The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-06

NO" eSes osct kaceIui koou hdiuteus pr asdh,iy "a
urra e.ser sparkling with wit and pointed by keen re-
tort. writen BY scholar OF mental vigor and
gentleman who has seen the verdi we commend to
their attention the epstle signed t. Devin Reilly"
WAsmKcros, d. c.. Oct IS, 1888.
Z. The Editr Of hs New Yo,k Rsusuis:
DEAR sR: A particularly " good-natured friend" sent
days ago, you fnd it, the annexed paragr aph
was glad 10 be told tns somebody III your ofice pro-
tested against H. though you published afterwards and
videlcet. notwithstanding. believe is legal phrase
in circuin stances oil tins kind.
Unlil was informed OF the connexion with your Of
ce OF gentleman whose wit dear to his
quanance (oiien. know from unfortunate expert
ence, more uear than his acqualnance) did not con-
sder The paragraph more necessary to be noticed than
other and lees kindly meant publications, with which my
brethren Of The greatest republic. thais to say OF letters
occasionally amuse themselves al the expense OF un
fortunate member" friend. and man love and hon
or or his great genius and his great powers having how
ever made the mistake permitted IL 10 be made exact
from HIM and you, punishment for the nice and
tcal joking, all opportunity 0f giving PLAN and candid
contradiction TO this and every other curious
interesting 10 discreet public, about my writings, or
other "malter" as Is the typographical phrase winch
have been lately elected IRON my tacetous brethren
do 20 in the hope that this explanation will obtain for
that manly consideration which have always extended
TO literary and their unanimous permission to re-
turn TO that silence with reference to myself from which
nave never departed, except upon one occasion, when
II became necessary to hold up scounde with the lamp
TO his lace, that The crowd might know him. and that
great and noble cause might be spared the obloquy of
having ever been associated with him.
lranscrlbc the paragraph as lreceved IL
Very cREDITABLE The simultaneous attacks on
Mr. Lester, the correspondent OF the London Times,
which appeared in the Washington Union and Boston
Post, were, we understand, from the pen Of Mr Reilly
late sab-edtor OF the Democratic Review, and now
clerk in The Interior. They were written by express
orders from Mr.. Marcy"
Revtle and Review, published simultaneously in New
York and Boston, lhiGtus eetera desunt)
After publishing The above, il may be OF some curos
I,u knn~ that pnta pfad v,th nd
have spoken Mr. Edward Lester; that now, for
the first tine in my life, write his name and that the
topic unneresng TO that do not desire to write
again. With great respect Tor ex-consuls he may 20
again 10 Genoa or Jercbo, Tor me and II knew the
person who has Vespuccs picture. felt interested in
anything connected with him or IT, would suggest that
is to very inconvenent mode OF his getting rid OF
any charges against himself, by seeking to throw the
making OF them the repeating OF them upon who
sIdersnn than all the correspondents the London Times
could furnish in century, no matter how they goi
them. 4ee
Next: have never written line for the Washington
Union The Boston Post, and probably never shall,
houg may have been asserted thai the latter, BY the
kindness OF my friend Col Greene, and his acute critical
judgment, may have published writings OF mine, be
may again Lilells Living Age. The Home Journal. or
Zeilung or HurkaIu, or Penny WHISTLE published
in SDob-land, or among my much more esteemed friends
of the CATERS, Cape Codders or Canione-e may do the
same, it they have the wisdom OF Bunsby Solomon,
wishing 10 take and give can opinion as is an opinion
and do not what you or or the public, have TO do
eoaoa for short taken intellect, 10 which you or
/ have as good right TO go as anybody else. As "a
clerk in the Interior there is no necessity for me, and
not responsible for, nor have any co0nexion with,
any periodical discharge OF verbosy whaiever and do
not intend 10 have.
Next: Wha, my position was 10 the Democratic Re.
view makes no matter. II was not what you say.
Next: have never received, and never do receive,
orders from anybody TO my writings, and especially
the Interior" am not wholly nsen.ibe to. or orseiul
Of the dignity which make the poorest author
nor 10 literary niggeIism or penny a-linins and n All
our ersy Characters" including American writer's for
British government presses, were equally slH-necked in
principle and piopeiy, think The respeciabty of our
craft would be generally known. Some OF The cab
met have, indeed, honored me with their attentions.
Judge Campbell has my letters delivered regularly. foI
which ac of Kindness, though wholly unlnieniional
his pari, am deeply indebted
Governor McClelland, the chief OF all our interiors
here, frequently painfully aen've;" and indeed il
were beauieous Norab, and ss charming Flora.
and the governor gallant the Michigan ladies say
be he could not be frequent and pressing IN bs
calls do not personally know Mr. Msrcy-never have
had any communication with h,n IL rs just as proba-
BILE never may as the contrary Indeed, Tor all Their
souc personal evidence have oi his existence, he
may be myth, spynx, or sanguinary and voracous |
Santa Claus, got up by wet'nnTses 10 New YORK 10 /
shlen noisy children with, and give sugarsuek 10 the
well behaved
But he do exist in bodily coRsis'ence, write this
with the highest and most distinguished consideration,
as The diplomatic phrase IS Tor Mr. Marcy The humane
and ndugent Secretary has never injured me, but The
contrary probably uniDeDiionay, and have no desire
10 ihure hin Therefore, refuse 10 permit any hosiil
y 10 me 10 be thrown upon him. refue to be made
participation any local political matter with which
old enough To have personal connexions have
nlenion and never had, OF interfering IN New York
State politics for while cordially despse them, huk
ndscreel and offensive for foreign born citizen 10
interfere in Stale politics. Hnless very emergent
OCCASION for great principles and not merely personal
matters, il would be Tor conner 10 interfere IN
the interior OF neIghbofs house In The national poll
tics Of the republic II is quite another affair There the
Emperor OF Russia the By oil Morocco and the Calph OF
Bsgdad have good night TO interfere as have, and
as they.
Besides the for the existence, the spread, and the
glory of repubcanlsm. against every monarch oil them
them all and their coalitions, is The worlds busnesss
free fight for the whole human race, into which mean
for one with the help OF God and stout conscience TO
put my head when necessary and my four bones all
accsslons; and any man that wants TO put me or any
other good democrat out must be treated rs an enemy
fool have, IN my own person, repeatedly before met
eheo scorned and conquered this vile ilIiberay. this
low, vulgar, and tyranpous exeusonism. had soon
see man carrying under his arm Liberty in rarap as
hear this that presuming "leader cay, he the
party :; he has got "democracy" bag, and you. nor
], or tober one can't get In, or get sight verify
believe there idoc enoush and at the
lime knavIsh enough, who would not recognise my de
mocracy or admi, OF the party because my hair Is OF
beanu golden auburn, regularly called sandy, only
that Thomas Jeierson's head red brick and
as fiery bs soul, which, good Catholic, pray de-
voledly may rest in the Seventh Heaven OF Nahoned
with the loveles angelic hours in all the regions above
TO ill It's pipe and pour It's sherbet As true follower
hope. oi him, will sustain his party and bis prnc-
Piles, and those who push them on. care nothing Tor
squbs directed against myself only II The
names OF Others be not dragged into them. hold 10
be the duty. the sacred duty, OF every feregn-ho c
gen To follow IN the same political path. think IL more
'scree, and more dutiiu IN HIM TO give adhesion 10 the