The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-12
WASHINGTON CITY.
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. ls. 1864.
A BOLD MISREPRESENTATION.

THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. IL, 1904
BOLD MISREPRESENTATION.
The Union abors persuade the South that the northern
democrats are sound the slavery question than 'he
wings But labors in vain The reverse is TOO apparent
and the proofs Of IL too overwhelming 70 DC res
National LateHigeneer, Ocf o.
~ ,b eo,s, assertion had been made by the Louis
VILE onrnsl or the Nashville Banner it would excite no
those acquainted with the characteristic
rec,essness of those journals But when papable
MISREPRESENTATION is made by the tlgeneer the readers
of that naper win be at loss to understand how it can
retain its for candor and uhfuness The as
sertion of the Igencsr contradiced by the official
record up every northern State by the conventions
of both parties This fact obvious and notorious that
the leading wing journals of the South openly repu
dating all further association with the wings of the North
With few honorable EXCEPTIONS whole wing party othe
North has adopted the prescribed by the abolition
leaders and this fact is apparent in all the contests
now going on in the free States On the other hand,
the democrats OF the North deserted to be sure by
some who have heretofore acted with them) are
standing together and resisting the fusion of whggcry
and aboonism with all the earnestness and zeal OF men
resolved to sink or swim with their national platform which
recognises fully the constitutional rights OF the South
The wings of the North are making the repeal of the Mis-
souIl compromise lne pfeUAt ioi JoihiHB 'he "poN'
in united crusade upon the South The democrats Of
the North freely acquiescng in the repeal of that COM
promise planting themselves the doctrine of popular
sovereignty and earnestly repudiatng and bravey resist
ing the wing pretence that they less bound than
heretofore to respect and maintain the rights OF the South
The Kgencer adduces no facts to sustain bold
serton, and sustaining it can be adduced point
confidently to the proceedings of the various conventions
,l;, nnciro
proof that the assertion of the Itsgncer is palpable
misrepresentation.
SENATOR ATCHISON AND HIS ABOLITION ASSAIL-
ANTS
Senator Achson responded to late call of large con-
of citizens Atchison city, in Kansas, and dev-
cred speech in which he handled the aboonsts with
out gloves As matter Of course, the New York Tribune
and St Louis Democrat seized the occasion to assai him
with the most malignant abuse The speech of Mr.. Atehi-
characterized by the plain straightforward advo-
cacy of the constitutional rights of the South which has
marked his whole political career. He has compromise
to make with the aboltonists, and this occasion he
gave free the deestaton with which he views
them. The public who plants himself upon the con-
stitution and bravey maintains its guarantees and
promises expect to escape the vtuperation of
such rabid abolition journals us the Tribune and Demo-
crat But all such public beyond the reach of
their calumnes Mr.. Achson may well despse their inn
potent assaults when he knows that he is sustained by the
national of both parties and in every section of the
Union.
THE MAYORS ELECTION AT NASHVILLE, TEN
NESSEE.
The National Ltclgencer says that mistaken in
repro enting Mr. Singleton candidate the late election
in Nashville That Journal may be better posted up in the
local affairs Of Nashville than the Nashville Union the
authority of which made statement but must be
excused for still relying upon the latter In regard to the
late election the Nashville Union of the 4h inst has the
following:
" THE MAyos.-A friend in Ruther-
ford reported up there that Shapard
democrat and nothing, and asks If it is true 1t
certainly not true. He cannot be both if he is know
nothing he is not democrat Our correspondent may
mark that down Mr. Shapard has been decided
and consistent democrat long enough for his head to become
bald and his beard white We doubt he has tired
of his democracy in all the long which have dealt thus
with his head and his beard We doubt if he is know
nothing if he sympahises with the Ned B''ttne move
all We doubt if the know -nothngs' had anything
whatever with his election We profess to knom moth
ing about these things but may be permitted to judge of
men by the characters they have previously borne
" there know nohings in Nashville they in
position claim any result their victory. Had Halle
elected would have been said that the know nohngs
elected himand of anybody else matter who. The
successful candidate is always put down 'know-noth-
ing. convenient way of winning victories, certainly.
persons at distance who may feel interest in this
matter are informed that the election of mayor of Nashville
usually party contest and far reco
ect been regular party nomination for the Office
Candidates come their hook, and conduct the
canvass with but little reference TO party politics. Mr. Halle
efficient working man, thus announced himself this year
very respectable wings also announced their but
afterwards withdrew them leaving the field to Mr.. Halle
and Mr. Sngetonthe former democrat and the latter
wing. Yet we say that, although Mr. Singleton is
very active wbg yet his party ungraeu enough to
him when he is candidate Such being the posi-
ton of things when Mr.. Shapard found to be cand
he received the support of all the wings and half the
democrats who voted while fully half the voters of the
city the polls all Similar results have been
of frequent always without the aid incrfer
of nohngs and presume they had just about
much with Mr. Shapards election they had with
that of Major Allison few years ago. when he, during his
absence from the city, and without his knowledge was
brought forward and elected mayor by still more over
wheming majority Neither of the candidates this oc
casou a Catholic a foreigner
FLORIDA ELECTION.
despatch dated Columbia S. G., October o. is fol-
lows:
We have a few details of the Florida election Leon
county gives Maxwell (dem) for Congress- 80 majority