The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-11

casson put on feel thai little other defence is needed
by any OF the eminent democratic members OF Congress
whom that journal assails Let II parade the few
instances which il can find in which able and earnest
democrats, intent upon measures which they deem OF
special importance, have fit express their dissent
from adverse decision Of the Speaker from the prin
cple which his decision is rested In every party and
ander any OF the House, such may
be expected to take place As cited by the Republic they
will shake nor tend shake the confidence OF the
democracy in their able representatives in the eminent
and experienced democra, who pesdes over their DELHI
eratons. Sill less will the Republic harm any but
itself by noticing the instances in which democrats OF
known high character and standing have fit to call
for the ayes and noes question of adjournment, or
to call of the House. when such proceedings may
have the effect OF postponing the consideration OF par
cuar measure. Constituted the House now is-with
such wing minority in it-thee may we'll be occasions in
which such posponement is both desirable in ITSELF and in
accordance with the wishes of decided majority OF the
democrats present absent At any rate such proceed
ngs by any member, his responsibility to the country
and to his constituents his clear constitutional right
right secured to every member for wise purposes They
may become, in his Judgment, his clear constitutional
duty. And without pretending to investigate or decide
the particular of such parliamentary tactics which
the Republic has cited, shall orbear to say that
the country will presume that they have not been re-
sorted 10 without good ground. when, the
Republic would seem TO intimate, they have met the
approval Of such democrats the Speaker and the
chairman of the Committee OF Ways and Means
At my Iae-and this is the main and sufficient
on this pon-he proceedings OF the democrats thus
aigned come before the county certified for appropa
by the furo1s and wrathful abuse OF the "organ of
depredatioae'
Acting on the "stand and deliver" policy which seems
to be the Republics new tactics. that journal has
dragged before the country the name of the editor Of
this journal in connexion with pending pension bill
for military services, in the of which he
verely wounded On this point we should prefer to be
wholly silent; but oar silence might, under the cir
cumstances, be msconstrued and we deem proper
to say, in the fewest words, that we wish that
whole matter to stand before Congress upon its own
merits, set forth in the vouchers in which it is attest
ed 1t introduced into Congress by eminent wing
when the beneficiary of the bill not In this coun
try. We shall not move it seek TO move it,. Let it
take the and the result which il merits in of
the existing laws usages and policy Of the country In
the bill ITSELF or in all connexion with it, there is
nothing conceal, TO regret, to be ashamed Of
Can the Republic say much of the billseithe public
pvate-which it is supposed TO favor Can the Re-
public say much OF the with which it has in
its columns sought to connect this pension bill with the
subject of the public printing! 80
word and have done. The rumor runs
that the Republic is to live long The fact certainly
is that the leading wing presses exut Fastening
DOOM They proclaim with Joy the approach of the hour
when the wing party shall longer be forced TO shou
der the odium aud discredt Of the gan of depreciation"
We commend TO the Republic, therefore, the tady repa
ration of death bed repentance This is all that is left
TO it. Having sounded all the depths of political despera-
ton and degradation, cannot hope 10 retrieve it's
character But it may, perhaps, fold its stained and
tatered mantle round it, and de with decency" Flu.
ture journalists. while they point TO its sins and its fate
solemn warning TO evdoers, may yet have chance
TO sayas said of the dying Wosey when detected
cupidy and corruption had laid him low
-" Nothing in his life
Became him like the leaving Of ~"
Such epitaph is all that now be hoped for the
especial organ"