The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-07
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From CDR regular eOrsspondent.l
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| PHnAnELfHIA, March 5, 1876.
| Stree Sunday last we have had "a touch of the
quality" OF winter, and very pleasant and agreea.
BILE visit from that tickle young lady, Mademoisele
Spring. Sunday and Monday were two of our
very coolest days, and were made memorable by a
snow storm Of remarkable severity. To-day there
is sofl southerly bfeehe, and Chestnut street is
brilliant with beauty and fashion. Ii is evident that
the stern and violent attack of winter
last and desperate one and that his power is gradu-
ally and certainly subsding. Great apprehension
is now entertained that the body of snow which
fell on Saturday and Monday last, will disappear in
rapid thaw; and IL 30, that public works will
suffer severely. Such calamity would be pccu-
larly unfortunate for Penns wanna at this moment
" hen she is nerying herself to the performance OF
the high and important duty which is connected
\ With the payment OF her debts. The canal commits
soners Lad made extensive arrangements for open
ing our canals few weeks earlier this season than
usual; but the late severe storms and SHOWS, and
the present prospect of general ''breaking-up" in
the weathef, mary put of that day TO period too
mote for any good purpoaes. The spring trade
with the West has already commenced, and the
prospect just referred 10 induces merchants and
others 10 resort 10 the more expeditions but enpen-
sve mode Of transportation afforded by the Baiu-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, by which their
goods are conveyed to Cumberland by the railroad
and are "wagoned" from Cumberland to the Ohio
river. ! perceive by the Baltimore papers, that
thousands Of boxes daily despatched in that di-
rectlon, containing goods purchased in the East
Is not this state Of things rather significant argu-
ment in favor Of the direct railroad between this city
and Pittsburgh
| Since | wrote you last--and did not choose TO
submit any moro letters TO the delay occasoned by
the storm-we have had quite stirring time Of il in
this good city, growing out Of the course Of Mr..
Senator Gibbons on the rlght-of-way question. /
referred in my last 10 the speech Of Mr.. Gibbons
| in UhI he aakailad nd To linda
Conrad has since replied in a card Of remarkable
severity. Il appears that Mr.. Gibbons-who, like
Mr.. Conrad, is a whig-hat declared that he would
shoot the writer Of the articles in the North American,
(who was known to be Judge Conrad reviewing and
condemning his course on the question referred
Although Mr.. Gibbons believed 10 have enter
tanned peaceptinciptssj TO have attached himself
to non-Teslsant opinions, this expression led to the
| belief that he had adopted new views; and accord
lngly OF Judge Conrad's friends deputed TO
wait upon him and ascertain whether he would ac-
cept a challenge. He replied that he would not.
Everybody surprised at this, after the language
that was Implied TO him, aud not denied, 1t seems
and II was this which elected Conrads Oyerwhelm-
insy powerful reply. | have never read finer
piece OF Invective, or more successful attempt at
sarcasm Following this card, great meeting
called at the Museum, where Conrad received
with great enthusiasm, and at which resolutions
were unanimously adopted, calling upon Gibbons
to obey the wishes OF his constituents, as he
knew them and admitted them, by voting against
the right of way TO The Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
or To resign his seat IN the Senate, lie refused
do either but voted for ii, while the committee
his back with abe proceedings of the meeting al
luded 10 in their hands good deal of sensation
has been the result Of all this and the indignation,
ss expressed against Gibbons, Is both loud and
deep. In the west, it is quite different. There
Mr.. Gibbons is regarded - bold and fearless le-
gislator, and his name Is immoftaiZed in speeches
and done brown In toasts. He il even invited to
come and live in Plttsburgh Mr.. Gibbons 10 a
whig, and was educated in that school which denies
the right Of instruction. and the disciples of which
have laughed at the democrats many time and
of for their opinions on this subject. He re-
fuses to obey his instructions, and he will not
resign. "1he poisoned chalice is commended to
their own lips"
The bill granting the right of way to the Baltimore
and Ohio Railway through this State has passed the
Senate as | predicted. Ii is now asserted that il
will not pass the Houses but we shall see.
The Delaware is now filled with floating ice; but
it is supposed that it will be cleared, if the
present weather continues. On the Schuylkill,
owners of coal and lumber moving their proper
ty further from the shore, in apprehension Of a
freshet.
The brig Ida arrived this evening from Port
au- Prince, with coffee, logwood, and specie.
The tariff resolutions, including resolution
against bank in favor of the independent treasury,
&c, arc now in the hands of committee of con-
the resolution against distribution of the proceeds
of the public lands. 1t is said by those who know,
that they will stay where they are,
The Hon. Geo. w. WOODWARD who was nominal
ed to the Senate ny the President for the -ccancy on
the supreme bench, occasioned by the death OF the
Hon. Henry Baldwin, of this State, has addressed
letter to the editor of the Pennsylvania, of this
city, in which he defends himself against some Of
the more serious charges alleged against him, and
believed to have been mainly productive Of his re-
lection. | regard the letter eminently creditabe
TO Judge Woodward. 1t is manly, modest, and
conclusive vindicaticn of his integrity and capa-
city; and it is hard to say which is most worthy of
praise, the chaste elegance Of its STYLE the admit
rable grace and spirit which pervade it. He in
dulges in no unjust gratutous reproaches, but
confines himself severely and consistently to the
points at issue.
plished agent of the Atlantic, Lake, and Mississippi
Telegraph company, is now temporarily sojourning
at the American House, in Chestnut street, in this
city. Mr.. O'Reilly is well known one of the
most efficient members Of the editorial craft, and is
probably the best person to discharge the duties
allotted to him. There is every security that in the
hands of such men as Amos Kendall and himself,
this great and wonderful discovery will be extended
rapidly to all parts of the land, and will be pre-
served, as much possible from being made the in
strument Of speculation and wrong. am indebted
to Mr. O'Rey for statement containing many val
and the Ohio will constitute the first section that
between the Ohio and the lakes, lat Derot,) the
second section; that between Wheeling and Cincin-
natl the third section; and so onward in the proong
alton of these and other lines to the Mississippi at
ST. Louis and elsewhere which combinations will
be divided into sections of proper extent, including,
in the southwestery branch, Frankfort, Louisville,
Evansville, Kaskasia &c and in the northwest
srly route, ST. Joseph's, Chicago, Milwaukee, Du-
buque, Burlington Quincy, &c; while central sec
tons will in due time be continued between Column
bus, indianapolis, and Springfield, thence to St.
Louis, so as 10 include State capitals as far
as practicable in connexion with the CONNER
cial cities. As time and space are compare
lively unimportant in the operations Of the cleo
trio telegraph, the lines will be run first, (no
matter how cIrcuitous,) along the routes which
offer the greatest facilities and between those cities
and towns which earliest indicate their desire for
enjoying its advantages. These lines once COM
pleted, the daily transactions of seaboard markets
maybe made knewn to and published the same af-
ternoon by the various editors in the cities and
towns just named. Thus far, the enterprise has
been retarded hv a RE Of, inf