The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-15
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
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By way of showing your readers what sort OF animals this
admins ation has been "rewaIding with Office here
the following from the Mirror the original Taylor daily
| OF this city
Yesterday morning one of the newly appointed officers Of
the staggered into the presence OF MI Max
drunk and began compliment his benefactor ncohsrent
the fine house he lived in, and the hne Office he held
Af fro ike ship Sndsr Ses% sea- he @as % Sag
ger when the collector who had eyed him with indig
a''Sd The ns%s wa: given with bow. and
hand on the seat Of PATRIOTISM when the remark o. me
brought the fellow his bearings In one minute aftsr
wards he was removed from Office and permitted 70 20
the m nislIaton Father Mathew and that
Thy collector will Persevere in well doing
OF Mr. Collector Maxwell forthwith removed this
honest faithful, and capable" wing, not TO have done
would have been 10 proclaim that want OF character Is
bar the retention Of Office under the Second Washing
ton, in the teeth Of his declaration that Jeersons tests
should be his should much like the federal news
papers prove that any democrat removed make for
such claimants Office this gentleman and Mr. Joseph
zebedee Hart has been guilty of offences similar TO those
Of either of this worthy pair appointed 10 places vacated
by the removal of men sigmatized Gin the lump" as dis
honest, unfahful, and incapable.
The editor of the Tribune is Just in of trouble
relative to the establishment Of the proposed wing pa
per Albany The Tribune Is, you know attache of
the Evening Journal Of that city the editors of the respect
i've papers sympathizing in all things, and In
sincerely than In devotion the fortunes of Mr. Senator
Seward which be the especial object Of the hostility
OF the new Journal Messrs Collier Fillmore, and ex Gov
eynor John Young understood 10 be the prime in
the scheme Their strikers In this city boast that having
already the ascendency in thirycight countless they will
be able cono the fall federal State convention. Ten TO
one, these gentlemen will realize the truth Of the adage,
There smany slip twxt the cup and the y for Seward
has only TO hear Of their hopes and expectations 10 labor
successfully ortfy himself agans, them. The $4,000
required will doubtless be obtained without the assist
of Van Buren, wings (Bufaloites in the last
who, the Tribune packing around less
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among between them, their differences all about the
fortunes Of In this the struggle is to be for life
death, Governor Seward Is well known, causes his
followers OF the press emorseessy to hunt down any prom
nent whg who dares refuse TO allegiance 10 him.
You Will perceive that the cholera is on the increase in
this city, the deaths being average forty fifty
per day for last wsek though the Board OF Healths
ports fail many. These reports made up from
those of the ysicans of whom careless about
duly returning their the board. The true number
arrived at however, from the weekly reports of the keep
of the different cemeteries, who by law not permit
ted receive body burial unless accompanied by the
certificate OF physician Eghttenhs OF this mortality
continues among the vicious and destitute suf
erng emgants At cemetery, for tn. most part used
for the reception OF the remains Of poor Irish and other
Catholics great is the competition TO cross over in the
the place. that the mayor has been applied TO
by its Board Management for police force to be
toned during the the point Of embarkation,
prevent fights between the escorts Of the rival funerals
contendng with each other for the first passage across
port has slackened usual this We may be
thank for III considerable portion of each ship load
of destutes fall victims TO the heat of the sum-
agony mind produced by actual and prospective
and to enervatng effects OF midsummer voyage in
crowded vessel These poor people-f confess t-have
Of my sympathy than any other class Of sufferers
among for know well that for the their hor
rble wholesale misery the result of causes entirely be-
yond their controls which they, of ALL least respon
sble Congress has done little for their protection, in the
of the limiting the number TO be brought
each vessel according to her tonnage This excel
lent law however, IL already evaded, to be wenigh
dead letter Thus it will be the duty of that body next
winter amend its former action In this connexion,
provide elective penalties for the inracton Of the evi
dent meaning Of this statute
r. b. Forbes ESQ., of Boston, well known the en-
t-tprsing and public spirited China merchant in the
Union has taken this subject in hand, and WILL trus,
succeed in all his previous enterprises, In inducing
the owners ships give many forts and
much to Storage passengers as the price
charged will possibly warrant, rather than little life
NAV perchance be sustained with through the voyage
which now appears be the sole aim Of these parties.
w days since, the packet ship Adelaide arrived from
Haue with a very full Storage On the voyage thirty
storage passengers died OF cholera, while death Of
person living another part Of the vessel 10 recorded
This huge mortality in the seerage, and total exemption
over the OF the vessel tells the tale Of the Of
commodatiou and pes,ental condition In which these
moor passengers forced exist during the
Captain Forbes has turned his attention In this
ION more especially TO the prime duty Of preserving
the lives of the emigrants in OF shpwreck, with
very fair prospect OF doing away with nine-tenths
OF the risk which yet remains. You will recol-
iect that periodically hear of the wreck Of emgrant
ships on this coast and Of Ireland, In which the
poor souls drowned by the hundred This comes
Of the utter impossiby Of carrying wooden boats sui
Gent 10 contain the human compile ment Of s class emf
grant ship often bringing 100 besides the officers and
Ships Of that size, be uess In this vitality i'm
poant PARTICULAR need nine large lite boats, Ia addition
the usual boats the ship There being siowage
for them have heretofore concluded force the
seeage passengers bear the risk ofshpweck when the
almost penalty Is death. Captain Forbes, before
remarked Is abong this shameful evil Through
and recommendation ships of this character
sailing from this port and Boston being provided
with the India rubber alright buoys, invented by Colonel
Stanton Of the army which, attached TO the usual ships
boats render each life-boet and also with Saus air
boat (o India rubber) which be constructed safely
carry twenty thirty persons In any though when
not Inflated occupies little space pboard than
ordinary portmanteau. For humaniy's sake trust
the day when the marine Insurance Offices
one and all, will rate emigrant ship "A No. l." I'M
thus appointed Europeans in this city sending home
for their relatives already keeny alive TO the value Of
the insurance afforded by following the advice Of the phan
thropc Forbes for they beginning avoid ships not
known TO be thus provided against the terrible dangers Of
The Of this species OF Insurance
| Is but tribe.
is certain that both wings Of the democracy OF hi.
State will hold distinct conventions at the time, Ton
the 18th August nex) the village OF Rome half way be-
tween Syracuse and Utcs. These have been
agreed between the State committees oIganza-
ons in obedience the very generally expressed desire OF
the voters OF both wings, for attempt TO come to some
understanding under which hereafter all may again be in
harmony At present sangune in the belief that