The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-12
From our regular corresponding
PuILApELPHIA, June IL, /

Summer reigns--woud could write rains! The
hum of business rs almost hushed, amid the hery
heat of the burning sun; and nothing rises but the
Thermometer. Trade pauses for breath, and brown
toll filings his hammer by and waits for cool breeze
10 calm his throbbng temples. The hcadsman at
the customhouse pauses in his career and the Off
cal axe rests while he wipes the drops from his burn
ing brows. The air is heavy with the odors of the
squares and the gardens and light with the CLEAN of
the summary unraining sky. A cloud in the hori-
ION is hailed as the mariner halls "land" after a
long voyage; but the vision passes away, and drops
no tears over our woes, or only such as fall kissing
upon the pave, already heated like blazing pow-
share. Men wait for the evening, and then our
streets throng with released populace, who bless
themselves with having occupied day 30 full of
misery. And now to the OPERA See how they file
through the portals. The boxes are soon filled with
host Of the beauty and fashion of the city. What
an activity among the fans! How they futter, like
gay butterflies in the white hands of the ladies'! AT
last the curtain rises, last the welcome voice of
the prlma donna is heard, and the play progresses to
It's close. The audience rise, not only thoroughly
filed with the delightful strains Of Mr.. Fry, but
well roasted and sweated into the bargaih. Such is
the history of a summer-day in Phladenhla--a
mere skeleton view which deserves to be filled up
by our Neal or our Chandler, on some future occa-
sion.
And yet, Notwithstanding the heat, and the pro-
prety of keeping cool in consequence, the commu-
nifty is disturbed by riots, and the duel is fought al
most in our very streets! Vicksburg itself is not
more testy or chivalrous than we.
Mr.. Meredith, the gentleman injured in the duel
with Mr.. Keith on Monday last is doing tolerably
well The ball has been extracted. Some appre-
tensions are entertained account Of the hot
weather, but it is hoped he will recover
The Philadelphia repeal society will meet on Fri
day evening next when the conduct of MIR O'Con-
nell will be taken into consideration There can be
doubt that he has forever lost the confidence and
respect Of all repealers and rshmen in this country
They are, for the part body Of patriotic citi-
zens, who would gladly risk their lives for their
adopted country. Mr.. O'Connell has the reputation
Of being an honorable, able, and brave man; but,
conduct in sandering country from whose citizens
he has received money, and in charging them with
crimes of which they are gulltless, as consistent
with his reputation. The New York repealers have
not only Indignantly condemned Mr. O'Connell, but
have resolved to arm and equip themselves as
volunteers, should war between England and this
country break out and march to the defence of that
''soaring eagle" which the hberator said would be
brought down.
The news from Texas continues to be equally
strong in favor of annexaton and in proof OF Pres
ident Joness dupicity. His excellency has evil
IDENTIFY been playing deep game; but he has, no
doubt, discovered, by this times that the people are
good deal more honest than he is himself, or than
he believed them to be- repeat, his excellency
quires to be watched! A great measure has often
been defeated delayed account of the tricks of
molsh politician, who, working all the while I'm
der ground, had his plans completed before he was
suspected What the consideration is, for such
services as Mr.. Jones has rendered Great Britain,
does not appear; but he and his co-worker Mr..
Elliott, of opium memory have been little too in
dustrious merely for nothing. Besides, Great Britain
pays welparticulary when, as in the present case,
she desires to retard the growing prosperity and
greatness of nation whose march to power and
importance is not only steady, but rapid as the story
of some magical deluson. Mr. Jones must no
doubt perceive, by this time how sgnally he has
failed in all his efforts to defeat annexation. Let
him, however, be well and carefully watched!
Some Of the whig papers are, perceive, COM
planning of the "proscrpon" of their friends, by
Col. Folks administration Even the National In
elligencer which stood by in l541, when the gull
otine was busy at its work of official decapltatlon,
and when official heads were taken off, las if in
another French revolution not by dozens, but by
ffties and hundreds--has venured quietly to expos
tulate at the removals which have been made by the
new administration II has been well said that the
removals made since the 4th of March last, do not
equal those made in the first two months of Gene
raj Harrson's administration; and yet complaints
are made that too much prescription has taken
place My impression is, land in saying this,
proclaim the sentiments of the mass of the democra-
cy OF Pennsylvania that the removals that have
been made, were Justly made and that, II the wish
es of the democracy Of the Union are regarded, las
believe they VIII be- the good work Will DC con-
tnued. When we voted for James X. Polk it was
to effect a change of administration, and a removal
of the army of ofice-hoders, placed in their posi-
tons by General Harrison, and, in many cases. con-
tnued by John Tyler. Let there be no proscrip-
ton for opinions sake; but it is doctrine that can
not be gansaid and which is engraved upon the
hearts of the democrats, that your enemies should
never fill the places that belong to your friends; and
that the purposes Of every administration cannot be
carried out as well by the first by the last Had
Mr.. Clay been elected, premiums would have been
paid for every official democratic scalp, and the
blood-hounds of party would have scented every
democrat, and dragged him to the axe Then pro-
scription rouid have prevailed indeed; and Mr..
Granger could have lived over the bloody March
and April of 1s41. The wings, therefore, have
cause to be grateful that they have been so tendery
treated by the present administration; but hope
that this will not prevent the continuance of the
work of removal.
From regular correspondent