The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-12
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our regular eOrresPondsnt.I

II may be useful for many OF yo"r rca ers who
reside al a distance from New York. to know that
packets sail for the following ports in Europe every
i've days, viz: the LIST, 6h lIh, lG!h, 2lst, and
20 h, for Liverpool and Havrei aud Ia London on
the LIST, l0Ih and 20lh of each month Returning
they sail from Liverpool and Hayre on the lot,
6th llth, 2lst, and 26th Of each month, and from
London on the return, LIST, l0lh, and Goth; and
Portsmouth on the one or two days later To
Marseilles on the lst Of each month. Those who
wish to send letters by the outward bound pack
cts, had better send them to our agent or friend
in the city of New York, by mail, with request
for such person to pay the packet postage on it,
which is l2 Cents this is the charged by all the
packets except one OF two OF the Hayre line, such
as Messrs. Boyd, Hinekens & Co. II letter be
simply sent to the post Office in this city, TO be
to any part Of Europe, the postmaster having no
authority to pay the Packet-shIp postage, Is COM
PEELED 10 let the letter remain 10 the office uli
transient ship sails which has no fixed day Of sail
ing, and frequently mskss long passages.
These facts cannot fad To Interest emigrants who
have settled in the Far West, aud desire to write
back their friends in Europe or to make arrange.
ments for bringing their friends out.
enpitation tax on passengers arriving at this port
from abroad, well as the United States es2ccal-
y with regard TO the latter.
IL appears at one time Msssrs. Slurgeg & Cle.r-
man brought to this city, from southern por,
about one hundred and fifty United States truops,
who were landed at the government barracks on
Bedlow's island. For introducing these persons IN
to the State board Of their vessel they had TO pay
1 F.Naa ..fAh
cents per head. With a view Of being reimbursed,
they consulted the district attorney, under the sup
position that AN action might be brought against
the soldiers and officers for the recovery of the cap
ltatIon tax paid themi but the attorney informed
them that "Uieie Sans men were not liable to
any such action; and hence the unfortunate ship
owners had TO lose their money. All sailors, ma
rlnes, naval officers, &c, entering the port Of New
York, whether IN the service Of the government OF
not, are subject to the same tax.
One Of the most pleasing traits Of Americ chua..
ter is that sslfsustainng energy and p,rssrcrdnce
beneath the seyerest trials and mlsforlunes.
Few cities IN the world have been visited with
such desI uctIye fires those Of the United State
| aud especially that Of New York.
Within period Of ten or eleven years the reorle
Of this city have suffered, probably, nearly much
by hre as they would have done by year OF so Of
war. They have lost, IN tie period named, prop
erty to the amount Of about hCsnipnine millions Of
doilaiS. The first great fire came in l535; and M
duging in useless regrets, &c on account Of what
was irretrievably lost, they Immediately common
ced, with renewed industry, Ia repair damages, to
gain, and to build up anew. In less than five years
the great burnt district rose like phoenix from
ashes, and was more spcndidy and substantially
built up than IN July, 1916, another great
| sweeps down about nine millions of property; and
| already the burnt district is thickly settled with
vast blocks of three, four aud fIe-slory substan-
tial new stores, giving the strcetS-and especially
] NJ ,lt,ya Ia
grandeur surpassed by other business street IA
| the city. ln Broadway, too, magnificent buildings
are rapidly rising from burnt ruins. All thus has
been done, and 10 stIl going Gorw ard while smoke
sull Issues from the smouideTng emberB OF the Wa
verley House-the site of Inch has not been yet
built upon. After another season, probably, no va
can't spot IN the burnt district will remain such
erprise is remarkable, and can only be found on
| American soil.
1t is very absurd and unjust for the friends ofa
protective policy to endeavor to ey~j'e tn agn.srs
of the country into jealousy and rske OF cav.
mercial pursuits. The ship wheel ,-aves lie In
ed States with corn, wheat, pork, beef or cotton On
'oard, Is as much an instrument Of agriculture
| The plough and oxen with which they We pro.
luced. II would be just natural to make tie
farmer believe that his teams, ploughs and harrows
we're useless to him and oppos,d TO HIM, 10 at
tempt to make him believe that ships and The ship
ping, commercial interests and pursuits, are ininl
| ca TO his own.
On subsequent inquiry found was in a slight
error in reference TO the articles and quantities If
the same, engaged to he shipped TO the MedItcrra-
mean in the six chartered vessels referred to in NY
letter yesterday. The orders for the giain which
have been filled, amounted TO from 30 900 TO 80 0l0
bushels Of wheat mot corn, stated, } and from
40, 600 to $4,000 bushels Of barley. The Iarge,t
quantities are TO go out provided the elk vessels
gagged can carry much. The first OF the SIX ves-
sells, (the barque Whitton, Capt. Curtis,) arady
loaded, is appointed TO sail to-day or on Monday.
The others will all be of by the 18th inst. The
destination of the six vessels, with so much grain
is still kept secret; but it is thought they are go
TO Algers to land il for the French colonies or SOL
dIers in Africa. Time alone can determine this
point. At all events, the market is relieved of this
amount of grain which makes it better for the farm
ers who may have any left on hand.
| 6, p, m-We have had another dull market to-
| day. Stocks were again heavy, with further de-
cline equal to II to 81 on many descriptions. Uni
ted States 6's were offered at 7, and SIS at 90, .
Ohio rs sold at 80, and 6's at 81; Pennsylvania
SIS sold at 81. Money is considered light in Wall
street.
| The Journal Of Commerce is out against the sub
treasury think there is more apprehension of
evil from the sub-treasury than is necessary. The
transfers of government deposits, imagine, must be
| gradual
The merchants of this city all desire the cstab-
shment Of United States branch mint in this city,
which is much demanded by the exigencies Of trade.
# is believed, if Congress to establish mint
in New York, it would form one of the safest places
for keeping government deposits, collected in such
large amounts at this port and at the time A.
tended with little inconvenience to the merchants
as any other.
II is clear that the government and banks should
| be separated; experience has shown this 1t could
never have been intended by the trainers of the con-
stitution, that set of Incorporated moneyed nstl-
tutions should receive into their vaults the public
revenue, for the purpose of being loaned out to such
customers as they might see fl to seec--to de-
post it with set Of men who are not lndyid-
ually liable for their corporation debts, but yet
have the power of oaning out money which
\ does not belong 10 them, and which, when
likely to be called for, creates panic, attended
with the sudden fall Of produce and other property,
while they enforce complete and thorough LA
bty upon all who may happen to come within
their clutches. The government never lost anything
by depositing in the mints How much have they
lost by banksi To tell this, would require more
| figures for dollars than have to use.
/ Salna Of cotion ia.dau nnlu LOO hnlnr