The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-03
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


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NKw YoRK, January 2, 1915.
The Taylor organ here, the Mirror. has got story that
Mr. Clay has written letter somebody other IN
place that he win u candidate against General
Taylor for the presdency-as story absurd and impossible
face any who knows Mr.. Clay at all, to be
unworthy of a moments attention. What! Henry Clay
give up any his chances for the high honor which
has been the sole and sovereign ambition of his whole
he-ts stormy struggles, its strong hopes and fears, Its
plans and passions all thoughts and deeds for the last
twenty years' Why, he would give them up to his
ther OF 10 his and dearest friend on earth
The man who thinks otherwise, does not know how com
pctey absorbing passion allowed up every other
sentiment in the breast of Henry Clay
by the wiacing and kicking Courier and Enquirer
and OF the Express my remarks the other day the
tested seat for city district in the House of Representa-
lives have touched exactly the right spot The Cour
Tor fumes and ires through whole editorial ''eader,
abobl the maaer calls the "Unons" correspondent
"Zed" everything naughty and, after great flourish
about notorious frauds, convic voting in several wards
o the d,tc and has proof give except that
the grand jury, In presentment shortly after the election
planned that convicis had been permitted to leave
Black wells island for the purpose OF voting But who
indicted tried, convicted for these frauds Though
the wings have since had full control OF Blaekwels
i,ls4id--ay, o, the whole city government That is the
question for the Courier and Enquirer to answers and
rs inability ought be perfectly conclusive to
every It's remarkable attempt To inyalidate my
that the district is decidedly democratic, displays
much ignorance of the statistics OF the district to re-
que notice. For instance, the assertion that The I'm
ward Is the ward Ia the dsc, in which ''he democrats
nsnly rely for their Majority; when, in fact, OF the
ave democratic wards in the district, it usually gives the
orss ds~opaie majority, and Unless my memory greatly
detectives med di1 at the election of Mr. jackson in
~ The article fasing been evidently dictated, II not
written by friend Of Col Monroe adds another proof
he has really nothing TO show for his claim, and that if
he Is admitted the which righfully belongs TO Mr.
Jackson will be simply because bey cannot do without
his vote.
The export of specie last week was about 100000.
fellows
Azalia Rio de Janeiro, sovereigns Sl3,593
Overmap, Madeira, coin 3B
silvie De erase Iiaue. Mexican dollars, &C., 26,5OO
Sir Robert Peel, Liverpool, sovereigns- 6o0oo
Siddons, Liverpool, sovereigns S'ooo
Sl97,655
To which add by the steamer yesterday ESQ, 900, or
100000. Very ule of this amount-or. indeed of any
specie going forward out of tbs vaults of
the banks. !, mostly in soveregns ofwhch they hold
very few, and which worth 81 30
BY increasing the alarm the subject of ship TO-
ye already unea sonaby great, the newspapers have
statement ,a the wife the late Mr. Justice Taylor is
very low with the disease in which, am happy to say,
there $ n word Of truth.
The steamer Souhener has been laid up until the be-
ginning of February The saunch and swift North
erner viii make her trips as usual
The packehip Louis Philippe has been brought through
the Sound by and lies tho dock. She is
considerably injured.
| There was quite a panic Thursday and Friday about
the bills of the county banks of this State The reputed
failure one. The Atlas Bank" of Clymer. and the pre-
caous condition of others, brought all into suspicion
with our table Coa As these banks have for
some furnished almost the entire paper circulating
medium the city, there large amount OF their bills
afoa and the way all cup town" rushed down into Wall
get them exchanged for city bills was remarkable
Thursday OF the retail and small dealers were
/ 50 in the street" than ever before.
Il was harvest for the brokers, who knowing most #
all Of the county banks to be good enough redeemed
fast they could one-alf and per cent. while their
funds lasted Then the discount rose and du
ring the two days high tlree five, and six
per perfectly safe bills. Nearly half million OF
dollars must been found discounted this way durg
" the panic" One large house in Wall street. which sadA
head of the exchange business, having ample means
command bought it is said $2OOOOO worth OF country
paper on which it have made quite nice thing
say $4,000 These bills, thus ncedessly sacrificed wilt
either be returned upon the banks through
the State or, if the brokers holding them have the
means will be kept until they can be put into cir
cuaon again further shave OF onceighth or one
quarter of ono per cent in few days, when "pubic
Iconidence"-tlat uncertain intangible Clements
stored If the law urged by Mr.. Comptroller Flagg had
passed. compelling the country banks to redeem their
par in this city, where is constantly large portion of
their circulation such excitement if it could occur.
would produced such loss the billhoders little
able Until such law is passed, there will
be against the OF the panic and
the sacrifices.
Yesterday was New Years Day-and such day the
darkest. drizzingest, drearcst, dismacst, dampest
(ahemD day that suffered. With
nothing but cloud above and mud below, and tho cold,
thick white creeping fog everywhere arounthe weather
execabc than could have been believed posi-
bic for welbehaved weather to be. Though would
have bcnumbed Mr.. Mark Taplcy himself, IL could
chill hospiiable observance of the day in NJ York
Sorry am to say that this, of the very best
old Dutch founders OF the colony, falling gradual dis
use, from various OF which the chief rapidly
increasing size of the city which renders sicay i'm
possible for extend his years "cals' all
his friends. The ladies' however. did the less receive
their vsers with graciousness and cordially which
than made amends for the dreariness without, and
Tor the miles raversed through the mud of New York
that ndcscibabe compound of backness and flh-morc
abundant yesterday than before by virtue OF the
weather and WING corporation.
The extraordinary fog Tor the last three days has
totally deanged all travelling and of the mails in
this quarter On Friday in particular, the vapor
dense, that you coud hundred feet from you
any direction The Sound bosts generally did attempt
go either end and few Of them 40, until late
yesterday afternoon when the Fall River (te Massa-
chusctts) arrived SO utterly was all communication by
off, that the ferry boats made their trips with the
utmost difficulty and danger; and your correspondent
happening to be place the North river, 81 miles
from town, with boat three four times day fog
bound in duranoc vile for two entire days This morning
the weather is somewhat clearer, with symptoms OF rain.
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