Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-03-14

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Mr.. j. 7. BRIGHTwELL, of Danvle, is our speca
agent in that section of the State
1t seems that our comments on the Inaugural
have thrown the Washington Union into rage.
The conortions of that journal evince unmistak-
ably that it feels though it has no. the candour
and independence to acknowledge, the force and
justice of our structures. 1t says that the Times
''does not understand the tactics of its own par
ty," and advises it to sfall into the rear and fol-
low, Tor 1t cannot lead" This is precisely what
some of the most distinguished of the Unions
own political confederates say of that Journal
The Democratic Review declares thai the Union
is unfit to be the organ of the Democracy--that it
does not understand the true policy of that party
that it ''never had an idea in its venerable
head" &c. MIR. Marshall, the Democratic mem.
Der from California, expressed himself in similar
terms, and even went so far US to say that he
bushed for the blunders and Ignorance of the CEN
tral organ. But our Washington contemporary
pays no regard to these malicious taunts and
surs. He still aspires to 'ead," in spite of ADJ
miral Sanders and Ned Marshall. We prefer
his example to his advice. and shall strive to keep
in the van, notwithstanding his unfavourable es-
innate of our political agacity.
| The Union thinks that the scheme of the
Wing leaders is to suspend hostlities for the
present in order that they may have time to re-
crult their strength rally their forces and digest
plan of action. The praises that have been
bestowed on the Inaugural by certain leading
Wing journals, it regards as insincere, hypocri-
tical and intended only for mischief In another
article, bearing the startling caption of danger
to the Democratic Party" the Union more fully
developes this Guy Fawkes plot which the
Times had not the sagacity to penetrate
sit has long been the practice of defeated belli-
gerents to avail themselves ola truce to reorga
izs their scattered forces, and to recover their
strength; but the wise victor never led, by
their professions of peaceful intent, into an aban-
Comment OF those measures of precaution which
were essential to his safety. The wing party
are testing the virtue of this expedient, and
their present professions of good will toward the
administration will be understood by the weary
J as evidence of hostile purpose and an indication
of future trouble.
An attempt by the wing party to embarrass or
to dscredit the administration at the present
time would be absurdly nugatory. The current
of popular opinion which bore the administration
into power ID too strong to be resisted. 1t is the
part of wisdom with the wing party to affect a
satisfaction with state Of things which they
cannot change, and to reserve their fire until
there is some chance that it may be effectual.--
When the time to strike comes, the effect of the
blow will be enhanced by the previous semblance
OF favor which the whig party extended to the
administration. No man can be 81 stupid to
believe that tbs wing party 1--WE speak not of the
people but of the poiticians) are applauding the
administration in good faith
In another place the Union says:
Four months ago the whig party was waeing
bitter war against the democracy, and DEFINING
their candidate for the presidency. Having been
overthrown, its own indecent violence contribu.
ting to the result, it is now meek enough; but
when it prepares to strike, it will pretend to find
bemishes the clearest escutche on. The
whig Journals will pretend that they misunder-
stood the Inaugural, or that the President does
not act in accordance with the Interpretation
they gave it; and they will cite their present au-
guage in order to prove that their conduct is free
! from prejudice, aud not dictated by party spi-
| rit.
| Verify the central organ is hard to please. If
you praise the Inaugural, you are hypocrite
and plotter of mischief to the Democratic
party, and the tocsin is sounded to warn the un-
sophisticated Democracy against your perfidous
compliments. If you indulge in criticism you
fare no better, but draw down upon your luckless
head, the thunders of the Unions denunciation
We humbly submit that the Union owes us
thanks for assailing Gen. Pierces address if it
sees naught buriindications of danger and trouble
to its party in the eulosies that have been be-
slowed on that document by other Wing papers.
According to the Unions charitable logic, we
should have been guilty of hypocrisy had we
commended the inaugural How then can the
editor blame us for condemning it!
T. But when did the Union become the confdont
of the Wing party! Whence comes its marvel
lous knowledge OF Wing schemes and tactics!--
1t may be true, as that journal asserts, that do
not understand our own business well as itself,
but we shall nevertheless continue to act on the
very reasonable presumption that we do. 1t is
peculiarly unfortunate for the Democratic party,
that all of its journals cannot see as deep into
milestone snuff the tainted breeze as far off
as our metropolitan contemporary. Every Wing
compliment to Gen. Pierce's address has been
eagerly caught Mt by the Democratic papers
throughout the country and reproduced conspicu-
hotr hod
penetration to discover the hollow insincerity of
these tributes.
In our comments the Inaugural, we called