Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-04-28
A RECONCILIATION WASHING
TON UNION REINSTATED AS THE
ORGAN.


A RECONCILIATION WASHING
TON UNION REINSTATED AS THE
ORGAN.
We announced to our readers in Tuesdays
Sentinel, the fact that the Washington Union
was no longer the organ of the Administration
that it not only was not the organ now, but
that it asserted it never had been the organ.
The cause of this change in the long reputed
relation of that valuable adjunct to the Admin
istration was not vouchsafed to us. We scarcely
knew, and therefore were guarded in our re-
marks, who we're most to blame in infiicting
such blow upon the Democratic party, and,
concluding it was mere family quarrel, in
which we had no business to interfere, we de-
termined to be silent. This silence should
have remained unbroken, but for the apprehen-
sion on our part Of catastrophe even more
affective to our party, to wit: The eager and
insidious efforts of the National Intelligencer
to worm itself into the position of the organ of
the Administrations catastrophe the effects
of which are too obvious to our readers to re.
quire comment from us. In this state of things
we rendered, and at some sacrifice of pride,
our own humble selves for the office. In these
dill piping times Of peace, we confess spirited
canvass even with the pacific National Iatel-
hge,cer had some charms for u.s. and we had
determined 10 run the race without counting
the costs to ourselves, or being disheartened by
our inferior chances of success
The editor Of the Washington Union on
Tuesday, however, comes out in its leading
article, and assures the country in general, and
the Iateltigencer in particular, by an unmis-
taxable implication that it is the organ still,
and that there remains now as heretofore the
most perfect coincidence Of opinions upon all
subjects between It and the Administration.
Thus was wet blanket thrown upon the hopes
of the IRtcHigcnceT and Sentinel, which, as we
never believed our chances very good we can
better afford than our contemporary, whose
grave and solemn bid for the organship beto
kened much confidence, to laugh at, than
mourn over. We confess, however, 10 n little
disappointment, for we had promised ourselves
much fun in the contest, and had some curl
a
We gave the Administration organ three days
Of grace between its Reputation Of the organ
ship, and the, offer Of our services, which is
twice as long as it required to perform the
same evolution Of right about face before, and
that, too, on more important questions to the
couRtry than the present one We al grow
slower in locomotion, however, in our old DAYS,
and we suppose that this is the true cause with
our neghbor in the present case Corpses are
not kept generally over this time, and we
mourned the organ as not only dead, but buried.
Henceour apparently indecent speed With this
apology and explanation, sincerely rendered,
We turn to the article Of the Washington Union.
which we unhesiiatingly pronounce the very
most ingenious that we have ever seen, even in
tho columns Of that ingenious print We have
never seen a more senseless speaking or a
speaking such as sense cannot unite.
Fired with a just, and patriotic Indignation
at the effort Of tho Inteuigencer 10 foist itself
upon the Administration, in the capacity which
II was supposed to occupy, the Union gives
another assurance that il has by no means re-
linquished il, and accompanies that assurance
with a very clever philippe upon'the National
Intelligencc. We. do not intend TO NEEDLE
with these pretty little qunrrels either, for we
have escaped the faUr pas Of interference be.
tween the organ and its masters. Prudential
considerations for the most part have induced
this course, for VIC remember too we'll the story
Of our nursery days, Of the humane but imper-
tinent interference in a conflict between man
and wife. We, therefore, take no sides. The
Washington Union, then, is--or ,cds on Tues.
day--the organ Of the Administration, though
il still insists that II is free and independent
journal, and occupies no such scribe relation to
itW indeed 1t is either an organ, or it is