The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-16
!. Heads i win-taiIs You Lose,


il commenced with us is losing one. and it makes Is
had entered without being fairly warned Of the conse
quences II does not make the matter any better how.
ever, by msstatements and unmeanng perversons Of
both fact and argument It alleges, for example, that
General Trousdale was our candidate till Governor Camp
bell elected" This is gross and an unworthy
statement General Trousdae candidate through
out the election in Tennessee, receiving not only The
support Of the Washington Union but vote and be
would be still candidate against any other individual
in Tennessee if be again in the field under the same
circumstances In accounting for his defeat, admitted
that he had given his competitor advantage in not
taking stronger ground against the secessionss Of the
Nashville convention; but we expressly claimed for him
acquiescence in the Compromise the fullest loyalty to The
Union, and the most thorough devotion to the best ne
ess Of his country II there are presses in Tennessee
elsewhere which have sympathzed with such sece.
sionss. and have taken exception to our views in this
respect that is apology for the Republics
alton of the facts upon which they pretend to found thar
| exception.
So il is with the observations OF the Republic upon
the course of the Union in regard to Messrs. Cobb
and Mcdonald and Messrs Quitman and Foote. Thew
! are as follows:
"He was for Mcdonald and Cobb WHILE and then for
Cobb and Mcdonald; and now that Cobb is elected the
Union settles down him gravely possible and an
aounces that his election is DEMocsArrc triumph and
that Cobb is the best democrat in the world though be
denounced by every democratic journal in his Sta'e and
sustained by wing journal So it is with General
Foote. For long time General Quiman a frtran
democrat, well his competitor but that Gen.
Foote promises to be elected by overwhelming majority
the Union preparing the way claim II as democratic
victory"
full Of the truth, it should not be surprised whenhe cry
Heads win-ails you lose" becomes the only erpa.
nation give Of its uniform defeats. This will always
be the cry of those who attempt weaken good cause
by using the weapons OF bad one Every one who has
read the Union must be that from the outset Of our
career editor have vindicated the position occu
pied by Messrs. Cobb and Foote. and have uniformly
condemned the opposite, so far il implied non acqu
essence in the compromise measures II is remarkable
that such fact should not be remembered by the Rpu
Lc for il in direct nterrogatories iron that
journal that at great pains to speak
edly ndulgng hope at the time that equal frank
would be pracsed towards in stating the views Of
the administration respect the candidates Of the wing
party in Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Ohio, and
other northern States But the direct if not the only
response Of aay significance point yet made to such
interrogaiories when put by the Washington Unioa has
been the republication of Mr. Fmores abolition letter.
just in time to aid Gov Johnson in Pennsylvania Sew.
ard in New York, and vinton in Ohio, and the whole
squad of hgheaw in other portions Of the infected
regions Of the North and yet, in the face of such bare
faced sacrifice OF every claim consistency a. the friend
of the Compromise, the Republic has the efrontery TO
make the following remarks about the politics Of Viz
GINA: n
% similar game is playing in the Old Domination Theirs
the Union candidate-the Compromise and Adjustment
candidate-hnppens be wing. The democrats eandi.
date ocofoco and represents the dsunion and
sion interest And into what entire insignihcance
fades the principle that the press of democracy the
position OF Messrs. Cobb and Foote That principle
adherence TO the Compromise. The democrats of Virginia
refuse to pass resolutions in favor Of the Comproms
aud yet the Union sutains them against the friends Of
the Compromise /" :.
Comment on such evidences OF weakness and folly b
unnecessary But there is one other point which ".
notice because perceive that has been the resort
OF Other presses not less INSCRIPTIONS in the Of
TO produce false impression II is found in The
following quotation from the Republic OF this morning
q" 1.-THE Unionl thought Mr. Fllmores expression OF hi,
opinions the measures OF adjustment, In his annual
deserved TO be written In letters OF gold was
only when cotemporary began think that his
dor and truth this subject would damage him iepan
bly, with the democratic party that he changed his policy"
The idea conveyed by this remark is that the
wrtfen IN letters Of gold" used by the Washing
ton Union under the conduct OF its present editor Is
not this the design of the Rspubiie1 We ask for reply
Hardly day passes that the Union does not do
nounce President Fillmore aboIironisL The Union
knows perfectly well that President Fillmore is little Of
abolitionist the Nashville delegate the Nashville
This Is within the positive, certain, absolute
knowledge Of the Unon and of every connected with
It who has the capacity judge OF a mans .cntimenb by
his acts "-Rspsbiie Of yesterday.
Ask Mr.. Corwn. He is our witness. in chief on ID,
point He said in public speech in Ohio, during The
canvass Of isas, that Mr. Fillmore was "a kaopa obo