Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-06

TaE "wAsHINGTON UNION" ON "RE-
GULAR NoMIN ATIoNs"-A SNAKE In
THE GRASS.
The Washington Union, in its issue OF Tues
day last, contains an editorial article under the
caption OF Regular Nominations" which, 70
q cursory reader, would seem TO be only a gen
eral argument III favor Of the caucus primer
pie. The grass looks greenest and most iuAu-
rant when it hides the serpent; and Inc eau
uously prepared aru lie oi our neighbor III
favor oil what it ingeniously calls regular
nominations adroity puts IN two words Tor
the Uuion newspaper where 1t has one tor the
well.b ing OF the Democratic party. The ar
ticle purporls to be intended to preserve Demo
cratic discipline, while in reality its chief, If
not its only object, is TO preserve the Unaon-
not the union Of the States, but the Caion
newspaper. Patriotism is said by an eminent
writer to be the last refuge of desperate men,
for such men make 1t a trade. Are the Tor
tunes of our neighbor SO desperate, then, that
after having done more by It's yacillaung
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course Tor the last two years to disorgahize
and demoralize the Democratic party than AL
the other newspapers put togetner-wheh -
could and did reap prott from 1t, that 1t should
now turn right around and endeavor 10 make
profit out Of organization and discipline? The
article OF the Union SO obviously refers to It's
own interests, rather than he interests OF The
Democratic party, that without rudeiiess or
;ndelcacy. we will refer 10 some circumstances
that we otherwise should not have mentioned.
The proprietor OF the Union received from the
last House oil Representatives the public print
ing, aud under circumstances, too, which
should have left some slight traces OF gratitude
and kindness towards the Senate Printer. A
new Congress has been elected. The Union
desparing of being reelected House Printer,
has hoisted new ensigns, and under the JOINT
proprietorship, and editorship Of Messrs. Mich
olson and Forney is aiming to Dust the Printer
to the Senate, and get his office. After de-
stroying the Democratic majority in the House
of Representatives by q consistent course OF
stupid Acknowledgement and insolent dictatlon,
the Washington Union comes before the Senate
and demands that a place shall be made for 1t
in that branch OF Congress, which, by its
own recklessness, it lost in the other. 1t is not
urged that the printing has not been well done,
but it is sufficient that the two gentlemen who
edit the Union, demand that the Senate shall
give them the place. They want 1t; that's
enough. Thinking for some reason or other
perhaps because they are backed by all the
powers of one branch of the Government
that a caucus would promote their success,
they write a piece headed " regular nomina-
tions,'' and attempt to pass it of as an article
in favor of Democracy. All we much fear,
if the Union thought that Democracy would
gain, and it would lose, by a caucus, or what
it daintily calls a regular nomination, it would
write a general article against . regular nomi-
nations"
For our part, we think that the most august
body Of men on this earth-the Senators Of the
United States, have sense and virtue enough
to determine for themselves whether they will
or will not make " regular nominations" with
out either direct or insidious recommendation
from the Washington Union, the Washington
Sentinel or any other newspaper. If the Demo
cratic Senators choose to go into caucus, they
will go into caucus, if they choose not to do SO
they will not do SO, and it is idle in the Union
to treat that august body as though it were
composed of imbeciles and idiots. For our
part, we think that the Senators are the best
Judges as to the proper mode Of organization,
and we therefore think that neither the Union,
the Sentinel nor any other newspaper is called
upon to direct them.
We have understood hat the friends Of the
Union were opposed to a Democratic caucus
when the election OF printer took place at the
last Congress, when it was supposed that the
Sentinel would be nominated if a caucus were
held. The reason it alleged was that no caucus
had eUer been held TO nominate a Public Prin.
ter! Democratic discipline did not require a
regular nomination" Of Printer then, but il
does now, according to the Union.
Now that the Union has lost the House print
ing it has fixed its eyes upon the Senate print
ing, aud is moving heaven and earth to get it.
II makes no difference with it that the incum.
bent Of that Office (Senate Printer) is a Demo
crat; it matters not that the printing has been
done in such a manner as TO give universal
satisfaction it matters not that vast sums Of
money have been expended to fit up the SEN
ate printing Office. No, no; these things are
matters Of no moment in the estimation of the
Proprietors aud Editors Of the Washington
Union. They want the printing, and they are
determined to get by nook or by crook. Last
session the Unions friends we're opposed to
regular nominations" That was hook. This
session they are in favor of regular nomina.
tions.r That is crook.
For our part we shall try neither mode. We
shall leave the matter entirely in the hands Of
the Senate. We do not intend to importuue
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