Washington sentinel., 1853-12-16
THE WASHINGTON UNION---THE
WASHINGTON SENTINEL.

The extraordinary airs assumed Dy the CHf0H
because it did not receive a sufficient mum
Der of votes in the Senate to elect the proprie
tor Of that journal public printer, cause more
mirth than alarm. To threaten Senators be
because of the legitimate exercise of consti
tutional privilege, we apprehend, has made Q
feeble impression upon those honorable gentle
men who have come unhappily under the rtr
tuous indignation of that paper.
We waive its leader of yesterday morning,
headed "The new National Organization"
We turn it over to the New York Herald, which
journal, in the fullness of its selfconstituted
authority the Union pronounces "the lead
ing organ of the opposition" to the admins,
tration. Indeed, our leader yesterday, we fiat
ter ourselves, was full annihilating answer to
all that it contained.
We cannot, however, waive the editorial
comment on and endorsement of the Baltimore
Argus, contained in the same paper, because
we really feel sure that they only found their way
into its columns surreptitiously, and we would
no more hold General Armstrong (for whom
we have the kindliest personal regard) respon
sible for IT, than we would hold him to blame
for the unusually premature distribution of the
Presidents message, which was placed in his
custody Indeed, it is so officious, impertinent
and arrogant, that it can only be excused by
the palpable evidence, with which the Union
dailv furnishes us, of the verify of the old ad-
ace that "Too many cooks spoil the broth"
We confess we have as little right to inquire
into the secrets of their prison-house as they
have, not only to peer and pry into the direc-
t;on given by the votes of senators, but the
motives by which those votes were induced;
and we cannot refrain from asking who OF their
editorial legion-otfciat or unotieiat-could
have done this thing. We give it to our read
ers as an editorial curiosity.
ave can assure the Argus that the sfactious
democrats who secretly coalesced 'with wings
and abolitionsts upon the Senate printer will
he known They win be made as familiar as
household words throughout the length and
breadth of this Union. The high position in
which they have been placed by a conhding
constituency will not shield them from the
condemnation of the honest democratic masses"
They will find, in the sequel, that they have
but seen the beginning of the end" vi
one thing they may be well assured-We shall
discharge our achole duty to the democratic
party.
The I" factious democrats" will be made as
familiar as household words throughout the
length and breadth of this Unionl" The en-
riching of the Washington Union, then, is the
only condition by which they are to be shielded
from the condemnation of the honest demo-
cratic masses!
These Senators are threatened, in the sequel,
that they have but seen the beginning OF the
end!" In emphatic italics we are assured the
Washington Union twill discharge its whole
duty to the democratic partyl' To this last
end we mean to speak. None more deeply than
ourselves regret that this praiseworthy resolu-
ton was not taken at an earlier period by our
emporary-indeed, even now, it is wanting
in Justice to that party, to whom and to whose
interests it is hereafter pledged, if it shall not
lash with a whip of scorpions the democrats
who refused it their votes in the House Of
Representatives. Why has Col. Benton es-
caped the missile of their wrath-while the
whole phial is emptied upon the head Of the
Vice President of the United States? His
vote was given to whig! Why were not the
kind friends who voted for the publisher of the
Sentinel in the House, made to feel the terror
of the Union's lash? Have they been spared
because Of the success of Gen. Armstrong in
that body, or have they failed to receive their
deserts because their votes may be desired in
the progress of the printing of that House
We cannot answer for them; but we hope, in
the spirit Of their italic assurance, they will do
so for themselves.
We are sincerely sorry that they did not ear.
lier inform US, and the nation, that the Wash
ington Union was q plank in the democratic
platform. Like their mutilation Of the spirited
reply to Putnam, by which they refused to en-
dorse the Presidents appointment of George
N. Sanders, it was kept from the public view
Had we known this, we should never have dared
TO allow our name TO 20 before that august
body; for, higher than all price, we value our
democratic loyalty and obedience.
What have we been appointed? Nothing
but an officer of the United States Senate
And if only this, why, we ask, should not th'
charge Of factiousness lie to all those wht
might oppose the reelection Of the sergeant
alarms, the secretary, doorkeeper, or any othe
officer Of that body? Verify, we fear the hon
orable Vice President may not appoint his OWL
messenger or page without imperilling his de
mocracy. But is the Union mad-we mean
crazy-for its wrath has been sufficiently dis.
played to remove all doubts Of the former?