Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-31
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The Union contains the following Iette
from Moses Ii. Grinnsll, of New York, takip
back that gentleman's imputations upon III
course Of the Hon. Senator Fish upon the Pas
ssngsr ship question before Congress at it
last session:
NEW YORK, May "a, 1855
DEAR SIR: In the observations made by m.
st the merchants meeting held at the Elk
coange In February last en- the subject of The
passenger bill, then pending before Con
gress, In condemnation of the course pursued
oy you In regard to the measure, 1 used ex
Pressions lmputing to you insncerity toward:
myself ard the other gentlemen who had re-
cenuy conferred with you in behalf Of the 10
tsrests involved at Washington.
Ny oEn strong Impressions of what had
passed between US, and my warm inter est in
the subject suggested at the moment terms of
expression which a more deliberate judgme ut
vsud not have adopted Subsequent rehsc
Hon. and intelligence from various sources of
your different Impressions of our interview
and finding that letter addressed to you by
tos committee while at Washington had no.
pseu sent IL season to res,h you, have sails
lei me that IL was unjust for me To- assume
that your view of the facts of the case mus
necessarily coincide entirely with nv OWL
reductions Ga the contrary, your known
pnoilc and private Character should have
given me confidence in the uprightnoss Of you,
intentions and integrity Of your conduct
With these convictions. ny own sense OF
iight impels me TO recall the Imputations, in-
Ja'i1gs or di-respectful, to yourself personally
included IN my remarks on the occasion re-
Tered 70, ard TO express my sincere regret
that should have made them
1 write his letter with the desire that th e
same publicity should be given to it as wa:
given to the speech made by ne a. the LEX.
change meeting"
Respectfully, yours,
NJ III GRIssELL.
The Hon Hamilton Fish.
The IRtellIgeneer republishes an article
from the Richmond Wig, in which tn at jour.
nal, which cOnfessedly abandoned its tine.
honOrsd Wing principles !or those of the
Know No,hirgs, jokes in good hunor over iti
recent defeat in Virginia, and sayp, in COZ.
clusion:
10 each and every Know Nothing in Ii.
state We tender our sincere coincidence and
sympathy, remsrking merely ths. they de
servei Success. Tor they worked like beavers
AID did some immensely tail Dragging We
are Tot ADVISED that tho Whig party vas ia
The contes; at all. though we GIl gave wha: aid
American party, and shall cheercully do 50
sg'in whenever the conflict recurs between
them and our ancient enemies"
With this article as text, the Intelligence,
norslirss over tho steadiness with which the
great mass Of the people of Virginia rejec,
what they believe to be dangerous tendencies
In new fsrgled political doctrines The editor
attributes il in measure TO the vsrq voce vote
which prevails there. Of which he says:
We nske these brief suggestions to account
Tor the d ficuliy Of efec,ipg political chan 20:
IN virginia. The q vB voes system tends "a
nre1ness IN their politics; but We do not quar-
gel with II on that sccount, for in truth we
have high respect for it, and believe that
much eau &c urged in its favor; nor shall we
atemp' any ssertation on the pecuIiari.ies OF
me Virginia political system generally. OF
which We would only say that we would glad.
~ see restor much that tbs hand of moiern
reform expuaged from her old constitution. "