The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-09

friend in Philadelphia writing 70 the Sd inst
o. business closes his letter with postscript
IN regard the services rendered knownolhingsm BY
the telegraph which contains suggestions well worthy Of
attention Whilst We thank correspondent for the
complimentary manner In which be alludes
fare upon knew-nohingm, must say that he is under
slight nisapprshension the encouragement given
by the system Of magning the triumPhs Of the Sc
cret order through teegraphc dispatches We have
and dsplored the many bad purposes 70 which the sele
graph has been perverted and amongst Others the evil 50
graphically described by correspondent The states
who shall devise system Of managing the lightning
lines that viii free il from It's present abuses viii be
public beneactor We submit the suggestions d
respondent without further comment;
"P SIN your well-dgested editorial Of Saturday you
evince thorough knowledge OF the conception Of know
nohingsm but you little at fault In tracing It's
early In fact, this is point upon which all our
papers betray less surprise. Let strike match
the dark lantern preface TO respectful petition
In the early part Of last year, all agreed the
Vwhig party betrayed symptoms of speedy dissolution.
About the time large number Of rejected place
though hanging upon the skirts of the democratic party
the market The aboitonists ready, and the
gaetic telegraph Be had Added 20 all these,
the fact newspapers all the country, demo-
cratic well whig, ready to accord honorable
and prominent place to item the telegraph might trans
nit II well known that large number OF political
hacks including the referred to, seeming
the strong side.
These all favorable auspices and the wire pullers
and the magnetic cres went to work The thing succeeded
once and charm If in the East elected al
dermsn though nineteen of twenty of the majority
wings of the still existing party it heraded by the e
graph nothing victory and all the newspapers in
Guiding, think the noble sheet which you preside
gave prominent place the item of Could this help
working Why, ordinary political writer, he could
command the fayoe column Of every newspaper, could
build up and pull down pleasure You obliged to
this do, and hence take the broad, rather narrow
ground that know nottingham its rapid progress to the
aynetc telegraph aided and allotted by The public press
The latter, knowa least that portion under democratic
controacted nnoeeny, but efficiently for all and hence
determined to prefer the petition have limited a 1t
is this let the democratic papers, from the Union down.
deny future place to any Geographic item which heald
nothing victory Know -nothngism, at present
nurtured treason and there be fitness in the demo
papers giving publicity to articles which calculated
to promote Ii the cravings and creepngs of the
viper be chronced at ALL let be done in such
ne and in such place as BY to invest il with
charm You know that while human remains ii
there will always be elements which the prospects of
cess will corrupt
which the patriotic OF all creed and parties
you debt of undyng gratitude Your labos have been
alike noble and successful and they have not only inspired
us with new ZEAL but with confidence the future.
as. H."