The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-14


Journal proposed exchange with US. we accepted the
invitation offering rare opportunity 10 study the
morbid anatomy Of political journalism Ths, Journal
characterized by an editorial ability and racinsss almost
unique in their kind There is often peculiar point in
its speculsons and biting wit in its retoris lie critical
taste and skill in literary Matters when fairly exhibited,
are rather striking BY these characteristics has earned
for itself very conspicuous place among the leading
journals OF the great West Yet. when calmly eonsid-
ered and in the estimate Of intelligent Of all parties
we suppose that its fame nearly resembles infamy
than that Of Perhaps any other widely circulated jour.
nal In virulence. magnity and coaIseness-in blind
ness of party rsgein desperate and lawless mendsciy.
knowing no scrupIe fearing exposure, and exuing
over all shamet lifts up front Of brass and plies It's
tongue Of venom from " bad emnence" Of osentatious
idoing, before which the puner powers and eeblsr
spirits OF many Of lis wing rivals in oboquy reco with
desparng admiration. Going back into the fabulous
age of the Old World 10 find the parallel Of its railing.
and tuning aside into the fields Of oriental
seek the exemplar OF classification. men. at loss how
eee compare or describe il. may call il the 7hsrstss
Munehauscn OF the press
AS no merely general description like the above can
do any justice TO the topic, must paricularizs By
few instances which chance 10 u.s. prem
but taken almost at random. When Governor Johnston,
Of Pennsylvania made himself peculiarly odous the
whole South by his pokesueto Of the bill repeating the
Jail section OF the State obstruction law the Louisville
Journal at once denounced him the "locofoco gov
ernor OF Pennsy vana' Correction OF this atrocous
calumny upon the democratic party was at once
clamored for by the democratic press; but, 20 far
we know and believe, the Journal has TO this day re-
fused TO retract correct it When the Sachems Of
the Tammany Society in New York" chosen some
months ago-the very who have taken an active
part carry the State express recognition OF the
Comprehensive Louisville wing organ at once de.
nounced them as "aboiaonisis" The charge in.
djgnanty denied The Louisville paper rejoined that
'they abolonists-as notorious abolitionisb
could be found in New York /" To this day, 10 far
we know it has corrected qualified its assertion
To from these sweeping de6ances Of all truth and
probability TO Of individual character and position
When the editor OF this journal went into the Nashville
convenon-here resist The utmost the extra con
stiiutonal proposed by Messrs Cheves Rhe.
and their alles-the Louisville Journal charged, and per-
sisted in charging that had gone to the designs
of the dsunionists!
But enough Of these monsrosles Of falsehood. More
at hand, and perhaps stronger These suffice They
make out strong can be made out Of every
bad general character for truth and veaciy in public
journal and since are unwilling TO believe anything
human utterly derraved we gladly avail ourselves Of
the conclusion that would tolerate the doing of
such things in his private capacity however the ferocy
OF craftsmanship may confuse in editorial capacity Ill
his moral perceptions, and unfasen all his prudential
restraints. And, after all, that common charity which
should not be denied the of our species
and should always be freely extended to the worst OF our
own profession, will suggest that these enormes Of the
Journal may have been much aggravated the desperate
strait OF the bad and most hopeless cause and party
which. for months past. it has had to sustain.
/ These premises will enable our readers properly 10
estimate recent ard very wanton attack made by the
Louisville Journal upon the Washington Union. which
the Republic OF yesterday has seen fit TO circulate in it's
columns. We copy come specimens:
"The Washington Unon the great central organ oloeo-
focom, takes the lead in the bad business OF maniac
turing unruth. We confess ourselves amazed the ef
ron.ey which enables tho editors of paper
and publish much that is utterly groundless 80
at not uncommon sit down their desks
and deliberately write what they would assert rally
ghbor. Such persons snguIarly forxstfu of
fact that to write and publish lie 10 auocious
than to utter IL in conversation.
take, for instance. natcmen, which tho Washing
ton Union svery fond Of publishing specimen Of the
reckless disregard OF truth which chaactcrzes that organ
That paper has declared very often President Fillmore
10 abolitonist Now Is utterly impossible that any
connected with tho editorial department paper
can believe that such charge They all know that
it Is altogether false to that tho President 10 abo
lonsI
And yet tbs Union Newspaper has several recent
occasions declared that the President is aboon,'
Further than this, the Union is cverasngly taxing its
ingenuity prove that the phig party Is an abolaio~
party makes trsptio~s, but procaims tho broad
that the influence OF whgim Is directly favor.
able the views and wshes Of tho abolition.is -
"Now, every mhg paper which is read by tho editors Of
Union cordial in IL. approval Of tia Compromise
and that fact could possibly exist the
wings generally resolved to sustain the Compromises"
These are the material averments OF the 6rst two.
thirds OF the Journals article. And fearessy put il
to the candor OF all candid men whether such an un-
broken series Of gross and karng alsifcaons and per-
versions before published by any paper OF stand
ing in single article
To begin with the last assertion as to the wing press
Is the Albany Evening Journal a whig pressi Not
week ago. accounting for the probabable result Of the
election in New York, il said that the principles and pol
icy of Mr. Fillmores administration were at war with
the sentiments OF the wing OF that Stale IL the
New York Tribune wing press Like the Evening
Journal fierce in its denuncation OF the fugitive hw
it this moment holly engaged with the Albany State
Register on the question OF "peace or wM"-bsing the
question whether the ''siIver grays" among the New
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