The Washington union., 1858-03-11
THE RENEGADES AND THE PHILADELPHIA
PRESS A LETTER FROM KANSAS,

We greatly fear our usually amiabe neishbor of
the Philadelphia Press is losing his temper well
as his democracy The Press commences early to
onicate in the inner temple of Mr.. Greeley 8 church
by denouncng renegades the seeding republicans
who signed the call for the democratic meeting at
Tammany Hall last Thursday evening. 1t says :
"And yet what u poor exchange, indeed, is the
bought and sycophantic adhesion Of such miserable
renegades, in comparison with the d'snterested and
manly support''of the Press and its associate
friends The Press is Bard to pleasc We have en-
deavored to impress the country with the idea that
sits responsible editor is immediate associate
and colaborer with that glorious senatorial trio
Douglas Stuart and Broderck-with Walker and
Stanton-of the magnanimous antrLecompton demo-
Gratis in the House. but instead of recognising our
generous services it pitches into us i'll real Arab
fashion. The truth is, our neighbor was evidently
in a sang culinary riood. having Just received let
ter from Kansas, informing him that the people
of the Territory were arrayed into two hostile par
ties and that Judge Williams is actually worn out
trying to keep them apart that, they thirst fer
blood like hyenas." We add paragraph from the
letter:
driven out in the night I'VE conccde it would be much
comfortable to be driven out in the day time n Es
Union. They may bring in Missouri and kill us they
do it Themselves but they cannot make us run
We are innocent and hence brave We have hun
dres of in the Territory ready to die in our de
fence 1--WE regard this assertion exravagant patriot
ism L,iouI--but 30 much do feel the importance of
prudence and patience that if the worst should come
want to avcnge my death. IT would only IN
volve thousands of and children and brave men
1t viii be a consolation to friends and relatives,
should Judge Williams fail 'to keep them apart to
know that the martyrs were ''innccent' aud that
they died facing the 'hyepas' which must be ter
rible ordeal Nothing can be better, too, than the
temper of the writer great deal better than that
of the Press towards the Untonwho will have mo
man avenge his death" We shall feel anxious TIL
we hear of his safety.
Without intending to cast the least reflection upon
the valiant aud chvalrous correspondent Of the
Press we can't help suggesting that inasmuch as bis
friends in Kansas are nineteen. twcBteths Of the
whole people that the "hyenas only "a little
squad Of political trappers,' he is unnecessarily
alarmed certainly so, if his associates are anywhere
near MS brave as himself,
The Union, we know, is poor authority with our
excited contemporary nevertheless we venture to say
that, IN our Judgment formed on testimony Ot mostun-
questionable accuracy the letter of the Press
twadde. We have Just noted that it is dated the
10th ofFebruary and from the fact that it positively
declares that nothing bit NE army prcrent ctuH
rar If Lecomptoa goes through we led to think
it written before Gov. Walker left the Terrific
ry--it is 50 like his official dispatches.
4 recent correspondence with the Missouri Demo
crat asserts the other hand that the free-State
party driving the pro-savery party out of the
Territory. If both these statements may be relied
upon, there is danger certainly of depopulation,
which do not apprehend.
The Press seems anxious to understand the terms
under which the Ulon establishment maintains It's
editorial corps. That is matter of business which
we do not care to Disclose aud which we must say
the Press has right to demand If the proprietor
Of the Press, with view Of improving his own bu-
sincss arrangements, will apply at the Office of the
Uaion we shall instruct the clerks TO afford him ev-
cry facility for understanding the general plan Of the
establishment.
IA At J,II,