The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-05-02
covode and his Apologies,

Next to the baseness which prompted Covo-
de and his confederates in the proceeding
which has obtained an infamous notoriety is
that which now insinuates m apology for 1t on
the preteace that there has been q look of abuse
and corruption about the administration -
This is the audacious plea of that organ of Sc
warl in the city of New York whose immacu-
late reputation gives it such a title to pirate
about purity and integrity. A gross and fla
grant outrage upon official decerum and con-
constitutional right is perpetrated at the instl-
CATION Of malignant and yindictive partisans;
and then this nefarious act itself is brought
forward as an indication that there must be
some ground. for It'll We are impudently told
that there must be something rotten on the
slate, or these accuse ions would not be made.
Nor il this all. Young persons who are just
entering upon political life, and Others who
are imperfectly acquainted with political his
tories, and know fttle-of the excuses to which
party luminosity will drive men, are worked up
on by an imposing array OF charges; and they
are urged to believe that such accusations
would never have been brought against an up
right and uncorrupted Chief Magistrate
Now, without referring to the analoSies to
the present case Of malicious assault upon
President Buchanan which are presented in
the histories of some of his later predecessors,
we will simply recall to those who employ such
a mode of aryument the conduct Of some of
their own prototy pes towards General Wash
iueton. Mr.. Buchanan himself quoted, n his
Protest, from the lofty and affecting appeal
uf the Father of his Country, contained in a
letter to Mr.. Jefferson, showing on what cx-
aggerated and indecent terms he had been
assailed. Marshall's biography contains many
equally striking illustrations of he same spirit
on the part of his enemies. That historian
states generally: -
: Notwithstanding the extraordinary popu-t
larity of : he first President of the United
States, scarcely did any act of his administra-
ton escape most bitter inyective." {
Even his mode of life and style of enter
we e stigmatized :qpz - "e7 4
sThe leyees of the President and the even
ing parties of Mrs. Washington were said to
be limitations of regal institutions, designed to
the American people to the pomp
and manner of European courts.
These defamers stopped at nothing chat
could yilify or degrade tie great patriot. / /.
:. with equal virulence the military and
character of the President was at
talked, and he was averred to be totally des-
titHtei of merit either as a soldier or a states
man" 4za sd fsA5 5f' 40 NC
81 An impeachment was more than once pub
iicly suggested and some Ceyode or Haskin
Of that day unblushingly asserted, according
to Marshall, that "he had draws from the
treasury for his private use more than the sal
AIRY annexed to his off ce !
Didfthese wretched libellers obtain a VIC
tory over the reputation of Washington No,
they are consigned to universal scorn. And
such will be the fate of the confederated ca
lumpiators of President Buchanan while,
with the people, the confidence felt in the in
of their Chief Magistrate will remain
Constellation. nsd