The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-27
SOMETHING LIKE DELIBERATE MIsREPREsESTA-
TON


The New York Evening Post has convenient way Of
manufacturing facts to support its positions In yester-
days issue of the Post the following statement appears
tbs editorial columns;
resolution approving Of President Pieroes admnstra
ton submitted to the Cincinnati Convention by Haett
OF Massachusetts, and adopted with but dissenting
voeethat Of q. w. Peck Michigan who voted against
assigning that his constituents did approve
the Presidents Of the bills the improvement
and harbor The writer of
and witnessed the disposition of il by convention Ii
not published among the proceedings the convention in the
Washington Union neither does 1t appear Horizons Life OF
buchanan where the remainder Of the platform given with
the votes each resolution.
"We have the official report Of the proceedings
published by the committee Of the convention take il for
granted that the resolution suppressed wherever
friends OF Mr. buchanan had the power suppress it, and
are not surprised TO learn that the Buccaneers doing
utmost to make people believe that such resolution
passed."
The editor of the Post we have reason believe
constant well careful reader Of the Union and it
would therefore be stretch Of charity suppose that the
following passage which occurs in the report of the fifth
days proceedings Of the Democratic National Convention
published in issue of the 18th Of June last could have
entirely escaped his memory:
Extract from Tho report Of the h days proceedings Of hs
Democratic National Convention, pubisAsd tho Washing
ton Union Of jane H. 1885,
b. f. Haet from the committee on resolutions reported
the following
Resol0ed That the administration of Franklin Pierce has
been true TO the great interests of the country In the
OF the most determined opposition it has maintained the
laws enforced economy fostered progress and infused in
egiy and vgor into every department Of the
at home IL has sgnay improved treaty relations
tended the field of commercial enterprise and indicated the
rights OF American citizens abroad Ii has asserted with
eminent mpartaity the just claims Of every section and has
at all times been faithful to the constitution We therefore,
proclaim our unqualified appreciation of its and its
policy.
The committee resolutions to whom referred the
resolution submitted by the delegation Virginia. have
sructed their chairman to ask that they be discharged from
its further consideration. d. +. HALLETT,
June s, 1866. Chairman.
Mr.. Halett also reported the following resolution:
Rsoeed That the resolutions in regard to the foreign
policy OF the the expression of the opinion
tins and not to be eIacted articles party
faith.
These resolutions were adopted unanimously.
The report published in the Union was with some slight
additions subsequently printed by order of the convention
their official proceedings" On page go of this official
report will be found the resolution, given in the
form and in the words they appear in the
Union.
The Post affects great for the nonappearance Of
this resolution in Horizons Life of Buchanan We cannot
perceive the necessity Of such resolution in such work
If the committee, to whom were ntrused the publication
OF the proceedings OF the late Democratic National Con-
venton had mutilaed the official record if the demo-
cratic press generally, in solitary instance had
become parties to dsreputable there would be just
grounds for the most emphatic No like response
by, however, rested upon Mr.. Horton. He did
dertake to write complete history of the Cincinnati Con-
venon but he did undertake furnish his countrymen
with biography Of Mr.. Buchanan, and he has
pished his task with great credit himself and in
acceptable to the friends of that distinguished
patriot and statesman.