The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-24
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dnes You understand them. and have maintained them
for years Come thee, and operate With me il carrying
our qasll6eat6ns He was kind enough 10 fdicals
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lish no paper that would come into collision with
The Goss that would only wds p,t The breach Inn IN
negotiation already going on for the sale Of the
Globe aud tb he hoped that all difficulties would be re-
moved. Having obtained his cheerful conseai that we
might communicate in the morning TO Mr.. Blair every
thing that had passed at that interview, We took our
leave. r.
The next morning. lThussday)--not the evening, as
guessing him at specified hour during that morn
ing at his own house and accordingly waited upon him,
and had long and frank conversation with Mr. Blair
when communicated everything that had passed with
the President the night before We certainly do not reco
ect Mr. Rives states having .imponuned him Mr. b.
ssas IS, thai I'll he tMr Rs did not g, Il his daash
tiers would have to teach school, as be was in debt
$4,000" &c Mr. Blair told us that he could not par!
with the Globe without the consent OF those who had
assisted in bringing him here and that MIR Rives had
gone of TO Albany that morning, 10 consult with Mr.
Wright and other friends that as soon as he returned
he would address US in Richmond Thus It appears
that the movement about the disposition OF the Globe
not made by but by Mr. Polk. OF Mr.. Blair, or
some one else.
After several days had elapsed we received the fol-
lowing very kind and liberal letter. We throw ourselves
upon the courtesy OF its writer for excusng its pubica
ton, Il does him great honor in every view OF the
case .5..e
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aMr NJ, Myss returned several days since from
o. Ss mission Mr. Wright and other Of our leading
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"Your friend, truly,
"THoMAs RrrcHrE, ESQ.,"
We presume that MIR. Blair has now in his possession
not retain copy OF 1t, as far we can recoec-cer-
tain il is, that we cannot now lay our hands uponit
the obseess Which General Jackson made 10 he
was strongly attached 70 Mr. Blair-that he had
uaboanded confidence in him. and that be blamed Mr..
Polk for changing the official editor. The unfor-
nate act OF his fes UNREASONABLE that independent
y Of these considerations. he had objections TO ourse
the alluson to ourself which MIR. Rves has the un.
generous art to attribute TO him Is i owing 10 an insd-
spirit OF Misrepresentation or to the confusion OF
laundering intellect that he has stated the case to
make il appear that il against the caution was
given to MessTs. Blair Riv.s-"I you sell, get your
Dioney-doD't trust them1" Does MIR. Ryes pretend
that those expressions used against US! And
YET he SO manages state the He says, "these
are his very words ? but that Blair has the letter.
who lives in the country and that he orsooth cannot
spare the time" 1--WE suppose from digging his potatoes
and gathering his cabbages) 90 there and make literal
quoation OF all this is made TO apply 10 u.s. to
whom in the next sentence, he refers . the pur.
chases" OF The Globe establishment, What will an hon
orabe reader say when he assured we have hest
talon in nerrng from all the circumstances Of the trans
action that this declaration of General Jackson has
allusioa TO oarselyes This is bythe-by, story
II was brought up in 1885, and attempted TO be turned
against as the reader will see by the following article
which We published in the Unioa OF July y, 1915;
Is.oss private issisr, paS.ssd By VIM b. Lewis We saw
another private letter addressed gentleman mi.
Times and Compiler will be pleased 20 clear our name
% also & add thai the person referred 70 BY General Jackson
had purchasing the Globe In establishing the Union
As well as we reco ect General jackson audes in the
letter published by Major Lewis bankrupt merchant
aud broken down politician, who, he UNDERSTOOD were
concerned in the negotiation for the purchase OF the
Globe. We know the oil the parties referred 10,
but was Richie ess The stars answered
TO the name oil politician from Pennsylvania, whose
name is specified in Of his letters TO Mr.. Blair. Did
not Mr. Rves know this fact And why does he seek TO
bring down upon head the whole force OF General
Jackson's name That the old General may not have
liked us-ihat he had confidence in as Mr. Rves
says-may be or less true We were originally and
strongly opposed Geneta Jscksons election, because
he ared military until those noble
civil qualifications burst upon the country with that IRON
will which necessary 10 subdue The crisis in which
he acted General Jackson had upon respect be-
fore he the second time in is2s. The equanni-
| " with which he bore his defeat by Mr.. Adams had
gained our respect. Another fact had satisfied Us
thai, in comparison OF the alarming federal doc.
trines OF Mr.. Adams, General Jackson was sound
republican, and true staie-rghts constructionIst
We remember perfectly well the letter which we saw
from his pen in relation TO Mr. Adamss skylight
sage We had commented upon the message IN the Rich
mond Enquirer with all the force OF our pen We ar
rayed all the doctrines OF the Jeersonan school against
IT, That number OF the Richmond Enquirer sent 10
him by General Houston, along with letter business
In reply, the old adopted all the opinions we
pressed in that commentary. This letter was never
press But particular friend OF ours, then in Congress
obtained the original. and showed il TO US. satisfac-
tory evidence that General jackson would prove per-
fectly safe politician, and worthy OF the confidence oil
Virginia With how much zeal we then supported his
election-with how much honest zeal we attempted
10 support his admnisiraion--t is surely unneces-
sary Tor Us TO say. We sought to make the dmsnds