The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

NJ ,auf<uvr March
tors that now employ employed IN this city bu.
ouly WHO have performed such service IN oer p W
pRFsrpENr MAKINGlrHE CRrrTENDEN MOVE
.MENT-How II WAS. STARTED n
We publish in another column what would seem
to be an initial point in the recent Crlttenden-
republican, pro tective-aboltioni programme. TINS
letter nom IN Sargent is entirely authentic, and
presents At glance the whole case which we desire
to lay before the reader. Two days ago our neigh
Dor Of the Intsgsner nnder Indignant caption de-
MED the szistsnce Of the an ls
very positive way: s,,. "
"FAsm Ruxoa--Ihe Washington correspondent q
the Peansylvs Inquirer says There Is no truth ~
the ru,noe that circulars have been issued from Wasn
ingtou and distributed the Union, urging Mr.. cr't
tendon a. the candidate for the next presidency,
or II such be the case take the responsibility o. saying
that It has hsen not only without his consent but in de-
ance Of his positive prohibition The story mas pIopa
bly, grown out the fact that personal friends OF
Mr. Cttenden have been corresponding n 70
the future policy Of the opposition to the administration
and Mr. c. maine has doubtless been mentioned among
others We are assured that the rumor is without
foundation OF the many of that kind winch ofig
nate here
Werefer the Inelgeneer to the circular OF TINS Mr.
N Sargent presuming that our neighbor has been de-
ceived. We can hardly zee how this can be, be-
cause the Intsgsncs is supposed TO look with favor
upon the pretensons of Mr.. Crttenden. 1t is not
our business to reconcile these apparent dscrepan-
ETA ii il enough if we establish the fact that
s.eir nlars have been issued from Washington, and
si butsd over tho Union, urging Mr.. Crittenden as
fhs ext candidate for the Presidency
M =. 4 word about the matter Of Mr.. Sargent's
snss pn He is, in the first place, exceedingly anx-
Hans 10 natonalze the coalition This is quite natu-
It'll Having fought too battles on purely sectional
ef5Dnds, and being defeated in both, can under
sn why the motley forces of the opposition should
ieste to naonaize their party for 1860. This they
fso pse TO do by striking down all mere platforms
ga selying solely upon their candidate, modestly
esting that if anything Of the kind is necessary
&ftsy can build upon the Crittenden-amendment, We
sks i for granted then that if the coalition to
hs ii sSguredb by any declaration Of principles, they
aysas vi ,6ned exclusively to the Crittenden-
fsensisSat I
VIZ htsrIas5 syiips hize with Mr. N. Sargent and
is asaociates rnn thia subject. It's of intense
Iffieaity gpd ruo u l. we fear, VIM be arock upon
ssAjot aD sheig hapfs iii be wrecked. Mr.. Sargent
his lissk airn, II it seems on the ii til Of June
Isyapes r4inaines basis, the platform, of thenew
niae ssntdp 10 ile ID Of the same month when it
yss 3und neceasai to submit substitute. It re-
s 56 fhtAs tSatgs days to bring out new arrange
mGg n this rate ia the next two years we shall
l j4tg titee nsgi circulars, embracing, we inn
aFiAe gEoaats eafinently comprehensive to take in
an La aaatsaas ii wisich tho opposition is composed.
Wa HaSa never gaa IN the trouble to count up the
sxeesaf4livlsens the sectionalists, but we mag
III. 81 Aafgenta i. Jangement will embrace the en-
tire crowd.
We agree, too with Mr. Sargent, that for such a
people it would be something than idle to con-
struct platform and put them upon it. The Crit
tenden- amendment might answer, but that "instu-
ton proposed to give Jim Lane and his associate
rebels in Kansas full permission to make negro
State and we respectfully suggest to Mr.. Sargent
that his friends in the South will hardly be able to
get on to such platform and make themselves com
Portable during whole canvass. We take it Mr.
Sargent himself did not on the 23d umo, feel fully
satisfied with the Crttenden-amendment for, after
naming that measure he adroitly proceeds to argne
against any platform, assuring US that the people
care nothing about principles and are greatly at
tached to men, referring, proof of his assertion
to Washington, Clay, and Jackson and pointing in
anticipation to the intensely reception
of old Mr. Crittenden at Cincinnati and Covngton,
which had been fully arranged before Mr.. N. Sar-
gent wrote either Of his circulars. Presidentma-
king at least that part Of it which lays the found
alton Of individual success-getting up Of public
meetings and being enthusiastic by previous
fangelnent--is one of the most hazardous and ex-
pensive features Of our politics A large public
meeting does not of itself cost overmuch but there
is to be nice inside party who run up the bills
to a fearful amount In the case Of Mr. Crittenden
and his friend Mr. Sargent desire to express the
conviction that they are too carly planting The POI
litical earth is moist and cold and all the seed now
embowelled win surely be lost ii
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE POST, AND ALBION.
These respectable papers have been largely employ
ed for two three months past in vindicang the right