Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-04-27
FI7'Z HENRY WARREN.
From the Nation,I Intellige

IlCHi ANdtiofitf genCeE.. y
The impress of political inalignity and all
Iany IS so ineffably stamped upon the aie
leaders and affiliated organs of the LoloSca
party, that 1t stands most alpably in its b:tck
acknowledgement and 4attened as tls.se
creatures have been for the past twenty-five
wears on the emoluments arising from Gov:
eminent place and patronage, they have t.en
prone to consider themselves as by ''righ ;.di-
vine to the manner born While riotinls in
their Ill cotton power they little thought t.ey
were soon to be summoned by an insulted Snd
injured country, to stand before the bar 9
just political iud gment. But that hour { so
long delayed by the leniency Of an inscTnit,
able Providence) has drawn upon Us, andEas
might be expected, those who Were SO prs.nt.
TO violate their trusts and abuse their power.
IN the hour Of their plenttude, will not %be
scrupulously slow to vent their eyenomed iaa-
dignity upon all who have, in the renotestse-
gree, been instrumental IN the accomplish
ment of their merlted discontinue.
An apt Illustration Of this remark NAV Abe
found IN the shape of most vile, scurriiosls,
and personally abusive article copied into lhei
Union" Of the Goth, rejecting upon the clsr-,
acter of the present able and efficient SecGad
Post Master General. Such attacks, wlAle
they 60 to show to what latitude Locof..eo
malgnity may extend, will only serve to se-
coil OR their abusive authors. No sane MAD
can for moment suppose that they injt;se
the intended victim, for all who know bsn
are fully sensible that the barbed shafts Of 81
venomed spite. when hurled by such HANDS,
and such fury, will fall harmless at his feee
As regards the inmates of a S'penitentiarEs'
so lucidIy alluded to in the second paragraph
Of the production, no one viii presume to Dc
ny that the writer's own judgment, backed
it doubtless is, by close experience, col.d
hardly be at fault, as all who persue tae
whole communication cannot bat acknowledge
that its tone and spirit evinces the authentiS-
ity OF mind deserving only such habi91-
lion.
In connexion with an uncommon array ST
senseless cxpianatives, Colonel Warren Is
charged with the haneous crime Of having
defeated the electian Of two Locofoco Sens
tors in Iowa, an enormity which the sage az
thor adrms drew down upon MS devoted he.sd
"a plentiful share of vituperation from tie
press of that State,'' most bountifully inte:-
larded with the choicest coinage IN the ca.t
phrases of the locofoco vocabulary Of BIillngsa-
gate slang and ribald abuse.
But the most serious charge in this Seris-
comics effusion Is the startling assertion tn It
..once upon time Col. Warren was engagl.l
10 the purchase and sale Of leather! wazr
at my elbow desires permission to express =
regret that the leather was not productid.l
from the hide of this detractor. But to be 4
dealer In leather boots and shoes The VI.2
plebeian vocation How revolving to Loc.,
foco nobility and then to think that m.sl
who could stoop - such degrading pursuits
in life should aspire to be Second AssistaI:t
Postmaster General! The bare thought 5
painful beyond endurance the idea pecullat
" distressing.
4 truce TO folly. Il were grievous vast:
Of time to little purpose to follow each line <
this vile production through all the links o:
its low pollution. 1t is a mangled and distor.
ed pyramid of foul words, teeming with So
many base and contemplate inuendCes, 81.
much gall of vituperation, and so many malig:
nant charges, bringing, as they do, their owe:
refutation on their face, that denial wouls
be entirely gratuitouS. They are truly woTS
thy the source whence they emanated, ans.
the base author, while he evinces that in on:
instance at least General Taylor has left hia
wounded behind him, and may rest perfect <
assured that his motives are duly Appreciated
and that, whenever the President or Postmass
fer General shall require the aid of his nya.:
liable advice III the selection of those they ma !:
desire to assist them in the discharge Of theiE
duties, they will not hesitate to give him sucl !.
an intimation. J:
While he has in this instance, evinced az:
alacrity TO ''perform a service from which.
men Of high political, social and moral char:
acter would turn away with disgust" ne may:
rest unQeT the assurance mat III lDlS paFucu".
lar inuendo, while his perceptions, SO mucls
keener than those Of FalIstaiIs, may enable:
him to lump at conclusions" less eyfeos
minds may prefer the more tedious process Of.
following the chain Of induction through ais
its intermediate links. At all events, his,
iesuitical attempt to iujure Col. Warren in.
the estimation Of the President aad Cabinet
will fail Of its object.
Col. Warren, however czceptionable they.
may consider attacks, as lacking both in res
epect and courtesy. are too fully sensible of.
their Importance to his miserable detractors
to wish to deprive them Of their assistance, I
and that beings so gifted as they evidently arey
IN such species of polite political literature
must have been adversaries at every advau-.
tage. 1t is presumed, therefore. that ali viii
accord to the wisdom of the conclusion which
has decided that a further notice of such base:
calumnies, while it would not result in any'
general good, would fail to be Of interest TO;
The public.
WISCONSIN.