The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-12

"fc cannot masters"
II has been fortune 10 incur the and re-
proaches Of two very opposite classes OF political pa
tro at least in avowed pretensions The aboi,ions,s
and their comfor denounce ultra southern in
feelings, prejudces, and principles They brand as
bgoed sectional, and provincial in views on all
the great questions of discrimination between the free
and savehoding States On the other hand the self
constituted champions OF the South-the oracles of dis.
union and opponents OF South Carolina chivary-assail
deserlers of principles, and traitors to the
slsveholdng States. Alas in our hands the poor
South is fully defended and bssely betrayed" Now.
we cannot avoid asking. who is right of these sig
ma,izers' Are not both wrong 1t is morally inn.
possible that both should speak the truth and. by
the blessing of God hope both charge us falsely
We have struggled zeaously to discharge our whole
duty the whole country with fidelity. II we have not
succeeded the fault has not been tntsnont has been
judgment But these attacks made upon US by adverse
factions and fanatics encourage the hope that have
failed in duty Had either Of these noisy factions
CONNIE nded US. should have indeed feared tina,
had Inadvertently in some hapless hour. deserted our
principles wronged our country but both condemn u.s.
we sure that We in The path of duty and OF honor
We shall pursue it with renewed confidence and I'M
tagging energy. Adopting the language OF Edmund
Burke similar occasion, hereafter, in prosperity
or in adversity-n hope in despaf-in sickness in
heah-n triumph or in defeat" we shall think of these
accusations and be eotorsd Next to the applause of the
good the denuncaon OF the bad should be dear every
true, patriotic heart The fullest of this gra,f.
cation is ours. Wereioice to share it,
.'If We might be SLOWED 70 make suggestion to the
Unon. would this that they cease their quameling
about printing contracts, &c They have filed cola mn
ws .ppreheod few pcope except tsemssve. Save read
what they have written. or twentieth part of it, 1t
labor lost and ammunition wasted
We copy the foregoing paragraph from the New York
Journal OF Commerce. and express entire concurrence
in the opinion contains Indeed. we had anticipated It's
suggestion Wehad already declined any further contin
uaton of this controversy with Mr. Rves # has been
from the beginning exceedingly repugnant our feelings
to prosecute such discussion but. goaded on by the
most disingenuous statements and iberal insnua,ons.
had other alternative. We gladly drop il where i,
stands, and shall surrender the field to Mr. Rves. who
resolved crop often he docs his potato.
cabbage and pea patches" in the country" The only
suhec, shall deem worth the trouble OF future notice
may be to throw additional light on the mystery Of
the y-aousanddol -depoats transaction. which was
unknown to Ill, il was drawn ont by Mr. Rives, and
concerning which are ignorant as we are Of the
day whom shall BE- called to render up our nal ac-
couns bat do hesitate to repeat our firm conviction
that there not the slightest cousion between Mr.
Polk and Mr. Tyler the subject Of the Globs establish
en and that this depose made for the pur-
pose Of purchasing the Globe establishing new paper
in this city Thsss idle speculaons "such stuff a.
dreams are made Of"
We take the following paragraph from the Boston
Atlas: a.aHH
The Post yesterday out in strong language sgant
the election Of freesoer the IT, s. Senate by demo-
cratic votss IL Published the proceedings of meeting OF
Iocoeooe in Salem against the moves Also is,er from
M bradford. Of Roxbufy, asains also. conmunioa
hon from New Bsdfod and extract from ocofoco
papers in the interior OF the State The Washington Union
also IN usPdaton and mpore. the democrats not thu.
10 an speaks In sweet tonss of Mr. Ranoa and would
like $50 him chosen, Notwithstanding he OF the
ohiets bring about the contract DOES Mr. Rche know
thai r.
To this question We reply smphatcally, No We
never before heard the fact here stated by the Atlas that
Mr. Ran,onl was Of tbs chiefs to bring about the
conaet and such is incredibly, that we must be
allowed to ask the editor Of the Atlas whefh h." e-
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