The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-12
THE DAILY UNION

purposes of discovery and science. There is not
reading man who should be without these splendid
volumes; they are part of our infant literature OF
very considerable importance, and deserve to be
placed on the same shelf with Bancroft Irving,
Sparks, Prescott &c. The view Of Oregon--full,
thorough, scientific. and practcal-as contained in
Captain Wilkess book, is alone worth the price Of
the whole set. Messrs. Lea d Blanchard have
now in course Of publication cheap edition of the
same work: the only difference being in the quail
ity and size Of the paper, and the number Of the
plates This edition will contain some three hun
dred llusra tons, and will be beautifully printed on
paper Of quality only inferior to that employed in
the more costly edition. have examined the first
volume of this last set and can bear testimony to the
manner i'm which it is got out. The price is two
dollars volume. This edition must have an ex-
traofdinary sale, after II is completed which is ex-
pected to be very shortly The country is greatly
indebted to Captain Wilkes for the boldness, the
perseverance, and the determination with which he
prosecuted the great enterprise intrusted to his
charge. He has been greatly injured by some ofhose
who should have aided and projected him; but the
government and people have passed their verdict of
approval upon his labors, the result of nation
al undertaking that will long be remembered to our
credit. The attack Captain Wilkes and his
narrative" in the last number Of the Southern
Magazine, published l believe, in Richmond is one
of those assaults whose viruence exposes them
at once. man may make personal enemies in the
discharge Of public duty; but there is little sym
pathy with those who attempt to cover up private
pique by invoking censure upon an officer and his
labors, without any apparent cause but that Of per-
sonai ill-will or envy.
On Monday evening next, the sixth anniversary
Of the Foreign Evangelical Society will be held 10
this city; on Tuesday evening, meeting will be held
in behalf Of the American Board Of Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions on Wednesday
evening, the fifth anniversary of the Philadelphia
Home Missionary Society; on Thursday evening,
the twenty-seventh anniversary of the Central Ed
ucation Socety;on Sunday evening, May 18th, the
nual sermon in behalfo fthe American Sunday School
Union will be delivered All the above anniversa-
ries will be held or celebrated in the First Presby-
terrain Church. The twenty-frst anniversary Of
the American Sunday School Union will be held at
the Musical Fund Hall, on the evening Of the 2lst
instant. The yearly meeting of the Hicksite
Quakers begins on Monday next. So you perceive
the next two weeks will be rather interesting than
otherwise, SO far as religious anniversaries are con-
cerned.
An agencyh has been opened, observe, in this city,
for aquartery newspaper, to be published in Jerusa
lem, at one dollar ger annum. Types and presses
were sent some weeks ago to Oregon and in a short
time you viii be solicited to exchange perhaps, with
an American newspaper, "prnted and published"
in the neghborhood of Willamette, in one of the
American settlements. This is truly the age of i'm
provements
Our stock and money market were never more
langud than at present; and although money is
paratively easy, every effort thus far, since the
tingency ola war, has failed to foster speculation
Those worthless bubbles, the United States, Glrard
and Vicksburg banks, still remain on the hands Of
the holders; and the more so, as many who are now
sellers, or would be sellers, were entrapped into
purchases during the recent effort to galvanze the
two last named Institutions, at prices some 80 per
cent. in advance Of what they will now command
In reference to the advance of certain "fancy'
ota, Lo in. Eanr md he
aware that grand scheme was set on foot as long
year ago to revive the Grard and United States
banks by several prominent spectators of this
city, connected with southern politicians; and
but for the fortunate defeat of Henry Clay, whose
election this scheme mainly relied for success, their
efforts would, in all probability, have BEEN ere this,
successful. The defeat Of the idol Of these stock
gamblers did not wholly discourage them. So well
did they believe they had matured their plans and
SO certain were they that large fortunes were in
their grasp, that theyco not forego trial in
other quarter. Hence the corrupt attempt rechar-
ter the Girard bank; and, at the same time the plau-
sble proposition to revive the rotten and worthless
Vicksburg. The failure Of both these attempts is
known, and the d.eat of both is fairly attributable
to the unequvocal success of the democracy in the
national election. That event inspired the people with
confidence, and aroused them Just Of their
rights. The firm and dignifed tone Of the Presi.
dents inaugural, and the no less clear exposition Of
democratic principles by Governor Skunk, rallied
the people, and united them firmly against the in
justice, and open outrage corporate privileges
rupdy obtained. With the failure of the attempt
to revive the two institutions named, similar hopes
were excited in reference to the Commercial and
Planters Bank of Mississippi; and, in fact, all the
broken banks Of that State, to all ofwhich il was in
tended TO give gavanic existence, failed with them
Thus to the honest industry of the country was
cured several millions of dollars-another item Of no
mean importance be set to the credit of the resto.
ration of democratic rule There is literally MOTH
ing doing in the stock market