The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-27
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our regular eorrespondent.l
PBILApELrHiA, Dec. "a, l5i!

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From our regular correspondcntl
PBILADELrInA, Dec. -, l645.
You will perceive, by the published accounts of
the state Of the money market here well in New
York, that the warpanic has been revived, and that
the prices of stocks have had rapid downward ten
dency. The brokers have taken cunning advan-
tage Of the proceedings in the Senate, and the few
Wing presses which remain inimca 10 the course
OF the administration IN regard to our foreign rea-
tons, have stimulated the condition ofthings, which
has produced the existing depression change, for
the purpose Of alarming the Executive into some
tame and unworthy compromise. They much mis-
lake their man; and if,hey do not, AS they should,
know this already, they will shortly and bitterly
alize 1t. The same game, played by the same men,
was attempted upon General Jackson in order that
he might be inundated in the discharge of high
and patriotic duty The banks applied the screws,
and universal 'panic" like some fearful disease,
appalled, the country. or his own friends many fall
tered and some were SO alarmed at his bold and de-
cisve policy, that they took sides with the enemy,
where they have been ever since. But the Old
Hero not be appalled-he persisted in his
course-the country was not ruined-grass did not
grow in our strees-our ships did not rot at our
wharves-labor receiyed its reward-and Of all the
predictions made by his foes, not single one was
realized Ii is the same in the of the present
Executive. donot believe that we shall have war,
as is predicted by the letter-writers for ofthe
papers; nor do believe, should we have any, that
we, who reside on the sea- board, arc to be immedi
oollterateu, houses ruZeu TO their founua-
tons, and ourselves it may be- chung, drawn, and
guartered." At all events, those who hope to d-
vert the of the President, by creating pam
les, calculate UNNECESSARILY without their host. IL
Is singular, yet II Is true, that all those admins
raons which have been remarkable for boldnesa
and vgor, have done most to vindcate the honor
and promote the welfare ofthe country. Without
Signalling, by name, those whose policy was tame
and negative, where, in history, there nobl.r
more eventfu era than the eight years Of Andrew
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future prosperity, amid tempest of calumny and
opposiiion and yet II is remarkable that those who
reaping the results of this bold and courageous
policy those who could bear the most powerful tes-
umony against themselves, are now about to run
the same course against an Executive whose prin-
cipes are the same, and whose administration will
bear equally acceptable results
The river Delaware is now frozen over. There
are several foreign vessels at the breakwater, which
have not yet been able to get in on account of the
ice The ice-boat went down yesterday in order to
make way for the Ohio, large vessel from Bor-
deaux, laden with brandy but it is feared she will
not succeed We have Had some intensely cold
weather Indeed it il estimated that we have not
had so severe December in twenty years. II
showed to-day; and now Chestnut street is ringing
with sleigh-bells, and alive with those fond Of this
wntry pastine.
The nearly unanimous passage Of the resolutions
admitting Texas into the Union by both houses Of
Congress- is rather a bitter commentary on the ia
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weeks ago, in which the expectation still held
ont that annexation might yet be defeated-a hope
which, according to the London Times, "woud
have nowhere been enthusiastically cheered, save IN
Massachusetts" This is the eDd-peaceful and UNI
obrusive-of measure about which the wings
clamored vebemcnuy--a measure from which
they drew such large supplies of panic to alarm tho
country into the support of Henry Clay. IL seems
either as if the wings did not believe themselves OF
as il they had forgotten their own arguments, from
the quiet and orderly manner in which they submit
to this natural and inevitable result.
4 have had two opportunities Of witnessing the
| exhibition Of Mr.. Fabcr's speaking automaton--
decidedly the wonderful and Ingenious creation
| of tho day. Frequent attempts have been made TO
initiate the human voice; and heretofore they have
have discovered the great secret for his figure has
not only voice like human being bl, il con-
verses quite ntellgibIy. II was exhibited for the
| frs, time before public audience on Monday even
ing; and in order to show that it was not cunning
deception, two of our most eminent scientific cit-
zens gave their views gifts wonderful powers and
showed the peculiar and wonderful difficulties that had
TO be surmounted in the attempt to initiate the organs
| Of sound, and then the human voice itself Models
| showing the formation of these orgsos in were
| also exhibited, and the success OF Mr.. Faber then
! pointed out. One of these gentlemen announced
| that it was by far the most remarkable creation Of
which we had any record. II pronounced the names
Of all the States and Territories, and hurraed for
j Oregon and Texas" with will. 1t sung several
popular airs, accompanied by tho organ and piano;
and in doing all this the moduations of the voice
were admirably preserved. Mr. Faber has devoted
the bcs, part Of long life to his figure. | hope he
may be we'll rewarded for his labor.
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