The New York herald., 1845-08-29
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Correspondence Of the Herald
WASHINGTON, Aug, n, 1916
Quite respectable old-fashione6 thunder-gusr
prevails as write. 1t will do much good 10 this
southern country
II il the store ship Lexington which is ordered
southwark from New York on the 10Th II has been
the policy heretofore with the government (vide the
Florida war; TO hire ships al the rate OF TWO or three
hundred dollars per day and steamboats, Al much
higher rate for transports Why cannot the govern
ment buy such ships when they are wanted The hire
ola common ship for two monthswoud box up an old
schooner that woud last for several years for trans
pouaton purposes. And the government ought TO
have, any how, but particularly al this uncture, u
sralnboat or two ON the Mississippi for the trans
ter Of men, horses, and munitions Of war. And il
would b. cheaper 10 buy a couple AT once than 10
b. p,ylng from five hundred to thousand dolars
for temporary ulps.
We earu that a new wing paper is about 10 be es-
iabllshCd ia Washington, moi again To
+, lear the way for Harry Clay,n
bur for JIG.r John Mclean. OF ONO. Ii il assn.
rrdS beginning the campaign Of AZ in good ime.
Il would be ample time, one would thlnk. To let tnr
bdnnff ~ the armistce hang ont at east twelve
monhs longer We can't divine wnat good is 10 be-
achieved by either party IN SO early ana decided a
movement Tor the next Presidency. How
ever. Il the boys start the paper, with n suong
hesd To- control II, we doubt not that the wings
wtil sustain H. The wings as a party expend
perhaps, three tunes the amount IN newspapers
that the democrats do. We account for this from
several reasons. 10 wit; lst-Because the wings
have the most money aud more leisure time, 2nd-
Because there a large proportion OF The democrats
who can't read, or are not able 10 pay or who have
time 10 read. 3gd-Because the of the
democrats aie VA the country, where they have 10
pay rostsge, aud where the post offices often at
inconyenient distances, while the masses are IN the
the pcst oilic~s, and tree from the cent and half
tariff for carriage. imposed by Uncle sam. In edu-
cation, ~ general knowledge "a The arts OF refined
society, in knowledge how 10 get money easily, and
how "a spend q prodigaliy and cheeriully for their
parry men and purity principles, the wings far
ahead oi The iocos; indeed they are ahead Of them
IN almost everything except IN the small matter OF
yoiiag. In thai item the 90 get used up most
awialy, Bat they have learned by this time. that
bsggtng 4 not strength, nor mere empty show the
besl rou o argumeni, nor a table OF figures before
the election any soT 81 surety IS 10 the.genefa re-
suit
We shall have a dreadful chaper Of accidents be-
fore ihe Washington Criminal Court al ITS session Il
neat December. The trial vi Cook for the murder
81 Major. the uia 81 young Elliott tor the killing
ol Kendall and the manning o Bailey; the trial of
Ex-Governor Thomas, OF Maryland, for libel in
his late pamphlet, against his vile, In which Col
Benton and hrs people are implicated hy the Ex-liov
error, and who therefore. brng this snlt; the trial
ui g.. J. McNuly, tor emheLzlrment ot the publ c
moneys, - Clerk - the House OF Represen-
Nnkes-and host al other MINOR suits oi a secon-
dary character
fsiher Richie IL bolstng Of having received Of
Ag Tucker oi Penasyysnip, sundry peaches OF
eleven inches an circumference We shan'i believe
that Mr.. Iucksr has any such peaches u we have
proved Il ~ al the tests Ot personal Inspection We
are glad, however, % perceive, marked improve
mrGi every year m the quantity aud quality Of the
fruits aud grr-tablts ot the Washington mar
keis. Win llttlc stronger lnfasion of Yankees
We shall have beautiful county around Washing
ton hy-and-ly
Judge Mason has gone ofi 70 Virginia All the
and Mr. Welkcr. have beea of on a cruise ur too
this summer Tns President did re, a. tar as
Mounl lem0n. and had thr papers ~ two davs t.
examine On M return IA Consequence And the
result s,ths ~ was kept c0se IL business y er since
EREgsSqHf-ihat Young lady from Tennessee al
the Wnlle House plays the piano very divlnely.
A. yea get the news from Mexico a. earv =. il il
received m Wsshlngton. Ne Shell not trouble ynu
on mat nrad, save wlih the rumor thar was sflOal
ihls mofning stAnng forced march Gen ATl~ta
had come ~ contact with Gen Iaylng and rad
licked hlm. We cannot believe, that Taylor would
suffer himself 20 be beaten ~ the whole Mexican
inrce 81 lotc0 inen advancing a. on he RIO Grande
Therefore, we have no iallh N The report
War or no war, the concentration 81 troops and
scamrn IN 0no aiung the coast 0t Texas wiA be 4
sugar plumb % The sinck.raiser- ot that country,
We have Hon. Branch II Archer. ~ Texas II
the United states. he i man ei the most yigo-
GOus and iail-xibe cart II counenance--a man ut
taient-good hard practical sense, and Of much ob.
seryAiIon.
We dare say there viii be music al the capitol
this evening