The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-01
The Pacific RailrOad.-Tho st. Louis Daily
Democrat and the Washington Union.

The Pacific Railroad.-Tho st. Louis Daily
Democrat and the Washington Union.
The ST, Louis Daily Democra, of the 10Th nsian, pub
fishes very abusive article against this journal, charging
US with hostility 10 the West, and making variety OF
other equally senseless allegations against u.s. which we
shall notice they deserve whenever the circumstances
of their publication shall give them enough Importance
10 require any attention at hands Till that time
comes the malignant railing of the Daily Democrat will
not be elevated, by any reply Of into notorety
and consideration which OF itself it is not likely to OBJ
tain
But the Democrats article contains specification
which is quite aside from its general purpor and which
appears to us worthy of brief correction, because il
sumes to rest upon the statement OF Mr. Abeard Guthrie.
the delegate TO Congress from Nebraska Here is the
Democrats accusation 10 its own words:
We repub,h the following tph from tho address
OF Mr. Abeard Guthrie, delegate TO Congress from Ne
braska, TO his constituents Mr. Guthrie, while at Wash
iugon article show tbs advantages of organt
zng the Territory. Being democrat himself, aud
supposng that the Unon democratic paper. would
least give him and his fair hearing he inusted
his com cation to that print |, reluctantly pub
ished. but in garbled fornhe editor having taken the
liberty of emitting the main point because involved
favorable OF central railroad to tho Pacific, and
compliment Col. Benton its great advocate. Mr..
Guthrie xaysi
Union in answer many letters Of inquiry concerning
Nebraska which was constantly receiving. took occasion
speak Of Cot Benon plan for this railroad but the
agraph omitted in he publication; and as was anx.
ous have before tho country TO show the advantageous
sphical position Of Nebraska, here insert H.
The first un,rush of the Democrat which is nsnuaied
in the above extract and watch is distinctly affirmed in
another par, OF its article is tina, this journal took
ground in opposition to the organization of the Nebraska
Territory This shamslessy false We took no ground
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communication Of Mr. Guthrie setting forth a, lsnx,h
the advantages and the Importance OF that Territory Be-.
sides this we do not remember have published in our
editorial columns word upon the subject Certainly
we wrote nothing against the proposed organization OF
the Territory We left the whole matter in the hands OF
Congress, where il belonged.
The second and still more scandalous uniruth in the
Democrats allegation is that omitted the short pas
sage-about dozen nes-of Mr. Guthrie's communi
cation because it "nvoved compliment to Col Ben
ton" and notw outstanding the fact that il he main
point of the communication The fact is. that the omitted
passage in question, far from being ihe lain point
in MIR. Gu,hrie's communication, quite aside from its
main tenor which to set forth the physical charac
,ers,ics OF Nebraska The further fact is that the pas
sage omitted without the slightest reference 10 the
fact that 1t involved compliment to Colonel Benton
to anybody else and pursuance OF the policy adopted
by this journal, upon good and sufficient reasons in re-
gard to the different proposed for the Pacific rail-
road When that subject up in the Senate in jan
uary last, recognised cordially the magnitude import
ance and interest OF the enterprise designed establish
railroad communication between the Pacific and At
lan,c sections of the Union. Blu, carefully iorbove
TO pronounce any judgment upon the constitutional ques
tons involved in that undertaking, and we specially
avoided taking any ground whatever in relation 10 the
several routes and The several plans proposed Tor the con
structon of the road All these grave matters we ey.
pressy referred to the deberation and action of Con-
gress without interference part In this state Of
the CASE and while the railroad under discussion in
the Senate, received and published the 18th OF
January Mr. Guihne's communication in regard to
Nebraska the closing lines of paragraph OF which
he went. it seemed to us, ont of his way TO state
that the for the railroad indicated by Benton will
be the one selected" He added that he opinions OF Col
Benton will doubtless have a controlling influence in the
decision OF this question" To have inserted in our col
umns this declaration particular for the rairoa
would have been papabe departure from tine Who'll,
declared policy Of this Journal in regard to the railroad
question, as manfesly to require special editorial dis
claimer We preferred to omit the declaration and pub
fish all the rest of Mr.. Gutbrie's communication. I'M
changed and without comment The impuiaton tina, the
omission made in hostility, or in any pnfnendly
spirit towards Colonel Benton. is utterly false II would
have been made just as it made. and for 'hesame
had any Other route been thus alluded to- ana ns'
any Other name been substituted for Col Benfons we
had supposed that Mr. Guthrie himself eoncurred IN tins
view Of the matters for during the several weeks mat he
remained in Washington after the public alton OF his com
m.nca.ion, we received ntima'ion from himself OF
an, body ..e that he ds~atshed ~,h the course We
.aoo,ed Indeed, W. do not understand him ~ in