The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-02
ORGANS AND oRACLEs.

The Intelligence 10 becoming humorous 1t seeks a ref
uge from its unenviabe duties the apologs Of Spain in
hppant attempts at satire Tired of the task of playing
Sir Oracle TO the American people the subject of for
egn opinions and foreign virtues and yet fearful of trench
ing the ground Of exclusive Amercanism il gladly
the field Of fancy After ALL this surprising
However domestic aorganship7 may excite the indigna-
ton of the HeHgne there is something in carrying the
burden of championship of monarchical ideas despotc
wrongs, and the ntrgues of absolute governments which
no matter how well paid for, and how gratefully
bered is too sure to pail upon the appetite 1t is heavy
burden at best burden OF shamei very Atlas even
upon shoulders so ready to bear it but not able
to bear il all the time Happy, indeed for the aris-
tocratic few in the Old World who boast of two
such allies of despotism the Iatcigenee and the
Croneap in the United Stateshappy they in these
scientious advocates of tyranny chen IN he whoe range
Of monarchiea nations there is not paper thai
dares defend The principles Of The american people We
repeat to the debauched despot the dsolnte princes the
progate princesses of the rotten royalties of Europeou
happy and fortunate in these your defenders But
reciprocate the compliment to the Iegeer Il,
part of the pageant not fecitous fitting. We
confess that would much rather be 'the quondam
gan of democratic administration here than the sub
missve echo of the "Duke of Victory and his royal mis-
ress II is TO change this relation, however, matter
how ransienty that the Inteigneu seeks to refresh it
self in the employment of lighter themes We arr
not inhuman and glad to venerable neghbo
briefly relaxing from his and exacting tolls.
But since the inetgeneer has deemed it necessary Il
resort to local columns for escape from
its present dilemma it surely deny the priv
leges of quoting very briefly from its own and partcn
larry by this means propose to illustrate its presen
In. sta
find the following passage;
GA very judicious edct has lately gone forth from thu
that policemen always to consider themselves
duty be in other dress than the uni
form of the force This has given rise great deal Of dis
satisfaction in the department and complaints
heard IL Is also stated that the police prohibited
from holding meetings subject whatever this method
obtaining redress being denied Them they privately
getting up remonstrance against what they DEEM not
without think, arbitrary and uncaledfor act"
We begin to think this is analogous in than
the auniforn" which the Htetlgeneer We sus
pect contemporary is anxious like The New York police
men, TO disguise itself oecasouallyto from its
sycophancy of royatyo be spared at intervals
the duties of watch upon its goyernmentand TO
60 FORTH and them in the garb and with the ACE OF
an American citizen. We plead for the favor br our
neighbor We hope it may be granted by his distant
friends But woe the poor wight who takes the In
gence Of its uniform for genuine advocate Of the
United States For sake prefer it in Uniform
for its comfort however hope it may be vouchsated
occasional rest and change But then let the unvary be
on their guard.