The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-19

EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


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New YORx, May Is, 1886.
! You will have seen that very large meeting of
citizens Is TO be held in the Park on Wednesday
evening, at o'clock, TO express their opinions on
subject OF our relations with Mexico Ii is expected
10 DC one one OF the largest convened
N TINS city The call is signed by large number
| OF our most respectable and influential citizens.
Inc enthusiasm Of the people is greatly excited.
Unfortunately, IN times like these, many persons
whether self-willed or prompted by others) who
possess neither character influence, thrust them
selves before the public with kind Of insane bold
ness and assurance, only equalled by their dehcen-
ey IN talents and common sense, and who, by crazy
defamation, do all that such people do to cast
| odlum upon our cause, and TO dsmpen the manly
expressions Of patriotism, which at present vbrates
through every American bosom. Some one OF
the busy-bodies, who have more tongues than
brans-more power for evil than for good
and less intention Of serving the country In any
practical manner than in noisy meddng for the sole
love OF brief notoriety, thought proper 10 call
meeting on the steps Of the Exchange to-day, in
Wall street, under the high-sounding announcement
that 1t was to be a meeting Of ''the sons Of 10"
About the usual hour Of change, when the mer-
chants were busy in the rotunda, great crowd Of
die people collected in the street and the steps Of
the Exchange, blocking up ingress and egress TO
the interior Of the building on Wall street. Every
body seemed 10 be waiting for some one 10 speak.
| went into the Exchange on business, and when
was about TO return found q. w. Dixon addressing
the crowd IN most yociferous manner. He says
he has l. loo men engaged TO march TO the "halls
Of the Montezuma's." He was followed by an
other gentleman, who had not time 10 hear through
The FTanco-A mericain says, ii Ia not republican
in the misapplied sense in which il is commonly
used, but literally democrat. The editor says,
Rome while republic had her patrician and Pile
bean classes; that the repablic Of Venice was gov
erned by mobiles. or privileged few, whose names
we're registered in the Book of Gold;" that sew
eral South American safes, such a. the Argentine
republic, Mexico, &c, arc only such in name; that
u man may in one sense be a republican, but not
Democrat that the latter IL a name derived from two
Greek words, one simplifying the "people, and the
other to decree" He Is in favor Of the "decrees
Of the people" accept Of the amendment. He
says, It Is lmmaerial how many forms Of govern
ment exist in the word-that they necessarily fall
under three heads, democracy, oligarchy or
aristocraey, and monarchy.
The Franco-Americian boldly defends President
Polk and his administration in reference TO our
Mexican relations, and commends HIM for the
promptness and energy with which he has treated
the subject thus far Il also defends the Rio Grande
the boundary.
An experienced officer, formerly attached to the
French army in Europe, gives notice, through the
columns Of the Franeo-.fmereain, so Nassau street,
and states that he wishes to form artillery corps,
composed Of Frenehmen familiar with the service
for the purpose Of joining the brigade Of General
William Gibbs Mcneil, to whose list of officers
believe he already belongs. He requests persons to
address him on the subject at the Office of the
franeO-.fmeriean, or M. Vignes, at the Hotel de
Paris, corner Of Read street and Broadway.
BY late arrival, il would seem that battle had
been fought between the Montevideans and Buenos
Ayreans, in which the latter were most success
full.
The stock market presented very little change TO.
day from Saturdays quotations.
Two hundred to three hundred bales cotton sold;
no change in price.
Two thousand barrels Genesee -four sold at a. So;
1000 Oswego do. at ~ sol; 1900 Michigan do. at
"a 56ti 500 bushels Illinois wheat sold at 95 CENTS
southern corn was held at S. weight and northern
yellow at &C., rather dull.
No change in pork since Saturday, or other art-
eies worth note.
Exchange and freights without alteration since last
report.
Hon. Waddy Thompsons book on Mexico has
made its appearance. will give some items from
II tomorrow.
Very truly, yours,
MORGAN.