The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-28

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NATIONAL TgHIe.
THE UNION UNMAsKED."
"sdll harping on my daughter
The " Umion," under the headings Of
"Piedges -" Prescription p" Another
Head OFF," Fitz Henry Warren,o &C.,
in conjunction with various exquisitely chaste
extracts and delicious "morceduT," admira-
bly, adapted to the digestive organs and
stork-ike stomach Of its venerable editor,
served up after the most approved style Of
| the ancients during the "Heroic Age" still
harps away at "fke same old tuae.n Now
the big tear drops Of love and sympathy for
the dear departed spirits Of those hurled from
the ranks Of the ''unierifed Democracy"
spirits as pure, in the editors estimation, as
WoodSrorth's milk-ichite Rylstoae Doe, F"
-FOUR "down his weeping eyes" Now he
pathetically descants, in strains eloquent with
feeling, upon the acceptance, by the Post
master General, Of Mr.. VIM. ]. Browns
resignation Now he bursts forth in ndig-
nant comments upon the removal Of Mr..
Drum, and Mr.. PEBBLES, and surpasses
Cicero in oratory, as he sets forth the merits
and the grievances Of these two high and
lofty patriots, who, by their renowned acts,
have placed the whole country under the
heaviest obligation to them. Now he seems
to sit nditing mournfnl episodes, SO sweet
picture Of goodness, meekness, innocence,
and charity, that there issues from his lips
notes as soft and tender as the trembling
wailings Of lamb almost heart-broken at
the loss Of its mother--now, the spectral
form Of defeated and publicly degraded "Lo-
coiocoism" appearing to his view,
"wi,h ERE in each eye, and papers in each hand,
lie raves, recites ami maddens through the land"
| Now he solemnly asseverates that he "never
advocated prescription, either in Washing
ton, or Richmond; on the contrary, that he
has repeatedly, in caucusses in Virginia, as
sembled for the purpose Of consultation, pro-
tested against the doctrine"-now he siren
uously attempts to force the conviction upon
the general mind, that he never sustained
any other than spotless, uncorrupt politi-
clans, who were always consistent like him
sell, and faithful to all and every pledge to
friend and foe--now he is Mortified at Pres-
dent Taylor's want Of consistency and the
violation of his pledges, as he proclaims-
and now, to "cap the climax" he seeks to
make the world believe that the editor
of the "Union," that delightful jour
nal wherein may, at any time, be found the
purest and most unadulterated doctrines Of
that most pure and undefiled party, progress
sire Democracy''--is, in point Of beauty,
grace, chastity, and perfection, fully equal to
the "Rose Of Sharon and the Lilly Of the
Vallies." Who can fail to admire the ca
! meleon-hued editor as be thus presents him
, self in so many various aspects-seriously
mournfully, weepingly, grandly, solemnly,
and sublimely2 Uio ,oouM suppose Thai
all This imposing criterion and fair front
,pas assumed merely for the purpose 81
making capitol, that The editor was in
,oardly chuckling all the achile at the pros
pect Of making his capital, eren out Of the
!. sepulchral cereMents of his political dssoci-
!, afes2 "Stand aside, gentlemen, and let the
fluid pass" on to the Supper ten thousand'
: and 'sthe lower millionsn-to the erich
mond Enquirer" first, Of course, and ther
, to the ".Southen Argus,n the "Raleigf
STANDARD, p the "Mobie Register, ""Trey,
Blanche, and Sweetheart, yet i'd onsse ge-
nus, until they all are brought under the be-
witching Influence Of the Union" and be-
gin to dance and tuck, weep any wall, twist
and turn, fume and foam, and rave and howl.
i cannot, my, dear sir, candidly confess,
throw my body into sufficient number Of
contortions to enable me to follow the 1.-THE
and tortuous editor Of the Union," in all
his wonderful antics, but / will endeavor to
pursue him in some of his windings and sin
uosities.
In the first place, then, the /" Union" does
not consider it prescription for public Of
fcer to be removed, provided he neglects
the duties Of his office, for the purpose Of
engaging in the heats Of political controver-
| sy; at least, I thus understand the editor, if
indeed, he can be understood at all. Now,
apply this test to the case Of Mr.. VIM. J..
Brown, and in what predicament does the
"Union" stand' Will that paper deny the
fact that Mr.. VIM, j. Brown left his office
for the purpose Of stumping it during the
last Presidential canvass, through the States
Of Pennsylvania and Maryland Was he
not exposed before the people by one Of the
most effective Taylor orators Of the last can
vass, Mr. Tasistro, at Fredericktown, Mary
landi These are facts that cannot be denied
with truth. Then, by the test, as stated
above, it would have been no prescription
even if the Postmaster General had renOped
Mr.. Brown Bull he was not removed. He
rendered his resignation which the Postmas-
ter General simply accepted. In any point
of view, therefore, the case Is not obnoxious
to the charge Of prescription, by the
{" Unioa's" own showing. How contenpti-
BILE, then, is the expedient which the
Union" resorts to for the purpose Of cast
ing odium upon the Administration in this
matter. He is not satisfied with exposing
and misrepresenting the political acts and cha
racter Of Mr. Fitz Henry Warren, the sue
cessor to Mr.. Brown, but eondescends to
invade the privacy Of Mr.. Warren's deed
and letter Gaze and unfold hefore tbe ,u,h