Daily American telegraph., 1852-10-30
From the New Orleans Bulletin, October 2s.
A stupcndous Eraudt

We presume the history OF popular elections
does not furnish parallel to the fraud attempted
TO be practsed upon the Southern people by the
Washington Union, which was exposed in our
paper on Wednesday last II was as deep, COM
prehensiye, and artful, as it was false, utterly
unfounded, and entirely fraudulent. But for its
timely exposure, it might have ruined the pros
poets of the Whig party in the South 1t might
have made hater and depLorer Of slavery Presi-
dent. II came out in an authoritative shape. 1t
was prefaced by an elaborate yet positive edi-
torial in the Union. The publication had ap-
pended to it the name of distinguished member
Of Congress from Ohio, and stated pesinUely that
the reputed author kae,o that GeHl Scott was not
only with him in sentiment on the subject of
slavery, but that he would sign bill for the re-
peal of the fugitive slave law \ n
Was ever the desperation of party managers
OF mon who desire the honors and emolmuments
OF high station---of persons who look upon. the
attainment of public Office merely as means of
personal and political aggrandizement, without
reference to the interests of the country or the
calls OF patriotism-more clearly manifested? If
any similar instance has ever occurred, it is not
within our reading or knowledge. The Union
now has the public printing. 1t is supposed to
be worth at least fifty thousand dollars year
clear profit 1t is presumed the Union is very
anxious to retain the printing, thing it cannot
long do should Wing President and Congress
be elected by the people. Hence, without strain
ing an inference or burlesquing probabilities, it
is fair to infer that the Union is not wholly unin-
terested in the determination of the present cam
vass.
The Unien gave the fraudulent statement, au-
thor's name and all, to which we have referred
on the 18th instant On the 18th it follows up
the subject with additional ardor and vehemence,
and reproduces, again, as evidence, the last para
graph of the extract above given, signed by
Lewis D. Campbell a 4 G
Now, is not this ENTHUSIASTICALLY too much
to be quietly borne? Every species Of abuse has
been lavished upon our party-the lowest depths
Of calumny have been sounded for missiles to
hurl at our candidate-and every thing which
could be done to defeat us has been done-and
now, on the eve of the election when it is almost
too late for correction and explanation to reach
everywhere, unmixed, unblushing, artfully-con-
cocted forgery is resorted to 4
That this detected forgery is onlya part of the
machinery which will be brought to bear to Sc
cure the election of Franklin Pierce, we have
ample reason to believe.
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Not content with putting the name of Mr..
Campbell to publication he never wrote-not
content with the attempt thus to make out Win
field Scott traitor to the section which gave
him birth-nol content with the attempt to com.
NIT fsul wrong upon the people of the South
fraudulent publications of the 18th and 10th in
stant, it seems that the Democratic managers at
Washington have printed one hundred Mousand
forged hdnd5ilIs to be circulated over the South
"JUsT BEFORE THE ELECTION"
Is not this strong evidence of an intention to
premeditatedy perpetrate q wrong to know
ingly attempt to deceive q whole people to un-
unscrupulousy use another mans name to ac-
complish the most unrighteous of purposes, with
out his knowledge or consent? 1t would seem
SO. Can it be doubted Truth, it seems to US,
would say not.
Again, we warn the people ef the South to be-
ware of fraud and deception. 1t is apparent that
all descriptions will be attempted to be practiced.
We have no doubt this Union fraud has been
systematically circulated in every nook and cor
ner of the slaveholding States. And, if our
brethren of the Wing press are not Industrious
in circulating the antidote, the poison may be
productive of disastrous results