Daily American organ., 1856-08-11

The Washington Union.

We commend to the perusal of our readers
generally, and of the "old-line Clay Wings"
especially, the able and unanswerable erpoSs,
by our Nashville correspondent, Macon" of
the miserable and contemplate effort of that
meadacious journal, the Washington Union,
to fix the charge of forgery upon Major VIM.
B. Lewis, in relation to the contents of Gene
raj Jackson's letter of 29th Feb, 1945, fasten-
ing upon James Buchanan the attempt to cor.
rupt him by obtaining from him pledge to
appoint Mr. Clay Secretary of State, if he
(Jackson) should be elected President, through
the aid of Mr. Ciays friends.
The Washington Union quoted all extract
of a letter from 1--WE suppose Hon. Cave John
son, saving that lie shall not believe that Gen
eral Jackson ever expressed himself az his let
ter purports, until he sees the letter ain Gene
raj Jackson's own handwriting" and this
shant-belisce declaration of Cave johnson, the
Washington Union has the effrontery to say
strongly corroborates the conclusion that the
extract is a forgery"
Now this base insinuation of the Washing.
ton Union is put to flight By the exhibition
orthe original letter at tie Banner office an
Nas&ofAe Tennessee, where Democrats and
all others "have n standing invitation to call
and read it, in the handwriting of Old Hick
ory," and without erasure, interlineation, or
alteration
So that the Washington Union is convicted
of foul and slanderous imputation on Major
Lewis and yet we predict that no recantation
or withdrawal of its imputations will ever be
made, uRless from a fear of the cowhide.
But the Washington Union also said, in the
same article which insinuated forgery of
General Jackson's letter to Major Lewis, that
General Jackson wrote to Mr.. Polk, express
ing his cordial satisfaction at the appointment
Of Mr.. Buchanan as Secretary OF State, and it
said further, the letter is in existence" &c.
That may be true, and then again it may be
false We believe it to be false. The affirma-
tive is held by the Union, as to the existence
of such letter, and it is for the Union to fur
nish the letter. In the language Of the Hon.
Cave johnson, 1--WE shall not believe that
Gen. Jackson ever so expressed himself, until
we see the letter in his own handwriting"
IdNc OOHilSOu CuH SEE III the DhnneT OF
fce, Gen. Jsckson's letter to Mr.. Lewis, the
genuineness of which he assumed to doubt
and HoO will that gentleman, or his endorsers
Of the Washington Union, inform the public
aohere that pretended letter from Gen, jackson
to President Polk can be seen? Say, gentle,
men, ichere is that letter2
Does any man doubt that the professed
friends of Mr. Buchanan would promptly ex.
hibit the letter, if it had any actual existence
1t is not for us, nor for any Of the opponents of
Mr. Buchanan, to show, that no such letter was
written by General Jackson to President Polk,
but it is for the friends of Mr.. Buchanan to
make good their assertion, that such letter is
in existence the Union Says, at is in erist-
ence" now then let the Union gay Vhere it can
be seen.
The declaration of the Union has, of itself,
no weight--it is entitled to no weight-let the
letter be forthcoming and if it shows that
General jackson had any confidence in Mr..
Buchanan, subsequently to February 90, 1s45,
let Mr.. B. have tho full benefit of this t1ct--it
is due to him from his friends, that the letter
should be exhibited.
II, ON the contrary, the letter has no exist
ence, 1t is due to the memory Of Andrew Jack.
son that this prete,ce should be exposed, and
that those who have trifled with his consisten.
cy of character, should meet the rebukes which
justly await theml Gioe the public siqht
Of that letter.
Gen. Jackson and Mr.. Buchanan-The