The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-25
From our New York Correspondent.

NEW YORK, February %, 1852.
Another Railroad Massacre of New York
CITY lens Celebration Of the Birthday.-Refec.
tions-Lstter from General Washington.-Foreign
Scarcely had the mutlated and frozen remains of those
destroyed by the late accident upon the Erie railroad been
buried out of sight before Mortified by the in.
tellgence OF another and still fatal disaster which
had occurred upon the thoroughare
of the same brutal carelessness and negligence which
to characterize all its operations. The coroners
jury again repeats its censure upon the conductors and
employees in the strongest terms. But the paper
which gives the announces that the earnings OF
the road for the last month amount TO 5000 and in
their self compacency and satisfaction the rapid
mutation Of their profits the purse proud capitalists sVhs
control and direct the affairs OF this souess corpora
ton but little for the cost of life and limb at which
il has been attained This is subject OF growing i'm.
portance TO the people everywhere it is crying evil,
which only be remedied by mulcng the purses Of
those that profit by it, The travelling public should
avoid such dangerous routes the friends and families of
the injured and slain should be prompt and energetic in
their demands for legal redress and the courts and ures
should award such exemplary, such startling damages
will the unfeeng topidty of the stockholders
and directors the nghful per centage OF deaths upon
the railroads will become world wide reproach to
the country.
The legislature of New York has at last passed res
olution simply inviting Kossuh to visit Albany during
their session. The intervention resolutions OF which there
several different sets, still lie upon the table, from
which is doubtful whether they will be taken up, and
still doubtful whether they be carried if they
should be- The publication of the correspondence in
regard 10 the department Of the Magyaf board the
Mississippi has not helped his in this quarter
The advocates of the Maine liquor law still busy
at the capital and profess Willingness TO submit the
question OF its adoption to the people. and belief that
in the rural districts at least il would be sanctioned by
the popular vote Unlucky for the truth OF this by
pohess experiment tried the other day Skaneaees
which considered favorable locality by the tenn.
perance alliance resulted in the signal discontinue
OF the lights. Occasion taken a town cleo
ton to submit to the ballot the question, Shall the Maine
liquor law be adopted not and the number in favsr
OF the Affirmative of the proposition numbered jus, one
hundred and fifty, all told, against seven hundred and
twenty. who threw their votes in the negative.
General Houston, who has favored us with short
visit. has left for the West and his place is supplied
by the Hon. Daniel Webster. who is to make some ad
dresses, and to preside at the Cooper testimonial The
splendid steamer which bears his name departed yeser
day for San Juan with 55l passengers.
Our common council has appropriated 81 900 towards
the celebration Of Washingons birthday which is very
properly to be observed with unusual honors upon the
present occasion. When there is such a growing dis
position on the part OF some among TO disregard the
precepls and forget the example Of the Father OF his
Country, il surely bebooves those who still revere his
memory, and cherish the remembrance Of his virtues, to
solemnize the day which gave him birth with all the
honors OF public festival
tits strange and sad, but true, that need the aid Of
every incentive OF this kind TO nvgoaie and the al
dormant spirit OF patriotism which, the present day.
anlmaies the great American heart To what fearful
tent have feelings and sentiments innca and pelous to
the peace, and welfare and integrity OF our common
country taken the place OF that ardent attachment the
newborn confederacy which characterized the days Of
Washington Look at the history Of the last two years
What shameful record does present OF reasonable ef
forts TO sell, dsspaie away the brthrigh pur-
chased by our fathers with their blood and BY them be-
queathed to us Behold on the hand. the ferocious
and insane attacks which fanatics have made upon the
domestic institutions and the sacred rights Of States and,
on the other the mad the suicidal struggle to
der the bonds of union, and annhlate that constitution
and those laws which are alone the safeguard and the
guarantee OF State individual rights partisan
presses urging upon infatuated people the desoIang
doctrines Of dsunion and secession, the equally ruin
policy Of intermeddling and aggression see as
piring candidates for place and power originating. COM
bning, and marshalng political factions and sectional
cbqaes for the furiherance Of their base ends,
gardless how far they distract the councils or leopard
the unity Of the republic itssand then say il we have
not need to invoke the mighty name OF Washington and
renew refresh, and renvigoste our love Of country at
the foun which he left full and open for all generations
Wecnsncs 'o nave IN our possession the original oil
unpublished letter from Washington to the second
Governor Trumbu. who had been his aid and secretary
during the revolution, and who always enjoyed his con-
Rdence and friendship TO unlimited extent II is
dated Mount Vernon December T. 7ss, and was written
partly in answer to suggesting the probability of his
being Immediately nominated to the presidency. Be
levng that in view Of the approaching presidential cleo
ton il may not be undressing and perchance not I'M
improving. to contemplate the state OF mind IN which
Washington regarded such event. far as i concerned
himself individually, give as he portrayed Il conf.
den,iay his friend, with no view to publicity or to