The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-12

We once heard distinguished orator from the South
commence an impassioned harangue, in the House OF
Representatives, with the abrupt and bold exordium.
Born insensble 10 fear" sc. These words will not
acty apply TO Mr. Truman Smith, the notorious senator
from Connecticut II ii cannot be affirmed OF him that
he was born nsensibe to fear il certainly be that he
was born nsensble to shame After the exposure of his
Vaccinations in the elections which recently occurred in
the South and West, the cabinet anticipating that such
reckless and unprncpled interference with the peoples
SURFACES as that OF which Smith guilty would re-
coil upon the administration, authorized their organ to
inform the public that they had connexion whatever
with Smiths operations, and publicly disavowed them
In short the cabinet publicly, through the Republic,
pudiated both Smith and his operations and thus dis
graced him, if such thing were possible. Now
what would man OF elevated sentiments and SEN
sitive honor have done under such circumstances Z
Most assuredly he would have Indignantly repel
ed the insult, and turned his back upon an admin
istration that thus publicly dsgraced him. But not
so with Truman Smith. He bore this open and insoen
indigny, under which most would have felt wound
ed TO the quick, and would have hung their heads in
shame and notification, with all the tameness OF a
spaniel under the kick of his master, and he still con-
nued his services in the OF the cabinet with
much zeal ever Is strange that such man, thus
nsehsble not only to shame, but disgrace, should
gage in the most progatc and corrupt attempts to in
nuence the elections' Is il TO be wondered at that
such man will preside over corruption junto, re-
ceiyng pay for his own services from its Golfers !!
Is il to be wondered at that he should send his
instruments and agents with money TO Iowa, and to
other States to be used in corrupt and base attempts
to cheat the people out of their political rights, by null
living by such base MEANS their voice expressed at
the polls! Isl to be wondered at that such would
dare openly to proer Offices the people of Indiana, on
the condition that they would elect wings to Congress
Is il to be wondered at that such would get up
pamphlets slanderng and magning the party to which
he is opposed and circulate them by cartoads under his
frank at the expense of the Post Office Department. Is
it to be wondered at that such man should use his
rank-a privilege with which he is by law invested only
for the benefit of his censtuentsn favor of the schemes
Of the cabinet and to get partisan newspaper the organ
of the cabinet into circulation Is it to be wondered al
that such man should be guilty Of denying that he is
abotionis when the journals of Congress show that he
has always and constantly voted for every abolition prop
osition offered in Congress when he was member and
when he dare not deny that he owed his election to the
Senate to the votes OF abotionistss Truly II Truman
smith was not born nsensibe to fear, he nsensibe
to shame We intend that the people shall fully under
stand the character OF this and that he shall get
his deserts in the popular judgment which we invoke
against him. and the administration whose tool he is, if
the Senate shall to the contamination which.the
presence of such member cannot fail TO nict upon II
in the estimation OF the world. 1t will reflect no
credit upon that body TO permit among its members q
man ho receives eight dollars day out Of political cor
ruption fund for his services in attempting to corrupt the
elections and to sap the political morals OF the people