Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-01

yet disturbed by jealousy Of the degree in which
Executive affection is awarded to each Of them.
Mr.. Pierce, adopting the character of Dame
Quickly, might reprimand them, as she did
Doll Tearsheet and Fallstaff-" You two can
never agree; you are as rheumatic as two
toasts."
The Sentinel complains, because Mr.. Mich
olson is allowed to 60 into Tennessee, distin-
guish himself by oratorical defamation, and
record his own praises in his own newspaper.
In the polished satire with which the Sentinel
comments upon this piece of Executive par
TALLY, it characterizes the Union as being
conducted with such versatility Of principle,
taste, and STYLE" as to leave its editorial au-
thorship in doubt The Sentinel attributes to
the highest law officer Of the Grown the con-
tribution Of certain able articles upon the phi
losophy Of the European war, and infers that
certain other communications have been sup
piled by federal ontribution--probably by a
tax and assessment of 50 many paragraphs per
diem upon each Department. jealous people
cannot reason; so we must beg our friends Of
the Sentinel to observe how just the admins
tration has been in this case. Mr.. Nicholson's
services are required in the Tennessee canvass.
lie is one Of the Kings printers, and also one
of his Majcstys organs, holding the latter office
by the tenure Of playing God save the King
at least once u day under his Majesty's win
dows. Now, II he is despatched on a
mission fraught with the common salvation
of both the administration and its organs,
it cannot be wrong that, whilst Mr.. Nichol-
son shall sing the praises Of the President in
distant States, the President shall cause his
newspaper to be conducted by a levy upon the
talent of the Cabinet and Departments as as
serted by the jealous Sentinel and still less
can it be wrong that a little commentator of
"the calm argumentative and convincing"
style Of Mr.. Nicholsons speeches, should be
thrown in. If anybody has a right to complain
of this oratorical foray Of Mr.. Nicholson, it
ought to be the American party but neither
here nor in Tennessee have we seen the least
complaint Of his interference, and scarce any
| other notice of his services than those appear
ing in his own paper.
ence to his absence by an incident taken from
social history Colonel X. had manager who
was absent about week in very busy season
and upon his return he made an ample explana,
ton and apology. "Why," asked the Colonel
shave you been away9"
eyes, sir, more than ten days"
"Well, really replied the old gentleman
~ neper missed gou"
But in fairness, we give the Sentineps ale
CATION in its own language, admonishing it
bnwaxary thai sBseial IN itsanbaIs
"agree with its adversary whilst it is in tho
treasury way together" and especially that
when they shall both be compelled to yield up the
pecuniary breath Of their nostrils, they may dc
SO in family harmony. Thus shall their royal
master, like an Egyptian Pharaoh, repose in
his political tomb-chamber, surrounded by his
faithful servants, who are duly incorporated
with the dead dynasty, and whose recorded
fidelity will insure them joint stock immor.
tality, as those "whom the King delighted to
honor"
From the Sentinel
To be ones own trumpeter however, is less
rare now than in the oden days. and, therefore.
while we dissent from the taste Of being placed in
such category, we do not mean harshly TO com.
plain oft. But We do not believe that Colonel
A. o. P. Nicholson, the sole editor and proprie-
tor OF the Union, ever wrote in such unmeasured
hattery of his efforts, however well he may have
been pleased with them himself And vet he IL
absent from the city, and this is an editorial from
his own paper We wonder who did write It. 1t
is admirably written, and shows the perfection
which may be acquired In all things, by assduous
practice. We have seen no advertisement of any
editorial substitute, and in journal conducted
with such editorial versatility Of principle taste
and STYLE we are left in state Of bewilderment as
to its authorship.
!" Il is not sufficiently dramatic for the pen Of
the reputed, but still incog Junior editor OF the
Union, nor has 1t the ear.marks of the author Of
the learned article a few days since upon the vi
emma Conference, which rumor ascribes to the dis
hngulshed Attorney General Of the United States
We suppose, however, we and the world must re.
main In ignorance Of this new acquisition TO the
editorial sanctum of our neighbor, though but for
the recent absence from those official duties whose
onerous burden had quite impaired his healt,, we
should be able to play the Yankee, and guess ano-
Their member of the White House n-hold We
presume, however, the accumulation Of his duties
during his absence has rendered such deviation
from them immposble, How we should like to be
the organ-during the dog.days at least-of such
kind masters. But alas we have to paddle our
own canoe, with hope OF no such high help as is
afforded to our neighbor.
!" But there Is mighty grave question suggest.
ed here. Who is the organy All will remember
the mist which enveoped this question some time
agol The editor and proprietor Of the Washington
Union Is not here, and we would not like to SUP.
pose the Attorney General of the United
States would stoop from his high eyre, TO become
his own and the organ Of his colleagues Surely
II Is not the neog junior referred to above for we
presume his late failure to notice the sharp prac.
tice OF the administration upon one Governor
Reeder has somewhat impaired his high feather
with IL. Well, all we have to say, in conclusion
Is what we had occasion to say in our rivalry with
the Inteiligencer some time since, when the ad.
ninistration was out of an organ, that il It must
have an organ, take us-especially If il will relieve
IS as IL has done our neighbor, the Union, by
Morning The beiiogs sometimes itself, and thus
rive us chance to distinguish ourselves by a
calm, argumentative, and convincing address to
immense crowds of all political parties
From the Union.
How. A. o. p. NronoLsoS. This gentleman is