The daily union., 1856-02-03
A DANGEROUS EDITOR AT LARGE.


DANGEROUS EDITOR AT LARGE
For the sake Of the fate of empires" keep that at
home. Hear him
Editorial conespondenesl
WAsHSGros, Jan. g.
As intmated in my letter of last evening visited both
the Sc ate and the House of Representatives yesterday
and was introduced TO number OF the members Either
the statesmen Of the present day lack something OF the
awenspng appearance OF the great men who have passed
from the stage Of action else have lost something OF
the with which used TO look upon in high
station remember years ago was in the presence
OF Daniel Webster hour more and stood the whole
time gazing with and speechess admiration
and wonder upon his majestic form his massive brow his
large and deep-set eyes overhung by dark and heavy
brows could not have spoken word TO him had the
fate of empires depended upon the speaking OF that word
think am quite as modest now as then, but II seemed
guile easy talk and repreen here
II does in State where great men have not yet
made their appearance.
A fox who had never seen a lion, when by chance he
met him for the first time, was terrified that he almost
died of fright When he him the second time he
still afraid but managed disguise his fear When he
saw him the third time he so much emboldened that
he up 10 him aud asked him how lie did
This has been lately reenacted by western editor
who has made his maiden debut in the city Of Washington
in extraordinary outburst Of magnioquence, OF
which the above is but fgii type g" [hel was in the
presence of Daniel Webster hour more and stood the
whole time gazing'" 1t is difficult this distance
time to determine whether should wonder at the
fright of the astue editor at the patience of Daniel Web
ser "ind stood ,caa open mouth" Not quite remarka-
BILE however, this it would require just such mouth to
wrte just such euphonous, hifutin sentence this
quotation
You can well imagine greenhorn editor, who has been
throwing off the issues of onehorse country press deal
ing in the details of private sander and personal derac
ton coming the great national capital the
country daguerreotype likeness of her great You
appreciate the article unless you knew the
lie is the leader at home of the township meeting dele
gate the county convention, gentleman upon whose
word depends the destiny of empires but his lips seal
ed and the word is lost in the admiration of the mighty
Webster g
Ii is unfortunate that so great man should have
ceved low estimate of the American Senate any
tme but it is snguarly unfortunate that that opinion
should be published in his paper and that too this very
time when we are on the eve of war with great foreign
power is however but making the old adage that
evils and misfortunes not alone But that the
fate Of empire did depend. upon his speaking he has
spoken, and fate is sealed Well why should not he
write? and If be writes at ALL why not write in the true
spirit of patriotism and candor2 Why should not be go
boldly and with senator's when that body has
SO degeneraed2 Why should like j. j. Critten-
den John Bell Lewis Cass, Mr. Seward, Mr. Butler, and
Mr. Mason, &C. feel familiar in conversation with west
editorial prodigy? And then 1t would be absurd ex-
traordnary for editor TO visit Washington great
and not write about them to his people home. But
he seems equally unfortunate. He has great men at
home, and find here, He attributes himself
great modesty which is ,autology for what but
modesy could inspire such openmouthed speechess
der2 Upon the whole 1t lie great thing to be western
with enlarged ideas suggested by the plains of
the Northwest with expansive thoughts corresponding
with the mighty river which sweeps through the bosom
the great valley. And Iowa is great country
and il the government generally, which Is in such
weak hands, would consult its interest and perpetuy
it would extend the editor of the Desmopes Valley
Whig inducements to remain west of the Alleghenie for
neither the general government Washington city
survive his next visit