The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-17

BLAIR's WOES.


BLAIR's WOES.
The immortal Caleb Balderstone, bead steward OF the
house of Rayenswood whose ingenuity was so constantly
pspexed 10 up and ooncea the misortunes OF the
great family and household Of which he deemed himself
sole prop was refer all the disasters and dscom-
fortsdue many other causes which had oyeriaken
the casteto unfortunate fire that had occurred
half century before Was the pantry deficient the larder
empty the barns and stables without provenderdd the
hens refuse lay and the rocks longer build in the
tower-they all due that terrible conhsgraonl
Poor old Caleb has his imitatorsnot half earnest
and unsesh, and quite lyamong OF the poll
ticians Of the day, two Of whom just pushing
themselves into very proess and dsrepuabe notori
ety. We REFER Of course to Francis p Blair and A. j.
Donelson. With these political Baldersones the great
conagaon in the democratic party the source OF all the
evils and sortunes all the dissensons and troubles that
have afflicted ii, the notification Of 1888
While most of live politicians were boys at
school, South Carolina, her account, got into
difficulty with the general government and Gen jackson
and Mr. Calhoun quarrelled and the General was very
nearu the ardor of his determination to sustain the
Union and under the false counsel Of Blair Livingston
and ohcrbeing deceived into the endorsement OF doc
tnes scarcely less obnoxious than those of notification
the slightest iatimation of which drew upon him the APP
pause Of Massachusetts, and the degree of ID from Ha
ward University. But the sagacious, though at times,
when aroused by apprehension that his country was in
danger the impusve Old Hero righed himself and
pushing aside Blair and Livingston, qualified opinions
which had led to much misconception and produced
great dsquiet in the minds of his real democratic friends
and resumed his and national attitude the support
err those great Union doctrines of State sovereignty and
sct construction of the constitution 1t evident that
Blair and his conederates in the bitterness of their hatred
of Mr. Calhoun, trying to federaze the democracy
But General Jackson could overlook great and
faults in those whom he believed be his friends He
tanned Blair the editor of the Globe and thus attached
tn pffr vboIaa
for thirty years concentrated in the single object of
inurng Mr. Calhoun, of Strengthening and increasing the
alienation between him and General jackson. Aided by
the willy Van Buren, he succeeded but well in this aim
By pouring into the of the generous and confdng
Old Hero constant food of gossip scandal msrepresenta
tion aud abrications he able to kndle the hostility
of the General against the great Caronian to white heat
and when after being elected from his position for his
abandonment of the democracy in the great crisis OF the
Texan queshon--to which he was doubt induced by
his hostility Mr. Calhoun who had become Secretary of
State under Tyler to consummate that important
ure-Bair true to his leading passion his single idea
hate still continued TO feed the fire of the Generals hos
ity and make him party in his resentments and in
gues The last days of the Old Hero, when disease
rapidly overcoming his powers, agitaed and dis
urbed by those complaints and pretended prosecutions of
Blair by the nuifers His letters doubtless drawn from
him by Blars representations written while invalid
confined to his room ruthlessy and athessly
to which they relate belong the past and longer
teret ONE when many of the parties whose conduct
aud characters mpugned have long since found in the
grave refuge from calumny and traduction and all to
crafty still further the passion, which still rankles
in the heart of the ungrateul aposse who from the lux
urious retreat to which tie unbounded confidence of the
democracy enabled him to retire. thus launches bis mpo-
tent bolts at the party that created and enriched him.
And what does Blair after all prove against his great
foe-that invisible but omnipresent ogre notification
which appears constantly to haunt and torment him2 All
his theories assertions and quotations from General Jack
sons letters have but objectto show that Mr. Polk
influenced by Mr. Calhoun and other gentlemen who
connected with the notification movement to get rid
of Blair the editor Of the national governmen, organ
Surely their wisdom and justice therein do require
any vindcation Blair has justified them before the world
by showing what natural migrate and renegade he was
The facts at the time rendered such necessary
the unity and safety of the democracy The Texas annex
alton the great question before the people Blair and
Van Buren, were against Polk and Calhoun were openly
for So was General Jackson In support Of this Mr.
Blair has furnished piece of evidence which is of more
value and sheds more light this affair than all the rest
Of his quotations
General Jackson says of bis letters to Blair re-
crring to another which he had written Mr. Polk urging
him TO sustain Blair as the editor Of the organ
al have fully explained to him how your paper has been
drawn asray from your own mstured views the Texas
question"
Generous old man True his friend he would excuse
his "wauderngs he had gone sstray his "matured views
would bring all right But Mr.. Polk was not so indul-
gent Perhaps he not willing take into his conf
dence who had gone stray tie great question on
which he vi. elected. Perhaps Blair had given salts
factory evidence that he repented Of his errors He retain
ed his relations with democratic chief who by his oppo
sition to that measure had placed himself out Of the
party.
So Mr. Polk wisely sagacously and Justly declined the
aid OF one occupying doubtful position on so essen
tal question Blair retired and, instead Of rendering
bis retreat respectable and honorable by kind
ly feelings and recoectons Of party shch had SO large
y and literally bonored and rewarded him. has busted
himself in concocng plans and schemes divide distract
and defeat the democracy But fortunately his power has
not been equal to his malice His predictions repeat
ed Of the and troubles which would be brought upon
the democracy by the annexation Of Texas and his dis
misss from the post Of editor Of the national organ have
chief attack upon the party is for him peculiarly unor-
tunate because for the democracy glorious onehe mo-
ment OF It's highest prosperity its greatest harmony and
it's brightest future.
AZ UNEXPECTED RSuxIox-A friend informs ms Of the fol-
lowing incident which actually occurred few DAYS
Boston ship, while her way to this port from dis
tant cline spoke brig from the West Indies In
critical condition The captain of the brig was deter
mined to stick by his vessel yet be desired the
OF the ship TO take of his wife (vho was on board and
she with great reluctance parted from her with
the fear at her heart that she should never see him again
For the remainder Of the voyage The wife was in mesn