The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-02
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


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Friend reeey scods this morning his neighbor Of the
Philadelphia Ledger for having the conclusion,
avodabe by any fair OF ordinary intelligence, that tho
business columns of Mr. Greeleys paper most clearly
eonfe his editorial columns and show that In spite Of the
ruin" result from the tariff the country wis
prosperous.
iew-vey few-of the violently partisan of the
federal press encavoring, their blind hate OF the
administration, break the force of the Judgment which
public opinion, with singular unanimy, has pronounced
upon the published letter of Gen. Taylor MS Of no avail
however, and the fact generally known Tor the hst
time, that the letter was all its circumstances viola
ton of important army regulation mourning the penalty
of dmissa from the serviceneey adds point TO tho
verify of the unanimous condemnation.
All Long Island is, Mt this present writing, in state OF
agitation equally novel and exciting to the good folks of that
anc lent and quiet republic IT'S all about canal which
of the adventurous Bookynites have projected along
the south side of the island and which, thought. from
the natural advantages of the coast which is skirtsd BY
of long agoons sheltered by line of sandslands
may be made sixty and seventy miles for very
small suniay $4,000. Probably the design will DO
ried out though strongly opposed by some of the older In
habtants, who had "never heerd tell Of SIGH thing
| canaan! on the island In all their days-never!'
The Courier DIES Eats Unis of Saturday has, by way of
Havana confirmation of its former adviceshat Of in
vason of the Mexican province of Chiapas by Gen. Care
ra, President of Central America; which the Mexican
| General Cardona preparing to repel.
The paper has doubt of the correctness of the
that the Mexican Congress had, by large majority,
refused to entertain the overurcs of this government
The Albany Argus has just exposed another of the profit
gate assertions of the federal assaans of the adnistrs
tion relation to the profits on te bombshels Al
bany The Shells it says, weigh ninety pounds and
four the pound which is not large sum- The Penn
yvania founders refused this price; and the Albany works
clear Themselves unless the government extends tho
ORDER the materials to the shells very cxpen
sive. eilttl.t srH
The Express thinks the following reformation made
by General ODonnel, Havana, is worth copying in New
| York. t
"The public are prohibited from calling any actor or
teen days in prison." W ilsF N
Except the fifteen days. which is rather for
| cessve theatrical enthusiasm. e3 tifsS
meeting is to be held at Boston this evening Of all those
favorable Withdrawing troops from Mexico. In that
city Of snotions" you get up meeting almost any
thngeven dispute the proposition two makes
| four l,ast8 a.
Mr. Adams of Mississippi, in the House, must be hu-
morous spra least if we may judge by tho Unions
tice of remarks of his. Thus is he reported
| after words on another subject
the first time in his life that he had obtained the
floor when anybody else wanted II and that he feared no
favor OF the with Mexico which he considered
| lust"
There is good-hunored philosophy in this which will
carry Mr. A. well through life. "Tnke trick when you
| can" is good in other games well as cards.
The morning papers the DEATH the S0h ult,
of Virginia Eliza, the wife Of Mr.. Poo The disease was
pulmonary consumption the special scourgc Of all that Is
| farest and enderest in this world of ours.
In view of the great amount of city taxes, the True
Sun advocates with unanswerable statistics the repeal of
the law which exempts from taxation all church property,
and the property Of ministers Of religion to the amount Of
800 Right and mustb be accomplished, If the True Sun
but persevere
Some time ngo it stated in the newspaper that tho
prima donna of the Italian opera, the songsress, Barl.
the charming and gracious who had among sig.
norma, in fact marreddead in the lnwout of tho
question. nconnenty all the nice young men, her atni
rers in despair Their braves nightly waxed fainter.
opera glasses lost 30 cent of their intensity of OBJ
and bouquets longer, night,
'prcsgu inrowuables" Last week tho choyaer of tho
Courier DIES Ents Une kind gallant, taking pity tho
sufferers announced that the fair Queen of Song In
truth and indeed unmnrrieda signorina-and the legiti-
mate object indefinite eternal devoons Juvenile above
Blocker has since breathed feer and deeper and bank
stock is again above par.
Speaking of songsters to have this week. instead
of Lucia, NnapaSsa per amore in which everybodys a-
vorite, Pico will have such part will make her
deru voice and its abundant melody the attraction of the
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