The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-29
Correspondence Of the Union.

To Judge of the of the wing papers of this
city Of peace Zachary Washington, the verest
raw. head-and.bloodyb of executive holding
the office. For the last week they have left stone
turned the impression that in the of the
Poussin and Mosquito kingdom difficulties, he is Of
General Jackson than Washington. Men of sese here
laugh heartily their heroics in this connexonaugh
able enough, when they are compared with the hereto
fore invariabe of the federal party questions
in dispute between the United States and foreign govern
ents with the lambke attributes for which, until il
became polite proclaim him belcose, they invari
ably credited their man Of thunder. In commercial
and legal circles Of this city, find, literally, diff
ference of opinion to the ostensible questions at
the bottom OF the trouble with Mr. Poussn. No be-
ieves that the commander of national vessel ought TO
demand salvage in case like that OF the Engen1,
that the civil military agents oil the United States may
properly deal (for their principally with individual the
assum pon that designs commit fraud where there
shadow Of evidence going justify any such inn
preston. Thus M. Port dealt WITH according the
showing Of Mr.. Clayton himself While such impressions
rife here, of IL is believed that AFTER the froth
rising from tempest In the teapot may be blown away
these parties will get their rights from this government
The thought Of with France, because in his ndgna
ton the mani saton of the sheer Ignorance Of nterna
onal law, in which the American department of State is
,eeped the French minister forgot himself little. has
tered the mind of wetinfomed person in this city On
the WHOLE much feeling manifested in New York upon
this affair." entirely against the decisions OF the Secretary
merchants keeny alive the danger their inter
es,s traders abroad involved in Mr.. Cs position They
ook forward The contingency OF being themselves thus
involved with military agents OF other governments, and
have no position find, when such things happen
the The action Of oar State Department relied on to justify
tue administration in such readings OF the law against
hem Mr. Clayton insists applicable to the cases Of
the Eugene and M. Port.
Bat tue pulling and blowing of the whg organs upon this
French case Walsh affair, the Rey &C., here
translated only effort hoodwink the foreign
orn voters of the three great cities in which cleo
tons are held this fall As such effort, IL will drop
still born 10 the ground, ] much mistaken. draw
III concus on the disgust and contempt for the for
eign policy OF the administration evident in all the Euro
born people Of this city upon the subject more
especially The cabinets purpose Of claiming credit for
being acuated by spirit wholly foreign to s counsels has
become apparent that the veres yo in politics may
read IL as he RUS.
The new est 'nde" notion with u. is the great sale Of
"royal manufactures OF Prussia" which took place 10y
.ucton) in Wall yesterday. The goods Of
China and eafthenware, made at works belonging to his
Majesty Frederick William. Dinner nvoced 900,
tea sets $500 and $780, make conspicuous part OF be
lot" the rest being costly vases enameed pictures cooed
hRurcs bronze ivory and marble saiuetes paper mache
groups &c. The goods though magnificent not richer
than others similar heretofore imported and sold In this
ket on individual The point Interest Is in
hat be ing property Of the PIusan monarch they
sent over by way Of testing the market with the view Of
sending here regularly many such invoices in time TO
come.
On Monday last Mis-. Davenport, made her debut before
hudlcnct u
pasabc audience being In attendance She proves be
Of high oder but the place for her debut badly
chosen, strong pejudces exist in the popular mind
New York against the house, make IL very difficult
indeed induce full attendance II what
may be the attractions Of the bill.
BY the end Of the present building twill be
what difficult Cor the New Yorker who has been absent for
three years. recognise portions Of Broadway, extensive
the changes around many points lately consd
cred time honored and-ma Washingons old quarters
at the foot Of the street. is used half for
end half for ginshop. Bankers once famous Mansion
House has been RACED to the goundaken down brick by
brick Sixlarge wholesale dry goods being built
its Site Of $4,000 each The City Hotel where
the renowned Jennings time ofeiated has been
TO cost fully 100000, being erected lie SITE They
to be five stories high, l02 feet lin alp front, and H2
feet deep. Indeed from end Of the the other
and especially the North river side, such changes
are being made.
Herbsrts lonr-cxpeetcd 'Frank Foues,er's Fish and
Fishing" Of the United States and British America has
length been published by Sunae and Townsend the pub
fishers Of the author Mr. VIM. H. Herbert The edition 10
got up the style Of Heberts famous book the field
sports Of America which having been Published also by
the Bes teys of London, has had probably larger
Atlantic sale than any other book written thi,
country. OF that work, by-the-by must forget
ton that the American edition, sold - for the
volumes, presented In almost all respects perior spec
Of mechanical skill to that Of the Bentley. Of London
costing 81 This fact reflects lte credit the New
York publishers; while the time IL IL a speaking
illustration Of the injury the American reading public
grow out Of the adoption Of the international copyright
law OF other legal restrictions upon book publishing which
enabled the English house ask double price for this In
terestng work. having purchased from the English suho
Tin Anne rcs) the proosheets, had the rghto com
pete with him Herbert s great genius In his Tsks
him all In all, and may fairly write him down the VEN