The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-20

The southern Prsss-Ast.ek ON Ksat.eky.
Ihe So1,eeIn Press, a few days since. contained >
under that caption. severe crilicsn on Kentucky
men and @snae,s 20 lar =. party poues concerned
aaihoSn on 'hs one s's and Kentucky and Mr. Clay on
Il am moi follower Of MIR Clay, although fully D,..
pared to do him justice for The patriotism and ability ~
played By him during the present session Of consrss
Nor will defend the conduct Of the federal or Wing
party OF Kentucky during the period has controlled Thai
Stale All thai will do will be 10 place the conduct Of
the two parties there in its true light and fix deserved
censure on the proper heads ,,aais.
With the exception OF MIR. Clay. the wings Of Kan
lucky have always denounced removals OF their friends
from federal Offices by the democrats us prescription.
while Kentucky they haze aUariaby REMOVED all dem.
oerafs from Stale Offices where they were subectio ther
VIII, and have called il the proper exercise Of powef
Mr Clay IN ls44 manfully proclaimed as his intention
elected When hewas discarded in 1915, the managers
Of uenerai laylors Canvass determined 10 pursue az.
iere9t course. They that democratic votes would
Hot DC obtained was known that their friends in Office
would eposcrbed, To blind them, therefore, General
Taylor, in his letters, declared his intention TO act differ
entity; and Mr., Crlitenden, 10 whom he owed his nom
nation, and Mr. Clay owed hs ASSASSINATION At the
Philadelphia slaughter. house." became candidate for
the Office Of governor OF Kentucky, that he might aid in
General Taylops election. Mav s @ 8os
His course is notorious 10 the, American people He
made his first speech in this city his second Ptsburg
and many others in The West in all of which he dis,
tnclly denounced prescription for opinions sale, aud
was considered as speaking "by authority 70 all demo.
be removed because Of their party connection, and TO
their friends who felt interested Tor them not TO be uneasy
their account Prescription was denounced by Mr.
Had Mr. Clay been elected in Is44-and he was very
near 1.-THE would have done what he promised, and dem
ocrats would have given up their places to wings
That General Taylor should do the work of Mr. Clay.
when he promised and Mr. Critienden promised he
would not do it, is what has FRUSTRATED the character
OF his administration. The entire lack of truth and honor
such conduct exhibited disgusting and exasperatng
But Mr. Crittenden, the Kentucky leader Of the wing
forces, was not in bis cabinet and why you will ask,
Taylor OF the promises made in his name by Mr. Crten-
DEM Because that violation cas and eUen cot
seied BY him General Taylor visited Frank tort on his
way 10 this city, and had private conferences with his
friend and the results We're made apparent as soon as ne
inaug uraed Prescription became at once the order
Of the day and Mr. Crtenden, through his son, carried
of the ''0pmd sp0tid-the consulate lot Liverpool.
Such has been the conduct OF Kentucky whgery unJ
der its late governor and hispedecessors in Office that no
State office Of any grade was allowed to remain 10 demo-
cratic bands, while every wing paper in that State was
engaged in continual abuse of democratic administrations
for removing wings from federal offices. ,...iiess
While Kentucky was under dsnocatlc rule very
aimy, but real weakness they continued their enemies
office, and especially placed in their hands the literary
and benevolent Institutions under State CONTROL and dis
bursed through them large sums Of money-thus giving
their opponents ii they could be SO nngraetul as 70
exercise it, power to prescribe their own fIenss Whgey
did that very actdid the Offices and the money In
trusted to them BY democratic opponents to overthrow
the democratic party and by its aid in part triumphed
over their honorable bnt weak and deluded antagonists
Since that time, no waverng the wing party has ever
appeared on that subject No weak thoughtless kind
ness has extended Office or employment to the pro.
scrbed democrats and consequently they have been held
together by the cohesive principle OF the spos OF ONCE
So lar, then, as The wing party is concerned, the
"Souhern Press" may denounce Kentucky habits But
even granting them to be guilty under that indlcmenf "
does moi follow thai il has made the people OF the State
regardless of northern on southern rgnu
Tey have always defended the southern domestic ins
tntion for their 10 voting Tor the admission
of California their representatives have not as they Goa
ceive Iampled State rights on the contrary they oe
lieve with AIR Calhoun that each Territory, as wei -
State has right of the highest character to establish,
TO amend and even to change altogether lis own nsutu'
tons that even kentucky may, II her citizens wish ~
abolish slavery in her borders, and ONO may eslaosh
slavery in her limits, the ordinance Oh i'oi no'w'n-
Among the whole southern States, ! know none more
steady in support OF State rights than the democratic party
III Keniuckv both in their ascendency and their down.
al But there has not been united action on that SUBJ
ect in Kentucky, has been any better IN ooutn caro-
lima! Has the editor oil the Southern Press IoIgoen we
DAYS of nufcationi Has be forgotten the bitter AMI
mostly towards the Union party Mr. ,Cahoun's power
was insufficient unite bis State on that occasion IN "a
vor of his views, whatever they were oul arge ~.
nority capable OF neuuazng State action had connict
with the general government taken place. existed
throughout that most unfortunate controversy hey did
not .ske brethren dwell together IN unity men oen.
Jackson would have obtained had they been needed ms
most efficient forces in South Carolina to aid MIN ~
maintaining that glorious Union, which ne declared
ssn,ua and should be preserved"
IL therefore, Kentucky 10 be blackballed Tor her dis;
sessions. il is not from Carolina the rebuke should
come Nor is ii any proper ground oil applause inat
party men hold the federal Offices in her State believe
when Mr. Calhoun. or Mr.. Rheti: or Mr.. Me3ufhs were
opposed by wing for any office connected with the
feJeral qoyernment each would call out TO the demo-
cats The country is in danger Freemen to the polls"
They did not call upon all parties to vote Tor them or iof
theii antagonists without regard TO principle II was all
party grounds then But now il suits the Southern
Press 10 leave such facts in the Tor parcu
lar purpose and think, under hallucinaton which
colors ali men, things and principles with the one pre-
vaino color which tnges his imagination. trust
The time for cool reflection among our injured southern
friends is at hand and they will be prevented by II from
committing any rash act which ihef paou' P'inoP'e'
will, sooner or later, condemn r,n,c.rop
Communicated.