The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-10
ilolitital.
From he PittsbTg Commercial Journal.
The Washington Union and the Comnlerci.
journal.

During the month of August, whilst we
were confined TO our chamber by illness,
we published two articles in reply to the
Washington Iaion'S indiscrlminate and
constant abuse of President Taylor's Ad-
ninistraton The text chosen was,
Down with the administration per Jqs aut nefa, y
which was introduced with this remark
"The above quotation concentrates the
deliberations Of the sole organ for the last
six months" 1t was not designed that this
phrase should be received as literal quo
tation from the Union, for that paper never
used the words, but the expression was
used to illustrate at once the motare and
the aim of the Union. But what was i'm
puted as the p,nport of the Cnion'S dis
auisitons is actually contained in the fol
lowing declaration copied verbatim from
that paper:
We mean 10 do our duty; and ,chateUe face
the future rnag ucear, ire 10 oppose the AdHlin
isfrafion Of General Taylor and his caba 10 the bitter
end"
Is not this as bad and void of principle
as what we attributed to the Union Is
it not as clearly an engagement to oppose
the Administration, right OF wrong, what
ever the future may bring forth, as the
phrase into which our deduction was
thrown1 The difference will scarce sus-
tain bubble.
Nevertheless, Selling our text, ''down
with the Administration per ias aut neias,
the Junior editor of the Union chose to re-
gard il as an attempt on our part to pass off
the quotation as flowing from his pen, and
treats US to dish of vulgarity which we
al 10 bav mn for
our endowment The Unions article was
published while we were yet an invalid /;
and, in consequence of being shut up, the
paper containing the TRADE escaped US
1t was not until correspondent In Wash
ington, some time after, called our atten-
ton TO the fact, that we became aware
that we lad been annihilated by the Hon.
Edmund Burke.
When we succeeded in obtaining copy
of the Union, with our murder IN it, we
were in the midst of the recent election
canvass. and laid it aside for that more
convenient season in which we now find
ourselves, to respond to 1t.
The following extract contains all OF the
Union's article which referred TO us:
Recently we have been made the victim of an.
editor of the Dailu Commercial Journal OF Pttsburg
II is in the following language:
ssDown with the Administration-peT tds dut ne
- Union
ssOur renders not knowing the desperate malice
of some of the Wing press will be astonished 10 be
informed that such a sentence never written
by either OF the editors OF the mon but ls Tor
gerry in every letter and word by the editor of the
Commercial Journal, who has the impudence to hold
up his head in an honest community. We should
look upon ourselves the most despcable OF
..Ff,AN hratl "a,
the press in such manner We scorn such base
expedients TO njure our opponents; and those who
resort 70 them may enjoy all the credit and honor
which they can gain by them, without any appre-
hension that we shall attempt rival them in tricks
SO truly unprncipled and Shameless
''The editor of the Pittsburg paper belcbea forth
upon the text, which he has been base elolg forge
and credit TO US column Of rbald personkf abuse
Of US. We nothing for his puny attacks We
will not take the trouble reply 10 him, but leave
him to the contempt which he merits. We desire
no better compliment than the abuse Of such fel-
low; and if he were Of any importance, we should
fear no worse misfortune than his praise
This is sheer afectaton from The begin
ming to the close. The junior editor o.
the Union knew well that what he calls "a
forgery was presented as a mere ''para
phrase of his language and argumenta-
ton as directed against General Taylor 5
Administration. 1t was ''sheer atfecta-
ton to denounce ii as a "forgery." II
was afectation also to charge that We had
Hon. Edmund Burke. There was not a
word uttered which violated decorum,
much less did it outrage truth
But we more especially desire TO expose
that ahectation, common TO the vulgar and
dishonest, but not often ind0lged in by
gentlemen, whether Of the Democratic OF
Wing party, which Mr.. Burke has re.
sorted TO in order to dispose ,ummarily Of
troublesome antagonist. We refer &c
this language
I've desire no better compliment than the abus,
Of such fellow, las the editor Of the Commercial
Jot1ndi) and, # he were Of any importance, ",
should fear no worse misfortune than biz praise
This Is sweeping, and would be de
structye to those who have not, like Us,
great capacities Of endurance but We can
bear IT until we can bring up witness tc
the stand who will put the Junior to hi.
proofs. We have known children TO be
tray Just such a temper when an inconve
nient antagonist drew blood, and it is no
unknown that poltroon has in the same
spirit discovered that his opponent wa,
"no gentleman" when pistols being i'm
mlnent the advantages Of retreat became
obvious but IT Is certainly novel thing
for gentleman Of character, talent, anc
position, a. Mr.. Burke is reputed, to re
sort 10 the most unwarranted dispsrage
ment Of an antagonist, either 10 crafty
sudden resentment, or throw of a trouble
some catechist One Of these objects Mr.
Burke has proposed 10 himself to accom-
plish, by dismis.ing the editor Of this pa
per a. BLACKBOARD, undeserying his no
tic.
We are in the vein TO prove that the
junior editor was romancing when be IN.
dertook to dismiss US a. ga 1elow,
whose abuse was compliment" Il j.
much TO condesccnd gravely 10 reply Il
such stuff, but we hold 1t well worth the
labor to prove how men in responsible.
and what ought 70 be dignifed stations,