Washington sentinel., 1856-05-24
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Thursdays Pennsyluanian
Neutrality OF the ss swashingt Unfon'-
its paternaI care OF MIR. Buchanan, and
total neglect OF such outside candidates
As Pierce, Douglas, Hunter, &c.
| How is it, that when the Chicago Times per-
verted Mr.. Buchanan's letter to Senator Slidell,
the Union failed to rebuke that journal for its
indiscretion? Does it intend to neglect Mr..
Douglas in its high office of neutrality? Could
it not discover that he might "be made to suf
fer by the mad zeal of so indiscreet friend Z"
When the Boston Post, the quasi organ of the
port, disparages Mr.. Buchanan's position, the
Union neglects to perform its high duties of
neutrality When Mr.. Pryor, Of Richmond,
issued his pamphlet, perverting the sentiments
and detracting from the merits of Pennsylya-
MAS candidate, and circulated the document
by thousands, the Union, with all its preten-
sion to fairness, could not even dissent from
the insidious and unjust assault upon MIR.
Buchanan. Did it not occur to the Union that
this was great indiscretion on the part OF
friend of Mr.. Hunter, and might excite hos.
tility to the latter gentleman? Are not the
interests of Mr.. Hunter within the jurisdiction
Of the Union's neutrality? The Union's pur-
view should have extended further, if il de-
sired to be considered Just. The Fredericks-
burg Recorder speaks for Mr.. Hunter the
Southside Democrat for Pierce and Hunter
the Lynchburg Republican for Hunter and
Douglas-the Richmond Enquirer for Pierce
and Hunter-the Mobile Register for Pierce
the New Orleans Delta for jefferson Davis
and Douglas-the Baltimore Republican for
Pierce-the Ceaveland Ploindealer for Doug
las--the Washington Star for Sydney Webster
nd Cal Gpo he no,,
for Guthrie--although every one of these have
been guilty of indiscretions, yet not one word
of censure has the neutral Union deigned to
utter against either. The strong man alone,
and his fsiends were the objects OF the Unions
friendly supervision. This was cruel neglect
towards all the other candidates.
We do not intend to be "unkind or illiberal"
to the Onion. We are deeply sensible that
holding the scales Of justice. is no easy task
Perhaps the Union has done its utmost to be
perfectly neutral; but we are utterly unable to
account for its keen perception of our indiscre
tions, while it has displayed such total oblvi
BUSINESS of the actions of those prefering other
candidates. Possibly we have misunderstood
the Union. Perhaps its real design is to pro-
mote Mr. Buchanans nomination. But then
the Union says it is neutral, and this forbids
the idea. Although Virginia gentlemen may
send the Union mutilated proceedings of a
County Convention, yet we are bound to be-
lieve that that journal is truthful. Although
the proceedings of the State Convention of Cal
ifornia was published in such form as to
leave the impression on the mind of the reader
that the delegates were not instructed for Mr..
Buchanan, yet this may have been all candid
and intended for the best, rs it is sometimes
| understood that it is bad policy to make can.
| didate too strong at the beginning. Notwith-
| standing the fact, that some weeks since, we
corrected the Union in the erroneous opinion
that the delegates from Pennsylvania we're in
structed to 60 for Mr.. Buchanan ''first, last
and all the time," it attempted, with great
complacency, to extricate itself from the
dilemma by interposing preliminary resolu
| ton to the proceedings of the Convention,
which directed that no man but a sincere friend
of Mr.. B. should be sent as delegate to Gin
cinnati. Even this presents no sufficient evil
dence that the Union is not exclusively devoted
to Mr.. B. 1t may have deemed it polite to
show that Pennsylvania aoould neuer girc up.
But we have no disposition to pursue the
subject farther. The Union has Herculean
task to perform, and much as we may differ,
and however its politics may battle IT CON-
prehension, it still has large share of our
| sympathy for its evident forebodings of the
| future. With 'these kind words" for the Union
we take leave of it until it shall further excite
our curiosity or commisseration.