The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-13
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE,
lFrOm car regular correspondent

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| PHILADELpHIA, February III, 1886,
The order OF the day at the brokers' board
seems TO be downward tendency IN most of tho
stocks. Yesterday Pennsylvania SIS sold at s6sl a
6si, and further decline is expected to-day
observe that the panic has not extended 10 New
YORK, where, on yesterday, ''the faneies" only
seemed TO suffer and where the correspondence, and
inc passage OF the notice, seemed 70 be regarded
differ"
am informed that the Stats will realize, under the
law imposing "the shop tax" on our merchants-by
which they are required 10 pay according 10
their saiea-aboat $50, 900 more from this CITY and
county than was returned last year, under The old
law. One ward alone IN this city viii pay more tax
under this law this year than the whole city paid
last year. You will see from this, that the prospect
Of meeting the semi-annual interest due in August
next is quite fattering, although the amount 10 be
raised Will be quite large. assured that this
shop tax" onerous II seems 10 be- is paid with
comparative cheerfulness and alscriiy--all seeming
TO feel interest in preserving the faith Of the State
beyond question or eavil.
The news Of the passage Of the notice in the
iioase on Monday, by such an imposing vote, and
under circumstances OF such exciting interest,
received here with the utmost enthusiasm. | re-
oee 10 see that Pennsylvania gave all her votes bat
Two JOE inc nouee and that she was not sweryed
from her duty by the alarm cries Of those who Try
oil great questions by the narrow and arbitrary ssnd-
ard OF self-lnterest. The eight whigs who joined
hands with the democratic msmbers and aided 10
carry the resolutions, acted, as well from knoxl.
edge Of The public feeling, us from broad and
high-toned patriotism, and have entitled theselyes
To the applause Of the people. Their conduct is a
fair example Of the public will this subeer and
have no doubt, IL matetrs should como the xorst
(which Heaven forbid, party lines would % Rfh-
Grated, and wing and democrat in this gres} Bon =
monwealth would unite In the Of our coIpmon,
country.
have been amused at the cool impudence ofa
well-known paper in New York, since the receipt OF
the late correspondence between Messrs. Buchanan
and Pukenham. The editor, in excuse for the many
foolish and baseess rumors which he has afoat,
has the hsrdihood 10 that he actually % edct-
ed this very correspondence weeks sso!-but he
dgeis TO add that he also allowed the rumor TO start
from his paper that the last leter of Mr. Buchanan
10 Sir Richard Pskenham, in the first correspond
enee, had been pithdraen. He also conveniently
forsets TO say wherein the numerous other rumors
which he has Manufactured have proved to bo false,
and not only false in general, but in detail and in
succession! IL II not wonderful that such STORIES
from such quarter, should excite belief Is il not
wonderful that the public, who have realized tho
u.er grounalessness OF nne-,enths OF these rumors
should not have treated them with the scorn and
contempt they deserved
The closing exercises Of the 18th term of the
High School-the admirable institution which Is
iosIered by our common-school system, and which
extends TO all who are capable, whether rich or
poor, the advantage OF the higher branches Of edu-
cuton-wlll take place tomorrow morning These
exercises viii be highly interesting, and will be
new proof OF the extraordinary advantages which
are held out to all classes under present system
of education.
Nothing ofimporance is doing in our State egis-
lature. ! perceive that effort was made yester-
day in the Senate by the wings 10 defeat the
amendment of the House To the tariff resolutions
asserting the democratic creed on the bank, distrbu
lion, independent treasury, &c, by declaring them
to be out of ORDER but the chair decided the motion
itself to be out Of order. have no doubt that the
resolutions as amended will pass the Senate by
decisive majority.