The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-19
4yorHER LETTER IRON JUDGE BREESE
cAnIrln, IIIlnols, sept. 8, ls5

CARLYLE, illinois, sept 3, 1898.
10 DE Eitors Of Gs Union
friend handed me the enclosed cut from the ''cncn
natl Daily Commercial of the 2d inst and taken from
Forney' paper, the philadelphia Press
washington correspondence the philadelphia Prcss
% sat roube In Ilnos Leeomplonite bold
and brvs enough against Judge Douglas 80 s % screen the
as from open Coalition With The friends o. MI iAnln ihe
R rSy single representative the legislature Ia illinois,
nay well suppose that reaarss vas. as - gn a1a
t palronag, ast ingAd patronage has goa out
do nk has agreed perform the sncrncef No other that Mr.
sy Beaae o. Illinois, judge tho bench aud formerly
a. screen % Isconpon When read the unsons
article q yesterday saGoans @ s s.ss and ' f,o b Dss
learned that B IN the senate he Was the eteront loo
& Sbio M baoanan was Secretary OF state But the
n Secretary 10 the Senator was nolorous lhb
% viii wears Bni reese goes LeconptOn and ready 10 help
~ Douglas and he taken 10 the bosom Of she xecu
i've and londIel and forgiven
Hs correspondent at Washington, whoever he may be,
and / think can guess, is certainly no democrat
dismissed to do justice Had he desired the public
hauld know the 'antecedents of one so humble am,
he might referred them to the journals OF the Sen
te nom ls4S to ISi9 during which time did not fail
~ vote ON every important question before that body,
and generally with Mr. Buchanan then the distinguished
senator ftom Pennsylvania. We were together heart
and soul on the Texas treaty and the Oregon ques
Zion NV first speech that question in February 1914
that distinguished conplimented very highly in his
neeeb on the question delivered days subse-
ouent 1t is true, did not like yielding up line Of
Slo 40 and SO told Mr.. Polk and Mr. buchanan and
voted against the treaty by which IL done. General
CASE voted with
never supposed for this independent thought and
ton / had incurred the enmy OF Mr.. Buchanan for
whom had the highest personal regard, know did
not that of President Polk. Mr. buchanan was the
most prominent member OF that administration which
uppoed by my voice and vote throughout all party
measures did not vote for the treaty with Mexico, for
reasons which gave at the time, and which subsequent
events have proved valid Neither that treaty
the with Great britain were party measures, as the
journals win show.
think il will be news to Mr.. Buchanan that we were
ever bitter foes or enmy But if had BEEN it
would afford no why should not support his adj
mpistration having faith in it, 1t is to my credit if
can bury personal resentments cut Of sight.
supported him with earnestness and zeal when he
os nominated for President. and have had to
reore his election of the instruments in this
mart of the State by which the tide Of northern opposi
ton thrown Dack ana plurallty OF eght Thousand
achieved for him.
have sustained his administration thus far from y
sincere conviction that his ability is equal to his posi-
ton that his motives and designs patriotic and pure;
and that his mode of settling the distracting Kansas
question unexceptonabe, and the best under all the
circumstances and let what may come of it, / de-
temined sustain him to the last this issue at all
events He needs no screen for his patriotic and ga
gaciols movement this question. He will have
Justice done him or later. He true to his
pledges firm in his party fealty and square up the
platform constructed for him at Cincinnati and depart
ing respect from the principle of the Kansas Ne
braska bill
think know some who do need "a screen" and a
close one too to hide their movement on this the
only question the democratic party had, of any special
interest during the last long session of Congress They
not found with their party at this trying time bat
arrayed in the phalanx and there stood
one whole session of Congress, with those who make
nggers' the chief object of their solictude In fact
they were there long to have imbbed their odor
their : rank--t ,p,elIs o Heaven
Yours, very respectfully,
SIDNEY DREESE