The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-20
Us the Old King Dendan

Our contemporary OF the sole DEMOCRATIC
organ heads his leading article yesterday with
"Under which King, Bezonian?" The words
are borrowed from the lips of ancient PIsroL,
and form very appropriate introduction to the
article, which is more in PIsToL's style good
deal than in ADDsoN's. Our contemporary
resembles PISTOL in two or three respects. 1t
is odd enough that he should have realized in
his own person the rather extravagant future
which FALsTAFF foreshadowed to his great
original. "PIsToL," said the fat knight, 81
will double charge thee aoith dignities." He
meant no doubt Of things went welD to send
his friend on double charged mission to
Frankfort and Berlin. PIsroL's morals, too,
were something of the same fashion with our
contemporaries, little loose in regard to ex-
petitions of "robbery and plumber" ''To
England will steal" says PIsToL-and
"there I'll steal'
Ancient PIsroL's famous interrogatory pre-
cedes in the Union column and half of fus-
tan about the proclamation-in which our con-
temporary abuses President FILLMORE and the
Administration in good round terms, for not being
able to comprehend the CUBAN question, notwith
standing "this journal (the Union) gave them
day after day all the lar and all the facts and
the leading precederts bearing upon the sub
ject. They ,oo,Ld not learn" This is suffici-
emily modest. 1t was very unreasonable in the
Administration not to take its "facts" from the
columns of the Union, particularly when it had
proof of the exceeding accuracy of the Unions
statements in this connexion as early as the 9Th
of September. On that day, when it was
had not been joined by the Cubans, and had
been defeated, the Union, with furnishing
editorial introduction, published despatch of
which it has never yet given any explanation
whatever The Union adopted and endorsed
the contents of the despatch as highly import
ant, vouching of course for its correspondent,
and the positive reliability Of all his statements,
when these statements were all fabrications.
How very unreasonable, then, in the Admins
tration, not to take call its facts" from the
Union, in the light of such accurate chronicles
as we copy below:
From the Union Of September 5, 1851
"bfpoRTANT FROM CUBA.-The subjoined highly
important despatch received late last night,
tains all the Information that has reached relat-
ing to the fate Of Lopez. II is communicated by
the person who signs it, who has conversed with
| passenger on the Cincinnati bringing letters
from Lopez himself. 1t appears that Lopez still
maintains his ground, after having fought two
battles, AND THAT HE HAS BEEN JOINED BY NU-
MERovs BODY OF CUBANs:
"'NEw ORLEANS September 3.
ga passenger in the cmpljy of Lopez, arrived
per the Cincinnati, brings letter from Lopez's
camp to Dr. Lightcap, of this city, which states
that Lopez had gained two victories, with loss
OF but nine men killed and twelve wounded; that
more than sir hundred Cubans Joined him after The
defeat Of EnnG and that Lopez is now at the head
of fifteen hundred men The same person also
brings private dispatches from Lopez to MIR.
Sigur, editor of the Delta, who is absent. They
in the possession of his wife, who will not give
them up. Sigur is expected here TO morrow
'"The GboUe you may rely upon as positively true
No force has left here since the departure of the
Pampero; but three thousand men are ready and
no doubt will depart speedily. Coloncls Bell and
| Pickett are here. O'Hara is in the west
"'H. B. TAYLOR"
And call the law" Of our modern "ancient
Pistol'' has been very much of piece with