The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-10-03

The 81, Loms Union of the 18th publishes
the following letter of Old Bullion to one of his
friends, in which he rights certain matters
WASHINGTON CRY, Sunday, Angua "a, 1850.
DEAR SIR: The Mem York EUtnng Post of the
18th inst. contains letter from this place, which
concerns me, and which it is right thar ] should
notice, to prevent my friends from being ledi nto
any mistake or doubt with respect to my future
course. The letter says that the Democratic party
intend to start paper at this place, in order
to reorganze the party, and to support me for the
Presidency. The Posi- very justly remarks upon
this communication, that paper started to sup
port any particular person for the Presidency
cannot be the organ Of party, but of an individ-
ual, and could do no good but agrees that a
new Democratic paper ought to be establish
ed here. These aremy own opinions new
paper for the party, not for an individual Gen
Jackson was never more right than when he
warned Mr. Polk against bringing Richie here,
and foretold the ruin of the party il he did
| Every days experience since he was brought, has
| confirmed the truth of that warning, and IL he
remains here we shall be ruined, and shall again
! lose the Presidential election, and shall deserve
! to lose it, because we know it. But my object in
writing this note was to notice what concerned
myself in that letter TO the E0nng Pow, and to
tell my friends what they ought TO know, that
they may not he mised by any erroneous report.
The new paper If one is established here, is not
to support me for the Presidency or for anything
else This have told my friends here, and those
who know me, know there is nothing more to be
said on that point that the letter to the EUeR-
| iag Poa, so far ms it concerns me- WAS dead here
| before il was known in Missouri
| The election Of Senator il considered in the
hands Of the Wings and Nulliiers, and the report
we have here is that the latter will Join the for
mer, and elect a Wing II So il will still be vic
tory in behalf Of the Union, and will show that
! Missouri will not "co6perate" with other slave
| holding States in establishing Southern Confed
! eracy II will also esSon the party, and fix every
man in his right place
You have done nobly in st. Louis, (city and
cunn,yl and have deserved success if you have not
commanded H. and have insured II for the next
| time You have shown that the antics are a small
minority, not one fifth Of the party and Of these,
! I am told there Is not above one hundred aud
! fifty real disunion and nulifcation men among
them, the rest who voted with them being in re-
atty good hard money and Union men, but led
astray by continual falsehools These deceived
citizens will find out the truth Of themselves
during the ensuing elections, and will return to
the hard money Union Democracy to which they
belong SO of other counties The notification
disunion Democracy are q minority, miserable
minority In every county-in some counties
none at all-and of themselves able to do nothing;
but by creeping into our party, and by caucus,
frauds and trade in votes, have contrived TO make
themselves prominent, and often to rule the State,
and this year to give it to the Wings after having
first tried to give it TO the Southern Confederacy
but this Is about the last harm they will do us
The ensuing elections will give them their proper
places In the ranks Of the Wings, and will free
us from them forever and will leave US stronger
than ever
The appeal is now decided and sustained and
the object had in making it is accomplished. The
notification resolutions Of the last General AS
sembly are condemned the people walked up to
the really Of the plot. to dissolve the Union, and