Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-29
FOR THE AMERICAN ORGAN.

In the Union of Sunday, yesterday an article
| is copied from the New York "Day Book" under
the following caption g The Democratic Admin
the writer of course means the present administra
ton, was at first at loss to conjecture the con-
nexion between the division of his text; and, in
deed, through the whole article it is difficult to
ascertain whether the intent of the writer be ser-
GUS or ironical. In the second paragraph the
writer says: There has been no administration
since the formation of the government twas there
any before) which has received the combined as
saults of the press, 30 steadily and so iercey made
kowledge that the associate press succeeded for a
while in making the people believe that this ad-
ministration was very bad one."
True as Gospel But in the next paragraph he
says: at needs no very acute observer to see
that reaction in favor of the government Is
taking place." This cannot be serious. II must
be ironical No sane man would now write il in
earnest. A reactionin favor ofthe government !"
When 2 At what place? At what election
Was it at Wheeling Virginia, or Raleigh North
Carolina? Or was it at that place commonly called
nopherei
Further on this writer asserts that this admin
stration has been entirely conservative" but goes
on TO say, that the conservative portion Of the
community have +" raised their voices against the
administration" Very strangel He further, says;
do not 20 to the New York Times for an opinion,
for the Times deceves you. Do not go to the Tr-
bune for the Tribune Is interested in opposing the
administration. Do not go the Herald, for the He
raid is filed with lies.
at has become popularin New York to abuse the
administration. Every paper In the city-ercept
the Journal of Commerce and Day Book-does IT.
and the class of men--the intelligent, conservative
class--the class that ought not to be- led by the
noserfolow their lead, and read their abuse reg
ularly and with much apparent relish, as young
school girl does one of Bulwer's novels. IL Is mel
ancholy to think with what readiness the better
class OF citizens cath up and repeat these SIAN
ders upon their own government The inference Is,
| that New Workers the most fond Of scandal OF
any people in the wide world
/ have no such opinion as this Of New Yorkors,
but that isamatter between the Day Book" and its
readers; i must, however, say, that I have great
respect for the press, and II every paper in New
| York city, except two, have abused the admins
tration, It must have done good deal which de-
serves censure.
But there is one paragraph which I win insert
entire, and which must have escaped the notice Of
the editors Of the Union, or It's bitter sarcasm
article. 1t Is as follows:
"Now, then, we ask any candid man in this city
or elsewhere TO point out, II he can one single act
the present national administration that he heart
lily and sincerely disapproves or thinks has been an
injury TO the country. We ask more; we AJAX every
candid man 10 lay aside bis prejudices and give one
| moments thought TO the subject and then say II
he can conscientiously, II, during the last two
| years, the country has not been wisely and wen
governed"
| Heavens and earthi The writer Of this, IL he
meant II seriously, (which cannot believe should
have his statue placed in the national Capitol cast
| in bronze. A more pertinent question would be !;
What measure Of the administration IL now beliey-
ed by any public man, not It's immediate supporter,
or by any private citizen, to have benefited the
country Is Il the Nebraska bin which they moved
heaven and earth TO pass : What Is the situation
of the author Of that measured He declines,
through the columns Of the Washington Sentinel,
to be considered a candidate for the Presidency,
under any circumstances. The Sentinel should
have said under the present circumstances, Bless
ed is he who expects nothing, for he shall not be
disappointed !" and though II may look like d.
gression, win observe that II the author Of this
administration measure does or did expect to be
the President Of the United States think he Is in
similar position to that of the small boy who told
his mother he had come very near getting little
dog. She asked him, howf and his reply was that
he had seen man who had half dozen little
dogs, and asked him to give him one, and he said
he wouldn't.
] cannot, NJ. Editor, nor Is Il necessary that /
should, comment In full on the course Of the pre-.
sent administration Everybody knows that, like
ladys waist II has grown " small by degrees and
beautifully less John Jones's horse had but two
faults First. He was very hard TO catch, and,
second, after he was caught he was good for no
thing win scquit the administration OF the first
charge, but on the second the people have decided
! against it. HMM.