The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-11
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.Hund<lcund'' Esssys.

.Hundsicund" Essays.
On Monday last the House OF Representatives OF the
United States on motion OF The honorable Edward Stan
iy. Of North Carolina. most distinguished member,
adopted he following resolution, amended TO pro-
vide for select committee OF nine members. instead Of
referring the matter the committee OF which Mr. Rich
arIson, OF Illinois. is chairman:
Rsoirsd. That the select committee appointed the
aaire and port what persons ia Office by appointment
OF Thomas Ewing, Secretary ct the INTERIOR correspond
sS. or write bs also % inquire and report
House what holding Office under the last adj
heads Of bureaus Commissioner 81 Patents or assistant
Pomasers GsneIal were correspondents OF newspapers.
sasion Tor The same ava ro particular ,sas author
II party essays sg~sd Bsadesad amd ohat ces
And a.o whether, during for the pres
idency any OF the above named officers absented them
selves from their Offices and official duties, make speeches
public addresses against the election Of Gen Taylor.
And. also. whether the above-named officers or any q
the during said canvass called upon required
ssains Genera Taylor and At whose instance hi. was
Mr. Stanly moved the same resolution on previous
OCCASION but failed in getting il adopted On that occa-
sion nasmuch as the resolution directed particular
inquiry into the authorship Of Bundelcund and in or
der to save the precious time Of the House. and partcu
larry OF Mr. Stany. whose Legislative services so
important his State and the naiion and ALSO in order
to save the money of the people. the junior editor Of
this paper deemed it his duty put this momentous mat
ter al rest BY confessing his guilt. and admitting the
fact that be the author Of the Bunielcund" essays
But that confession does not satisfy either Mr. Sany
the House. as il would seem by the adoption Of the
resolution above copied He is determined that the world
shall not remain in the dark about this matter and that
the authorship OF those essays shall be clearly
ained and the name Of the author preserved NE
chives Of the nation and thus handed down to pos,eny
And in this the House seems to concur.
And yet there are some ll;infomed persons Of the
wing press who deem this affair of no Importance Nay,
they have gone so far as to display their ignorance and
their disregard Of the national honor by conessng that
they had never read The Bundelcund" essays and know
nothing about them The editor of the Baltimore Amer.
lean has been guilty Of this act Of supreme folly and
thus argued and proved bis own shallowness and lack
Of information, as well careesspsss OF the true glory
Of the republic. He does not TO appreciate the
honor which ustrous authorship confers upon the ma
ton as Mr. S,anly and the House Of Representatives do
We therefore ust that he will have the good
longer profess his ignorance OF matter which one OF
the branches OF Congress considers Of national
We think the thanks Of the country are due TO the
Hon Edward stanly, Of North Carolina. for moving in
tins matter Through his public spirit and perseverance
the nation will doubtless be indebted for the importan,
information the true authorship Of "Bundelcund
and he win himself have the honor, through the insru
mentality Of the investigation which he has proposed, Of
connecting his own name with that Of the author Of
"BundelcunS" and thus IFS transmission pos
nrity. Without which, doubt if he win be remem-
bered beyond the present generation.
In conclusion. have before said, in order to
the precious Time OF the House Of Representatives, icon.
cedng the dignity and importance Of the proceeding
and also to the money Of the people, the junior ed
Tor Of this paper hereby publicly acknowledges that be ia
the author Of the aBundecund" essays and he is graft
fed to know that Mr. Sanly and the House Of Repre-
sentaves have vndicaied their high national importance
BY ordering solemn Investigation into the fact o. their
authorship and have thus publicly ebuked those per-
who have rashly and inconsderaey Acknowledged
that they have read those essays and know MOTH
ING Of their author We tender profound gratitude
the House Of Representatives, and 10 Mr. Sisny in par.
euls for the good he has displayed, and for his
perseverance in getting up this important investigation
The Evv1nx Invessawasson