The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-10
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
New York, July 9. 1874,

New York, July 9, ls47.
In view of the latest reports from Mexico-of the strong
TO be made at the capital against our forces the con
centration OF troops and cannon &c. fair to presume
that the wing press will more be in spasns of appre
tension for the safety of little army" and of ndgna
ton at the general government for having exposed it
tain destruction The trick is stale one the gulib
OF the people is among the first of swing principles"
some OF the wing papers are putting forward with osten
taton, the statement that Mr. Clay has recently joined the
Episcopal Church. but insisted on immersion according 10
the Baptist rite, and accordingly baptized of the
ponds on hsown farm llnated people might be disposed
to say that this joining the communion of powerful de-
nomination. according the baptsnal rite Of another
still more powerful, fishing with hooks with
geance For my own part, discern in it merely the
puous delcacy of conscience he natural accompaniment
OF religious change) in the veteran politician Of quarter
of century
to Great Britain 81 400 their tonnage 3sl7 ll2; value,
$50; or for the whole $780, s55 600 The trades
connected with ships, including sailcloh-makers,
poy capital of $50 4i90S5 Last l525 ships were
built in Great Britain and Ireland, measuring 22S764
att cost averaging S67 per ton, for the whole, $5,s27
lSS The annual expenditure for outfits and repairs Of
shipping is about $3S 900 The number of sailors per
last census, is 229276 whose annual wages including
their officers, $S 900 expense of vicuang
ly much more, Sls,4Oi,53O. The freight annually
earned Gncoding passagemoney, &c) is $li3 l4l 460
giving profit of $1l 1872 4O0-or quite per cent
the capital invested These figures reliable, being
on the English navigation laws.
The French Union has made her first trip in
quite good time expecedl6 days. She is fine
vessel good deal like the (ost sea) President and
came up the harbor in gallant stye firing and receiving
salute from the forts, and welcomed from the docks along
the East river with cheers and cordially which seemed
to show how France and French the
hearts OF our people Owing the uncertainty of her de-
partre she brings papers of any consequence in
those which she has brought is there any important
Doubtless the French residents of the city will take OPP
portunty OF making expression of sentiment the
occasion.
The legislature of Maine have struck the first blow at the
oppressive majority principle New Enga elections, by
law that, hereafter, the plurality shall elect members of
Congress and county officers. The example will probably
be generally initiated throughout New England.
The Tribune OF this morning has some news from the
New Hampshire election, which, though very limited,
looks as if the coalition between the allies there had proved
too much for the ndomabe energies ofhe democrats
of New Hampshire. Tomorrow shall know much
The bloody riot at Annapolis has greatly shocked the
community here. In this city, where our worst mobs
rarely result in loss of life, find difficult understan
how citizens ofhe Statenear neighbors, in fac-can
upon the first quarrel take up deadly weapons against
each other. For such Of things Philadelphia
only other northern city that furnishes parallel and there
for past, whole classes have been living condi-
ton of suppressed civil war with each other.
large house in this ciiy-hc Messrs Fairbanks u Co.
the patentees of the platform scaeshave bought up the
great waerpower of the South Hadey Falls, Massach,,-
SETS They intend investing the large of 81 900
in improvementsto be made Immediately for manutac-
turing purposes This Is the reckless ruin invest
yet made by those whose mania manufacturing
than their faith in the panic prophecies of the wing
Journals
The large number of l732 Immigrants arrived in this
city on Wednesday. FED