The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-06

expects 10 repair 10 Chill IN week Or t"o
Dr. Massey. Of Alabama secretary OF Legation to Chill.
is also in Washington.
The Paid SIanderer Of President Pierce In the
London Times.
| II may not be generally known by our readers, but
the fact is So that the London Times the leading organ
OF the British government has in its employment an
American citizen, in the capacity Of correspondent or
associate editor, whom relies for its information
to men and measures in our country The chief
business OF this correspondent OF late has been 10 depre
cate the President Of The United States by the most
scandalous Misrepresentation and caumnies. Extracts
from these assaults occasionally find their way into some
OF the whig journals of country; but, general
rule they regarded Infamous suit the
| OF the most violent partisan opponent This sort Of
calumny feature in respectable journalism. and,
Of course, il is gratifying thing to our enemies in Eu
rope to know. tina, the first result OF the system is 10
defame the Chief Of that nation which is the
object Of alarm every shade of despolism Ii is not
necessary for the vndcaon of The President that we
should notice in detail the calumnies Of the paid
tributor 10 the London Times but il is necessary that
the editors Of this prominent British journal should know
the true character of the for whose unmi,gated
ISLANDERS they pay their money. We owe it 10 the Pres
can freedom, TO strip The mask from this traitor 10 the
honor and fame Of his country, and to expose him the
indignant excavations Of all honorable and just men at
home and abroad.
History furnishes one sgnhcan, PARALLEL which may be
probably referred TO illustrative OF the enormity OF the
offence of him who deliberately ISLANDERS his own gov
ernmeDt for money. During the two wars between this
country and Great Britain there class OF men who
ha Will III
English. and aided and comioed them their war upon
countrymen Their British employers regarded them
knaves and. whilst they loved The treason they de-
spsed the traitors Our own countrymen looked upon it
the right and duty OF all good men 10 shoot down
traitor cowboy in the revolution under any cir
cums,ances, any time, in any place For the mis-
cradle money of their coanIy's foe the.e men lived
life Of shame. Of terror, and Of blood hated by their
neighbors scorned by their masters. and Stunned like
lepers by men Of all conditions The good would not
associate with then and the debased feared compan-
onship than their
Admonished by the life OF infamy and misery OF such
men, and by the terrible they leave upon their mem
DRY, and upon their descendants there few in
these prosperous and peaceful days. OF an m
| taion Of execrabe example. Men murder each
other in no, blood and in evengeiul magny, as they
men OF every grade Of crime, but there few who do
shrink from applying any present state Of society the
polluted and remorseess practices which carried out the
horrid philosophy OF the tories and boys OF The Amer
lean revolution. We supposed until recently that we
could say with triumphant sincerity that there
80 polluted as to take his lessons from this oullawed
philosophy But constrained to make one excep-
ton and he is the correspondent from whom the readers
IL. d..,v -.
American affairs and American statesmen.
We shall not write down the name OF this hired
traducer OF his couniry's fame but will aaguer
reotype him by the light OF truth reflected from the record
OF his past lfc until all good will call out for "a
whip OF scorpions TO lash the traitor naked through the
world" Before the Inauguration OF President Pierce,
the correspondent OF the London Times visited Concord
and mporuned him for position in the diplomatic or con-
sular establishment Chief among his recommendations
to the favor Of the President cleo, his letters 10 the
London Times, copies Of which he carried with HIM,
and among these the profose and exuavagan,
auda,ons OF that gentleman. He hung abou, Concord
for days. and persisted in his application with character
isiic enroniery. Alter President Psrccs Inauguration
he called on Gov Marcy, and sought to propale him by
the MEANS and by Offering procure the insertion
OF articles in the London Times Blu, all to no effect,
His history written too plainly and too recently be
forgotten, and the administration would not have dared
to listen favorabIy his application and for the reason
that would have been degradation. His petition was
rejected. and the London Times groans under his
calumnies! But why was his application rejected We
will answer
He was United States consul at Genoa, Sardinia, and
appointed by Mr.. Tyler in june isa2 and, though
protesting to be democrat removed by President Polk
in September, is47 His Genoa presents rec
ord OF misconduct ard dsgracefu abuse Of his trust
American consul which than justified the exec
utve ACT which called him home in disgrace. We have
wish TO nauseae readers by detail OF his profit
gacy and abuse OF trust whilst at Genoa, but will be
tent to glance at few OF the well-auheucated facts
The Hon r. WiekIihe, junior, disng ushed charge
dahares al Turin during most OF the time that the
responder, Of the London Times Genoa, being his
superior in position, and more less acquainted with
him, compeedio report his msconduc, to the home
government He did in repeated dispatches, the
whole making. assured, solid and irrefragable
MAS Of evidence OF his unwohness of the respect and
confidence OF bis country. Mr. WickliHe charges him
with repeated acts OF fasehood. fraud. and deception
He claimed 10 be the nephew Of President Polk in or
der 10 induce M vespucc of Florence, 10 reward hin
on condition Of his getting the American Congress to
gran, him large body OF land because he linea
descendant Of Americas vespucus To bind the bargain
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