The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-07
Correspondence Of the Republic.
Sr. LOUIS, July 81, I849.

When | last wrote, mentioned that the Rev.
Whiting Griswold was in the agonles of death.
He fingered until the next morning, when his spirit
took its fight to the mansions of the just He was
the revered rector of st. Johns church in this city,
which was founded and built up under his faithful
mnistration. To the Episcopal church in st. Louis
il is serious loss, especially at this time, the
bishop is now left with but solitary deacon to
perform daily labors and vistatons fully equal to
the strength and task of at least half dozen cler-
gymen. Some one or two of his clergy left the city
and their congregations in the early stages Of the
epidemic, and still absent Il has deeply grieved
the bishop and inflicted rreparable injury upon the
church. The funeral took place yesterday from
Christ church, which was one of the largest have
seen since the cholera broke out among us.
The deaths from cholera have very materially
decreased day by day since the date of my last,
until it may be said to have almost left us. There
Is, however, lingering among US, as an epidemic,
the bilious dysentery, that is attended with more
than an ordinary degree of mortality. very much
doubt whether our city will be restored to its ac-
customed health until after the summer months
have passed away and cool weather has set in.
Business Is gradually and very perceptlby reviv-
ing and the market in several leading articles such
as hemp, tobacco, grain, and -four, has been some
what animated within the past few days. Dealers
from the interior begin to muster courage CROUCH
occasionally to make their appearance among us;
has actually left us, there will be rush of bust
ness come in upon US. The produce is in the coun-
try, and must come forward; and there is no other
outlet for it than through the merchants and pro-
duce-dealers in our city.
Our provisional government, which, since the
great mass meeting of our citizens, has almost en-
tirely superseded the action of the regular munich
pal authorities, are beginning to think about draw
ing their abors to close, and handing over their
brief authority to the mayor and common council.
Whether this temporary organization of separate
government, in effect was originated in wisdom, or
will, in the end rebound to the permanent advantage
of ST. Louis is question that will, in the future
cause a good deal of excitement, and become
very prominent issue in the succeeding municip pal
elections. This new government has certainly ac-
complished great deal in carrying out effective
sanitary measures; and to their nstrumentaity are
we indebted in great degree, for the check the
epidemic has received in its ravages among us.
The appointment of Nathan Sargent, ESQ.,, as
Recorder of the General Land Office, has given
great satisfaction to his numerous friends in the
West His ability no one will call in question,
while all who know any thing about politics con-
cede that, if there is any such thing as merit or
claims upon party, Mr.. Sargent possesses it.
take 1t for granted that, as the recordershp has
been assigned to Mr.. Sargent, equally as good an
appointment will be given to Edward Hanaman,
esq, who was very generally named hrous bout the
one of the most gallant standard-bearers that ever
buckled on armor in cause; and, after the years
and years of ncessan and invaluable services as an
unwaverng Wing he has rendered, it cannot be pos
sible that he is to be turned away empty while so
large proportion of the good appointments in the
various departments at Washington are filled by
most interruptions locofocos and bitter revilers of
the administration and their friends.
The ''Juontgonerys" have not yet all been smoked
out of their hiding-paces at Washington by great
deal, and little more fire from the right quarter will
make them show their teeth and expose their cIo-
ven foot as bad os did the one Mr. Collamer got
rid Of. TemporiZing with Locofocosm at this cr-
Sis will do no good either to the country or our
party. Give them an inch, and they will take an
ell give them your cloak, and they will insist upon
having your coat also, so determined are thew as
party to assal and find fault with every thing the
Administration does. They are corrupt limbs and
nothing will save the body and preserve its life but
amputatng the diseased branches They have
been kept in Office so much longer than they ex-
pected or deserved by this Administration, that it
has operated upon most of them like choroform and
their dread of the operation is entirely taken away
Judge Morrow, one of the Judges denounced by
Colonel Benton, has replied to Benton's Lexington
speech through the columns of the METROPOLITAN,
and handled "Od Bullion in rather an unceremo-
NOUS manner. He denounces Colonel Benton as
having been guilty Of premeditated falsehood in his
! attacks upon him, and that Benton avoided saying
any thing about him in his Jefferson City speech
when he (Monow) was present. Take it alto
gether, II is most delectable squabbe between the
sachems in the Locofoco wigwam in this State; and
all have to say in regard to it is, go it, husband
go u, bear" SPARTACUS.