The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-09
EDITORS. CORRESPONDENCE.
NV YoRK, July s, 1917.

NEW YORK, July s, lSi7.
The Troy Daily Post publishes another letter from Cen
Taylor addressed citizen Lansngburg the authen-
cly OF which the editor endorses having the original
In 1t the General remarkable declaration in his
letter to Mr. Taylor of Cincinnati with sufficient emphasis
to satisfy the skepticm of the National Wing. He
says, very distinctly;
81 NOT BE CANDIDATE OF ANY PARTY OR CLIQUE
and should the nation AT large seek place in the chair
Oh ine Ghle magistrscy the good OF all parties and the
hauohai good would be my great and absorbing aim"
This rather cold backing for his found friends and
partisans among the wings, and completes their discom
fmre
The rapidly with which the President passed through
ms city his return quite disappointed the
calculations of many friends who would have been glad
pay him appropriate attentions, but who did not suppose
that he would leave until the afternoon for Phila
delpha The disappointment is the less to be regretted,
mat 1t was certainly all the better for the Presidents
sonal comfort and health which already have suffer
ed considerably from the fatgues of his tour
really seems our first American had,
upon her trial trip the fubenet of all the obstacles
which misfortune and mismanagement could contribute
The nadequacy of her hot-wes and pipe
thng perhaps be expected the many changes and i'm
provements in her machinery and should therefore be
too severely visited But it is difficult unde sand how
(upposng the statements OF the English to be rue)
engineer Of common capablity should have known
better than exhaust all the Goals side of the vessel
giving her such "st as threw her completely out of
trim, that she entered Southampton with wheel al
most out of water while the other all but submerged
and doing double duty 1t seems, too that anticipated
in recent letter of mine, there difficulty with her
paddles and repairs needed The Southampton correspond
dents of the London journals evidently well dis
posed to give full justice to the first of American
ers and yet there appears be that much truth their
remarks, which makes them little dsagreeable read
The friends of the ship (Which means almost everybody
hee) have still full confidence that the accidents and defects
of first voyage being provided against she will yet prove
herself the swifest steamer ahoat
On the first Monday of this month the old judiciary system
the State expired by constitutional limitation the old
supreme court and the of chancery remaining OPP
GRAFTON only for the disposal of unfinished business On
the same day, the of appeals and supreme
met at Albany for the purpose of recognizing judiciary
and have already held several meetings, which much
business transacted 1t is understood
will continue in session from day day until their rules
for law and equity completed their arranged
&c.
The tolls received all the canals this State during the
fourth week in June $l4l 427 50 exceeding by
$5 1868 20 the received during the corresponding
week in last year. and being much than double that
for the week in any previous year. The aggregate
amount received for tolls from the of nav
igation the Both of june inclusive (sxtyone days)
is $l,3O4, 800 IA
During the period in 1885, (76 days) 9is675 81
Increase, $685., 645 81
The following exhibits the aggregate received for
tolls during the fourth week in june for the last eight years,
from 1910 to lSi7 nclve and also the aggregate
received from the commencement of navigation the 30th
of June, inclusive, during the same years: