The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-09-09
BRINGING UP ARREARS.

DlY are now referring 10 uS W liuolIdtC tho PiO
verbal Indifference of the editorial fraternity
To latent genius
Then on every side of us lie articles in prose
and poetry-tales, sketches, essays, inyectives
lines stanzas, lyrics. epics-which it will take
weeks to examine.
Next, are inquiries, suspicious, surprises, re-
grets, from kind friends who have been so
often cheated by politicians that they cannot
take upon trust even one whom they have
never caught tripping.
Newspapers too are filed away, in which we
find articles charging Us with double dealing,
and foul play and working into the hands Of
the Wings. and harboring a secret purpose to
come out for Scott and cherishing n bitter
hatred of Pierce, and all sorts of high crimes
and misdemcanors.
Some Of these things, we dare say, would
have rufiled lis little, had we been at home
but we were enjoying ourselves elsewhere,
cOmmuning with Nature on the mountain or
| by the sea shore, not thinking or caring what
anybody thought or said of us. The missiles
were skilfully enough directed, but missed then
aim, because there was nobody to be hit. 1t is
| easy to bear abuse. when one knows nothing
about it, The readers of the Era have been
| fortunate had we been at home, we might
have been tempted to reply to some of these
personalities; but we submit that all such war
fare should be left to Congressman. Men
whose reputation is established can general
ly afford to let it take care of itself: Of course
we include ourselves in that category.
One thing, however we must set right, for
the sake of those not initiated in Washington
matters. EIectioneering politicians in Congress
tried to make gain out of the fact that certain
Wing eectonccring documents were printed
at the Office OF the National Era This was all
very contemplate We the owner and editor
of the Era, own no printing press but employ
Messrs. Buell. X Blanchard, by contract, to
print for as They have been successful in
business, have II large job office, with steam
presses, &c. and do great deal of printing
beside that of the Era. Not long since they
printed the Christian Statesman Il Colonization
paper. edited by Mr.. Gurley, but nobody
dreamed of collision or cooperation between
Mr.. Gurley and Mr.. Bailey; and nobody held
us responsible for the sentiments of Mr. Cal
houns famous speech ON Slavery, because it
was printed in the office where our paper goes
to press They would have printed the South
| cyn Press, too had their terms been accepted,
| but we do not suppose that the antagonism of
the two papers would have been mtigated in
| that ease, by their .uxtapostion. Our creed
would be- of more colors than Josephs coat
were We held responsible for all the speeches
and documents printed in the establishment
where the Era is printed The truth is, the
Abolition paper is so we'll printed, and has
made the office so respectable that it has be-
come quite an object to have printing done
there.
But it is said the Wing Committee had large
numbers Of document containing our record
of General Pierce, struck OH by Messrs Buell.
x Blanchard Very likely. For the sake of
our worthy printers, and the good people gen
orally, we hope the Committee went to the
extent of their means i'll that operation 1t is
rare that an article containing 70 much truth
emanatcs from such quarter. The same ar
tclc, we recollect was in high repute among
Democrats Many copies of the Era contain.
ing it were purchased by Southern Democratic
members of Congress for distribution at the
South and the Union, the central organ of
the Democracy, copied it Mt length, directing
particular attention to it,
The Ohio Picdytule, published in a district
of Ohio where the Anti -Slavery feeling is
pretty strong tries to break the force of eur
article by representing MS as acting in concert
with the Republic, with the single view of de-
feating General Pcrcc-thc Republic sending
off documents to the South to prove that he is
Anh- SidrerB and the Era documents to the
North, to prove that he is Pro-Slduery and it
quotes the following extract of a letter, which
it says was written by Mr.. Giddings, and APP
peared in the True Democrat, of Cleveland
There are, at the Wing Committee room,
ten clerks constantly employed in superscri-
bng speeches and documents beside an add
tional force occasionally.
The Democrats are operating with less
energy and perhaps with less zeal, but with
equal system | think their funds are less
ample. The Pictorial Life of Scott is sent
| throughout the United States: the article
| showing Pierce to be an .iHh-Sidgry man
issued by the Republic, is sent by the Wings
through he Wh0ie South =. and Dr. BaLeyS
! article giving his Congressional history and
official action in favor of Slavery, is sent with
equal profusion throughout The whoLe North.
The Democratic press complained of DR.
Bailey's article, rs showing desire on his part
10 aid Tie Wigs in defeating the Democrats
as taking side with the Wings.
This | regret, and many other Free Sellers
regretted Il al me tune. These regrets were
made known TO Or Bailey and he relieved
them by saying that while he advocated most
Of our pi1ndpieS his paper wds not The Free Soil
organ and thus fully exculpated our party
from all interference between the Wing and
Democratic parties
Mr. Giddings could not have written this
letter, for it insinuates that DR. Bailey is acting
in concert with the Wing Committee Mr.,
GiddingS is my friend, believes in my integrity
as do in his, and never made any such false
lnslnuation. Nor is it true that the Demo-
cratic press complained Of our article, giving
the Congressional history" of General Pierce.
The Union and several Southern papers repub-
lishcd it, admitting its accuracy and compl-
menting our research. Nor did MIR Giddings
regret the article he could not do it-no Anti
Slavery man could regret the full exposition of
General Pierce's relations to the Slavery CUES
ton, Such regrets, not being entertained,
were never "made known to DR. Bailey and