Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-23
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

The Union, evidently speaking "by
authority" Indignantly denies the New
York Herald's story concerning an alleged
Free Soil letter from General Pierce, writ
ten 10 the Van Burenites Of New York in
1913, saying:
I'm an article, which appeared in the New
York Herald of the 10th instant, the editor
lakes what be terms surprising disclosures
OF General Piercs's Free Soil correspondence
n 4 opinions. As we have nothing to fear,
eIjaer IN regard to the interests of the Demo-
cratic party. or to the political or per.onsl
reputation of President Pierce, in consequence
ot these or any other disclosures of the
DeJafa. we choose to put at defiance the ut
most malignity of that Journal, and to chal-
lenge the production of the evidences on
which 1T processes to base its charges We
venture to affirm that President Pierce will
never complain of breach of confidence on the
part Of any man who publishes political let
ter written by him. If John Cochrane, or the
executors of Mr. Atherton or any other man
living, or the executor of any man dead has
letters of General Pierce, which sustain the
allegations of the Herald, they need not hesi-
tate 10 bring them forward. We make this
declaration under the conviction that there is
no Investigation which can be made into the
antecedents of the President which will not
result in covering his assailants with the
Odlusn justly due to calumny, and in fixing
him more firmly in the confidence and affec-
tions OF the people. We inteEd to 20 into this
investigation in due time; but. for the present.
we choose to content nurself with branding the
charges OF the Herald as unmitigated false
hoods; and, that our readers may see exactly
what we mean, we quote SO much of tbe
Hsrakd's article as sets forth its specifca-
lions
The Sentinel earnestly defends the
amendment to the Nebraska bill, which
Senator Dixon proposes, and rates the
Union, in severe terms, for intimating
that it 1.-THE amendment) is carrying
Goals to New Castle" The Administra-
lion, TOO, comes in, indirectly, for share
of the left-handed compliments embraced
IN the article in question.
The Intsllissneer presents interesting
historical "reminiscences Of the military
services Of the late Major General Brown.
"A correspondent Up. argues in the same
paper, from circumstances connected with
the loss Of the San Francisco, to show the
utter futility Of relying upon steamships
constructed for commercial purposes, for
those Of war.
The editor, giving the vote at the recent
unsuccessful effort to elect Senator for
Georgia, says:
F''on the twelfth trial the ballots stood for
DdWson (Whig) IS; McAllister dem SO; Nc
DONALD Dem 30. The joint meeting then
postponed the business to the following Mon.
DAY this day. and adjourned
There Is considerable majority Of Demo |
era'S IN both houses of the Legislature, and it |
appears that some Of them must have voted for |
ar Dawson; or, being unwilling to vote against |
h1n- dill not vote at all. Nor is this surpris- |
i ing considering his general popularity in the |
State with both parties, rs is the case 1--WE NAV |
venture the remark) here at Washington: for |
although Mr. d. is q thorough Whig such ia |
the staining which his liberality and personal |
bearing have given him in the Senate. that we |
very much question whether majority of the |
democratic gentlemen in that body would not |
since II could not affect the Democrats ascend |
ahey IN it-be glad to see him reelected to the |
seds which he fills so valuably.''