The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-31
THE UNION.



The wing press, from the blanket sized folios OF the
large cities down to the two-penny sheets Of the
country, deem il be their especial duty OF late to assa
the Union They do moi 10 content themselves with
the practice OF their congena habit Of vtupeaon. and
therefore resort to downright misrepresentation and false
hood Thus the Fredericksburg News. Of the 2sth inst.
copies our short paragraph in relation 10 Mr. Buchanan.
and appends to it the following comments:
some six years ago Mr. Richie invited by Mr. Polk
to come TO Washington and edit government organ. Be-
fore taking important he advised with distin
gushed relative and friend 20 the policy OF the move
He gave TO his friend glowing account Of the bene
ts social political, and pecunav, which were so highly
coored as ut once satisfy his friend that Mr.. Riches
mind determined upon the removal The only re-
spouse given "Yow o TO Washington gefrich, and
desert your yrnepl" What prophecy then 10 hso-
y now. Mr. Richie did 90 Washington, did get rich,
and has deserted his principles.
"We have with regret" this deectabe sheet,
ha Mr. Buchanan has expressed himself In favor OF the
adoption of the Missouri compromse line the shortest
mode Of adjusting the pending sectional controversy He
has written letter urging the South TO insist upon the
Missouri compromise the sine qua Of settlement
This told, Is TO be regretted friend, in the lower
part Of Virginia. showed us week two since private
letter from Mr.. Buchanan. liz which he took the same
ground here charged upon him by the Union II long
letter. and breathed throughout the purest southern sent
ments We read II with deep interest and with kinder
feeling for old Buck than had before, supposed
ever should have
But Mr. Buchanan stands by the South and for this is he
condemned He takes the and only honest ground for
which he 10 rebuked by pstsndtd supporter of southern
rights. Et tw Brute!
Well have the southern members Of Congress resolved to
have organ at the of defend the
South 10 deserted betrayed Those who have fened
southern spois (now when their purses boated)
have turned upon the mother who nused them and now
sab her in the dark We do hope the Virginia delegation
will urge this matter and that rights fairly and
honestly defended by an able and honest press.
The paragraphs above copied from the Fredericksburg
News imbody tissue Of base and dshonorable false
hoods, have no doubt the editor well knew when
he penned them.
In the first place. there is not a particle Of truth
in his statement with regard to the distinguished re-
lative and friend" Of the senior editor Of this paper,
when he was celebrating upon the proposition to
come TO Washington and establish the Union. No
such remark as is attributed to the distinguished
relative" was ever made to by anybody. 1t is, as
we shall assume until the contrary appears, the coin
age Of the editor of the News, and no one else.
The. facts OF his removal to Washington grossly
perverted by this reckless editor He that he needs
not blush for any portion OF that transaction He is will
ling to lay the whole history Of that part of his life
before the public; and he may seize more favorable
opportunity than the present. when his columns are 80
much crowded with far more important matters, to dis
charge that duty to himself Meanwhile, he will say
that he had positively refused to move to Washington, in
December, 1884, just he had done i6 years before
That letter is now before him. When upon repeated
opportunities from this city, and upon the advice OF those
OF his best friends, among whom was distinguished
relative" whose aectonate letter is also before him.
he consented to to Washington to confer with Mr.
Polk he was most anxious TO decline the offer. il
sslent with his duty 10 his family. He ayows this
anxiety in the face Of Heaven. But the conversation
with Mr.. Polk shook his purpose We venture to say,
that none took place in the White House which
more remarkable for its unbounded frankness both
sides The new President explained all his principles
they were those OF the Jeesonian school. and they
have made his administration the most brilliant in the
annals Of our country His revelations direct.
80 manly in substance, winning and kind in manner
that they shook the resolution Of his vsier and finally
prepared the way for his removal TO Washington He will
not condescend to justify himself against the false nsn
uaton that he has deserted his principles; but most
unfortunately he has not got rich. Hewishes this part Of
the alleged prediction true he knows the other
to be false.
In the second place, his comments upon our article
concerning Mr. Buchanan involve wilful and deliberate
misrepresentation and perverson Of that arcleas fool
sh and nconsiderate deliberate nasmuch the ar
Gle which he copies gives fiat contradiction his
statements respecting H. We did not as he says, say in
the article referred to that 1--WE have SEEM with regret
that Mr. Buchanan has expressed himself in favor of the
Missouri compromise" sc. On the contrary, our
tce stated it as known fact that Mr. Buchanan
10 favor OF the Missouri compromise. and repealed
the idea that he secretly avowing himself in favor OF
measure which he publicly approved, was alleged
against him, with the view Of dsparagng his political
position and we regretted that reflections Of fot kind
should be upon him BY Of the northern press
We found no fault with Mr. Buchanan Tor being in favor
Of the Missouri compromise On the contrary article
was intended defend him from the absurdy OF
ing secretly opinions which he publicly avowed and main
tained. as he had been charged with doing
We repubsh the article, in order show what we did
say. and also exhibit in its true light the petty
ignancy which attempts to disparage motives and
our course by and dishonorable misrepresentation
Hon Jxsrs BucHAsaS We have. with regret seen in
some Of the northern papers reflections upon the
Of this distinguished gentleman with respec, the
pending sectional controversy, accusing him Of pursuing
secretly calculated prevent the passage OF the
compromise II is alleged that he has written letter
argng the South insist upon the Missouri comproniss
the qua Of settlement We have reason to believe
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