The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-03
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.



the county ratification meeting held in the Old wgwam
on Monday evening last Though IL rained awfuiy-was
stormy that the wings did believe i've hundred per-
sons would be present-the immense hail. holding three
thousand persons, well filed question whether
three hundred could have packed into the
had been supposed that the ratification OF two or three
names on the heads-ofdepartment ticket would be OPP
posed and the wings doubtless did their best TO get hall
dozen overambitous young gentlemen, and as many bull
lies upon creating disturbance. They proba-
bly, attended with that vew but were deferred from any
demonstration by the perfect unanmiy and cordial good
feeling animatng all others present The speakers on both
sides distinguished by the earnesness Of their
parsanship in the difficulty which heretofore existed in
the party in this State though this occasion they enter
ed into honorable rivalry endeavong each to Guido the
other In the and eoquence of their appeals for
unon only now but throughout all time
The wings awaited this meeting with no little anxiety
for upon its action their "knowing ones" well
their depended Union OF the democracy in fact
well as in name, they knew to be synonymous with the
downfall of federalism In this State and CITY, Many of
them present, and they away evidently feeling
much their poor brother felt when he the amented
Captain Scott pointing his unerrng "shooting-iron"
have to fluid the first of them who enteains the faint
est hope Of beating Tuesday next Thus New York
will surely honor Of driving the last na in the
coffin Of dsfanct Tayiorsmthat shortlived abortion Of
charafanisn. trust and believe that will not leave
Of II in New York city aud State. Nevertheless
contending against heavier expenditure OF mo-
nay and mendacy on the part of the managers
Office than before brought bear for the
rupton of the baotbox, here, by the iedealists
Those whom Gen Taylor has placed in office in this
are generally connected in times past with gang
deyising and managing the infamous Genworh frauds
They know this business WELL and will scrupe nothing
will they save any stone untnrned to the andu
lent return OF their candidates hear that they cacnata
poll 5000 illegal votes! Even that will them.
worthy Of note that for days previous this
meeng the wing papers were calling on the police to be
ready the necessity for calling out the military
quel the riot expected take place Their hypocrtica
calls of this had the effect Of attracting public
attention the fact that while almost every meeting held
by The fsdeass here during the has resulted in
tumut and riot ours one and ALL have been conducted
pesceaby The comparison does nothing In the way OF
making capital for 'al the decency," assure you.
Great uncertainty still exists In the mind of the New
York public relative to the purpose of the administration
with reference the Nicaragua affair The wing press of
the city apparently much in the mist the business
community which, tell the TRUTH growls and grumbes
with little the injury al
ready resulting from the Of judgment displayed by the
cabinet in the With many hundreds of millions
involved in trade New York has II is not wonderful
that rumors of confidence in the capacity OF
our rulers properly conduct the foreign relations Of the
United States, generate fluctuations to materially change
the value Of many descriptions of property in twinkle
it fall in the price Of stocks Of per cent fro
queny actual loss of hundreds of thousands of
dollars holders of such property Your readers who know
how its value fuctuates in times of OF war;
will therefore readily understand the heavy respons
incurred by the imbeciles Washington in conducting
foreign relations time, since taking Ia hand
the reins of government to be out OF ''muss," which,
their organs everywhere proclaim carries its contingent
cy speck of in the distant horizon Why IL bids
fair require tho part oil the federal managers here the
Of full Ave thousand fraudulent votes check
the disgust felt BY the of of their party
against the general administration in this connexon alone
Last nigh, the democrats held rattle alton meetings in
three four wards Of the city and In Brooklyn where Gen.
Dix Gate Uaited States SENATOR among the speakers
All numeroasy etendsd and greaf enthusiasm and
perfect harmony prevailed The wings held their county
ratification meeting At the time in their "TammanyS
the Broadway Housewives they unable gather
larger crowd than attended the democratic ward meeting
in the glorious old Fourth All TODD inside the Broadway
House and out, not more than thousand were
around" They dared not follow the example of the de-
mocracy submitting of their candidates sep
araey for ratification condemnation, but, proposing
them In the lump declared the ticket carried amid much
confusion Their meeting In the large hall Of the house
bered when the greatest number present. SIS
persons, according the OF three four gentlemen
| who estimated the crowd. In another room some 300
addressed by other speakers and the the
balance Of the thousand assembled and addressed
As early quarter before all over the crowd had
dispersed and the lights exdnguihed am thus par.
cuar In describing their ratification meeting, because the
whg press Of the city already appear bent putting the
affair into matter Of importance.
i You will perceive that the resolutions there adopted
teate and vehemendy insist that the wing party shall
abandon ''piotecton" This notion obtained place In
their proceedings only In order reconcile to the admins
tation and their ticket few hundred ultra wings, who,
in electionecring this TALL refuse give penny and
thus force the ocehoers contribute largely from their
salaries, and their Immediate friends and rea
i tves almost exclusively.
4 question whether this effort these parties
open their purses will prove Of much avail while II
hardly fail close those OF many fee-rade wing
chants, OF whom we have host In New York. On the
whole the declaration make in favor of candL
dates few wings Of New York but superannuated lead
ers private conversation willing admit their
patty entertans serious thought OF interfering with the
principle OF the law Of 1896 working so bcneciay for the
commerce OF this and all other American ports.
No little unessness has created In the ranks or our
opponents here by the that Mr. Meredith about
withdraw from the cabinets that L. the part Of those
who desire the "Second Washington" d. his best
dves federalism OF the odor OF the offensive principles
whioh, from the foundation OF the government
the present. have rendered IL odious the maj Jry
the people. On the other hand those who whlom were
Henry Clay and nobody else men, chucklinK over
the rumorcd change, that they about
enjoy ultra federal reign though the hand Of the
gallant Harry himself at the helm. Mr. Meredith IL
There understood be opposed the least with
the domestic policy of tho democratic party; and IL
posed that his positive refusal carry the ursisms
whiggey, makes IL that he OF his antutra whp
assocai shall withdraw from the cabinet II he 10 70
Is also presumed that Mess Johnson and Preston
follow him into retirement they being understood to be IN,
cabinet ministers who have heretofore assisted Mr. NJ Ia
endsavoring the wing party, In future
keep the cd leaders in the background OF course there
good feeling between the grand divisions OF the New
York friends Of Taylor, who sympaihze respectively viii
the ua whig and antitra wing wings OF the octemviae
Indeed while the former impstieniy awaiting confirm
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