The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-30
From our New York Correspondent.
NEw YonK, Nov %, 1876

1 WV iHhhI WV 90 lCfO
The Express has made discovery;
"The free traders have reelected only one mem
her Of Congress from this State, who voted for th,
tariff OF ls46--namely, Mr.. Maelsy of this city"
| The Express does not state all Il has forgotten
to mention that Of tho present democratic members
from this Slate but three were renominsted, two Of
whom had voted against the "nsw tariff, +" and bui
one for it-Mr Maelay--and that he--"the free
trader" as Il says-is the only one of them re-
elected by an increased majority. The alluson was
an unfortunate one for high-tariff print 10 make.
IL an election, and its circumstances, signify any
thing, Mr. MAclay's course in Congress
on the tarifi--has been trumphantly sustained
Being the only member from this city who voted
for the reduced tariff, he was an object of the spe-
eial attacks ofthe proteotionsts Their strongest can
ddate was putup against him-a merchant Of person.
al popularity, whose known nativls tendencies would
eoneiate the natives, while they lost him very
few, II any, federal votes. democrat of extern
ave connexions in the district also ran ''stump
drawing of some $50 democratic votes. Mr. Mac
lay, however, was reelected by majority over his
federal opponent nearly double that which he re.
eeived 10 lsa4. The Express q repsst) ought tc
have been silent about the election of Mr.. Maelay
OF all mem for, If il proves anything, il is con
elusive demonstration in favor of free trade Its
significance in reference 10 Mr.. Maelay himself i
obvious. He is not only reelected by an increases
majority, with Irregular demoeraiI candidate run
nlngi but his is the first case, during or twey,
years In this city, where any has been reelect.
ed to Congress for three successive terms The
Express had better try its hand again
This great, busting, bold city Of ours lies lhi
morning saodued, sad, quivering under the heart
rending calamity on the Sound during the gale o
Thursday. Thirty, perhaps forty hui man being
lost-dnowned in the smothering surf--or, NOR
dreadful still, ground to pieces by the crushing
beams orbythe boiling waves against the hard, shar
roeks-within sight Of towns and villages, unabl
to do more than idly pity and hope. To society
Is heavy blow, and it feels it keenly. But tn
hearths which it has made desolate, the bright AM
happy circles from which il has ref its ornaments
the homes and families which it has left lonely, VIII
can telR Much is said in the papers Of the ex
eelenee Of the boat, and such idle matters II il
true, as have heard, that she was originally bull
for the Hudson river and its smooth waters, it i
easy TO understand how she went to pieces-like
eard-house-drseiiy she grounded otherwise, it il
not so easy.
The official vote on canal commissioners is all 10
II furnishes, generally the best test of the Legitimate
strength Of parties in the whole VOTE more especial
y in the present instance. 1t will be remembered
that one democrat and one federalist were placed o.
the ant-rent canal ticket, and elected, in common
with all tha other anti.rcnt nominations Hudson
dem, also the antirent ticket, has 10 296 major
ty over Cook, on the federal ticket, only, which i
just about Gardeners majority over Fish. His ma
jority Cloves, the federast, (who was also OF
the anti-rent ticket,) is 1854. A comparison be
tween the two commissioners only, on the demo
cratic and the federal tickets exhibits about the sam
result. Allen (dem.l leads Cook lied. } 1881. Tn
average is about 5000. This is the fair d.mOeraii
majority in the Slate at the recent election.
| Harpers have just issued new novel by Bull
wer, the frs, from his pen in some years, or sine
Last ofthe Barons" 1t appears here in odysnc
of its publication in London. One Of the paper
calls this international copy-wrong;'' why, is no
very plain. have not yet read t but friend, b,
whose judgment am willing to beled, pronounce
it book Of absorbing interest for all readers, but es
pecially for those who understand the deep bear
ing in the anomalies and wrongs of the social sys
TEN intended by its author. 1t is Of the class o
"Alice, y" "Night and Morning" to which Bulwe
seems, of late, so much to have taken. Y.