The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-07
DEcEMBER 5, 1876.

In about the degree that the period approaches f
the fuflmcn of the ruin predictions of the federal croa
ers do the signs of the national prosperity and progress null
tpy If to retue and confound them Not merely In the
staples of export demanded by the scarcity of grain Ia
Europe and those interests connected herewith but in ev,
department OF industry and progress this is apparent In
the neghborng city Of Philadelphia, for instance the mum
Der OF buildings during the year is unprecedented-be
yond 800 The dividends of railroad companies (even
those whose principal business is the transportation
produce) in almost every instance largely increased
As case, the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad Com
pany does better this year by forty thousand dollars than
ever before In like manner with the Philadelphia VIII
mington, and Baltimore Railroad Companies, to a still
larger amount-S5O 900 and upwards The manufacturers
themselves all this and, needless of political pancs
which have existence out OF the columns of newspapers
preparing to do business and make money under the
ruinous tariff of 1876 Take the following paragraphs
cut at random from the newspapers
"a factory contain thirty-four thousand spndles
was commenced about week since at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire"
"a company has recently been formed at Portland,
Maine, for the manufacture OF iron with capital OF $3.50
OOO" W.
The Warwick of the Albany Evening Journal seems
likely have his hands full in his design (more than init
mated in the paragraph quoted in my last letter. of throw
ing overheard Mr. Clay. The "Abany Herald" the other
federal organ there, after whsng Governor Corvn of Ohio
down the wind mot of sufficient calibre make whp
president" (Which, after General Harrison is rather nm
kind the Wagon-boy, says significantly 'sWhile CLAW
Webster Crenden, Clayton, Evans, and other ilusrous
wings remain in the land of the living they cannot be
thrust aside by comparatively .
Let them deaf those foolish advisers who are
infested with the idea that wing be elected to the
presidency but whom nobody knows, and for whom
nobody cares" Truly, "comparisons odorous"
The Mexican federal journalists their old tricks
againraising panic, "fearing" and "doubting' about
our forces Santa Fe Let them be assured e to their
satisfaction, doubess that soldiers there take
of themselves.
have read he great Speech and it proves nothing but
that programme of the federal opposition for the next
session be system of ctous and INSCRIPTIONS attack
upon the tariff, the subreasuy, and the with Mexico
and then upon the administration generally Well s1ay
on Macdufp'
The subscription opened the office of the Courier des
Flats Uns for the French poor thus far has reached the
sum of STA g. At a public meeting in Delmonico's
committee of the leading French and American merchants
was appointed collect for the purpose. Heaven
speed the work!
The great federal abolition leader of Vermont Governor
Slade) has taken vocation-of going about har-
arguing on Christianity and Romanism" Can it be
the intention of the federal managers make system
studied attack the religion OF large class of people,
even to calling ncames aporon ofthe federal for
the next campaign! This looks little like it.
curious habds corpus case is trial in supe-
ror court withdraw young lady from the Catholic con-
vent of the Sisters of Mercy 1t will not succeed think
lady being of age. -... -..... .- Y