The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-03


ceive Father Mathew, after they have ionized him
sufficiently in New York.
st. LOUIS, MIssoURI, June 25th, l649.
Since the date of my last, several numbers of the
Republic have been received in this city, the tone
and spirit of which has commanded universal sat
isfaction from all who have seen it. The entire
West has long felt the necessity of spirited, vigor
GUS journal at Washington, to counteract the bane-
full influences propagated by the Union in your city;
and in the appearance Of the Republic their long
looked-for anticipations are at last realized So
soon as the public become little more acquainted
with thevgor of your paper, you may look for large
subscriptions from this section Of the country.
Your course as detailed in the first number of the
paper is universally approved Of and the principles
there avowed such as every sincere friend of the
Administration and opponent of Locofocoism will
most heartily and cheerfully embrace. You have
many warm friends throughout the West many of
whom will take great pleasure in contributing to
the circulation of the Republic.
That dreadful visitation of Providence, the cho-
lera, still RACES among us with unabated fury. The
mortality the past week will be greater than that of
the previous one; and when the disease is to abate
in the least, is known alone TO HIM who holds the
lives of us all in the hollow Of his hands. With
the exception of Nashville, Tennessce, we have
been more dreadfully scourged than any other city
in the United States The immense emigration
that is weekly poured in upon us from every boat
almost that touches our wharf, furnishes the ali
ment upon which the cholera not only exists but
increases and should not be at all surprised, if
from this cause 1t lasted through the whole summer
months II has now ragged as an epidemic between
fifty and sixty days, which, believe, is as great
period as it prevailed in 1882 49, in any city or
town in the country. The weather, the past week,
has been excessively hot and sultry, which has, of
course, had tendency to aggravate the type of the
epidemic. No one works that possibly can avoid
it. and all outdoor business is almost entirely at
stand. This fatality from sickness, together with
the fearful confagraton that month since visited
US, has materially affected our commercial opera
tons, but by no means retarded the enterprise and
perseverance of our citizens. We shall be able
easily to overcome the combined obstacles which,
as city, we have had to encounter during the pre-
sent season, and year hence the burnt district will
only be distinguishable by the massive piles of fine
buildings with which it will be covered
Throughout Illinois the cholera is rapidly spread
ing itself, and from present indications it will be
more widely difused throughout that State than
during the year 1892.
The appointments thus far made, in both this
State and Illinois, give very general satisfaction,
excepting of course to the disappointed aspiranls
and their immediate personal friends. The selection
COL Mitchell for Superintendent of Indian affairs,
and of Major M L. Clark for Surveyor General of
this State and Illinois, could thave been bettered
by the Administration. And if the residue of the
appointments yet to be made good as those
already announced, no real friend ofthe Admnistra-
| ton can utter single complaint.
| The noise made by the Union about removals
causes nothing but derision in this section of the
telligent and candid portion Of our opponents ac-
knowledge that at least moiety Of the Offices should
be held by the friends Of the Administration, and
they are more astonished ifpossble than the Wings
that so few changes have thus far been made in the
different departments and bureaus at Washington
among their respective subordinates. Temporizng
with Locofocos and especially with those Of the
character that fill most Of the subordinate Offices al
Washington, will result in no good whatever either
TO the Administration or the country. Many of
them are the greatest libeers of the Administration
and its friends that the columns Of the opposition
press furnish, and such men should not for mo-
ment be tolerated in any conduct Of the kind
The diplomatic correspondence that has just
| reached here, as between the Hon. John M Clay
ton and Baron Rocnne growing out Of the attempt
Of the latter to 6t out the Steamer United States
war ship in violation Of our obligations Of neu.
trality, has been peruscd with great interest and
satisfaction by the candid and rejecting Of all par
ties. 1t has won for Mr.. Clayton troops OF friends
and admirers and given him as a diplomats, a re-
putanon and fame that he never before enjoyed.
1t is source OF congratulAtion to every lover Of
peace, that Gen. Taylor is surrounded by the cabi-
net advisers that he is In them the country repose
the most unlimited confidence and all feel as IL the
honor, peace, and prosperity of the nation safe
in their hands.
SPARTACUS.