The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-16
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York Correspondent.
New YORK, Jan. 10, 1871.

New YORK, Jan. 49, 1871.
Senator Barlow has offered in State Senate. the FOL
lowing preainbe and resolutions
'Whereas .our country in of war (which none
can doubt and The Of that now ITO usl I'M
mpoant and whereas Texas now bone of our bone,
and flesh OF our 1esh and he for teyl who invade any
country OF portion of country conNected with Texas,
wade the United States , and whereas, we win vote as
soon for the enrolment of troops protect the soil Of Texas
as [wel would tle spot ON which now stand and
whereas, whether the conduct of army has been such
as, country rnd citizens have been invaded, and
will sustain that country and those citizens at all ines
and on all occasions, right or wrong therefore
Resolved f the assembly eoncar) That senators and
10 the aid of the isaer governments and use all suitable
efforts furnish sufficient supplies of men and means Tor
energetic and successful prosecution OF the war TO nn
honorable and early peace
As I'LL the words above within quotaonmarks, are ia
ken rGbatm from speech of the distinguished federalist
(made in las, years assembly, who fills the executive
chair of state, Is difficult imagine how the ederasts
can voting for them direct question Howev-
err we shall see. Ore sdrd sara, Italian faalist
has said.
The remarks of Senator Hannegan upon the melancholy
and unookedor death of Senator Barrow have been read
here with admiration by all of and feeling.
There is more real eoquence in them than anything
have had from the floor of Congress in long time The
passage in which, with recraon equally ue TO nature
art the OF the lost and dear friend is repeated
and dwell on-is full of the highest pahos is inpossib,
at this distance for the stranger read without
emotion What must have been its power the nimaes
and colleagues, TO whom it Addressed!
roversy Association Fouriersm, &c. 1t doe. ap-
pear make great sensation among the reading pub
lie.
very large sale of seamboats-of the Peoples Line to
Abany-was made in this city yesterday, auction
amounting $5l5 600 heavy business in day. AZ
matter Of curiosity give the details:
Steamboat Isaac Newton,
Three-quarlers Of steamboat Hendrick Hudson 1870
Steamboat South America, $4,000
Do North America, $4,000
Do Columbia, $4,000
Do Rochester. $4,000
The hammer of MIR. A. ]. Blocker did the job.
The monthly table of exports and imports for die port
Boston during December, exhibits the following result in
the article of specie:
Specie imported (io, same me) s225,oi2
Specie exported 200
Excess of specie imports s22i,oi2"
This shows which way the balance of traIe is, and is
another evidence of the kind OF ruin" which the tariff
is brnei * upon the country.
Alta fire in Canal street IN this city, yesterday morning
Camphine store, ('Camphne" being the name given
compound, said to be of alcohol. turpenne and little
caphor, used in lamps substitute for oi) several bar
rels of the liquid exploded with effect nearly equal
that of gunpowder. portion of the wall OF the building
was blown down, many of the remen badly burnt
by the sheets of fame which suddenly thrown out
with remarkable force and ferccness, the houses in the
neghborhood violently shaken, and for while the
constenation prevailed 1t is apparent that in
these days of gun-coon camphine, and mysterious sape
explosions the list Of articles too hazardous to be stored
in quantities must be enlarged.
Perhaps the few words ventured the other day on Bull
wer's Lucretia too unsparng The book has its
bright parts For instance-what beautiful creation is
Helen Mainwarng! She beams through the gloom Of the
plot like thread of light in the darkest web OF desny
rather like Ophean strain amid the horrors of Ache
fitting companon-piece is the pure and graceful
character of Percva ST. John-the young Apollo OF the
story. John Ardwort is noble characteristic Miles Is
fine one-and of others But they only III
the deep night, which make ''the darkness visible"
Yesterday the coolest day of the season-tlenome
ter between IL AMI rs all day The night like
carnival in New York. 1t clear and cold with superb
seigng Sleighs every kind and size filled the
from the Jumper knocked together pro tenn Of sugar
box and pair of green poles for shafts and runners
the mammoth sleigh Seen Taylor with its twelve spanking
horses and the splendid swanfomed equipage of the
aboutown As they dashed hitcr and ther many oftem
ut the top of their speed'a mile in min. 40 sec amid
wh of BELLS it seemed miracle of dextery avoid col
sons On every stood crowds of people looking
the sport and the omnibus seghs drove past looking
with their passengers piled in heaps like village in
ton, cheers answering cheers up both by ri
des and pedestrians. The insprng and such
perhaps other city but this great gay dashng Go
than of could present. FED