The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-29
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 70. 1850



sentatives He seized the occasion which Mr. Si2ny,
OF North Carolina gave him by presenting report from
the committee OF investigation complaining that we had
declined answering certain queries which were PRO
pounded to the editor Of the Onion touching the names
of the Office holders who had written for his press during
the last presidential election. We declined in the most
courteous terms answering the queries OF the chairman.
r Stanly because would not betray the secrets OF
our correspondents, and thus countenance infringe.
ment Of the immunities and liberty OF the press.
The honorable Alexander Evans seized upon this OPP
portuniy to upon the wrath which he had been
keeping warm for several weeks On the first occasion
he had ungenerousy and falsely attacked in the
House, and charged us with ga swindle' upon the
publc and il requires very little logic to infer that
where there is "a swindle" there must be ''swnd-
ler" We repealed the insinuaton al the time, as we
found it in his own Speech published in the Globe,
(now called the official organ OF the House) We
defed any man to subsantate such accusation, de-
clared that no such blot had appeared escut
cheon and pronounced the author of such charge to be
a base and unbushng calumniator. We repeat the as
ser,on and we defy any honorable who ever knew
us in Virginia. for than sixty years, to produce
the slightest title of evidence on which TO base much
less to substantiate, the accusation And yet here is
a man--and we understand pretty young one, too 0or
we never saw him, and never were tempted ny any
thing in his character seek his acquantancea young
man. and we need not say, very green one, too, who
lives in another State and yet preends 10 fabrlcate the
vest portrait which his diseased imagination can con-
ceye-without evidence without truth, and without the
slightest color Of probability
| Mr.. Evans's whole conduct has been unworthy OF
liberal gentleman Of the representative Of an enght
ened people II is equally destitute OF the generosity OF
, a Young man or the discretion OF older But the
very violence OF his resentment disarns il OF all its power
to injAre US His motives are palpaby yndclve that
everybody can see through them. Like the foolish
icb he may attempt hide his head in the sand but his
body stands out 10 the view OF every observer We venture
to say that everybody who heard his diarbe attributed
to his vindicve feelings and despised the
into which he was betrayed by his passions. We have
requested Reporter 10 make full sketch OF his
attacks as his supply; and we do not intend to
see line OF il before il goes to press. But we are in
formed by those who heard that the scurriy of the
language nearly exhausted TO vent his Spleen and that
the coarse and uamanly ephets which he poured forth
were disgrace only TO him who stopped to them.
In fact is it not melancholy to man, comparatively
Young so thoroughly destitute OF magnanmity to de-
scend To such abuse under the impulse Of such motives
Let us assure the honorable Mr. Evans that politician
can ever command the confidence Of his countrymen who
has not some discretion direct his course, and
generosity to control his passions But forbear for
the present. We defy his vengeance, because
are perfectly satisfied that such accusations proceeding
from such source. cannot affect the opinion of
honorable man l, is for the constituents Of the hon.
eya. Mr. Evans 10 say how far their interests be
safe in the hands o. any who much the slave Of
his own little passions that be has not discretion enough
10 consult tbs dignity OF his own character
With these attacks, however, upon us. which in.
tended 10 be so derogaloy ourselves, whilst they
40 little honorable TO their author, hope may be
excused az some Offset for laying before readers the
following beautiful eulogium from the Nousown penn.
sylvania Register. Of Tuesday last and which reached
us last evening, after the honorable A. Evans had ex-
haused his wrath upon head Tits, indeed, much
Hatierug and ex,ravagant in its character but it will
serve to show that. If have lbeers disposed abuse
us, we have friends who prepared 10 vndicaie
| from their rcproaches
| Mr. Ruomx, or rus WARRINGTON UsoS.--we cannot
ex press, In sufficiently stsone, the admiration with
which we regard the gentleman whose name heads this
paragraph or our appreciation the zeal and energy
which he combats Tor the principles and measures oil the
oIos. un,pn For al least hall century Mr. Richie
has the head OF influential journal and
be nation ever po.,e.rd E,,ended add powerful as that
influence was he ha. never welded for sinister
unworthy purpose. lie betrayed his principles or
personal advances men-neyer bar,esed hi. opinions
crafty lust for office The highest political honors the
lucrative OF enoument, have been within his
reach but with the wisdom of and the hrmness al
patriot he has invariably turned them aside proferriug
devote his mental powers TO the service OF his
try spend his life efforts maintain her ho0or and
promote her welfare HE career, te that OF all other emf
ncnt men varied Tie has borne
all the great questions which have sgiaied The nation
and disturbed It's rerose within the last fy years and
| now, n n time Of life when any ordinary would seek
quiet domestic retirement, AID leave TO other heads
and hands conduct OF public affairs he stu chooses
remain his post editor Of the Union, bearing,
with calm philosophy the OF his enemies
correcting, with prudence and gentlentss the erng inn
pulses Of his Misunderstanding, with cafneti Zeal awaken
all Of the duty they their common country
and seeking every opPonNy OF pouring OIL aTon the
troubled popular opinion, and soothing them into
canness and serenity. The iaprei wreath may he
| ined around conqnerore brow and the hnzzas of
thousands auest his services, and ay their uibus 10 his
miitay but lees dt-tinp ushed, less hon
orable than poudest hero, IL hts who, like Mr. Rcbts
his best and best ob
ecs keeping alive In the popular mind due OF
he prnoi piles which constul. the oundsnon Of civil
liberties, ard guarding those prncipes IRON violation aud
abuse.
ne m an degree some o earliest lessons of
hucal truth ,s,he red from his "kichmond Enqn
cr" The ubesi and most convincing arguments read
ON the and absorbing questions OF the
day the fresh and eyefvigorons columns Of
The Washington "Union Long, very ,ong may be
this fountain OF instructions shah pe dried hP and the coun
nv lose a friend, and the democratic a champion,
IN the person OF Thomas Richie
AS TO the point itself which has brought the report
from MIR Sanly's committee, equally rust our vim
dication TO the good of the House. How far
the press be considered free, when ts editor compelled