocesin the face, too. of General Taylos pledges,
and of his solemn professions editor of this paper
has right to~xercse that privilege and What is more,
we mean to exert it to its topmost bent"
From the North American.
We happy, account of the respect which have
always maintained for the literary merits and personal
character of William c. Bryanthe principal editor of the
N,w York Evening Post-o perceive that he is absent
from New York. and is therefore in responsible
for the scuirous personal assaults and Ease
which have recently been leveed through the columns OF
that journal against public and private individuals How
ever we may differ politically with Mr. Bryant, we are
quite confident he enertans much regafd for the
dignity his calling and the poprieies Of life to have
admitted such gross calunnics into paper under his
immediate supervision.
LocOfoc0 Trick.
cat the last session OF Congress law was passed limiting
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