The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-20
nIr. BROWN shook his Head.

the correspondence with the Free-Soilers,
the reporter tells us that " Mr.. Brown
shook his head" This shake was not
mere Lord BURLEIGH shake Of the head,
for there was something significant shaken
out of if. General BAYLY considered the
shake tantamount to negation OF the
charge. In his judgment, it was very
pregnant shake of the head. On the
strength of it, he Immediately announced
TO tie House that he was " authorized to
saw that no such correspondence had taken
place. A nod is as good as wink to
blind horse. General BAYLY was quick
enough to draw wrong inference from
shake of the head; but he could draw no
inference whatever from the fact that the
-Soilers were voting for man who
had always taken the extreme Southern
ground on all controverted questions.
1t seems that Mr.. Brown, by this act,
went beyond his instructions. The elite
of the Richmond Democrats had not con-
templated this ominous shake OF the head.
Mr.. BRowN's lesson was to ''fold his
arms and Erefer to his recorded votes. "
This was all that was set down in the pro-
gramme for the gentleman from Indiana.
He was to stand mute, and point at the
record. In that way alone could he OBJ
viate the embarrassment of his position. n
It is gratifying to know that there is one
man in the world who is not ashamed
of his relations to Mr.. Brown. The
senior editor of the foreign organ is
that man. We are not surprised at
this. His sensibility to shame has
long since ceased to be acute. A man
who has so many things to be ashamed
of can hardly be expected to blush at
the exposure of any such .connexion.
We do not suppose that Mr.. BRowS is
ashamed of his relation with the senior ed
itor; so it may reasonably be presumed
that he is past blushing. The representa-
tive of the Richmond elite has vouched
for Mr.. BRowN's admirable qualifications
for the chair; and has endorsed him as
the favorite candidate of the Republican
party. Time and again he has eulogized
the gallant BRowN as the first martyr OF
the nistration-though he knew per-
fectly well that his martyrdom consisted
in the very prompt and proper resignation
of his office on the accession Of Judge
CoLLAMER to the Post Office Department.
Mr.. BRowN behaved like a gentleman
on that occasion. He did not wait to see
how long he could hold on by his office.
He did not wait to be turned out, that he
might enjoy the satisfaction of bowling
and whining at the Administration for his
prescription He resigned at once-and
this fact, we must confess, induced us al
the time to think more favorably of Mr..
Brown than of many other gentlemen
similarly situated, who behaved differ
ently'
II was not Mr.. BRowN's fault that the
senior editor was resolved to make mar
tyr of him. As far as the relations oil
martyrdom go, therefore, we apprehend
that the senior editor has good cause to be
ashamed of himself, though not of Mr..
BRowH. But, when it comes to subse-
quent relations, and we learn of the very
active efforts of the senior editor 10 place
Mr.. BRowN in the chair, we confess thai
we are little surprised at the avowal
that, in the face of recent developments
he sees no reason 10 be ashamed of his
relations. Has the senior editor Of the
foreign organ exhausted all his capacity
of shame in behalf of his foreign rela
tons.
We have said that some of the support
ers Of Mr.. BRowN were mere dupes. Or
the other hand, the evidence is over
whelming TO the fact of connivance anc
completely on the part Of many other mer
besides the immediate actors in the plot
We think that all his supporters, in view
Of Mr. BRowN's antecedents, were reck
less and Indifferent, and more DESTROYS o.
organizing an opposition TO General TAY.
LoR, than Of maintaining the special and
peculiar interests with which they con.
slider themselves charged. Lady Mac.
sErH's apostrophe, on reading the letter
from her lord, seems to cover their case
''Thou wOuldst h. great.
Art not without ambition, bot without
The illncss should attend Il. What thou wouldst
highly
That wouldst thou holly; cosaidst NOT play Jais,
Ind yet 'oosidsi ,rvongiy tciH q"
How otherwise can We account for the
fact that, after Mr.. ALLEN, Mr.. Boo1H,
Mr.. GIDDINGs, Mr.. 2. KISG, and Mr..
WrLMor, had voted for Mr.. BRowN,
gentleman 50 sbrewd and sensible, and sc
thorough politician and tsctician as Gen.
eral BAYLY, ventured still TO advocate the
cause Of Mr.. BRowN, disavow any improper
connexion, and treat the course Of the Free