The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-04
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS.
Nrw YonK, June 9, ls45

EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
NEw YoRK, June 2, ls45.
June, son and balmy June, with its verdant fields
and sweetscented howers, Is again upon US; and
although the denzens Of this "walled" city really
see but little Of either, kno,o that, by crossing
either of our magnificent rivers, we can enjoy the
green fields stroll up the grassy knobs, pluck the
flowers which lay in profusion on every hand.
We have little here at present to excite our easily
excited population. The school election which
takes place to-day creates some feeling among those
processing to have all the decency, piety and reli
gion--I mean the wings and their compeers, the
"natives." This last named party, you may recol-
ect, most Extensively arrogated to themselves the
their claims to this title, sacrilegiously made the
Bible, elevated upon long pole, prominent feature
in their political professions. A portion Of the
wing party and press have joined the natives in this
"Bible war" their object being TO majority
of school commissioners who will make the reading
of the Bible compulsory measure in every school,
while the democratic party, equally DESTROYS for
moral, or Bible instruction, would use no force
compulsion, but invite all children into our public
schools, and let their parents decide whether
they shall DO instructed in the tenets Of the
Bible not. The principles Of the two par
ties, democratic and wing, perhaps clearly
developed in this matter as anything which has
transplred. The one is arrogant, domineering-
would use force and compulsory measures in all
thngs-even drive the unwilling to church or to BIZ
BILE instruction at the point Of the bayonet, if they
possessed the power and thus, by display of fero-
ciousness and hypocrisy, defeat the very object
they seek TO gain; while the democratic party gain
nearly all their ends by the simple force Of truth
by moral suasion alone. Which system, | would
ask, approaches nearest to the teachings of Christi
The superiority Of the system advocated, and for
two years adopted, by the democratic party,
the old exclusive and intolerant SYSTEM is seen in
the fact that the increase of the number Of scholars
IN two years has been over fifty percent. and while,
under the old system, fourteen thousand children
only derived instruction from the best of books,
twenty-five thousand now have the Bible daily read
to them and Its precepts come to them with the mild
persuasion and gentle enforcement of christianity
ITSELF and not backed by the exclusive spirit of in
tolerance and sectarianism m
trust the democratic party will this day decide
that the beautiful system adopted shall not be bro
ken up by means OF barefaced hypocrisy and fanat-
cism.
An extensive fire broke out on Saturday night,
about IL o'clock in the vicinity of 18th street and
9th avenue, and owing to the absence Of many of
the engines at fire in John street, (more than three
miles distant,) it was not got under until
hundred buildings were destroyed, and some three
or four hundred families, mostly poor, made house,
less. There were also between thirty and forty
horses burnt, twenty-five or thirty Of which be-
longed to Palmer's Broadway line of omnibuses.
ing to the 23d May, inclusive, or about one month,
have amounted to the astonishing sum
1874 5O1,0s5 90
Excess for 1s45 I4,757 90
What ''ruin" the election of Colonel Polk has
brought upon the country! More of this kind of
"ruin" may be found in the fact that many who de-
sire cannot commence, and others who have COM
menced have suspended building in this city for the
icant Of iabores to do the work The entire city
appears to be heap of brick and mortar, and much
is to be left undone for the above mentioned.
What rebuke-what commentary on the acts
of those wings who were anxious to get up panic
after the election Of Mr.. Polk was known!
Preparations are making by several of our mill
tary companies to celebrate the anniversary the
birth day of that noble patriot Governor Tompkins,
on the 2lst instant.
The ssAtantic regulator" or Great Western, ar
rived yesterday with sxty-fve passengers--having
made the passage in Ia days. She brings thirteen
days later news, but nothing of much importance.
Cotton has declined shade and iron has fallen $40
per ton. This will be good news for our projected
railroads.
The Oregon question continues to be Of absorb.
ing interest to John Bull; though the leading pa
pers have dismounted from their high horse-have
moderated their tone, and begin to talk again about
negotiation, arbitration! DC, &c. The steamer was
act of the aughable farce of sickle the boys" as
enacted in the House Of Parliament by Peel and
others.
1t seems that the Johnny Raws were expecting to
hear of tremendous excitement in this country,
on the reception of the idle bInster of Sir Robert
Peel Lord John Russell, and others in Parliament,
and were all on the qui pipe for the return of the
Great Western; when, Io it was discovered that the
Yankees were as cool as a cucumber and "as calm
a summers morning''-that President Polk only
smiled at this British 'acting,' ? and the people
laughed at the English buster. They appear to be
perfectly amazed that Brother Jonathan is not
frightened out of his wits, and really imagine there
is something more in this calmness than meets the
eye; and Bull has become fdgety and nervous, talks
about t'just settlement Of this vexed question:"
and all that We can assure them want Moth
ing but justice, and that we will have. sour title is
UNREASONABLE" The people have so declared it.
The President has asserted it, and he will be sus-
tanned, entirely regardless Of the idle threats and
foolish vaporings of the British government their
hireng press The Times says, 'sthe President
has committed HIMSELF" and asks, twill the repub-
lie sustain hims" answer, Yes, to man. On
this point the Times need have no apprehension.
The ridiculous and senseless rgmarole Of the Civ
erpool Mail" is only laughed at here but all classes
appear astonished at the partisan tone Of Wilmer
q Smiths Times" If those gentlemen suppose
that such tone meets the views and appreciation of
our commercial men generally, to whom they are
looking, in part, for support they will find them
selves greatly mistaken There is little diversity of
opinion here about our title to Oregon, and less
about the justness and propriety of the President
declaring it "indsputable." s.
[From regular correspondentl
PHILADELPHIA, June 3, ls45.
The gratifying news from Texas, received here
last evening by the southern mail has been well
coined with demonstrations of Joy by all parties of
our citizens. The course of the British agent the
sptar
ing against country to which they owe so much,
has almost obliterated opposition to annexation
from the minds of those who were most violent in
denouncing it, | have conversed, within few days,
with number Of the leading wings of this city,
and have heard from their own lips the bitterest
denuncations Of the conduct of the foreign min
listers in question, as well the warmest express
sions in favor of annexation, now that covert and