The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-14
From the Union Of august y, ls4s.

From the Union Of august %, 1s49
Scheme to smuggle In Whig Speaker.
ga correspondent of the New York Herald, wri-
ting from this city, under date of August is, ls49
upon the subject of the election of Speaker by the
next House of Representatives, has the following
remark:
"'As MIR. Speaker Winthrop, however, may pos
sibly define his position little more clearly in
favor of Free soil than heretofore (it be done
conhdentially,) there may be chance of his cleo
ton. Mr.. Winthrop would scorn such expe-
dent as this bat he cannot be held responsible, If
he leares his in the hands Of his Friends for
ichat they may do tcthout his knowledge or consent
1t would appear, ifthe writer of the paragraph
above has any knowledge of the designs of his
party that the Federalists have devised plan for
smuggling MIR. Winthrop into the Speakers chair,
in the manner in which they smuggled
General Taylor into the Presidency. OF course,
Mr.. Winthrop will do nothing dishonorabe; but
the unprincipled agents ioho act for him are TO be
permitted to resort to any fraud, alsehood dis
reputable trick which they may deem necessary to
secure his election. He Is 10 keep quiet, and say
nothing, ichile they pledge ham against the Wilmot
prorso TO the southern members, and IN its favor 10
the Free Soilers He is to be used General Tay-
lor was. He is to have n white face for the North
and black one for the South. 1t is by such base
erpedisnts that the Administration hopes to cheat
itself into the ascendency in the House of Repre-
sentatives; and its minons are shameless enough 10
: acknowledge the infamous scheme. Wsria see how
IL toorks. We will If Abolitionist will again
be elected by southern Wing votes to preside over
. the House of Representatives. We are glad the
wiseacre who corresponds with the Herald has let
: the insdious design be known. WeahaA hence
forth keep eye upon this scheme TO bring southern
siarehoiding Wigs into political communion ,ciD
such AbOlitonists as Giddings Tuck, and PasSey"
1t is pleasant and instructive to read the
above article, from the sole organ of the
Democracy in the light of what has ac-
tually taken place at the seat Of Govern
ment, on the subject to which il refers.
II will be remembered that the game
which was charged by the Union upon Mr..
WINTHROP and the Who's, was actually
played by the senior editor and the Loco
focos-and was within an ace Of succeed
ing.
II is charged that Mr.. WINTHROP was
to ''keep quiet and say nothing" This is
precisely what the senior editor advised
Mr.. w. ]. BRowH to do; except that Mr..
Brown was to fold his arms. The repre-
sentative of the elite of the Richmond
Democrats advised Mr.. BRowN to "fold
his arms" and "point at the record''-but
on no account to say word. When the
sole organ alleged that Mr.. WINTHROP
was to pursue this course, il was "fraud,
fslsehood, and a disreputable trick" 1t
was "6dse expedient'' by which the Ad-
ministration were TO ''ehedf" itself into an
ascendency. The agents in il were Sun
principled"-they were "shameless min
ions;" il was an ''infamous scheme" And
yetthe man who thus denounced an imagin-
airy scheme, was himself, by his own con-
fes,ion, an agent in its real counterpart,
and advised the very thing which he thus
stigmatizes. He not'only confessed to a
''free conversation" on this subject with
Mr.. BRowS, but he confesses, in so many
words, that he advised Mr.. BRowN TO fold
his arms and say nothing.
We make no charge Of our own, there
fore we only borrow the language Of the
Union, when we say that its senior editor
was an "unprincipled agent' in an "in-
famous scheme" and that he was
" shameless minion" enough to confess
it. This is not our language. II is the
ordinary language Of the Union, applied
by the Union TO a transaction TO which
it was itself party.
owe will see how il works." says the
Union. So anxious was the senior editor
10 I" see how il works." that when he
found his charge against Mr.. WINTHROP
and the WHIes was false, he could SO lit
tie repress bis curiosity TO "see how it
works." that he put the scheme in prac-
tice himself. He thought, probably, that
he could "see how il works" with Mr..
BRowS, as well as with any body else. Il
was merely politico-philosophical exper-
iment.
awe will hcnceforth keep our eye upon
this scheme TO bring Southern slavehold-
ing Wings into political communion with
such Abolitionists as GrDDrNes, Tuck,
and Palfrey." The senior editor kept
both eyes on the imaginary scheme so
long without winking, that he became inn
patient. Forthwith he turned his eyes in
another direction, till the scheme came TO
light to ''bring Southern slaveholding Loco