The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-08-26

Under this head We published yesterday an extract
IRON report OF speech recently delivered by q Coll
Inns Lee. esq, at Winchester Virginia. as we found il
in the Platform. Published at that place To-day lay
before our readers with pleasure the following letter which
Mr. Lee has addressed which he complains of the
injustice done him in the report OF his remarks by the
Platform, and particularly in aiiribung 10 him language
offensive to MIR Webster. Persons not accustomed 10
reporting find il difficult avoid injustice Attending cir.
cumsances cannot alwaysbe presented and in the heat
OF political pain is often inflicted by reference
to homey illustration serious repetition of pass.
Ing jest, which uttered only pleasantly longer
to be remembered. We therefore very promptly and
cheerully give place TO the correction which Mr. Lee
has sent but deem it proper. at the time, TO
add that many OF the Scott organs have hestaed to
assa both Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Webster in very harsh
terms for their since Cen SCOTS nomination
and this circumstance may in part have led 10 the msap.
prehension Of Mr.. Lees remarkS:
wA,Hisoros. Browns Hotel, Aug. Is. 1852
To the Editor Of the Usiow:
observe in the columns OF your paper this morning
very strange peryersion Of remarks made by
Winchester, Virginia. copied from democratic campaign
paper there. tnsss st.ntflti
On my from visit for health tho mountains OF
Virginia stopped for the night Winchester. and
ved address, with my friend, Mr. J. Randolph Tucker
the other side political gathering assembled around the
hotel The spirit humor and good feeling that prevailed
the saes and passages in the discussion between MIR.
Tucker and myself could have led me TO expect
this serious and fragrant misepor of what then said
| do remember naming Thurow Weed or Thaddeus
Stevens referred Mr. Seward and other northern pol
cians the purpose of showing their probable influence
upon the hon tho democratic side,
Mr. Buren, and his associates, whose influence and
relied upon for Mr. Perceindicating that both
parties looked with deep interest the vote of tho North
r 2cn nda ha Of
Mr. Seward or any other man, North South, and insisted
that Maryland devoted she southern institutions
would not support him il she believed he hostile to the
South she had abiding confidence in General
SCOTS Independence and fidelity to the whole Union.
In summing up the probable vote claimed North Caro-
na Kentucky and other southern States and SO far from
repudatng their support appealed TO Virginia to prefer her
distinguished gentleman Of the North, with all the
and opinions of the North the subject Of sa
very. E3ss aauL si a,a 81 .lq5a ss4
As to the charge of deseon from the WING ranks
distinguished whigs such Messrs. Webster, Gentry,
Toombs and Others alluded to them personally in Of
ensve sense and the ridiculous pervesion Of playful
mark referred in the comments you have made to-day,
which has been strangely tortured into serious attack
and insult only say that who heard at the
time will with truth say he 50 understood 1t.
My known respect for Mr. Webster would have forbid
any attack upon him and recolect referring in my
marks great fame and long devotion to tbs whg party
grounds repel the imputaon of his now classifying his
whole life by refusing to support the wing nominations
The playful remark thus misquoted and msapplied
that refractory politicians might sometimes be brought into
the traces horses were-by the whip physcing with
simuants and expressly dsclaned the application of il
sought be given in offensive and
meet in playful way the charge in the papers that
some of the best and fastest whig steeds had bofed
The precise language used by me do not recoect but
certainly no words used in the and for the py
pose charged by paper from which have copied and
which you that authority attach to it in your editorial
remarks.
hope you will do the justice to give this note place
Ia your paper. Your obedlent servant,
z. COLLINS LEE.