The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-30
Tho Albany Argus and the washington Union

The Albany Argus ana the warrington Union.
For some time pas, the Albany Argus has been CON-
planning that the Washington Union advocates the union
of The New York democracy based in good faith upon
The principles OF the Baltimore platform and in pursu-
ance of its complaint. that journal has repeatedly charged
that we "hsve entered into freesoi connection"
and shown a sympathy with ffee-soii doctrines. All
this gives us an account to adjust with The Argus, sad
we may as well do il now We begin by quoting in
The words OF the Argus the whole OF its latest present.
ment against US:
"Tuk vAaARirs or THE WAsHisroN UNIoS We have
shown beyond all controversy by extracts from the ed-
columns of the ee-soi known the Albany
Atlas that that sheet aud The Partisans for itspess
do stand upon the national democratic platform. bal
utterly Iepudiate and spit up'n l..
These avowals of It's position were OF no remote dale
They were made about year sgo after the bsiumofe
Convention had selected It's candidates. and bad pro-
claimed il. principles tho world the name OF the
American democracy We presented extracts and rries-
red to column upon column in that Tspet distaeny dsa
ming its position that OF direct antssoa.n TO the st
FORM willis, time il piof seed to suPpor, he
candidates agreed upon At Baltimore.
"And vet this Washiugon Union, in its issue Of We'd
ne.dsy quotes largely from the sheet which 10 thus
eddy aud VIGOROUSLY at anpcdcs with the national
on essential points Of faith and practice, and
the undoubted sentiment OF all who profess
n, ,.traordinary deocrncy, with view TO show that
.,he union of the New York democracy the
coalition TO which the Atlas and its disciples claim TO be
p.re,-is based in good faith on The principles Of
the BALTIMORE platform
7o,uch resorts is the Washington organ driven to main
t.n tho responsibility Of its new feetoh connexions In
this STATE
effort Of the soil Atlas and Washington Union 10 keer
each other in countensncs aud befog the democracy Of
other States touehng composition Of The united demoo
rscy' OF this"
readers will observe tina, the Argus does no, pretend
that we have ever quoted from the Atlas word savorns
Of free sosm or OF unfaiihuness TO The national doc
,rines Of the Baltimore platform. Ga the contrary the
Argus admits that it's selections OF free soil doc
,rin,, from the Alta. bear date Of than year ago,
and nothing published ediorialy by the Atlas since that
Tine whether copied by OF not, Is cited by the Argus
in proof that the Atlas repuda,es the national demo-
cratic platform. The argument Of the Argus. therefore,
as stated by self thus year ago the Atlas pub
sbed in one or more ces, unscund free so sen,
u.n,s aerf.rs the Washington Union must now Be can.
.ored for quoting from the Atlas sound national, anti
free soil sentiments To illustrate this by single case
Three or four days ago quoted from the Atlas the
distinct declaration that he Van Buren, organization Of
Is4s was uniusi6able and wrong For the Washington
Union TO make ruch aquo;aon, urres the Argus, IL
free..oil Gin Of deep die because only fifteen moshs
ago that came Atlas had rte-so article in IL Now,
ia not the Albany Argus ashamed to put forward seriously
before the country such babysh nonsense as th'si
Blu, We must bring The Argus TO closer quarters II
calls the union OF the New York democratic party Goa
,on denies tina, !, based in good f. III upon the BALI
more platform and holds up advocacy oil being on
our part disrepu,abe free soil connexion, lending to
bcfos the democracy OF the other States." Nov.
il there be particle Of truth in this descphon oil The
1905 ~ ,he N.w Work democracy then ought the Al
banv Argus. mos, of all the journals OF the country to
proclaim iself the ehiei Of sinners, and lay Ia own
mouth in the duet and cry unclean, uncleani For in
hi. very union Of the New York democracy, which il
now alleges be corrupt and discredtable the Alba
nv Argus ITSELF from the very fret and down to the latest
iss,eeped up TO the eyes
The 6ss movement toward tina, union was the resou
ton offered in the State Committee in is4p That reso
ton was drawn by the band OF the senior proprietor and
editor Of the Albany Argus and /" shli sr'an' IN ms
handwriting.
Tb., union mex, appeared in declaration Of princ