The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-20
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


NEW YORK, August 10, 1917.
Considering that Mr. Clay's visit the north purely
private it is remarkably apropos He just in
time to revive and fix the tagging fidelity of his friends
to awaken in the wing rank and file that old enthusiastic
devotion which, with them, always has chung about him
his, and which, in the mighty 1874 all but bore
him into the presidential chair In the rvor of the heart
iet welcome which his presence has evoked, how dim
and faint all the latter-ay ourses about candidates
from the camp the benchyour Scotts Taylor and Nc
Leansabout anybody but Hary Clay, and nobody else
The old man has blood in him for another " and
will show it yet
The Tribune this morning abors through long and
full leader to make that Robert Dale Owen defeat
ed not on personal, but purely political grounds. This
is meant for effect where the facts of the
known. In the west, the bcres wings do pretend
Prentice, Of the Louisville Journal distinctly admits it his
warwhoop natchless for its cool Hypocrisy the
suit las better than politica-as a moral triumph"
1t looks more and more if the excursion of the New
Haven Cape May, for the purpose of inviting
Mr.. Clay to this city, money makng spccula-
ton of the of the boat Friend Greedy has leader
on 1t this morning. which he ntimates his intention Of
visiting Mr. Clay The Cape, (bnt by the boat, APP
parenyn which he is wise and takes care to add that
tickets for tho excursion So 1t is announced this after
noon, that political committee club, SUCH will be
permitted to take passageat the whole excursion
l of private citizens But whether these ''r
vate citizens not interested in the boat doth
not appear 1t is to DC hoped all events that harm
will beia though it blows very fresh to-day, for such
boat the New Haven venture outside.
The Cambrias has thrown Wall street on its beam
ends. Operators were prepared for some reduction in
breadstuis but the actual faseven sillings flour,
ten Indian corn, and six meal-has taken away their
breath Cotton, too which it conceded on all hands
rsc has stirred All this perplexes and conounds
and, while waiting for private letters the dealers will do
nothing The truth appears be- that financial crisis Gin
duced by the railway mania among other causes at hand
in Engand and hence the condition of the money and
produce markets. Ths-a guests probably right
as whole column in Wall street daily.
Several companies of firemen yesterday to
from ll,apv
shirts and caps their engines and hose CARTS gay and bright
paint and metal could make them, and the loud clash Of
their brass bandsthey kept up wonderful excitement
among the boys and gils and especially e coored popu
lation All would have gone off very WELL but that the boys
closed the entertainments OF the day by grand fight at the
Bowery theatre, where about of them badly beat
policeman for attempting of their nbe who
was dsorderly, and whom they succeeded in rescning
after struggle OF half hour with the brave fellow,
and brusing him terribly.
The log of the Sea Witch her last (and irs run
Canton and back, shows great performances in
way of sailing. From New York dock Java Head
II 0l5 miles, she 10 days 10 hoursan average of
200 15 miles day,he greatest single days being 1902
miles, I2k knots hour Coming back. she took
pilot the gid day from Aner, distance OF II 537 miles,
or daily average of 22 I-5 miles having one day ac
complished much 32 miles, ID knots hour for
every hour of the "a This is all but equal the despatch
(mentioned in my letter the other day something won
der) of the from the city of Mexico London by
and lightning, $500 miles, in 80 days The whole
distance and back 5000 miles, in 1921 days.
few hours five months. 1t is many years since
Canton shipsconted fast considered
very well if they made the trip either way in that
We proud of Sea Witch here, and raher guess
there nothing afoat in the shape of sticks and
that can hold way with her in smooth rough
The frgae United States and Portsmouth soop-of
the cracks of the navy, and have made wonde rf
uns, especially that of the Portsmouth (up that time
entirely unequaled) from waters to Calao the
Pacific. But before confess equal in either of
them for saucy Canton packet her figures
by her log and, by the way, if the Union" help
sight of them ii would much obge many old SALTS
hereabouts, who feel strong interest in demonstrating
that the innovator may find match in the old
fashioned sails.
This morning upon fresh, and cool, and nvigor-
atng, and all day the weather has been beautiful and
like the glorious Indian than suly, eneIvating Au-
gust. FED.