The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-22
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


NEW YoRx, JAM II, 1871.
Take specimen of the tariff arguments in this
quarter The Tribune of this morning parades with flour
s for protective Duties the statement that our
shawl dealers in The city will keep American shawl
because they sold low, and prices fixed and
we-known that they make nearly 20 much on them
AS the imported article pretty this TO gull the public
with It's untruth is begin with, Amer
lean shawls to be found, because-thcy TOO cheap
Credaf udems, Here that, keen goods Of Chat
ham street, and be enlightened Selling cheap Is your
shbboleh and salvation and yet you by the cheap
articles of shaw to take dear onebecause it Is British
Them supposing true, what for protective duties
that the American article is already much lower than
the imported Friend Horace friend Horace these DO
rather sharp your tariff friends Ii 10 well
to jeer them quite so broadly
The nvctcra,e gmbers of the federal press of the city
nothing if not croakingae scoding about the expense OF
the police, said Sl40 900 year more than the
old system. There may be for retrcnchnent, but
it is certainly worth the difference to the city. One
fact will be abundant testimony. have il from
the best authority that in this city. where there
hundred millions of movable property, the whole
OF property lost ecovered) during the
year. by every kind of crime, burglary, pocketpickng lar
ceny tc., does exceed tcers thowa~d dollars! In
credible yet beyond dispute and result such the
police of no other city of the size in the world ex
hibt ts
The verdict in the of Calvin Russ-ound guilty Of
the murder of his wethough has satisfied the public
of justice has excited considerable surprise. The
morbid and reprehensibe facility with which tenderheart
ed jurors have, their horror of capital punishment let In
the plea of insanity defence the charge Of murder,
has amounted to almost entire IMMUNITY for the criminal
The entire community impressed with the belief that
with little money and friends, any murderer might be
proved insane. The SPELL however, is broken. For the
first time in criminal Jurisprudence the plea Of insanity
up, sustained and urged by such testimony and such
counsel has failed The feeling of returning confidence
the authority of the law is general and salutary. and
healthier restored the public mind For this very
much- everything-s due the remarkable skill and
power with which the for the prosecution
aged by the district attorney Mr McKeon) and his assist
ant, Tin this case) Mr. B. O'Connor They have done
vast service to the community and the laws.
The friends of the Hudson River railroad in tho
papers with CALL signed by many OF respected
citizens for meeting in the Merchants Exchange Fri
day The Of 10000 has already been sub
crbed but much of the stock be up by
March next, the charter is void.
Under the head of Mexican pills." tho Albany Argus
that Mr. Witt the Western railroad agent dispatched
$3.50 shells for this city, via Housatonic railroad Mon.
day. RtH
Mr. Collins playing his round of Irish characters the
Park He draws fair houses; but think his acting worry
far below the standard of Power, though he has better
voice and sings better song.
In compliance with the very timely instructions of tho
Treasury Department, the schooner Tsney,"
Capt Douglass Otnge smiled from tho bay for the
last evening, to relieve vessels in distress
Col Burnet sailed day before yesterday with the bal
ance Of the volunteers In the Jubilee and the Empire He
accompanied by his accomplished and much regretted
lady. FED.