The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-11
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
TFrom our regular correspondent
Pu,LADrIrnlA, September 10, Is

PHLADELrHIA, September 10, lS45.
The National Intelligencer which has been sci.
monIzing 80 solemnly for weeks past against the
lmpollcy of our troops crossing the Nueces into
what il is pleased TO call ''disputed territory" will
perceive, by the late news from the South, that the
Mexican army, under General Arista have tacity
yielded to US the Rio Grande ms our boundary, and
are now entrenched ON the Mexican side of that
line! So that II will be that the nteligencer
better yeTsed in the rights Of Mexico than Mexico
herself. II is possible, indeed, that our Mexican
neighbors may be enlightened to their claims
from the Nueces, by the patriotic and disnerested
course Of the National lntelligencer. There is a
discrepancy in the conduct of these worthy allies;
and 1t would be well that Mexico should instruct
the lntegencer, that the Intellgencer should in
struct Mexico, in such way that they could agree
IN making common cause against the United States.
But, badinage apart, is it not a most humilating
spectacle 10 see newspaper processing to have
American feelings, and inspired by an occasional I'll
of patrotism-that seems to be wonderfully sincere
IN It's anxiety to oppose adm nistration which il
dslikes-taklng position of hostility to our rights
that has made II more radical advocate of the
claims of foreign nation than that nation itself?
Such, however, is the nextricable predcament into
which the lntelgencer has been hurried
] am indebted 10 o. c. Gardiner ESQ.,, who has
become part owner of the Democratic Review"
and is now connected with Mr.. O'Sullivan in its
management, for an early copy of the September
lHuuhoet VI tiut HiSn-tOneu ana lnHuent0I perlCQ-
cal Simultaneous with the change in the manage
ment, Is the reduction in the price of this excellent
work from hive to three dollars per annum-a
change which, IN both cases, is destined to produce
the happest effects. Mr.. Gardiner is gentleman
Of fine literary taste, and sterling business habits
Ills acquaintance among the leading democrats of
the country is extensive, and his disposition to
make the "Review" worthy of wider and al.per
vadng circulation, is equal to his industry and deter
mination Such man has long been wanted as
the business head Of this commanding periodical,
conducted as il is by such superior talents. The
reduction IN the price places the "Review" COM
pletely within the popular reach. There is not now
an industrious workingman who cannot afford to
subscribe for it; and it behooves all our friends 10
make an active and vigorous effort in its favor. Its
high literary character its solid and substantial sci
enfc papers, and its bold and correct political sem
uments, SO tempered, withal, by consistent courA
tesy that political foe need never be offended in
their perusal;--these admitted merits commend the
Democratic Review" to the patronage of all
classes of readers; and, now that the work
is brought closer TO the people by an import
ant reduction in its price, it is to be hoped
that every section Of the country will contrib
ute its portion of new subscribers The Septem-
Der number, the first that has appeared since
this important change has taken place, contains
mezzotint, beautifully and faithfully executed from
a daguerreotype Of General Jackson in his last
days." worthy Of being preserved the latest and
number of the Review valuable and interesting
The paper on political patronage" is able and high
toned, and withal bold and sagacious. Ii suggests
the importance of limiting the patronage of the gov
ernment and the danger of letting it grow to an ex-
cesslve height, as our country expands in popula-
uon, territory, and resources. The literary contents
are of the highest ORDER and rise infinitely above the
namby-pamby nonsense of the fashionable month
lies. Let me once more invoke for the Review, not
merely those good wishes, but the active support Of
all our friends.
You announced, few days ago, the tender, by
Major General Patterson, of the LIST brigade in this
county, of the services of himself and the officers
and men under his command to the general govern
ment IN case of any outbreak with a foreign coun-
try. This act is like the man. General Patterson
Is not only brave and gentlemanly officer but his
hospitality is refined and generous and his exertons
IN the cause of the volunteers unremtting. 1t is
however, but just TO say that the first offer of this
kind, from this quarter, came from Brigadier Gen
era A. l.. Roumfort, Of the I'd brigade whose letter
to the President was written and despatched on the
very day of the receipt of the news Of the probab-
ty of offensive the part OF Mexico
against the United States. General Roumfort is a
courageous officer, and would gladly risk his life for
his country. These instances, however, honorable
as they are are but slight indications of the feeling
that now prevails among the people in favor of our
rights and our honor.
II has been ascertained that the young man. whose
case reported in my Mondays letter, and whose
crime and death were announced in the same para
graph, committed suicide in his cell. No one knows
his name and satisfactory clew TO il has yet been
discovered. His appearance, however, indicated
that he was of good family; and his conduct after
arrest and the sad catastrophe of his decease alike
show that he not hardened rufian, reckless Of
the public scorn, and callous to the punishment of
the laws.
The shipments of coal from the Schuylk mines,
for the week ending on Saturday, were, by the
Reading railroad 22,94S tons, and by the Schuylkill
canal S,l81 tons--tota 81, 100 tons, The ship
ments from the Lebigh mines, for the same Time,
amount to 13,54S tons. The railroad and canal
from Pottsville cannot accommodate more than
$4,000 tons weekly. Freghts are high and scarce.
Colonel Snowden, our State treasurer is already
at work preparing for the payment of our semi-
annual interest which falls due on the lst of Feb
ruary, 1886 His circular, just issued, to the COM
missioners of the several counties, urging prompt
and energetic action in the collection of taxes and
asserting his determination to visit upon all default
ing counties the penalties of the law will no doubt
have the desired effect.
I'VE learn from the best authority that the circulation Of
this admirable periodical is rapidly increasing UEloN
from regular correspondent