The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-26


DErAnTsRr Captain Levy aud his corps OF sngi-
neers left The southwest pass Tor Vera Cruz the
steamship Texas, on The l7lh instant He goes out TO
survey route across Mexico, granted To him by the
Mexican government. ttass .as8 ~ sstuu Il e.
LATER FROM NEw NExioo --Advices have been re- |
ceived from Santa Fe 10 the 10th ult Major Cunning
ham. paymaster United States army. Mr.. Rumlsy, mar.
shall nf the Territory, Leuenants Grim Marshall and
Bell United States army and olhers, have arrived al
Santa Fe from independence Missouri. The new gov.
ernor judges, and Indian agent. al Council Grove
on the 9th of June. awaiting The arrival OF General
Garland, and expected reach Santa Fs by the 10Th OF
August II thought the headq quarters of the army
would be removed TO Santa Fe on the arrival OF General
Garland. rH.m
AN sLEcrlvE JUDICIARY lit is a fact worthy OF no
ee that the supreme judicial tribunal OF mississippi,
which has just decided that the Stale is bound to the
Union Bank bonds, elected by The people and is de
pendent upon them for election. The people, shor
lime since, had voted not TO pay the boDds II this does
not prove the independence rmness and honesty OF an
elective judiciary lei life appointed Judges be appealed 10
make those qualities apparent s
FORESIGHT AND DIsIhTERIsTEDN Ess-It is stated that
soon after the Cincinnati, Wilmington, and Zanesve
railroad was commenced, the company authorized its
president, Mr. f. Corwin, 10 proceed East and purchase
iron for twenty miles Of the work, and He did 90
and found tine price OF the iron 90 low that he bought on
and before the time bad expired Tor the delivery OF the
same The price had advanced upon railroad iron such
rate that the amount he bought privately would realize
him $500 900. Rather handsome fortune. Mr.. Cor
win, however, recently handed his hole contract
10 the company, thus sacrificing 100000 for the benefit
OF the road. NJ aaaH PH n
| THE NAV COMET The comet has been visible at
Phsdclphia New York, Boston, Washington, and other
places. The New York Commercial says appears 10 be
in of he hpav tuen
degrees above the horizon Its nucleus about the sze
Of Jupiter, and it has weEdefned tail, about de-
gTees in extent. f1t. t9 eE M
AT Pil,sburg it was seen Saturday and Sunday
night in The northwest horizon. Its nucleus is large
star OF the second magnitude. and lis extends
vertically through about degree and half The Ga,
zee says this supposed 10 be The which appear
ed about 300 years ago, whose return first expected
ia lS49. IS
correspondent, OF the New Orleans True Delta wri-
ling from Fort Smith, Arkansas. the 5th inst says
!" Ga Saturday last an event took place here This was
less than the arrival of Governor Uhszy and FAM
| iy on their way from Iowa TO San Antonio, Texas,
where, having purchased tract Of and they ineaa
make their hon e.. The old gentleman seemed to be in
good health, but little given TO sentiment. When |
called his attention his black and white ostrich plume
and inquired if they the colors Of Hungary he
piled that the red plume the Hungarian emblem, but
that black the more becoming color, the ma
ton in mourning. The young geallemen, of whom
there three, all spoke English well They COM
PLANE of the exene cold OF iowa. and express ed their
intention 10 devote themselves to stock raising. The
youngest OF the party was young lady OF the fam y,
sadly accompanying her father through land of exile
She spoke Hungarian and German both wei, as wa.
told and also convesant with the Fie,ch language
Alb ough no, what call pretty. her lal charms
will render her object Of attraction and let
hope for The fair exile that, in Texas she will find the
fuflment Of all her best wishes.
lie was tree philosopher who said ." Re cheerful
happiress is Older than misery. Adam dwell in Paradise
and clover almost week before the devl came along"
| Moral cHARAcTER.-There is nothing which adds 80
much TO The beauty and power OF man good charac-
ter II dgnies Kim every station, exas him in every
period OF life. Such character ia more 10 be desired
than everything else earth No sevlc fool crouch
ing sycophan treacherous, honor seeker bore
such characters the pure joys OF righteousness
spring in such person. II young men but knew how
much good character would dignity and exalt them,
how glorious il would make their prospects in this
lie, should find them yielding the grovslling
and base'born purposes OF human nature.
The N Y National Democrat, in referring to the "sp-
ritual rappins" delusion. says; 5.s -
Talk OF sending missionaries to heather lands whil
have thousands Of such spiritually deluded souls
home talk OF the poor, naked, Goddess, unrnlghened
negro. who wandeTs the banks OF the Niger or the
Ornoke talk Of the Chinese, who cuts his deity with
ecissoTs mouds him IN paste talk OF the wrechcd
Hindoo, who muoales his victim to Juggernau, or the
wild Tartar who worehips the invisible Lama talk OF
any, or OF all these, TO what age country we
may for examples OF stupidity. il possible 10 find
gross and bcssy absurd,y than has snien these
poor devils, who hunting for The spirits OF their dead
friends under the tables chairs ghisands, and beds of
set OF ceuded women and still deluded men
The ancient heather used look for his departed friends
behind the blue mountains, where his ancestral shadows
waited his arrival; but these mare wreiched modern
heaihenk expect 10 lind the souls OF the dead skukine
about with spiders and cockrosches, under carpets and
furniture. Awful delusion !" .t4....-..s .t.s
JoHs MISUNDERSTANDING the nnumerable anecdotes
OF John Randolph, the following 10 no, the worst. A
young aspiant for congressional fame IT. in his
maiden speech, give proof OF his boldncss and elo
quence by long and abusive attack upon the eccentric
orators voumnou address The hero OF Roanoke arose
and ing his long and towards The
seat OF the eonpaoent youth, with haf-inqurng, half
contempiuous look, thus replied Mr., Speaker uhs,s
fhst7" .staE ssa6 i
McnIsAS RAILROADS AT presen, there are but two
railroad. completed running through the State OF Mich
gan These ,he" Southern Michigan and the Sen
trail Michigan" These roads were completed and in
operation early in the year 1854 The assessed value OF
real estate OF the Safe OF Michigan in 1851. e2i
In 1853 the assessed vau had risen S7o 735,
4o5 being an increase OF Two hundred and fifty
cent in two years OF the seventy counties OF Mic gan,
these railroads through only twelve. and therefore
these would be entitled 10 only sixh OF the increase
But mark what The assessment dscloses viz that the
ri Stat 10 fhssA