New-York daily tribune., 1844-04-05
Stand to your Co!ors: Wings.

Stand 10 your CO!ors' w nlSs'
IFor The ,rribune.l
Why is it, Mr.. Editor, (for you are expected 10
know every thing, that, with The exception OF The
Tribune, there is no Wing paper in this City ready
10 come out boldly and maniully for the Wing nom
inee for Mayor Does friendship, personal or po-
| Iitica for our worthy and estimablc citizen, Mr.
Harper, as matter OF forbid any erion on
the part OF the Wing press in behalf OF such man az
| MORRIS FRANKLIN. III whose hands has been placed
the Wing standard by the authorized representatives
ni The Wings of this City, Is he not fully capable
and if eecIrd determined TO lend his aid and IN use
his influence in eecting Mor0ngh reform IN our
CITY Government and Municipal affairs! And how
does il happen that so large number Oh wings are
mol ONLY ling themselves 10 desert tins Standard
bur, not content with this. are actively engaged III
persualing their political brethren to unile with them
IN futile effort To lead the so called " American Re
publicans' 10 victory! Can such Wings he aware
of the fact that OF the most Jealous and active
boislerous and reckless advocates OF the Natives,
are hc cunning agents o Tnmmany Hall leaders.
sent out bv them To swell the shout ot =" Down with
the Irish Come with Us, and see OUR zeal for RE
FORM " at the same time intending, after decerins
and leading into snare bolh' Natives and w NhlgS
10 return 10 their camp, and. like Indians III am
bush, rush from lieir hiding places tand these are
iegion) on the dav of election, well armed with
Loco Foco ballots. putting 10 flight, and orerpower
ing by numbers, the valiant army in which they had
acted the commendabe part OF dauntless rOfnntefTS:
The smoke o battle having cleared away, the stand
ard of lucu-Focolsn will he waving in triumph
from the top oi lis well-kmUwn CITADEL and the WIG
EECKUIrs so anxious for the Reform 10 he lonnd no
where but in the ranks OF tue Nailycs Will have
the satisfaction of reileclng for one year that they
noble patriots, as they honestly believed, conrIbn
ted not only to the defeat OF genuine Reiormers, the
Wing candidates, but also 10 the triumph oi a party
whose motto is We are TIE PEOPLE, and wo 10
those who question claims
Wings Of the CITY of Newly OrS 1cW you stand
10 YOUR colors, and thus emulate the example oi
your brethren i'll Connecticut? or do you lniend 10
tell them by your votes Oh the Sth OF tins month That
yor time for action must be subsequent TO the eec-
lion OF q Loco-Foco Mayor
North Eastern Boundnry--The Tariff
Postage Reform-Mr. Calhoun-Annexa xa-
ZION, &c. &c.
From Special Correspondent.
W,sHiScToN, April ,, 1914
A gentleman has just arrived here from New
Brunswick n. S. who states that on the 10Th OF
February Col Estcourt left Fredericton for the
scene of operations on the Northeastern Boundary
with his sappers and miners. The additional corps
of sappers and miners recently arrived from England
have gone TO join Col. Z. Tn the other band, our
Commissioner Mr. Albert Smith, is detained III
Washington, and is likely to be here some tme be-
cause the Loco-Foco majority will not make an ap-
preparation to enable him to buy provisions, hlre
men, &c. TO go on with the work ON the part OF the
United States. Beautiful is il not The real and
important business of the country neglected, whist
The time of the House is taken up in discussing the
merits of the Dorr War, and examining parcel o!
Ioaers sent on here from Rhode Island TO testify 10
the doings of the FvePoint renegades and wretches
ut ChepaChe
| | learn from the Hon. Henry a Wise that he is
detained also for want OF an appropriation, without
which he cannot SAIL there is money applica-
bic TO this purpose VIII not the People remember
this conduct Of Loco-Foco majority at the coming
Elections
| There is no earthly reason why Congress should
not adjourn on the 9TH OF Maybe day fixed on by
the Senate the House has passed The Indian, Fort-
iicaton and Army Appropriation Bills there re-
main the Navy and General Appropriations Bills 10
be passed the House does not intend 10 do anything
else but tinker the Tariff and make preence oil le-
form in the Post Office Department. WE'LL II they are
sincere, all this can be done in two months; but
then that would not them time 10 circulate large
number of cectinoeering documents TO operate upon
the next Presidential Election, which ii is their IN
ention 10 do eiore they adjourn, and soon after the
meeting o; the Baltimore Convention.
| As TO the Tariff ii is now actually doubtful 1t MIR.
McKay's Bill can pass the House the Pennsy-
vana and New Jersey members are alarmed at the
demonstrations g fresh from the people.
| hope now that YOU have disposed OF the Connec.
ucut election, you will turn your attention TO the
Post Office Committee OF the House here, and try
10 beat an idea or two into their heads.
MERRlcK's bill will pass the Senate with some
notifications and probably it will be taken up
vigorously in the House. The bill TO be introduced
| bv Mr. DANA is considered by many too radical. 1t
proposes u uniform rate of Postage cents or )
cents ior all distances. You see the Senate refused
to extend the cent distance over 100 miles, and re-
| fused 10 abrdge The franklng privilege by 4 very
| decided vote.
paid Mr. Calhoun q visit yesterday. lie is in
most excellent health and spirits, and looks really
ten years younger than When he was here last seS-
siSn. He is greatly graIitied at the confidence re-
posed in his Judgment BY all partes Put, strange
to say, found him very suuguine that he would be
able TO bring about the Annexation OF Texas and
he is infatuated enough 10 believe that when the
question seriously comes up before The Senate, there
will be not only majority but tyo-tlnrds found 10
vote for it Is not this extraordinary! And now
once all give the quiets 10 the statement Tues
days Herald that the Southern Wing Senators
will vote for Annexation they riH all rote against
| it, unless it be Henderson.
With regard 10 the Oregon Question, that has got
lis quetus in both Houses for the present. Mr. Cal
| houn, last session, was opposed 10 going 10
collateral issue; but he still considers title good
To the whole OF Oregon he will not allow the line
10 be run below 49, unless by the Intervention OF
Great Britain, the United States can Obtain from
| Mexico portion OF California equivalent IN
Guiding San Francisco But in no case will he al
| low the Columbia River TO he the dividing line.
There is no doubt in my mind, but the question Will
be amicably settled.
Mr.. Calhoun emphaticaIly declares that he comes
on here merely 10 transact the important business of
his Department, and that under no circumstances
will he mix himself up in any way with thr politics
OF the day, The ntrgues OF the Administration,
the miserable details OF granting Offices to t:,vontes
The meetings OF the National Institute for the last
two DAYS have been OF most interesting character
and it is evident that this annual meeting OF learned
men will be productive OF valuable results.
The Loco-Focos in Congress gave up Connecil-
cut on Monday night after receiving their letters