The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-22
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


am happy to hs We Il in INV power to write that Father
Mathew has at length, In great measure shaken from
his skirts the wonder-mongering toades and politicians
until recently almost entirely preventing him nom pur
suing the holy functions of his Office as reformer The
consequence is that he indusously pursuing his
mission OF love In the churches OF this and the neghborne
cities Daily, the irshborn laborng population attend
him in crowds TO pledge themselves TO abstinence, and re-
ceive Bonded knee his blessing, which always accom-
panies the makag Of their promise. He Is soon to visit
Boston, Albany &c., rather to make the grand tour for
this purpose Half his time to be appropriated TO this visit
TO America, or more will of course, be elsewhere monop-
oized in this city, by those who desire only TO him.
or crafty their propensity for wondermongerlng.
David b. Ogden, esq, of this city, who died recently ON
Staten Island did not fall victim TO cholera,
some OF the newspapers His demise was rather the result
general decay OF the constitution Messrs Reybu and
WyckoH, whose death from cholera caused much
feeling here, Were widely known and appreciated as
valuable and public-spired citizens. The first bad
been for many years the head and front of the emiga
ton socetyan association doing vast amount OF good
for poor, hiendcss. sick emgrants, The second
the business agent of the board of directors Of the Hud
son River Railroad Company. Within the past week
more persons well known, have fallen victims TO the
fell destroye than In any previous stage of Its present
visit Thus It appears that It's ravages gradually
spreading among those who heretofore have been almost
entirely exempt from its attacks has length been
sfactory ascertaned that localities surrounding slaughter
houses soap factories, bone boiling estab shments and
such places are than others, subject the pres
of the disease Such Is certainly tho experience
New YORK Inc consequence is that persons residing In
the vicinity of such places fast reporting all Of Them
the Board Of Health nuisances and the sanitary com.
mttee is accordingly issuing orders have them closed
aad their operations temporarily suspended. This course,
necessary tor the protection of the public health WILL
however, supernduce very heavy charge upon the
y corporation treasury, the proprietor Of each will
fail In due time. present his account damages
fixed, too at most exobitant notch The chances are
that the owners OF such nusances will mako out of
the cholera than the doctors themselves.
Ringc m of
city and the interior about take In hand in
De Witt Cnons grand idea Of uniting the lakes with
ocean, in preclude the necessity for reship-
ment breaking cargo. With this view, Saturday
next there is be meeting Troy take an interest in
the construction of the Champlan ship canal The con
ructon ofths work will be followed by the enlarge
ment Of the canal now in from Whitehall Troy, GALL
ed the Champlan canal. When these projects shall
have been carried through propeers and ships carrying
$500 bbs Of four loading Chicago any other lake
port may do vn this city and. If necessary pro
coed Immediately to Europe elsewhere the
This direct trade will of work both ways enabling
manufacturers shippers abroad, in this city, ship
direct to lake ports As this project will fake with bust
like wdre, with the government Of the State,
present. the hands of the fedenists there
tie danger that il may be the Of making undue
vacuum in the State treasury. This that party In New
York prone do with every such popular work,
n every other State in the Union.
Thanks the economy and strict accountability en-
forced by the democracy when last In power here, the
finances OF New York in excellent condition. Know
ing this the fedsraists, rather the scheme managing
in their councils, bent involving the State in
heavy internal improvement debt possible All this
evidently for the bene fit OF individual SPECTATORS aiming
each 10 make his jack, oil the temporary control of
the State finances which their party enjoys To this end
hundreds of internal improvement projects being
talked OF these of course geod others bad,
and others again indifferent 1t is to be hoped however.
may guarded against the latter classes, by the
fear which all in public life have OF public opinion,
and the general conviction from experience that two
thirds of all such projects fail to be oil profit TO the State
The Virginia land there fore anproscptve) Secretary of
Navy has recently been trying the temper Of his steel In
md upon the workmen employed In the Brook
yn navyyard and all they have been removed. for the
crime Of holding democratic principles and violent federal
dollhouse politicians have been rewarded with their places
Il is understood the mechanics and day.laboers
poyed there, who do the federal ticket all
sions be punished for that sin in the
shortly Honorable work, this effort to concilate
wards the purposes Of the ocemvirate which Justify
nut lew weeks ago that il had neither friends reward
nor enemies to punshr So the world wags, may
write. As for the operation OF Mr. Colamers
may also write that he continues to amuse himself week
In giving "Fitz thirty forty posmasiers who
have dared 10 hold opinion, different from those OF his
,eency The weekly average Of removals Of
New York appears to have gradually fallen from ninety
abou thiyve. This is to be accounted for by the diff
cuy experienced by the iusrous Mr. Warren In nosing
nut the game though guided the by every federal
Mound In the State whose itch get into the treasury
Democratic posmasters getting for them In
these quarters Mr. Granger wip boasted that In the short
space Of three months he had removed eleven
ired democratic posmaster scattered the Union,
but novice TO the gentle and conscientious Mr. Jacob Col
lamer When Congress come together. resolution of In
JURY will force the disclosure Of the fct that In the
number of days after the advent of this ad nnsation
nigh eleven hundred posmastsrs have been slaughter
| ID for opinions sake in this State alone,
feel Curious learn how far a democratic Senate will
permit the eighth Of the Executive, whose action
this connexion the constitution expressly places them
guardians to proceed in the work Of doing away with the
principle Of the responsibility Of American public Off
GERS and the prime duty OF living up before
pledges II the President Of the United States Is longer
To- be responsible for his official aou and f In future
rs In Mexico u Is to be understood that the Executive
OF the United States may, with impunity fasfy all his
pledges TO the people, blow will have been struck
integrity Of system Of government, which will
duce IL to level with that Of Mexico there 10 indeed
truth In the annals Of almost every other republic known
the history of the world. Besides the obligation resting
upon the majority defenders Of the integrity OF the
stutioh, they IL 10 their political friends whe
have been removed probe the bottom the original pal
try excuse that they sacrificed in dereioon from
General Tayofs pledges, but because OF their individual
want OF capacity fidelity, hoaesty All nominations
should be rejected where this serious charge
upon the prescribed be subsantated. The ides
of permitting the unscrupulous present controlling
the government destroy the good names Of their victims
by way of screening themselves from just accountability
or the Justification Of the promises made by Taylor,
onsrous, aud (nsrk W will be countenanced by
democratic majority Of the Senate Of the United States
perceive that the Express Of this city is "down upon
me like thousand OF brick" for what have Of lat,
written You concerning the application Of the psronns
power in this region Of country improper purposes.
abate not ot title Of what have repeatedly writer
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