The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17
From the Washington Union.
GEN. CUSHING.
Washington City, August l, 1859.

Washington City, August !, 1859
To the Editor Of the Union:
Sir: You will confer great favor upon the
writer OF the following lines by inserting the
same in your valuable columns.
There was time when the New York Tri.
bunc was generally considered journa Of res
pectabil!ty and talent; but it has gradually
degenerated into vehicle Of the most scandal
GUS abuses and the most unbridied malice,
displaying, at the same time, very little Of the
ability which formerly adorned its columns
What has prodcced this unhappy change do
not pretend 10 know but it is evident that the
Tribune is at present under the control of men
who have little selt-possession, little talent, and
little souls, too; and when goaded by envy of
superior talents, seek for relief in abusing the
best and greatest men OF this country. In sup
port OF these assertions no other proof is neces-
sary than the leading article of the Tribune of
the 9th ut.
will pass over with silent contempt the
scandalous abuses which the writer of the arti-
Gle In question deemed proper 10 pour forth.
lhey can hurt none except himself, and are
consequently deserving of no further notice
Bot this writer, while cndeavorng to refute
the arguments Of Mr. Gushing and his anony-
nous apologist relative to anne xaton displays
most ridiculous ignorance of his.ory He
says that Charlemagne left France so pros rate,
"that handful of British troops secured the
country in after years" What nonsense
France was not overrun by British troops until
the death of Charles the Great, VIII n France
itself was enfeebled by internal discord, and
the most powerful vassal Of The French crown
was seated on the throne of England The
truth IL, that 1t was by annexation that Louis
Al laid the foundation of the power of France.
1t was by the same means that Rome rose to its
aston suing greatness, and BECAME enabled to
spread civilization that Russia has attained its
present power and it is by the anne xaton of
Florida, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, and
California, that these United States have be-
come one Of the mighliest countries the face
of the globe.
On the contrary, when the Assyrian, Persian
and Roman empires ceased to inc ease their
power, they rapidly decreased and it ,arried not
long ere they became the prey Of foreign con.
querors.
But the writer in the Tribune, actuated by
malice and hatred, had probably lost sight of
these facts when pouring forth his unqualified
condemnation of Messrs. Gushing and Davis
for having ventured to proclaim views upon the
que silon OF annexation that did not agree with
his own. This attempt at vilifying these dis
tinguished gentlemen is easily accounted for by
his evident hatred of all those who contributed
to our successes in the Mexican war-a war
which he, with 'ssanctimonious vIlany' con.
demns as unjust and wicked.
"Annexation,' says the slanderer Of the
national honor, sis the ruin of the dignity Of
the laboring classes but he forgets to furnish
us with any proofs in support of this assertion,
which do not hesitate in pronouncing contra.
dctory to the evidence Of history; for, where
are tie proofs that the Iaboring classes of this
country have suffered any dimnutionln dignity
or happiness by the anne xaiion of Texas and
California; Nowhere On The CONTRARY, il
would be no difficult task to gather evidence in
proof of An opposite effect.
Having said enough in proof of the molgni'y
and shallowness of the wliter in the tribune
above alluded to, | will finish with advising
him hencelorth FIRST to think, and then to write.
G. c.. H.