The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-30

The death of Sas Wright of the first men IN the
aation has burst upon his counymen suddenly and
Unexpectedly as excite the deepest establishment and
Il sense of the evanescent character of all subunary
|honors. Whilst many OF his countrymen were looking
forward to his elevation to the highest office in the repub
|ic he is suddenly snatched away What can be more
surprising than the contrast exhibited by the following
article, and his sudden death day two afterwards
From the Ceneseo Democrat
SnAs WRGIIr-The burst of admiration ELECTED by heI
course OF this eminent statesman during he
sitting of the Baltimore Convention in 1884, will not soon
democracy everywhere, that his conduct on that OCCASION
placed him high above the reach OF as cand
he honorable position he then occupied accept the
nation of governor of the State by which alone the success
ion Of the self-s.,cricng spirit Of the man. His deea
tall seemed for brief moment to east shade over MI
Ugh prospects, but his fame is based on foundation oo
BROAD deep be shaken by the violence OF open
enemies, the treachefous plots Of pretended friends
irankness and chke transparency OF
always will strong hold on the anecnons o. a
people who have the intelligence to appreciate ana the
ne to admire substantial merit, , :, i
The cloud that seemed to obscure his fame has passed.
way and the confidence when we say uia
he lives not who is more securely enencheu IN the
democratic heart of the Empire State than Sllas Virgin
Nav more No entirely he enjoys the confidence
md esteem of the democracy throughout the Union ioi
becoming and more clear daily thn ne II
he man. the only man, unite the vote oil Inc party
lS48 They equally sangune that If his name Is pre-
snied 70 the as ia a 10. e with an
and unaniniV which have seldom been equalee
The war with Mexico has elected but little comment
d late from the British press We nd however, an artl-
lie on the subject in the Times OF August lh which,
after reviewing the position and operations OF Gen. Scott,
concludes as follows reference to the reported cond
|tions OF peace:
"The of peace, most recently reported are inter
ng and charac erisc America is to have the line OF
he Bravo up the Pass some say even TO santa
ogeher with the province Upper California 1t is even
the private correspondence of some othe ransa
antic journals that Lower California ALSO together with
of way the central sthmus will be comprised in
he demands of Mr. Trst Each party is to pay its own
and Mexico to be reimbursed Tor her cessons oil
territory; in which category, however, the original bone OF
tenon, the Doab between the Del Nore and the Nue.
es, is be included. suggestion, which suspect
have from the Americans proposes that part OF
payment for these lands should be made in responsible
~ rather than in cash. and that after the three millions
been paid down handsomely, the remaining
between the high contracting parties should be balanced
the United States taking certain portion OF the foreign
lebtof Mexico their shouders-a very pretty exam
pie of conversion, which the creditors however, will
probably hardly think worth their while quarrel about
Between certain securities, between certain insects
here is no settling the precedence
s'Ihs truth cannot be denied that If the uuret had but
,een opened little furry, New California is of no
more Dfsrico than France Not only
the population OF Mexico almost stationary, whilst tina,
IF the United States increases greater than that
islands, but the country the head of the Cali
ornan Gulf is such lrreclamabe waste that all ordi
lary intercourse by this between Mexico and the
upper provinces would be impossible, while the
such character render any regular communication
by but little practicable. California could
settled by the Mexcans whereas the tide setting west
ward the United States shows what must almost ne
,essarly result in that quarter In the present day,
Sovereignty of this barren and half explored may
seem of small moment, but its capabilities and promise
escaped the eyes of the prudent The bay of San
Francisco is the finest in the world and described by Capt
Wilkes amply capacious enough receive the united
iavies of America and Europe. From favorable har
the lies straight and obvious Polynesia the
Philippines, New Holland, and China and it is not ex
avagant suppose that the merchants of this future
porium may open the commerce OF Japan"
ILLINOIS REeIMENr.-The steamboat Eudora brought
Town yesterday four companies of the 9Th regiment of fiji
volunteers, (being the second under the requs
siton, )-3St men in allundcr command of Maj Livings
ION. They landed at Carrolton. Three companies, com
handed by Capts. Bowman Burns and Ewings embarked
1t ST Louis the 18th, the Buena VISTA under the
,harge of Lieut. Col. Hicks and the three remaining com
,anes embark on the 18TH the Ne Plus Ultra
MI may shortly be expected here.
FoR THE SEAT OF wAR.-The steamer Telegraph and
propeller Washington left last evening" the former for Bra
EOS Santiago the latter Vera Cruz. Tomorrow evening
he Massachusetts the Mary Kngsland, and the New Or
cans, leave We presume the Illinois regiment will en-
bark on these fine vesscs-N. o. Pieaynne, Aug r.
The DEPARTURE or voLusrREas.--Capt. Latham's fine
company of volunteers the I'd Ohio regiment.
write this article Just leaving this city for the encampmen
IT Cincinnati, where they will remain until regularly mus
tered into the service and then be off for the seat OF
We them in this manner, most grateful ac
Acknowledgements for their expression of friendly feeling
nope their campaign may be both agreeable and go
eious May health and attend them wherever
destiny may lead them.-Ohio State'man, Aug. Is.
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