The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-12-20

IN Committee of the Whole on the state of the
and modify the rates of postage.
To SO much of a late letter of the military
editor of the Boston ,4tlas as consists of coarse
epithets we have nothing to say. This absti-
nence materially diminshes the labor Of re-
plying to it. The editorial correspondent says
that the course of the Republic is severely
censured by The Northern Wing members Of
Congress" This is a trick of controversy
Ii the Republic pursues wrong course, it
would be more satisfactory if the atlas should
point out wherein it is wrong, than to vouch
generally Northern Wing members of Congress
to it's condemnation. We have as good means
members of Congress as our military contem-
porary, and we simply say that his assertion in
this behalf is untrue.
Again, our contemporary says that the Re
public assumes to speak for the Administra-
ton" This is simply untrue. Our contem-
porary has been less unassuning. In the very
breath in which he alleges that the Government
"does not recognise it (the Republic or any
other paper as their organ" the editor of the
.4tlas holds himself forth, very specially, as the
selected channel of communication We copy
the paragraph:
81 am authorized by the President to say that
he recognises no paper as his especial organ.
His administration, he desires shall be judged by
its Official acts, and not by any article that may
appear in any newspaper published in Washing
ton or any other place. 1t is the strong and ear
nest desire of the President TO have peace and har
mony in the Wing ranks; 10 have the party
united, and to have the Union of these States con-
soldated by wise legislation, and the cultivation
Of friendly feelings in all sections of the country
This is his highest ambition, and certainly it is
an ambition worthy of one occupying the exalted
station which he holds. The kind and con-
ciliatory tone of his late Message has already
complished much good in this way, and it is a
great pity that the editorials OF the Republic should
interfere to arrest its good effects"
The egotism of our contemporary, in repre-
senting himself as the special at !" selected to
announce well known fact as if it had been q
State secret, is amusing. When he finds the
Republic guilty of appealing to any thing but
the official documents and official acts Of the
Administration in illustration Of its policy
when he finds it the medium of the results
of personal interviews with the President
OF Of retailing his personal observations as by
authority" or any similar act of improperly
and impertinence, then the Atlas may charge us
with assuming to "speak for the Administra-
ton" We quote once more from the letter TO
which we have REFEREED:
Again, the Republic says that all of the com
promise measures must be held invioable. and sig
mites that any who votes TO change either
places himself in opposition to the Administers
ton. This dictum cannot be enforced, and will
pass by UNDECIDED. II serves only to irritate men,
and TO keep alive ill-iceling'
The Republic has never said any thing in re-
gard to the Compromise measures, except in
the language or spirit Of the PRESIDENTS Mes
sage. When the Atlas has described the
PRESIDENTS recommendation as contemp plating
" truce" we have cited the words in which
the PRrsIDEsr states that he regards the ad-
Justment Of the late session as FISAL SET
TLrarSr." The PRrsrDrsT speaks Of the
measures composing that adjustment in their
I" mutual dependence and connexion," and ad-
yises an " .DHERrScr" 10 them. II Is idle,
therefore. % say that any public man who de
nounoes any one of those measures, and calls
for It's repeal, does no, in regard To that measure
oppose OF place "hmself In opposition" 10 that
Administration. We have done the PRrsrprST
the simple justice of believing that he mean.
what he says by repeating what he says, and
placing on u the only Interpretation u which II
Is susceptible. The .fiias has been guilty Of
the gro~s indeoorum u Prole--ing 10 ENJOY sPe-
cial opportunities II information not open 10 the
PubIic. which enables u 10 pot another nierpre-
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