The Shasta courier., 1858-10-23
The Administration and the Washing-
ton Union.


the Washington Union for long time has been,
and is now, engaged in waging most vindictive
and relentless warfare against Senator Douglas.
The enemies of the Administration profess to be-
lieve that the Union, although owned by Wen
del, who was printer to the Black Republican
House of Representatives, is waging this war
upon Douglas at the nstigation, or rather, COM
mand of Mr.. Buchanan. They say the Union is
generally looked upon by men of all parties, De-
mocrats as well as their many-hued and piebald
opponents, as the National Organ of the Democ-
racy; that this idea is permitted by the Admin
istration, without syllable of dissent, to obtain
Throughout the country generally; and that
hence the inference is Inevitable that the Union
utters the sentiments of the President and his
Cabinet, and in its endeavors to defeat Douglas,
and elect Lincoln, an avowed Abolitionist, but
treads in the line of procedure marked out by
the President himselfl
| We must confess that this is rather strange
logic-and most ingenious way to commit an
Administration to the course of newspaper.
Because people think the Union is the organ of
Mr.. Buchanan, and because he does moi formally
lisavow the connection, therefore the inference
is irresistible and undisputable that such rela-
tions do exist between the "high contracting
nets friends were to claim that he was in the
confidence of the President, and that the n Y.
Herald was chief fugleman to the Admnistra-
ton, it would have to be taken as " fixed fact"
unless the President, in Card to the Public"
disavowed the dirty impeachment.
The following article in the Sacramento Union
of the 10th, has suggested these remarks:
WAR on JUDGE DoUGLAs.-The Washington
Union continues its ON Senator Douglas, to
the surprise of Democrats everywhere and with
ferocity that shows that its conductors are anx-
ous that he should be supplanted by Lincoln
an avowed Abolitionist, in the Senate of the
United States. The Southern press is generally
taking the opposite tack, and coming to the res
cue of the. {" Lii tie Giant" Many persons
throughout the South are severe in their con-
demnation of the Union, and warm in their ad-
vocacy of Douglas, as pure consistent and firm
Democrat, worthy of the highest favor of the
party. In speech in Indiana, short time
, since, Thomas A. Hendricks, Commissioner of
the General Land Office, declared his adhesion
to Douglas. What will the Administration do /?
viii Commissioner Hendricks lose his head
Well see
1t will be seen the prominent ideas in this
article are, that the Union acts as the mouth
piece of the Administration, and that the Ad-
ministraton is warning on Douglas. Now, if we
mistake not the Union has frequently intimated
that the President was in the hands of the South
: ern Democracy. If that be so and " the South
ern press is generally coming to the rescue of
! the Little Giant, and many papers throughout
the South are severe in their condemnation of
the Union, and warm in their advocacy of Doug
las, as pure, consistent and firm Democrat
f worthy of the highest favor of the party" what
possible data is there for the supposition that
the Unions course meets the approval of the
President? fit receives the severe condemna-
tion of the Southern Democracy,-n whose
hands, say the enemies of the Administration,
Mr.. Buchanan is but facie tool-must it not
of necessity be reprobated by the President?
Again: 1t would seem to u that, to any one
save a blind opponent, the ia ct that Thomas A..
Hendricks, Commissioner of the General Land
Office, had declared his adhesion to Douglas, is
the best possible evidence that the Administra-
tion is not waging war on the greatest Demo-
crat in the great West
But word or two in reference to the very
: prevalent opinion that the Washington Union is
the organ of Mr.. Buchanan We will let that
D paper speak for itself. Recently, says the Ma
tonal LnteLligencer repelling with indignation the
:, charge ofmoulding its views in conformity with
those of the party, the Union said:
snow, regarding the organism of the Union,
we have just word to say. The Union is an
independent Journal. 1t is ready and anxious to
be fully advised upon all questions of public in
terest; and it is equally anxious to give express
sion to the truth, whomever it may hit, damage,
or benefit"
Again, at a later day, this Z" Independent" pa
8 per remarked:
awe have an impression that the Union is the
very least partisan in character of any political
journal in the country. We are guided solely
, by what we see to be right, and very little, in
t deed, by mere party influences"
D Does this look as if the Union was the organ
of the Administration? "The Union is an inde-
pendent journal, >" guided very little, indeed,
by mere party influence" says the editor What
perfect folly, then, in the face of such declara-
si"noi i'io w "etOihptto uoiu VIC
of Mr.. Buchanan responsible for the abuse heap
ed upon the head of the gallant Douglas by
paper in the interest of an ex-official of the
Black Republican House of Representatives
FALLING OFF.-At the vote in Kansas while
Calhoun was Governor, for against the Le-
compton Constitution, Oxford precinct poled
some eighteen hundred ballots. AT the recent
election under the English Bill, Denver being
Governor, that precinct polled 30 votes, all told
lie for the English Bill, and 13 against Shaw
nee precinct gave nearly 500 majority for the
Constitution, according to Calhoun's count; at
the recent election, according to Denvers count,
it gave Al for the English Bill, and so against
total III. The true cause of this great falling
OIL IN the votes of these precincts, we presume,
| is to be attributed to the fact that Gen. Denver
Is incapable of acting dishonesty.
! New FIRM.-We direct attention to the adyer
tsement of Messrs. Seelg L Levy. These gen.
temen have been separately doing business, as
Iooacconists in this place for number of years.
They have now determined to consolidate their
hrms And as this will necessarily lessen their
expenses in rent, clerk hire &C., they confident
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