The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-25

ana labor Tor such purposes without being pad for
H. AZ could not have been Mr. TrumbuIl's want Of
sasacity That prevented him from knowing it,
The senator is equally unfortunate when he as
cends from particulars TO tie total expense OF
collecting the revenue Ho says that during Fill
morels administration the whole revenue was
collected for much less than it was during tho
administration of General Pierce. This is the
| assertion Of senator who has reached one Of the
proudest positions not only in this republic, but, we
nights add, the world and yet the official document
ne held IN his hand, and from which he attempted
10 instruct the people, contained the whitening
iact that the amount of revenue collected in 1852
w w,s ------------ $40, los, 1913 "a
lhe expenses for collecting the same-- 1865 42Y o.
AND the amount of revenue in 1857 81 III O34 O5
ana expenses for collecting the 1852 359 SO
Is any further evidence needed to indicate our
charge that his speech was disingenuous disreputa
bic, and disgraceful?
we have already made this article longer than
we intended, but we cannot close it without remind
ing the reader that this same senator never sun
ported MIR. Filmore's administration when in mower
nor did he lend helping hand to restore il he
preferred the association of Alatteson & Co.. whose
esumate OF pubic virtue is a matter of record 1t
is no pleasure to hold up any individual to public
contempt much less q senator in Congress- Int
when one is so lost to every sense of propriety and
regards 80 loosely the obligations due to truth and to
justice, he has no claims upon our forbearance
Besides, how unblushing must be that mean assurance
who can impeach the integrity of political oreani
cation without the shadow of testimony to sustain
when the nix ia 10 J,,. Al.
corruption and disgrace of four representatives in
congress, every one OF whom is member of the
same political association to which the senator by
his late speech is entitled to be considered worthy
member.
we shall have much more to say upon this sub |
Ject OF public expenditures; we invite the strictes
scrutiny INTO the past acts and policy of the two par
hes---we dread no investigation and if we can in
culcae with our opponents strict regard for truth
we DEFY all opposition, whether in the honeyed
phrases oil kentnckys sincere senator, or tho reck-
less assertions Of his coadjutor from Illinois
While upon this subject we should like to know
when it was before this that Senator Douglas could
be silent under such attacks upon the integrity of
the democratic party? We have yet to learn that
he has raised his voice in the defence of the party
he claims to be as much attached to as in days gone
by. lie knew that all these statements were false,
and yet he does not consider them of sufficient i'm
porance to deserve his notice. Having done iuius-
lice to MIR. Buchanan's administration during the
asst session of Congress- and since its adjournment
upon another great and exciting question, it could
not be expected that he would vndicate its integrity
lpon any question; but to 80 tenacious of being
recognised as democrat, and claiming all the vir
ue and power pertinent to the association we did
suppose that he would be induced to defend the or
,anization represented by Gen. Pierces admins
ration from attacks which he knew were false and
MUST.