The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-08
From the Ohio Plain Dealer.
Hoist BY his own Petard.

''Ol WOuo tHHt mln0 60v6TnaTy had WTltten BOOK
said The suffering patriarch OF old Would that he had
Wrilien letter. says the shrewd politician OF the present
There IL something particularly dexh'fu in political
lelter-wrlling IL s so much pleasanter 10 say thing
on paper, IN the KIND secuson OF ones study, Than 10
say the same thing at the top Of ones voice before
lumultuous, jeeng, questioning crowd. Besides, you
can't ponder at leisure over every sentence trim up your
metaphors, correct your grammar, and put captivating
point to your prriods IL is indeed, fascinating bust
this political letter writing. Il has oAly draw
back Letters are unhapply, permanent, in their nature
on can cover up an oral JsuI by cnrslng newspa
per reporters who have BEEN from time mmemorla ev-
body's goat but letter, with your sigma
lure at the bottom, especially where It's Authenticity
be proved is trIfe more difficult OF reputation.
ShTewd pocians in these lr0ubous latter days, either
keep shy OF letters altogether, or leave margin OF
double construction, big enough 10 drive coach aud six
all the way round II is only your vain and inexpe-
lenced people who tell all they know in political let
iers VI course we are now alludpg TO the mere pofes
est well meaning folks who say their "say" openly and
abov board, aud have occasion TO back out OF it,
There is nothing fnnner in the whole range Of
humor than TO one OF the former numerous tribe
caught by his own leg in his epistoary trap, and
trying 10 flee the imprisoned member Precisely in such
fix is the Hon. Greene c. Bronson present writing
lie is well known being OF that interesting class
OF politicians in New York who claim their national
democracy" TO be adaman,ine," and date It's origin
far back as prmeva chaos if not farther. This gentle
man has recently distinguished himself by writing patriotic
aud vriuousg indignant letters 10 The Secretary OF The
Treasury The democratic electors OF New York, and
everybody else. regreng that the administration should
confer oulccB BIeat pOTtlOn OI EpHe ut
mocracy who having gone of with Van Buren in ls4s,
came peneny forward, endorsed the Baltimore plat
FORM and earnestly supported franklin Pierce. Now, il
happens that this Hon Greene C. Bonson wrote
good enough" free soil letter with his usual fatal ia
cility) Van Buren meeting held in the metropolis in
June, ls4s. The following are random extracts:
am utterly opposed to the extension of slavery into
any territory OF the United States where IL does
is But do think it either expedient
call upon Congress to ,sssa's upon the subject"
"The relation master and slave does exist by the
law OF has the claim Of the MASTER like the
right to property In general been recognised by all civil
ized unites Slavery cannot exist where there is
positive law uphold H. IL Is necessary that IL
authorized II the owner of saves removes with sends
them into any country, Sate or Territory where slavery
does not exs, by law viii from that moment become
master as he will have to command them. State laws
have no exiraetritory authority; and law OF VIsnia
which makes slave here. cannot make him slave in
New York, nor beyond the Rocky mountains"
81 our southern brethren wish carry their slaves TO
necessity oi asking law to warrant and IL will then
be time ior the tree States resist tho
oanoo! doubt they would. with nwsvering hrmnes.'
a. Ba, II southern brethren should make the qoestioa
shall have choice meet and then, hatev-T
consequences may follow, trust the people OF the Tree
States Ill give united voice against allowing slavery
single loot of free soil where author zei
by law"
The purpor, OF this letter s plain the
maze lace I; and make NJ comment, except 10 say
that Bronson does not deny writing H.
We want new set OF PIckwck papers Since the
days OF Enonswell and its backbitng, erxversating
squrming and political hacks have had moth
ing 80 utterly iarcca as New York politics and New
York politicians Where is the American Dsckens'
Will be please forward and take this sublrctl
With suitable phiz 10 do the illustrations, second
Pckwck might be got up fully as funny as the grea,
original.