The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-15
A Base Falsehood Nailed to the Counter.

We have already promised readers that we would
dismiss Mr. John c. Rves, and his charges and insinua-
tons from further notice. saving only his discovery
of atty thousand dollar depostc in the Bank Of Middle
town (Pennsylvania) of public money, in November
1914, which was to a sort of corruption fund to
purchase out the Globe and establish the Union This
charge was made with great afectation OF candor and
pausbty, and has been copied into papers of various
doubtful political cTeeds in all quarters of the coun-
try, as if it true Holy Writ We have
subjoned few extracts from several of Them which
came in the mails of single day, TO show on
what mighty wings immortal ISLANDERS fly" By the
time Mr. Rivess surnises and insinuations travel a
hundred miles they become fixed facts" and his equiv.
coating word is taken at higher OF credit there than
his OATH would be here though 'thrice sworn" Mr. Rves
has ventured to implicate with Mr.. John Tyler and
Mr. James X Polk besides other individuals of different
grades Of standing in the county all of whom be
convicted of fraudulent conspiracy to msappy the pub
lie money, in order wrong Mr. Rives, and to crafty
their seshness and AMBITION upon his unsupported
assertion He who places himself in such position
needs good wonderful strength OF character
to sustain him As to his cause, give below the let
ter of Mr.. Tyler and the statement of Mr.. Robert j.
Walker, which authorized to make, which seem to
extraordinary collateral facts to bear him out. Were
Mr.. Polk living. he would blench, by one glance
of his eye, the face of his shameless calumniaor
His memory cannot even for moment be dmmed
by this foul impu,aon. Those who know Mr.. Ty-
Ter and Mr.. Walker, and who knew the late Mr.
Polk, need neither argument nor denial to wipe out
Mr.. Rives's disgraceful aspersons. And who is this
man who has dared to stgmaze the living and 10 desc.
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holy sanctuary of the gravel Let us inquire who he is
what he has done TO command the public respect,
or to acquire the privilege of casting odium on
characters ten times bright and elevated as
his own. MIR. John c. Rives is neither states
man, hero, a philanthropst, Aris,ides the
Just. He whilom a subordinate clerk in the
Office of Gen. Green's Washington Telegraph latter.
wards partner in the Office Of the Globe from whom very
little intellect could have been required-a snapper
upof fat obsasweater of journsymen prinersa sponge
on the democratic paty-a worshpper of Mammon, who
delighted to pocket his god. He has grown rich; but
riches have neither enlarged nor lberazed his mind and
his feelings endowed him with the port and the ati
butes of gentleman He enulates the daughter OF the
horse eech and cries give and has not an idea above
the generosity Of miser the refinement Of clown
Such observations these should not be lightly made
and we have accordingly weighed words We will
no, 20 back to the series OF Mr. Rvess TRADES against
us for illustrations to his cock pit" stories
and stale "Jo Miller jokes" These mere matters Of
TASTE and upon this subject "de gstbus est dispu
andum" We will take two brief extracts from his ar
ce of yesterday, which will speak volumes for the sen.
timent. refinement, and dignity Of the writer We beg
pardon of our readers for dsfgurng pages with such
coarse and disgusting rbadry but in controversy like
this the character and elevated OF your adversary
are important considerations:
" The miwd Is the standard OF the man"
Let Mr.. Rives speak for himself ~
~ have ALSO large family Of children, and all Of them
young the eldest OF alone is thirteen years
old. have had as many children as John Rodgers who
Smithheld England in the sixteenth century
Tor hercsy Ii has been said that he hsd nine small chill
dren and the breast. Learned men who have read
this OF the number OF children he had have differed
others that he had ten As this is n subject which Mr.
Richie has connected with the public printing, would be
glad 10 have his opinion ms TO how children John
Rodgers had feel confident that his calculations will lead
him the true number than those he made
how many dollars made on tho Congregational Giott and
Appsrdir for the last session Of Congress eft VI p
'sBut am not such Jaekass, II Mr. Rifehse to
let the who has the greatest number chill
dren have the public printing Although have made good
tiSs awd good Of fire, k~oc sod be badly
by rho rssds ~ a cy ,ohes, according to
i0g The pnfng mnst be trecnfed, The hiwg
hs ,eordJust az sass - Jal~g Of iosto aegsirs
gysat ~.,bs Of ehiidrs~ a~d sst fr them And.
rea sons 80 oviou. that viii theun Would Mr.
Richie be 50 shut from compstision good
man ana good printer, who unGofsunase ( a.
III W sfnv,e chIld1 j hope not have such in
NV lnipt Who has given more money poor psrents
,pof sdaests tpef children lsn any man Of his
a#E.t8I DISC nt ~ ~