Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-04-26
THE UNION AND THE SENTINEL.

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1t takes to task the Rennsylranian and the
Patriot and onion of Pennsylvania for re
commenting the Washington Sentinel to their
readers for their subscription, because, says the
Union no paper has been more consistently
and persistently abusive and vituperative OF
President Pierce and his Administration, than
has the Sentinel for two years.
We will answer the Union. These two papers
recommend the Sentinel because they know it
to be zealously and faithfully laboring to ele-
| vate Mr.. BUCHANAN to the Presidency. They
have seen the insidious course of the "strictly
neutral Union in regard TO their candidate,
and they view the course of the Union with
thorough distrust They wish to have some
| paper in Washington by which their candidate
shall have a fair representation. From the
Sentinel alone can they hope for this. They
recommend the Sentinel, not for any attacks on
General Pierce for of their attitude towards
him and his Administration, their own columns
must be the indication, not those of the Sen
tinel.
| We take issue also with the Union upon its
| allegation of " consistent and persistent abuse
and vituperation of President Pierce and his
Administration for two years Y We deny the
truth of the assertion. We 20 further and
aege that the acts, measures, and writings Of
the President and his Administration. which
were Of acknowledged Democratic orthodoxy,
or were in themselves good, have had in the
columns of the Sentinel, better we will not say
more) and more useful and judcious common
dation than they received from he Union. In
some cases, as in the Greytown and other
| matters, while the Union stood mute, be-
| fore the denunciations of this act by so
many papers, the Sentinel instantly stood for
ward in defence of the President and his Ad-
ministration. giving them an unqualified and
effective support by presidents and argument.
The lettering Union came in at ength-like a
man who comes to the assistance of another
| drowning, and arrives after he is ashore and
| safe.
We can extract from the columns of the
| Sentinel commentator after commentator of
the acts and writings of the President and his
cabinet, which will compare most favorably
| with the best to be found in the columns of
the Union. Side by side, we dare say that
President Pierce himself and his administra-
ton would prefer them.
1t is true we have castigaled the tergiversa-
tons of the Union-if that be flashing the Presi-
dent, then, indeed, he may have smarted, be.
cause we have had many occasions to censure
the back-sidings and short comings of our
| brothers of the URioR-for "whom he loveth
| he chasteneth," and the Union has this evil
| dence Of our affection.
The Sentinel, it is true, has spoken with Sc
verify of the Executive, but in return, for three
years he has consistently and persistently"
spared no pains to crush out the Sentinel.
We believe most honestly, that the nomina-
ton of General Pierce would be disastrous to
the Democratic party and to the best interests
Of the country, and we therefore oppose it; the
Union thinks harshly and unjustly-others
fmay think so; our readers will Judge, and al
low only that weight which is due to our stric.
lures.
| paper may think even favorably Of General
Pierce, differing from us on that point, yet re.
commend the Sentinel to its readers as a
staunch friend Of Mr. BUCHANAN. Besides the
Penqsylranidn, the Patriot and Union can and
do recommend the Sentinel as having record
as blameless as any paper in the party, sus-
tanning all Democratic measures, contendinp
against all nti-Democratic-is that not good
cause enough Of itself why the Sentinel should
be recommended by every orthodox Demo
cratic paper and by every Democrat2
We wish to treat the Executive with all be.
coming respect, but to give to his renomina.
ton unqualified opposition. If he we're not a
candidate for denomination, we would leave his
errors beneath the mantle Of charity unnoticed !;
but when he claims second term as a reward
for his errors we are bound to notice them.
In conclusion, we would hint to the Union.
that our concentrations have been Of more
service TO the President than have those Of the
Union, and that our structures have been less
injurious than have been to the President the
columns Of the Union we make the acknow-
ledgment, although it lessons the value Of our
own structures, because the truth Of It from so
many quarters has forced the conviction on u.s.
And in truth, if we are not misiDformed, the
President himself has spoken in terms by no
means equivocal Of the "blunders Of the
Union ]" 10 truth, its most opposite title would
be "The Budget Of Blunders," and to the
adoption Of that title we recommend il.
Having supported the President and the Adj
ministration in all that il has done Of good,
good intentions and candor should at least be
allowed our judgment upon the Executives
shortcomings, which we arc compelled 10 bring
TO notice by bis persistent" determination 10
seek a nomination, not spontaneous from the
people, but attainable, if attainable at all, by
the agency Of Government patronage and in.
| huence.
THE UNION AND Mr.. BUCHANAN.