Washington sentinel., 1856-04-01
THE wAsHIN TON UNION AND
s.THAT" BERKELEY RESOLUTION.

THE wAsHIN NGTON UNION AND
.THAT" BERKELEY RESOLUTION.
After great labor-many misgivings-sa
and sullenly the Washington Union comes out
upon this unhappily neglected resolution Of the
Berkeley county Democrats. We do not mean
that it publishes it in its own columns-of
no maybe because it is stale after two months
keeping. But the Psnnsy'ranian has had the
honor Of making our unfortunate neighbor
show his hand, and We envy it the achieve
ment But such hand-alas, it is no hand
at ALT is his foot, and the cloven foot at
that.
After administering a gentle castigation to
the Pennsylranian for some past offence, it
proceeds to a second reprimand Of our unruly
friends in Philadelphia for presuming to return
the compliment, by calling attention to the
J5aons own tricks and shortcomings. The
Union says:
"We feel il our duty to Mr.. Buchanan now to
refer to another instance of indiscreton on the
part of the Pennsylranian in the insertion on
the 24th instant in its editorial columns of an
article which charges upon the Washington
readers" by the suppression of resolution in
favor of Mr.. Buchanan, adopted some weeks
!. ago by a county meeting in Berkley county,
Virginia.
Whether this article, like the one from the
Herald, was smuggled into the Pennsylranian
without the knowledge or approval of either
: editor proprietor, we cannot tell but we
\ should be grati6ed to find that such was the
case. But if such was not the case, we are sure
that the indiscreet zeal which dictated the
article, and secured its insertion in the Penn
sylranian will meet the approval Of no prudent
friend of Mr.. Buchanan, nor Of that gentleman
himself
"To the charge Of want Of friendship to-
wards that distinguished statesman, the editor
Of the Washington Union points to its columns
for the only response which they deem it proper
to make. To the charge of doing him injus-
tice by the suppression of resolutions passed at
late meetings in Virginia, we have only TO re.
mark that il has no foundation, unless the case
as to the Berkeley resolutions specified, and
which is the only one specified shall sustain
the charge.
"The facts viii furnish the only answer to the
! charge Of mutating the proceedings Of the
Berkeley meeting which il is necessary to make.
The resolutions adopted at that meeting, as they
appeared in the Union, we're enclosed 10 us by
prominent democrat at Virginia, with request
for their insertion. We published them exactly
as he sent them, not knowing that any resolu.
ton expressing preference for Mr. Buchanan
had been passed. The entire proceedings we're
not seen by us and never have been, and we had
no knowledge Of any such resolution as that
with the suppression Of which we are charged,
until within the last few days when we saw the
charge made in paper with which we hold no
intercourse
ave notice the charge now only because the
Pennsylrdnidn has deemed il Of sufficient i'm.
portance TO make il the ground of an Unjust and
lliberal personal attack. We do not know the
presidential preferences ofthe Virginia democrat
above alluded 20, but we do know that he is
incapable Of mutilatng the proceedings Of any
meeting for the purpose Of injuring Mr.. Buch-
anan, or any one else. We have no doubt
that in emitting the resolution, he supposed he
was carrying out the policy Of the Union as to
neutrality between the aspirants.
1T may be the opinion Of the Pennyylrdnidn
that il is doing service 10 Mr.. Buchanan IN this
effort TO provoke q controversy with the Union.
, We choose TO manifest our friendship for him
+ by declining to CRAFTY the Rennsylponion,
and by persisting in our policy Of defending him
against all unjust attacks, whether by open or
covert enemies or By friends whose zeal outruns
! their discretion, and Of freely expressing our
undisguised admiration Of the elevated states.
manship and the sound democratic principles
which he has exhibited in every public position
which he has occupied"
We pass over the unjust insinuation Of the
Washington Union that the article of the
PsnnsyiCanian was "Smuggled" into that highly
respectable and influential journal. We know
right well to whom the Union points rs the
smuggler, but il reckons without its host, and
proves itself almost as stupid in guessing as in
most other things As we we're the first to call
: the attention Of the public to the gross out
rage upon Mr. Buchanan, his friends and the
Democratic party at large, we will stand by
the Pennsylranian in its charge and in its
scathing article upon the Washington Union in
another column. We will show how utterly
impotent and lame the excuse Of the Washing.
ton Union is for not publishing the resolution
in favor Of James Buchanan Indeed, if we
had no charity for the Washington Union, we
would take its own statements in preference.
and make it out far more unfair and criminal
than before. To have suppressed the resolu-
ton was bad enough, God knows, for il was
pretty safe calculation that il would not have
been found out. But to have known for three
,oeels at the least that such an accident bad oc
Cured as the mutation Of the proceedings Of
Democratic meeting, and not have FASTENED
frankly to repair the wrong, is adding insult
to injury Still the resolution is not pub
lished.
But we are too polite to doubt It's statement
Of the facts, and are therefore compelled to
hold it up in its true and only light.
: The Union says
--.olutions adopted at the Berke-