The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-01
CITY OF WASHINGTON, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1 1850

the idea OF anything good connected with democrat
He is vicious specimen OF the "forked animal and
rabe desire 10 bite everything that crosses his path
In isii on the death OF Richard Hanghton, he became
the roprelors aud chief editor o the Boston Atlas
paper which, under the charge OF all It's conductors,
has. from the day Of lis foundation to the present hour
been distinguished for the malgnity OF its bes on Illus
ous democrats the erociy OF its attacks on everything
q @ aad
between whigefy and aboltonism Whether controlled
by rough, scaping knife character like Haughton OF
shooter Of poisoned arrows IKE Hayasa. Gr 1ny n
aim and object and hat the humiliation OF democracy
and the spread Of seeonasm, But il was while i was
under the charge OF Hayden that II was the most con-
spicuous for ID prohgacy, its wanton and systematic
bes on leading democrats its INSCRIPTIONS perverson
ot the facts Of political history and It's gross msrepre,
senations Of contemporary events In ief3 censuIed
Cen jackson for having had the audacity TO defeat the
British at New Orleans and accused him OF Strengthening
denceless Engishmen BY means Of his welproeced ~
Aenen noble sentiment, certainly to come pen
OF one who calls himself American, and In marked con-
high praise that has been bestowed upon Gen.
Jackson and his army BY Englshmen OF even tnctory
party. for his heroic decide in his counirys cause 10
June 1885, when the intelligence OF the death 6 Andrew
Jackson received here and when the whole country
was mourning the departure OF one OF the loftesl
patriots that advanced its interest and illustrated ITS
name this same Mr. Hayden made fagitous attack on
the memory OF the great deceased just as ne would have
cursed and howed at Elijah had he seen him ascend to
Heaven in charots Of fire. This attack was made in the
Boston Atlas and the author OF il who was at that time
"a member Of the council OF this city, made
speech in that body against paying any funeral honors
to the who had been at the head OF the nation, IN
the cabinet and the field, and who had been success
full alike in peace and in war In common with eleven
other palry fellows he voted in the council against pay
ing those honors His speech was bitterly ibellous,
This speech was followed up BY articles against the
and memory Of General jackson, all Of which were pub
lished in the Boston Atlas Is not MI. Hayden pretty
parsonage to be selected by General Taylor TO fill one OF
he first places in New Engand' Does not the Pres
dent show marvellous respect for the memory OF one
who not only his predecessor in the chief magsracy
Of as
nant lbeerl The who threw up his heels IN the lace
of the dying lion has never been quoted as miracle of
courage and magnanmty but such ne was n
the dead hero in the hope that he might dslner and DIS
honor his remains And what shall be said OF the govern
men that passes b honorable 70 confer
as is fair that he has been rewarded Tor hs infamous
acts Will not the Senate, in vndicatlon Of the charac
ter OF who belonged to It formerly, and whose place
in our Valhala is second that of no manof one who
has gone to ion those dead that "honored by the
naiions-wi not the Senate, ask in the name OF the
Massachusetts democracy, reject the Taylor postmaster
of Boston, no matter what paid for puhs ne may pro-
duce in his favor from whose democracy does not
go even through their skins Will the Senate confirm
man of whom Daniel Webster said that ne was dis,
grace to the whig party and that if that party wished
10 succeed il must get rid of the paper OF which he was
editors will democratic senators hesitate about reject
ing man who, when a candidate for alderman, was
again and again rejected, under every possible circun
stance OF reproach and humiliation by the wings oil bos
ton Finally, will democratic senator's encourage wing
libeilers by permitting Hayden to pocket some twenty
five or thirty thousand dollars from an office given to him
for his services publishing more iasehoods concerning
such men as Jackson Benton, Cass Calhoun, aRd every
other democrat who has held seat In the Senate than
Should they do so they will have to look elsewhere than
10 the democratic press for defence o their acton and
they may look out for plentiful crop oil those wing
bels al their own expense that will be proved by their
charity and orbearance to be the best possible means
through which unscruPuous wings can rise to station
and opalence.
copies OF the speech made by Mr. Hayden IN our common
council and OF the articles he wrote and published 10 the
Boston Aiasa being crowded iull oil hbels against dem
ocra generally, and against General Jackson 10 paruca
lar These copies will be carefully prepared, and trust
that you will reprint them in your journal, not only that
honorable senators may know the political character OF
the man who asks at their hands the highest honor that
can be conferred by the representatives Of the States Of
this Union but also that the people may come
to know how strangely the administration besows Its
sda d.ase from resting the naon
either from the ignorance of the President OF the men-
dacity OF the cabinet
that exists for their opposing the confirmation OF Mr.
Greeley and Mr. HAYDEN. Had the Boston post office
been conferred on Mr. Dimmock, or Mr.. Coffin, or MIR
White, OF Mr. Webster = T. mol prooaanietl scafcey S
confirmation would have been thought Of BY us but the
beler Of Jackson they cannot permit TO pass without
notice. as much evi will follow TO The democratic cause
from bs confirmation. Mr.. Greeeys rejection we ask
for on different grounds He has chosen 10 wal against
men whose only cms is their fidelity TO prneple while
he has rewarded the meanesi renegadesras VINO nave
not even the merit Tin his view OF having joined the
wings when they deserted the party which bad warmed
them into lfe but who aided in the establishment OF
disunon faction Let him drink as he has brewed and
as he loves treason let him rely only traitors for sup
port he has no claim those who would keep leading
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