The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-17

en- Morse and Sidney E. Morse are sons of his
But as full of errors and faults as this work was,
was the very best of its day, and profitable 10 me
Shaving run through il without a teacher
never met with any thing of an Atlas till a still
I later period, when, going through 10 volumes OF
Rollins Ancient History, during idle hours, go'
hold of an old and imperfect copy by Arrowsmth
ION portions Of which | attempted TO trace thu
marches and locate the battles of Grecian and Roman
armies. | merely mention these items of early
school days, as showing how much inferior my
youthful advantages were TO those enjoyed by
children and youth amidst the food of light anc
knowledge which surrounds them on all sides in I
Rgreat city like this, where they have fine pub
3lic school in every ward; an improved and supe
rior class of books of every kind, with maps ant
other auxiliary apparatus, deemed necessary e
stimulate and enghten the mind As youth ad
vances there large ibraries stored with vauab,
books, TO which they can resort and improve al
their idle time to profit and advantage. They car
also resort to the lecture room, and hear scientih,
subjects illustrated in popular form.
What excuse is there for ignorance in great city
like ths' And yet in the broad day ofsuch universal
light, we daily meet with many very Ignorant peo
fple, who are constantly the dupes of humbuggery
and charlatanry. We can only believe the fault ex
Z lists with themselves. Many such are found among
y Americans who will not learn, or among grown-uT
emigrants who have had no early advantages in the
&Old World.
New York is not alone in sustaining common
schools. The system is gradually extending ovei
all the States, many of which have (even in the
West) FIRMLY established the same kind of schools
| have nothing new to note in the markets, &c
Stocks, especially of the fancy class, are without
8 To-day is packet day for the Cambria, which
q sails tomorrow from Boston. Exchange is selling
Hat about the same rates to go out by her as were
paid to go out by the Great Western.
In a few days more, shall receive later news
6by the next steamer, due at Boston. We may by
{ that arrival, learn something of Ashbel Smith
movements in Europe, and of the effect of the news
4of the certainty Of annexation on the public mind in
England
Yours, very truly,
4 Z. s. MONDAY l6, p. m.--The ship Havre
from Havre; the Panama, from Hull, England; and
3 E. II. Chaplin, from Nice, France are all in since
3my last bringing, however, no later news, but a
8plenty Of emigrants.
From our regular correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, June It, 1S45.
We are at last in reception Of what appears to be
authentic news Of the death Of General Jackson.
There seems to be doubt as to the truth of the
sad intelligence After long life of honors-after
career distinguished for devotion to his country,
The Sinks at glorious old age, into the arms of
his Redeemer; preserving to the last the same lively
interest in his countrys welfare, for which he has
always been remarkable. God bless the old hero
He lived life that will reflect glorious lustre on the
pages of history long after his body has mouldered in
the DUST and will continue to shine as an example
to future times when the names ofhis revilers have
been forgotten. The flags on our public buildings,
land on the vessels at the wharf, are displayed at
halfmast, and suitable preparations will be made, 1
have no doubt, to mark the public Of great
land irreparable loss
The charge against your regular correspondent,
contained in one of the penny papers of this morn
! ing, that he has assaied the appointments of Mr..
Horn, q presume this is the officer alluded to, and
given evidences Of his partiay for the succession
too plain to be concealed is founded, glad to
SAY in error, and grew out of the fact, probably,
that you have other correspondents from this city
! besides myself. have studousy avoided all alu-
3sions to the succession, and have never mentioned
Mr.. Horn since he began to make his removals,
MY object in this do not wish to conceal. knew
THAT, whatever my preferences for the succession
might be- this was not the time nor this cor
5respondence the place, to make them public and i
knew further that the distinguished gentleman, to
whom the print Of this morning audes, is himself
Strongly and unequivocay to all agitation Of
1this vexed question.