The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-16
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


PHILADELPHIA, sept H. 1910
Last evening the grea: democratic ratification meeting
tme off, in the Chinese Museum, in manner wh'ch
truly gratifying the friends OF regular nomina-
lions. An immense concoutse Of the bone and sine"
of the party had assembled early hour, ana, al
the hour appointed the large Hall, capsble OF holding
from six eight thousand people, filed TO Overflow"
ing. Every leading il crowded with men
lager do battle in good and noble and count
ing all there could have been present less than from
10 to 1900 people. Large delegations arrived from
the southern and northern districts preceded by mar
tial music and the hall itself fine band OF mu-
stationed and enlivened the scene with It's meod
GUS strains The Vice President Of the United States HIM
self was and among deafenng cheers conducted
the chair His speech, full of manly eoquence and dig
ny YOU will reported in the Pennsylvania lie was
followed by many eloquent speakers, among whom Were
Judges Champney and Barton Col Frazer OF Lancaster-a
host by himselMr Robt Tyler and others; aud the meet
ing did break ill half o'clock, with three cheers
for George NJ Dallas and the democratic nominees The
campaign is fairly begun, and from all appearances
Pennsylvania will be the batue ground wings and ma
lives do unturned carry their high taIih
and bank 10y the election OF Governor johnston
but depend on it, Morris Longstreh will be elected by
from TO- 600 H. 900 majority and that VIII prove such
settler the aspirations Of the wings of this Staie that the
democrats will have trouble the presidential question
In November following.
The bargain the and whigs after all said
and done and all the bitter feelings both Sides has been
The natives have all the offices of the
Row and the wings take bill time from the natives,
payable the 7h of November | think the natives
have by far the best of that bargain but the wings
driven such that in their despair, they ready
do everything and receive allies from every quarter AS
Gen Taylor is willing accept nomination from any
body and everybody the wings ready for the adoP-
tion of any and every principle obtain power. They
now hope for letter of decinaton from Henry Clay to
couneract the rebellion in New York but Mr.. Clay will
hardly practise self-denal to that extent.
The substitution of Mr. Robbins for the Hon. Charles ].
Ingerso. for mbe of Congress from the fourth district,
must not be looked upon great hardship rotation in
Office being cardinal point in the creed of the democracy
of Pennsylvania and the rule having already been nnged
pom often in the special of Mr.. Ingersol Mr.. l.
is, doubt, glad withdraw from the field of his useful
with the leuels he has won in many glorious cam
pagns He is gentleman of wealth and high social posi-
on who has served the party long enough honors
and ought 10 be permitted upon his laures
Mr. Robbins his successor will have to fight heavy
bnaton of wings and natives but the probabilities he
will beat them both.
In the district the election Col Florence placed
beyond doubt The democrats in that district have grad
ualy rallied since 1876 and of the ardent
friends of Mr. Levin admit that old Southwark will 20
back to its first love.
In the second district Mr.. Van Dyke will give his wing
competitor whoever he may be, Davis has decned)
hard run He is young man full OF talent and generous
impulses, and universally beloved by all who know
him the wings make mistake in the selection Of their
man, if the Quaker is generally believed, stay
at home, you will democratic representative from
the ID district On the democratic city assembly tickle,
you will find the of Captain Charles BiddIe
the late Nicholas Bdde. The captain is talented he
is brave, and is an invaluable acquisition the party
Mr.. Haowe, in the Sd district, is good, substantial
democrat of strong who will undoubtedly be elected
in the place of the Hon. Charles Brown, the present
Der, who declined a denomination.
The bamburner convention held at Reading adjourned
yesterday sine die, without making nomination for gov
canal commissioner They felt that would be
farce and husbanded both their and their
The prime pal the convention
who figured at the meeting held here some time ago
Mr.. Richards chairman.
The barnbuner movement, in obedience the call o
Mr.. John Van Buren, reminds Of the made b,
Caharine | of Russia, through her provinces
Her courters determined TO the rch with the
hourishng condition OF the empire, and the rapid
of population, engaged fine village population proceed.
her by just twenty four hours That time employed
distributing tastenly thirty forty frame houses
which they carried ready made their wagons and
ranging ball. When the Empress arrived, she
ed by the Magistrates of village of whom half dozer
had studied their parts and the happy and conened well
dressed and wellfed population of the settlement
satisfied their sovereign that Russia civilized
try wegoverned and prosperous beyond what she hac
had idea. In the do the friends of Mr.
Van Buren, travel before Prince John, pre- pairing re
ceptons, rumphal professions, meetings. and wha
not; but the always the same, and the popua
lation remains stationary for the present
New Jersey is usually down for General Taylor Blu
with what know The democrats of that S,at
have $500 uhe democratic majority of The present gov
ernor upon and there doubt but that coun
ties of Salem, Gouc and Burlington, where the Qua
kers very numerous, will follow the example hei
brethren of North Carolina If they do Jersey is beyonc
a doubt Cass and Butler State.
PILGRIM.