The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-17
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York Correspondents
NEW YoRK, February 10, Is

..r.. NEW YORK, February 10, 1917.
The Courier DIES Flats Uni. TO which, in common with
many other writers, have had often refer
ior me paray and soundness of views Of American
Po'cs regards the recent demonstration of the federal
calhoun majority in the Senate the light which
must appear to all fair men IL saws. 90 7 Q}
Ihnt IN coming to such decision the Senate was nj
once Judge and plaintiff is the least fault its conduct
mere Is, IN tnlth, two-iold monstrocity in the affair
1t Is monstrons, IN the first place country like this the
sPlrlt OF whose Institutions is the lges, liberty.
blow struck, Without tie opP9rnniy given or defence,
against The most sacred of an hbefes-the liberty oil
The journals, then asks if in France where liberty is
trameled by deSpoiic bonds where The assaults
OF the press against both chambers habuay run INTO
extreme OF bitterness, snch thing would be thought of
The men who every day vehemeny denounced as the
English party-as Pritchasts, Gin the Tahiti afa) do
they dream OF invoking the legislative vengeance against
tue pens which have dared assa the dgny" of Parla
ment In the next place observes the ournalis the SEN
ate OF the United States has usurped power in thus chas
Using the editor OF the Union" The legislatures of other
countries have such rights and powers defined by law Not
so mere The constitution gives no such power.
The Courier concludes lin accordance with my remarks
yesterday that the whole affair merely personal Mr.
Calhoun and his particular friends in Senate, and dis
cusses Its bearings upon the question of the pres
dency. 4 t.e - ras
Ten per per annum seems 10 be about the fasore
rate OF ruin with the take the follow
Ing from this money column OF Boston papers a iit
The Essex Steam Min Company Of Newburyport, have
oecitisu semannual dividend OF per cent, payable
next Monday" sHi 50 raYet 81 il,9 a''tfhs
This is the fifth sixth manufacturing company of Mas
sachusetts which has declared annuaI dividend OF
five per cent. within a few weeks ("
The Relief meeting, last night, the Tabernacle was
noble oneworihy OF the OCCASION and worthy of the En-
pre city, coming to the rescue of suffering humanity The
immense room was crammed, and the best men of our
community active in the proceedings The snbcrip
tons taken were nnounced i,ren yt,co thousand dollars
being as predicted, the largest contribution
nounced at public meeting in New York. The determi-
nation was avowed to make the figures $50 600 and doubt
less will be DONE if indeed the result does 90 beyond
it. One gentleman present, who seems to have Inherited
with the princely fortune the munihcent generosity orhs
Their, Mr. Wadsworth of Genesee put his name down for
200 bushels of corn delivered in New York--equal
present prices, to nearly many dollars, Next Sunday,
collections 10 be taken up in OF the churches The
association of Odd-Fellows intend making general CON
tribnon which their immense numbers and complete
ganizaton will enable them to make very large. Ee
genius, described in the papers "Col A. Jones,
Rochester, has been addressing legislature by petition
to have the Mexican war let contact the petitioner
agreeing give bonds bring it close for So 600
bright idea, truly, which it may be worth the while of
the United States Senate take into their grave conera
ton. hope the suggestion is libel the sensitive
reputation of that body ZED