The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-11
OFFICIAL ABUSE.

Colonel VIM H. Polk brother of the late President Polk
former member of Congress and who has held diplomatic
date for Congress in district in which he lives in Tenne
See Baltimore American. +,
There is about as much truth the above statement
there in the ipudent assertion extensively circulated
by the know nothing organs that Major A. j. Doneson is
the adopted and heir Of General Jackson Colonel Will
liam H. Polk the brother Of the amented President Polk E
candidate for Congress Tennessee but he IL de
pcrl democratic candidate for the legislature of
that State the district which he has long resided
Colonel Polk free from the faint of know nohiDgsn
know nothngism is free from the bare suspicion Of ncuca
TWasaingon Union.
The Union may be correct in the statement it makes Of
Colonel Folks political position The paragraph did not
originate with the American, but has been extensively pub
lished until without question to its
Its truth iasity u.s. however, hmater Of little moment
Colonel Polk is likely rise to the altitude of greatness
that will make his adhesion TO any party question of i'm
porance; submit that the Unions denial would have
lost none Of its strength slnr with which had been
omitted. 'Knownothngsm, the Union ernsit, mhodes
upon thousands OF natveborn American
reared under the constitution and laws of the country
thoroughly and ardenty attached to its institutions
They may political feeling may carry them far
dceat times most and too intense feeling American
ism perhaps make them unjust toward those of other nation
aes but Of these justify the assertion that
they are neither men, good Chrans, pa
Such language may bcft the mouth of tho party
hack the subsidized editor whose sheet would live
month IL dependent alone the legitimate means Of
Newspaper support and deprived of the patronage which
party affiliations to Tit may be the only in
which the emagogue of party speak of principles which
he opposes because they threaten his sinecure of official life
but they could and would be used by Amer
heart and feeling towards large portion OF his fellow
citizens who have merely exercised the constitutional prerog
atves Of holding and voting their sentiments. We think
there ground for something than bare suspicion
that journal which thus with its wholesale vitu-
peration large portion, If not majority, of the citizens
country ree from those principles which form the
constituent elements of honest men, good Christians and
sound patriots"- Baltmore American.
The Baltimore American cannot evade the responsibility
Of having given circulation to deliberate and frequently
exposed alsehood by impugning motives, disorng lam
guage resorng to those petty articles of partisan strife
which have neither the merit Of originality the pun
gent palliative of wit When speak of the wing party
speak of party of known principles and professions
and with which its members not ashamed claim COM
munion, and to which they not afraid to acknowledge
fealty. As much may differ from such party on
questions affecting the domestic foreign policy of the gov
ernmcnt have always regarded its members and have
treated Them Open honorable opponents But when
deal with know-nothngs, deal with wdey Indifferent
class of deal with outlaws of society well of
party Of upon whom the ban has been placed by
every sincere Christian well every patriot The
sympathetic friends of the arragned burglar doubt
shocked at the plain in which his skuking vii
any is spoken of by the prosecuting officer and we pre-
sumo there this day who of opinion that the
memory Of Benedict Arnold should be treated with ten
derness and the acts of the Hartford Convention spoken
with extreme caution and courtesy In speaking of bad
men or bad actions, have employed the plain and
ettcred language of thoughts and feelings and
will continue to employ that language regardless of conse
quences and Indifferent to the complaints and the abuse of
the open or secret sympahzers with the enemies of The
country and the sworn foes Of the constitution
We cannot close this article without making room for
the subjoned paragraph 1t is copied from the Memphis
Appeal of the issue Of June 6 and put forever
the charge that Col W. H. Polk has BEEN is now faint
ed in the slightest degree with the foul eprosy Of know
nothngism:
rDEmoenAcv OLD MAunY--Tbe gallant old demo-
cratic county of Maury which has yet altered
making noble fight in this For the senate COM
posing the counties of Maury, Giles, and Lewis she has
talented and worthy representative in the person W. O.
Whitthorne, esq., who will undoubtedly be elected by an
overwhelming majority f. q. Huntington esq., the csndi-
date represent the county is of the abest young men
in the State He is staunch democrat well-inormed pol
can quick and ready debater and able and eloquent
speaker. He is making heated contest thoroughly can
wasting the county and delivering series of able powerful
and convincing speeches to the people He opposed by
know nothing protesting to be democrat but salts
fed he will be triumphantly elected He win be an honor
to his constituents and ornament to the legislature Maj
w. H. Polk who, ridiculous it may appear claimed
by the know nothings is the democratic candidate Foater
for Maury, and Williamson. He has a heavy majority to
overcome and is opposed by able and popular Ero-
nothing nhig but have hopes Of his election He
powerful the stump and Of the popular
before the people in the State All to old Maury
in advance, for we kno~ she will do the right thing