Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-13
The washington Unions New Editor.

A late number of the Washington Union
contains the announcement that JOHN W. For
NEY has become joint editor and proprietor of
that paper. Forney is the man-of-all-work of
the Administration. lie is the scullion of the
Kitchen Cabinet His past course warrants
the prediction that in his present capacity he
will prove the most INSCRIPTIONS editor in his
party ranks. This is saying a great deal, but
we feel confident that Forney will excel them
all in the freshness and originality Of his inven-
tons and in schemes of political villainy. lis
ductile and plant conscience will restrain him
from nothing which his corrupt and unprinci-
pied mind has the ingenuity to plot, or his cow
ardly soul will allow him to attempt. He is po-
litical infamy personifed. Hereceived his rear
ing in the Pennsylvania school Of Democratic
politicians. and early acquired celebrity as an
aptand facile learner. lie outstripped everybody
of his age aud opportunities in the ease with
which he imbbed the rudiments of the profess
sion in which he has since become so renowned
an adept. His first efforts for himself were sue
cessful, and il was from the fruits Of fraud and
peculation that he started the first sheet which
received the impress of his venal and protligate
pen.
lie soon acquired prominence as an under
handed trickster in the political circles of llar-
rsburg, in which position he saved money
while lie was losing character as an honorable
man. lie established in the city of Philadel-
phia the PeRnsylrantGn, a paper known and
universally condemned and despsed as a vile
medium for SANDER upon public and private
character
Until 1851, be was but little known beyond
the precincts of the State in which, as politi-
cal miscreant, his name had become a proverb.
In the latter part of that year be obtained a
national notoriety by being discovered in an
attempt to bride an actor, in his cups, to let
fall something which might be used to damage
the reputation of lady, and assist the cause Of
one whose money, paid into his greedy palms,
was to be the price of his services, and an OPT
ate to his conscience, if such a creature ever
feels the need of such a thing. We well re.
member the torrent of indignation which
the whole press Of the country poured upon
his head when this disgraceful act was brought
to light. None but a villain by nature, hard
ened by the continuous exercise of his faculties,
and utterly Gallons to public opinion, could
have, with brazen effrontery, walked among
his fellow men after detection in SO disreputa-
bic an act, and the denunciation which follow
ed it. He should have hid bis head, and sought
among wolves and wild men an asylum from
the contempt of men, and comp partnership fit
ted to his nature and deserts.
But notoriety, even if it be disgraceful is
the climax of such q creatures ambition.
Since that hour, his guardian star has rained
fortune on his path" That act developed
qualities for intrigue and deviltry which re-
commended him to the confidence of ADLER
scoundrels than himself. lie entered their SER
vice, and was admitted to their councils. Two
years ago the Pierce Administration had him
made Clerk of the House, and in this position
he welded an influence which gave him impor-
lance enough to have the ear of the President
and his Cabinet In that conclave for two
years bis has been a controlling voice. lie now
relinquishes his clerkship and assumes posi-
ton in which the necessities Of his party in
the next years canvass will call forth the high
est exercise of his prominent qualties-mis-
representation, falsehood, chicanery, deception,
and the whole host Of vices in which he has
proved his proficiency.
This is the man who, in an editorial capaci-
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party in 1856. We see enough already to as
sure us that the tactics of that party in the
Presidential canvass are to be denuncation and
abuse that argument and reason, and consid-
eratons of duty and patriotism are to be es-
chewed that party triumph is to be achieved
at the sacrifice of everything which proves an
obstacle to it, even though it be what should be
deGrer to an American freeman than the apple
of his eye, the integrity of the Union itself.
The spoils constitute the glirtering goal on
which they have set their hearts, and in their
attempt to reach and grasp it, they will not
scruple to sink their all of political honor or
honesty.
If such be the orders in chief-if this be
the word which has passed along the lines,
they have acted wisely in the selection of For
ney as chef .fugleman and editor. 1t has been
lifetime game with him. He is a choice
leader for the pack. In the "wild hunt after
office " he is a setter aud pointer of the most
approved breed. He follows a trail with
the unerring rnalignity of blood hound, and
having secured the unctuous object of his
chase, his is a tongue that ticks the sop of of
fee with disgusting greedness. We congratu
late the little dogs" of the pack on the &C
QUESTION to their number of a yelper sC
well-trained and keen-scented. They are al
ready impatiently munching their chops, cage
to catch the cry, and prolong the howl from
one end of the Union TO the-other. They in
tend 10 make the contest of next year one 0
unparalleled bitterness and ferocity. There i:
no better evidence Of this fact than the assign
ment of Forney to the important post of con
Quoting the government organ. That caus,
must be desperate which requires for its sup
port the e1ertion of such desperate means a
Forney is only capable of using This move
ment in the camp of the enemy is strongl,
significant of their intentions, and plainly in
dicates the kind of warfare which the Ameri
can PARTY must expect TO meet.
Forney is the archetype of his tr5e-a fl
exponent Of the licentious doctrines Of a part,
who den0unce their American fellow citizens
and defend the pretensions of insolent foreign
ers to control the government, aud uphold Il
republican, the doctrines Of church whcl