The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-05
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NEW YoRa, Nov. Sd, lsA5.
Hunts Merchants Magazine for this month ha,
just made its appearance. Il contains mapy orsina
papers Of interest besides great deal Of other val
liable information. In my next l propose briefly to
notice some of iis leading articles
Polly Bodinels case was set down for trial TO day
but may be furtheS postponed, account OF the de-
cease OF Mr.. De Witt, fer counsel.
Mr.. Hermit gives his third lecture tonight on
China.
AS the day of election approaches, politics wax
warmer The wings, like drowning men, are ready
to catch at every straw. They will make hard
fight; but strong are democratic principles, that
they will, in every case of fair play, crown its
candidates with victory. The cry of the school
question is loudly harped upon--not that many Of
either wing or native candidates care straw
whether the Bible be read or not yet they think,
by insisting on such measure, il will be popular
with some leading sects.
We have late news, by the barque Hecla, from
Hayti. Revolutions and threatened revolutions are
the order of the day in the French colorcd section
Of st. Domingo. The ruling power is engaged in
issuing the most oppressive DEGREES, including for
eigners as well as mulattoes and other natives.
They need sound drubbing from some civilized
power; and the sooner they get il, the better.
The falling of in the revenue duties received al
this port from the lst of JANUARY to the LIST Novem-
Der instant, amounts to S4,3O7, $40 80, compared
with the receipts for the same period last year.
The exports and imports are both less the present
year.
The Hibernia lefl Boston with sixty passengers
and large mail, on the LIST inst.
We have warm weather and considerable rain
for the season. | fear our Indian summer is about
taking Its departure, Our trees are GENERALLY dis
robed OF leaves. My window up town oyerlooks
neighbours garden, where cherry-tree and pear
tree or two have enliyened the "pieayuns" landscape
Tko,, k.,>
ged manfuly against the blighting frost of autumn.
The cherry-trees gave way first. Their leaves be-
gan to assume deadly paor, then turned deep
yellow, looking beautiful in their dying agony.
The pear-trees resisted and fought the "dread enc
my" with greater vgor. They maintained the
greenness and freshness Of vigorous middle age, il
not of early youth. Their leaves maintained their
color and position long AFTER the delicate flowers Of
the garden had passed away. The dahas of all
colors had bowed their heads and died. The creep
met their fate they chung to the high positions
to which they had aspired. Other plants, of less
nerve, had retired within doors, to avoid the dead
ly contest waging against their race without. The
leaves Of the deathless holly, and young pine or
two, the only green things which survived the
general shock when the noble pear-trecs gave signs
Of giving up the ghost. A few hard struggles whh
sack Frost" sent u death-blow to every leaf Last
nights wind and rain came, and bore OF 'the dead
and dying" from their parent stems, "to that bourne
ITOu TRAVELLED TeturnS.'' SOleiD0 bedSOHl
How full of reflection and memories of the past
IN this month, have observed, in all Cath
olic countries, "AN-Souls day." when all good
Catholics repair to the graves of the dead, where
they decorate their tombs anew with garlands Of
flowers.
These occasions always proved interesting to me
when in Catholic countries. have mingled with
the crowd on "AlSouls day." at the Catholic bury
ing-ground In New Orleans, where the 'fr,e jauns'
yellow fever) had consigned much youth and
beauty TO an untimely grave, whose tombs were
festooned with garlands Of flowers of richest hues
have also mingled with still larger and
more varied and brilliant throng, in the cemetery Of
stood by the tombs of Ahelard and Eloisc, lie.
decked by the young and enthusiastic Of the present
generation with immortal garands
stood by the noted tomb on which was SIM
ply inscribed, "My Mother" and saw it festooned
afresh by the hands of affection. ] admired this
reverence for the memory of the dead, and could
wish that practice, suggested by flial affection
among the Chinese and Catholics, was more com
mon everywhere.
Winter, with all its horrors, will soon be upon
us, SO full of suffering TO the poor of large cities.
is during such seasons of restitution and distress
that humanity and philanthropy should be most
active. What noble act is well-bestowed charity
SO eloquently enjoined by our Snviour-"Inasmuch
as you have done it unto one of the least of these
you have done it unto me-" sThe poor you have
always with you" Let the rich in winter remem-
Der the sufferings of the poor-not Of his sect OF
church, of his lodge Of or odd-fellows; but
of the whole land-of the whole population of the
city, of whatever sect combination, secret open
Mankind Of all crceds, origin, or professions, are
our brothers; and whenever true philanthropisl
sees human beings in want, misery, and distress
he will rush 10 the rescue, without stopping to ask
whether they are masons or anti-masons, odd:fet
io,cs or siraightfeiiors, high church low church
men, or no churchmen at all, Jew or Gentle. Oh
let US remember, whenever we see brother cast
down, or sunk by misfortune or oppression to
live in ditch gutter, in rags in poverty and dis.
ease, that if we possess humanity, will consider
his claims as strong to our sympathy as though
he were membero Of our church, our lodge coun.
try, or our immediate neighborhood Philanthropy
that is only mutually dispensed bef,ceen members
banded associations, partakes Of the grossest and
most unworthy sel6shness, and is as far different
from the genuine philanthropy of our Saviour, al
the phosphorescent light, that can only be seenby
few, is from the broad warm and effulgcnt light Of
the sun, which sheds its rays on all mankind, ire
spective of bands, associations, and crceds.
City, ha!fpasf four, p. m-Sales Of cotton to-day
very limited--article being dull.
No further movement to notice in -four, or other
produce of consequence. Flour remains at about
Saturdays quotations.
The Commercial contains the usual financial re-
ports Of several of the banks of this city, which
possess local interest chiefly.
Livingston e. Wells's missing trunk has been
found near Rochester by some boys, in fiat piece
of wood. The money was gone, but some valua.
bic papers were recovered.
The John B. Skeddy, in from Liverpool, has the
big gun on board, made in England for the United
States government.
Stocks are still buoyant.
The ship Ohio cleared to-day for Liverpool; ship
Apollo, for Antwerp.
ar~;,.J ,,ocLo, sh;, Ney YorL f-or, T;vernool
one barque from Malaga, &c.
The celebration of the Jews Anniversary Bencvo-
lent Society has been postponed till Thursday next
Nothing to add, but remain
Yours, very truly, &C.,
MORGAN.
ssLEs --Nortmber o, Isl5.-Frra Board 900 Ohio
6s $780, 95; 100 Morris Canal 2a3 100 Reading r. r. 533
900 Reading r. II. bonds, 80; 10 Erie r. r., 3if 100
vicksburg, 81; Pcnnsylvania SIS, 75A a 75t.
Second Boord-50 Reading r. r., say; 80 Morris Canal
a4 70 do aa 80 do 2h so vicksburg s 100 Morris Ca
nal, 49,