The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-18
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York Correspondent.


New YoRK March IL, 1917
The Courier DIES Eta Unis usties Mr. Bentons require
ments in connexon with the major general.
Upon the requirements of Mr. Benton before assuming
the appointment of major generalon which so much ran
corous Misrepresentation has been expended by the unpn
cpled mouthp Of whigery-the Courier DIES Etats
Unis says most Justly,
I'VE understand perfectly well that before going Mex
have full and perfect liberty of action put them into
cntlon The presence OF the generals who thus ia
Gle in his way Clearly, he unwilling accept the
high posi- rendered to him, unless he was the time
as he would wish. Men of common mind may submit to
the control OF others and their views. Those Of larger
to them want of entire freedom generally tanamount to
partial failure or total defeat"
1t is difficult to how the most blinded partisan
could have found in Mr. Benions course any ground fo
the abuse cast upon it by the wing press.
The American Bible Society. finding their present accom-
modations inadequate TO their necessities preparing
put up buildings Chambers and Reade Streets
feet 'front.' by $50 deep 1t is to be hoped that while the
trustees are bent spreading the light of the Gospel they
will not take away the light of Heaven from their neigh
bor as Messrs Gould and Bank, the well known
lers complain, has been done to them
The great Calhoun meeting in Charleston whatever its
intenion has not helped Mr. Calhoun this quarter of the
Union Ii will need much longer continuance of his
recent and present destroy entirely his influence
and credit public man.
The benevolent merchant Mr. Jacob Harvey of this CITY,
who has obtained already interesting statistics
Of money RENTED from this country by the aborng Irish
to their friends in Ireland, has pursued his inquiries still,
further He states the following the amount sent from
the four principal northern cities the months of January
and February:
Reunited from New York in drafts and for pa sscnpers back
d IN January ia ana + february 1926, 40
hchIt'ieo rom boston 100000
70. Ihiindelphia SS65S
10 Baltimore SIPS
Total $685., 1893
This must be near the truth for it is from the books of
the houses in the business 1t shows what exer
tons the Irish people here have been making to aid their
friends in the old country in their of nfcton and
furnishes new stimulus to the charity of the American
community Who will not help those that strive so to help
themselves
Like other great men, General Tom Thumb intends soon
to revisit his native acknowledgement Conneccu-where
he proposes TO exhibit himself during few days for the
benefit OF the of the town, which being more useful
than most other great While he is stayingin the city,
he drives out occasionally in his little chariot drawn by
pigmy ponies, attracting crowds, especially Juveniles 10
whom he is object of puzzled wonder that is quite as
amusing as the general himself.
To-day is the anniversary of Ielands patron SD int and
the weather would have it, is about the finest 18th of
March we have had for years The Irish societies ont
in their strength and with their music and insignia and
scarfs and banners "of the geen"and better than all
their ranks of honest, salwart menmade quite gala for
the town. FED.