The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-30
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
[rrom our regular correspondent

New YoRK, Sept, q, is45
There was considerable exciting discussion in
the Episcopal convention yesterday, in reference to
the case Of Bishop onderdonk There IL an inhu-
entail portion Of the church, who evidently desire
the bishops restoration and the full payment OF his
salary Another section, and perhaps the strongest,
are for declaring his seat vacant. They go for
eleciing another in bis place, and Withholding his
salary. M
The Reverend DIR. Taylor, highly respected
divine--originay, | believe, from Charleston,
South Carolina---made a very sensible and eloquent
speech. He commended that the restoration Of the
bishop would nfict widespread, il not irreparabe
injury on the church. He thought il best to con-
slider the Office vacant.
Others thought Ia majority of the commttee) il
to be best to let the bishop receive Of salary
remain in his quasi position, and have the aid Of an
assistant appointed.
This view strikes one as rather novel. A man is
suspended, and yet receives full pay. "The laborer
is worthy of his hire" The OK that treads out
wheat is not to be "muzzied." But suppose there
is no labor performed or wheat troddcn out, where
is the claim TO reward
The fact is very clear, that SO wide has the
breach become between the bishop and those who
oppose his reinstatement that peace unity can
prevail in the church long as he RENAME either
virtually bishop, or bishop in fact, of the diocess.
As DIR. Taylor remarked, the best course for the
bishop to adopt for the restoration Of order, would
be to resign
In travelling through the country heretofore,
in different directions, found that one Of the most
unpopular acts OF the celebrated wing Congress in
1912 and l643, was first to pass a bankrupt law
with Retrospective features, and, when il had been in
operation just long enough to release many dis
honest man from the payment of his just debts
after IL had accomplished all the evil attendant upon
its unfair application to past Indebtedness, however
contracted; and just ut the moment when It began TO
operate prospectvely- honest men could
claim its proiection--the same wing Congress that
passed II, seized upon it, and repealed it by an i'm
mense majority! We will venture to say, more
wicked, inconsistent and precipate piece of legis-
lation never distinguished an American Congress.
is well for the politicians TO know that the
members who repealed the bankrupt law were en-
trely mistaken IN the popular feeling if they sup
posed they acted in accordance with it, in voting
for repeal
The people justly and wisely objected to the
retrospective operation Of the law. They wished
il by all means continued, but SO amended as to
embrace corporations and chartered companies
There is no country on earth which needs a
uniform bankrupt law, upon the proper principle,
more than the United States. No measure would
generally meet the wishes and appreciation Of the
people
As things now stand, we have almost as many
kinds Of bankrupt laws as there are States; no
two Of which are precisely alike. -
In the exports Of New York, the article Of ashes
(pots and pearls) forms much greater item in
value than many persons who have not examined
the subject probably suppose.
The ashes which reach this market, uniformly
come either from the western part of this State or
from the southern shore Of Lake Erie. They are
well known to he formed from the Bleaching" or
filtration of wood as hes II is said, il takes 100
bushels of wood ashes to make one barrel Of pots.
The largest quantity il produced in the forest in
the interior Of Ohio, &c.--not far from the lake.
As barrel weighs four or five hundred pounds, and
its land carriage in the ordinary mode would be too
expensive, iii usually transported to the lake in
the winter on sleds or sleighs drawn the snow
The following statement will show the value and
extent of this trade for the years 1874 and 1845
The receipts up to September 81, 1874, were