The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-10
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
NEW YoRK, FRIDAY mighty

quite vexed with your correspondent and dcvotes por
ton of its precious space to an editorial tga0n of
him. in which have doubt the writer believed that
he was utterly demolishing mo- l fear that am so
hardened in my iniquity to attach but little weight to
any remark whether in praise censure, which the
News cain make about me, and can afford to be more
than ordinarily careless as to the article to which al
lude which, wherever the writer quits his native ee-
ment of vugarty and attempts sarcasm is only
remarkable for its absurity and glazing napplicabity
In the first line of this article which appears under the
incomprehensble heading OF Done Srown,' learn the
interesting fact that sour New York correspondent
of the Washington Union is zone of the reporters of
the Journal of Commerce.. This is meant to be ter
rible blow but it fails because in the first place.
was and am not reporter for the Journal or any other
paper and in the second place, because, capable
of being reporter, should be very proud Of the tai
ent and should not consider the position either degra
ding inferior, as the writer in the News to
think To be sure my inference ofthe writer meaning
is taken from that foggy sentence, 'the doughty w Of the
reoytorid profession raised to the dignity Of Our Own
Correspondent" How f'sprig can be doughty
or how a profession have springs at all, is not
quite obvious. Perhaps it is only the royoridl pro-
fession that capable Of producing doughty sprigs "
but / hope the News will excuse me if i ask him
what the repororia profession is Webster has failed
to enlghten me- Being quite good natured, and only
sorry that the News is wrong ut the outset, shall
not crtcise too closely the rest of the article al
though the SMILES and ctaphorical illusions arc Of the
stangest. Never having had the illfortune to
Indignant washerwoman, or hear her ''ra, "
imagine washerwoman being indignant or railing ex-
cept when her bills not paid and in this portrayng
particular state Of the temper of the species washer
yield most readily to the superior experience of
the writer in the News.
suppose that have incurred the direful wrath of
the News because have not agreed with its denuca-
ton of the democratic State conventionthe representa-
ves of the democracy of the entire Stateor with its
assertion that it and its friends constitute the only true
democracy Ii ever had the most remote doubt as to
the perfect accuracy Of my opinions the subject that
doubt would be removed by the Done Brown article
in which my deas of the democratic party in this city
and State rdiculcd because the News magnes that
derive them from the democrats who visit the nas-
say Office and "the, government assayer Butter
WORTHY am exceedingly proud to state that do
enjoy the confidence and friendship Of the superintendent
Of the assay Office, Samuel +. Butterworth, than
whom in my mind, there does not exist more honest
man, q better democrat, reliable gentleman
that he to give me ''hnts or cues politics
any other subject should consider him most excellent
authority, and that between him and there exists
the perfect concord of opinion to the position and
prospects Of the democratic party and to the presmp
tuous nsolence of the Daily News am also perfectly
willing to acknowledge that have tho highest respect
for ALL and the warmest friendship for many Of the dem
ocrats who visit the assay Office, and who the Daily
News to the contrary notwithstanding, will be generally
considered democrats of the most orthodox faith Sena
tors Gwn of California Slidel OF Louisiana, Yuee Of
Florida, Brown, Of Mississippi Governor Brown, the
Postmaster General, Governor Horatio Seymour Dean
Richmond Edwin Crosswell, Calvert Comstock Edward
Haight Isaac HILL jr, Isaac Townsend John j. Cisco
among .the democrats who visit the assay Office
and If allowed the opinions Of these distinguished and
honorable gentlemen to influence mine, think that it
is proof of my wisdom, particularly where the sound
ness Of those opinions is only disputed by the Daily
News and the regulars.
not often disposed to allow myself to be catechscd
by persons Of the class to which writer's in tho Daily
News belong and were not in good humor would not
notice the questions which the author Of tho "Done
Brown article propounds But am in good humor
and shall those questions though fear that the
answer will rather disappoint my catcchist.
When Judge Douglas in this city in the month of
june met him twice three times In the assay Office
heard the senator from Illinois those occa
sons with great freedom political questions and it
seemed to be his great object to persuade the gen.
tlemen present that he resolved to pursue such
his return to Illinois would certainly bring
him back into full communion with the democratic party
and his rebelious behavior of last session to be
forgiven heard him state the heads of the speech no
intended to deliver at Chicago heard him declare that
no considered the Kansas question settled that the
English bill nality, and that he would say In
Illinois heard him say that he would II the people of
Kansas refused to into the Union under the prov
ions of the English BILL vote against their admission until
they had the proper representative ratio heard him ask
distinguished gentlemen who about 10 go TO Washing
ton TO state the facts and stop the administration war;
him. believed that Judge Douglas sincere. Others
believed as did, and, acting their belief sought in
terviews with the President and told him what the Judge
had said and they deceived, the result proved
but Mr. Buchanan is reported to have been ncreduous,
although anxious that his doubts might prove Ill found
cd state, with perfect knowledge of the fact,
that the sole object of Mr. Douglass visit to the assay
Office, and of his interview with me, (which by the way,
not of my seeking) was to silence democratic OPP
position by the most emphatic promises to return to
democratic allegiance There alluslon direct
Indirect TO State convention its proceedings and
PLATFORM and certainly understanding between Mr..
Butterworth and the Judge The accusation is too alb
surd TO need further notice. When the democracy of