Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-11
The Washington Union.
h The Closing StrHggfe.s,

s. The Closing Struggle
The South-guller of the Washington Union
Is about to wind up his misrepresentation Of
the political contest now pending In an arti-
Gle Of last week, which has just Ret our eye,
he discourses most learnedy upon " the clos
ing struggle" yet we regret to find no apology
to his Southern readers for the misrepresenta-
tons by which he has misled them-no repent
Rnce for the past and, of course, no promise Ct
reformation for the future Indeed, the article
before us contains nothing more or less than a
rehask Of his former Misrepresentation a
conglomeration Gas !" Old Bullion " would say)
of the folly, nonsense, and untruths uttered by
that press during the present campaign 1t is
recapitulaton thereof, with which he propo-
SEES to terminate his illusions to the closing
struggle"
We propose to put on record, for the amuse-
ment ofour readers, some of the positions which
that sheet presents, in relation to :" the closing
struggle" 1t says:
The issue before the people is not to choice of
nen-yhetber Mr. buchanan OF Mr. Fremont ia to be
elected President of the United States but whethe
the only true national conservative party-whose
history is history of faithful fearless and unremit
ting struggles in defence of the Union, the Constitu
ton the equal rights of the States and the sovereign
power of tue people-is to be defeated and the
try left to the tender mercies of fanatics, demagegues
and traitors"
And so the Washington Union ignores the
existence Of Mr.. Fillmore, and what is worse,
it claims that the sectional party which built
mp the Cincinnati Platform, and stretched out
"Old Buck to suit its dimensions, is g the
only true, national conservative party-whose
history is history of faithful, fearless, and
unremitting struggles in defence Qfthe Union"
&c, &C. Andyet the leaders Of this very party,
the Wises, the Tombses, and others Of the
+" fire-eating" breed threaten q dissolution Of
the Union, unless their candidate is elected
A beautiful Union party indeed
Here, at this point, we have word or two
TO say, and we say it thus: that this Union
will stand, and it will preserve the liberties Of
this people, when all such professed defenders
Of the Union will have been forgottenl 1t is
a mockery-it is an insult to the good sense of
the people Of the United States to pretend that
the filibustering- Ostend manifesto squattcr
sovereignty" party, who built up the Cincin-
natl platform, have any care for, or any desire
to preserve the Union of these Statesl Again
that press says:
documents and papers by hundreds of thousands
have been scattered broadcast the land until the
truth has finally found its way alike into the dwell
ings of the rich and the poor-the abode of wealth
and ease, the workshop, the farmhouse and the log
cabin"
Strike out the word truth" in the above
extract and insert falsehood in its place, and
the sentence would represent the truth
Never in the history Of political contests in
this country have such bald, unblushing lies
been published as the sham Democrats have
scattered bro Adcast over the land in the last
four months Again it says:
Every true patriot and every eminent statesman
Il matters not what their political anities may have
been heretofore, is found fighting the side Of
the Democracy and the country. The most promi-
nent distinguished, and trusted Of the old political
organizations Wing and Democratic, many Of whom
from age ply steal infrmites inclination have
long retired from public life are now enrolled under
the Buchanan flag and are doing active and efficient
service 10 rescue the Union from the dangers from
the foe within"
Not single patriot or statesman in the
American party, nor one among the I" od-line
Wings" who have endorsed Mr.. Fillmore
They are all ene,siSs Of the Federal Union, if
that mendacious sheet is TO be Credited
And again it says:
n" And the Van Burens sire and son. their names
must not be forgotten although there may be spots
and bemishes in their political record. True TO pat
lotto instincts, and with heart yearning for the
success Of the old party which has for than
half century resisted and successfully resisted the
schemes, plots, and Vaccinations of the enemies Of
the Republic, they are giving their names their
influence, and their best exerons 10 avert the com
mon danger fall that eminenti In statesmanshp
pure and ardent in patriotism and selfsacrifcing IN
spirit beat back the now gathering tide Of fanat
icsm then, indeed, IS the Union safe beyond all per-
adventure"
1.-THE Van Burens, sire and SON." are Dem
OcrAtic patriots now, redeemed from obloquy
and reproach, by their success in the Oincin-
matt Convention, where they fooled the South
ern delegates into the adoption Of "squattcr
sovereignty" doctrines, whereby all the Ter.