The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-14

for few years pasi can have failed To discover that
\ venlions for the purposes OF party organization have
ceased 10 command that respect which formerly paid
10 their action Tho OF ihs apparent eoavsn
tons were resorled 10 originally TO ascertain the will oil
majority OF the party and that result il the law oil
The party that all should acquesce Tits not TO be denied
that ia too many instances they have been made The m
OF defeating the will OF The majority, and II Is
this fact which has dsacei from the weight OF authority
which they were intended 10 exert party cannot main
lain il. strength without union its ranks. and as long
as conventions gotten up with fairness and are made
to reflect honestly the will OF msjory. they are proba-
bly, the efficient mode OF securing concert and unity
Of action Reform this branch Of party organization
is essential and we are glad that il is beginning 10
receive attention The following remarks by the 81
Louis Democrat have suggested the foregoing reflections
Conventons however. have lost ther authority by
son The and corpons which oil late
| characterized them. The democracy have condemned
hem usage Of the party but in donR had no nten-
ton of relaxing party discipline and giving license 10 dis
organizers They expected that tall de would
cheeruy submit the viii Of the majority in whatever
IN anner expressed. Such requirement reasonable
enough though the majority should contnue the
convention sy,ten until better provided But we
were sorry to perceive that there some democrats
ready take advantag Of the first preex' however ial
lacious disregard the will Of the majority They ar
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pose against the wishes Of the party although
lhcy could accomplish no good thereby Their real OH
ct vent their spite because they were not
but they thought that those who themselves
opposed conventions could not denounce them Tor the
they chosen pursue They kept oatot view
the that they dong their utmost TO defeat their
pa y under the pretence Of opposition to conventions
This exam pie be Justified then will have indept nd
ep candidates every election thar succeeds,
party consequently defeated. The only mode OF
king nominations. aside from conventions and the one
prefer il open poll in every ward and precinct
and let the nomination be BY a vote OF the party.
In the appointment of Mr. F. McNerhany. OF this city, as
naval stoekceper the President Of the United States has
honored Of the most energetic and effective democrats,
and one OF the atlest ranks. The many ster-
ling qualities Of Mr., McNerhany have surrounded him
with friends and the best that he will
make faithful and popular officer.
Hon. DAvlD r. ArcHIsoN-We see it slated in the
ST. Louis papers that this gentleman to address the
people at Parkve, (Missouri,) The Nebraska Ter
ritory and Pacific Railroad"
MASSACHUSETTS coNvENTIoN-The Boston Cou-
risr says: :" II has been unanimously decided by the
Wing Stale Central Committee. that the convention for
the nomination of wing candidates for the approaching
Stale election in this Commonwealth shall be held in
Fitchburg Wednesday, the 2sh of September next.
Emigration to Tcxas.-Raiiroaa Matters, &c.
Correspondence Of the New York Daily Times.l
Au.TIN, (Texas) July 30, 1853.
presume you will acknowledge that although Texas
lies on The outer verge OF The world, still II Is in the
world. Events here do therefore belong the Timer,
and you will readily admit them your sheet, il it
only that the whole world may be represented therein in
its rounded whole-no even fraction absent. Texans
have always had ideas sufficiently exaied-a little Chi
nese, eyenof their State Laerly The OF the Union
is beginning to agree somewhat with Last
is estimated that les 400 900 enigan,s entered
borders to see il there any good thing in this Mana
reth You have noted, have no doubt. the exalted
language IN which General Clarke speaks OF empire
here. He is. as you are aware. one Of the surveying
party from New York trace route for Pa
ehc railway over our pIai'ies II is impossible for man
TO speak stronger than he does Of the State, and The
lose through IT, Unfortunately. ex- Governor Paine OF
Vermont associated with him in The survey. died Waco
Village in the midst of the exploration few daye ago
His death is cad less TO the eneIprise yet there exists
40 deep and universal determination upon the subject
that am satisfied The road will be built should
Uncle Sam do nothing toward il From il, as = grant
trunk, running northwest through Texas. several
branches already in actual construction. The de-
tails are purely local, yet this say Ten years hence
State will We open swift transit in every d.
recton by rail than Texas Our agricultural, grazing,
and mineral all that could have wished
If had been PEI m.tei TO make any sugg at the
creating of the Stale. Our rivers (sone of iHem)
naygable; but IL is generally acknowledged, believe
That railways beat rivers out OF sight. In FACT New
York may begin loosen is tiara and lay of its purple
another empre State has lis foot upon the lower steps of
the throne
Next to railways common school educ alton ia the
lund, in land and money to be spent when come fl
scheme s adopted Our next legislature will probably
appoint commission TO mature scheme for the State To
embrace the whole OF complete education, from
the lowest primary school TO State unversi
ties Railways, education, and the State debt, will oc-
cupy chiefly The attention Of the legislature which meets
in lis new building here, next winter We now in
the heat OF The election Wing candidates. even for eov-
and for Congress- have been suddenly upon the
There countless candidates for every Office
two, That II is impossible, in the hury
buy. predict in the matter Telegraph poles grow
ing with wonderful luXunance the State bu, not
until next year will you get news day BY that
time il will be fully worth knowing. | will Try 10 be |
some what special in my next. TRAVIS |
We have received our Texas exchanges the latest be
ing from Galveston, Dist ult
An extra from the Office OF the Iodanola Bullelia is
sued the afternoon of the 9th ult says that on the
morning of that day destructive fire occurred that
place, which consumed -four houses and their conents
The loss is estimated by the Bulletin as follows: Bald.
ridge, Sparks, Co., Tour large houses, lumber, and
goods, 50 800; Lewis Hughes, and DR. F. II. Hughes
house, drugs and furniture 81, 900 Thomas Brook
50 600; supposed loss Of goods storage $4,000 To-
tai, $4,000
The Matagorda Tribune learns from gentleman re-
Gently arrived there from the valleys OF the Colorado and
Brazos that there is much sickness prevailing in the
towns and settlements situated on the margin Of those
streams, IN the form oil a malignant dysenlery,
The Gonzales Enquirer says that worms have made
their appearance OF our cotton fields The crops
generally are dong well sncc the rains.
The Ledger announces the arrival of Col May and !
lady at San Antonio The Colonel proceeds m For,
Mason where he takes command OF the I'd regiment of
United States dragoons.
The Austin State Gazette says:
Gen. A. Sydney johnson returned on the 22d Of July