Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-06
NEW AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT ALL
ANCE-THE "NATIONAL INTELLI-
GENCER" AND .wAsHINGTON

The public cannot have forgotten the intense
interest which pervaded Europe and America
when the first inklings reached them Of the con-
templated alliance between those ancient and bel
lcose enemies, England and France, for the pur-
pose Of restraining the growth of common foe.
Speculation was then and is yet rife as to the
probable duration of so strange con junction.
But, despite all prophesies to the contrary, the
Allies still continue their united assaults on Rus
sia, though Sebastopol, a frontier town, has not
yet fallen.
IL may be reasonably expected that the an
nouncement of an alliance between the National
IasIiigencsr and the Washington Union. jointly TO
prosecute an important political war, will cause
n profound sensation throughout the United
States.
Softly, Mr.. Sentinel, exclaim readers, an
alliance between the InieIigencer and Union who
have SO recently held the good people Of the
country, with opened and alarmed eyes, the wit
nesses of their terrible combat with round shot
and acads upon the FL Dorado question!
Yes, gentle readers, " It's true, and pity It's It's
true" Cotemporancously, as if by concert, the
InielRgeneer and ulicn have made declaration
of war against the people Of Kansas. Each has
put itself upon the record, and stand to-
gether--lovingly together-upon the platform Of
Ex-Governor Reeder, who may justly claim to be
the Louis Napoleon of the war, the Inteiligencer
and Union taking the subordinate positions of
Raglan and Canrobert.
After course Of prolonged dubiousness the
Union of Sunday last, in an article entitled ''The
ID II Al
open attack upon the prominent politicians and
journals Of Kansas, supported as they are by the
public opinion of an overwhelming majority Of
the people of that Territory. We say that the
Union has been dubious in its course. Its bearing,
however, has been very apparent TO us through
out. The proclvities of the Union have from the
beginning been toward Governor Reeder and
against the people Of Kansas. The 'border ruff
fan" theory of Governor Reeder the Union has
been all along prone 10 adopt
In speaking of the tborder rp6ian" theory, we
make use of that expression not for the purpose
of insisting that Governor Reeder did use that
expression, which lie has denied, but because that
expression indicates TO the public the theory TO
which we allude, and which the Abotionists
openly and avowedly style San armed invasion
Of Kansas by rnffians from the Missouri border.
We have observed that the Union has failed TO
notice the thorough refutations of this charge of
Governor Reeder and his abolition confederates,
which we have found in our exchanges from the
Northern States and republished IN our columns,
while il has not failed to publish the compliments
of Governor Reeder, whose course has been re-
pudiated not only by the people of Kansas, but
also whenever brought before it by the Judiciary
of Kansas.
We publish elsewhere the article of the Unio,
of Sunday last, italics and all.
The course of the InteLigeneer resembles much
that of the Union. In the beginning il published
extracts on either side-favorable TO the people
or favorable TO the Governor-but after a time
extracts explanatory Of the course Of the assailed
People and Legislature became and more
rare, and finally ceased altogether; then the Intel
hgeneer would favor us with extracts entitled
''yNore outrages in Kansas OF ''Fruits of Squat
ter Sovereignty - the stigmatsing titles only be-
ing the IntsIligencer's own.
On Monday last tie InielEgencer threw off its
veil and made its first and decided attack upon
the representatives Of the people of Kansas. We
publish also the condemnatory remarks of the
Inieuigsneer, which il has thought proper TO base
on a ielegrGphie despatch For the prudent, eau
tious, not 10 say canny hlelHgeneer, to base an
attack on the representatives, OF almost unani-
nous people upon an imperfect telegraphic des-
patch, is Indicative of decided eagerness its
part TO be fully up with the Union in race in
the direction they both travelling When we
- Il IL -
nails are going, cannot but be alarmed for The
Union. For the InteLigener we not much
alarmed. In the memorable contest concerning
he FL Dorado, the Hteligencsr favored the use
of lrads, while the Union insisted on round shot.
Now, the Emigrant Aid Societies, the most es-
pecal admirers Of Governor Reeder and the most
strenuous endorsers Of his border ruffian inva-
sion theory, are in favor Of war, Sharp's rifles,
&c, and all will see how much will depend, I'M
are used. We feel sure the Union will insist on
balls, and hence our alarm for it.
II will be perceived that in the article Of the
Union, in another column that il extracts a por-
ton Of the prospectus Of the Kansas Herald, the
dignity and the force Of which the Union says,
1--WE cannot sufficiently admire" We make an
extract here. The italics are the Unions:
'The Register will be free from all sectional
preposessons; will stand firmly by the sover-
eighty Of the people, defending their right in
moulding for themselves their iairs and irSiitu.
Hons."
Their right in moulding their institutions for
themselves without interference Of Missouri border
rufhans) is the exact idea Of Reeder and his dis
appointed Emigrant Aid Society adnirers-it is
their war-cry. They say the General Govern
ment ought TO interfere by force Of arms, and
have blamed the President for not interfering in
so clear case.
The Union, barring the attack on the Presi.
dent, backs this idea. And the Intelligsn.er
seems determined not TO be left behind in this
race, and perhaps does not bar the attack on the
President
The Union says:
There is great good sense in these suggestions
(oi the Kansas Regisfer,) and they may be prof
fably cOntrasted with the extraordinary course