The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-03-21
Correspondence or the AshlaHd gnion.E
FROM NEW YORK.


FEsOW NEW YoEK.
New YeRs, March II, 1856
Our Hotels are full of ex5Aenorbles,
fresh from Washington, with their peck
cts lined with Uncle Sans allowance
A large proportion IF these patriots
have ouly reccntly stepped u Of OBJ
security into pubic liz, ahd are now
subs;ding iute insignifcance with little
prospect OF being again called upon to
bserYezeher countryIn The Halls Of Gonz
gress.
a. The INC weather has given a flip to
the retail business in Broadway, but
+tFade7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "siow@fef
the season. Probably when navigation
opens and the great agricultural staples
begin to come in. we shall have plenty
of our country cousins in town With their
wives and daughters and well-6lled wal,
lets. There ought to be a plethora Of
money in the 'Fural..districts I" for The
farmers have been realizing glorious
prices for theirtorops; but unfortunately
many of them have caught the railroad
mania, and sunk their surplus in profit
less lines.
The (" assembled1=isdom of the
State have been here on a visit to the
ten governors of the alms-bouse, who
are preparing to lionize and feast our
l."- L LEEE ri.
representatives during their stay. OF
course there is more in this than meets
the eye. Perhaps as one of the ten
governors has a large capitalilveste d in
the distillery business, he may have a
confidential word or two to say on the
prohibitory liquor bill. Thisameasure
hangs fire in the Senate. The liquor
dealers here feel certain that it cannot
pass in its present shape, and with the
search and seizure clauses stricken out,
it would be useless. The Tribune seems
to think that there is treason in the
temperance camp and symptoms. of a
I" caving in ''among the coldrwater mem
bcrs of the Senate are certainly appa-
rent. -EflaA eai
The attempted " fusion F" between the
hards aud softs of the democracy, in the
crucible of Tammany Hall, was partial
1y a failure. A Reunion of the two ell
ements may possibly take place, but it
will be only a limited partnership for a
special purpose. The entutc cordia1e
cannot be permanently renewed. -
Cuba is a standing topic in political
circles here. The proposition of " Os-
tend Conferees," TO take the Island
" peacefully if we can, forcibly if we
must" is decidedly popular; although
a scrupulous minority insist that to
seize the Colony simply because it may
become a dangerous neighbor and would
certainly be a valuable acquisition, can
Only be justified on the principle that a
man has a right to appropriate his neigh
boris house for his own benefit, lest the
owner should sell it to an obnoxious
purchaser. 1 leave this matter an open
question for persons who have studied
the morals of politics" m~ofe-e4esrly
than myself.
The death of Bill Poole, the pugilist,
in consequence of the wounds he re-
eeived in the Stanwix- hall afray, has
oeeasioned a tremendou u sensation among
the class to which he belonged. and win
tend to increase the natural ~antipathy
at present existing between Americans
and Irish in this city. That Poole was
foully murdered cannot be doubted
aud as one or two of the parties arrest
ed are likely to turn states evidence.
the crime will probably be brought
home to the perpetrators. 1t is gener-
ally believed that the attack upon Poole
was the result of a conspiracy; and re
port says that one at least of the coE-
spirators had engaged his passage5to
California in anticipation of the event.
Poole's chief regret upon his sdeath7bed
was, that he had been the victim of a
gang of Irishmcn. Morrissey, the file
leader of the enemies of the deceased, is
accused by the friends of the latter, of
having i~nstigatcd his assassination.-
Baker, who i. supposed to have fred the
fatal shot, has been taken. The funer-
al Of Poole took plaeeon Sunday. His
remains were inferred at Greenwood and
attended to the grave by an immense
DconcouTse. aga OF s+roi
Bennett, of the Herald, announces a.
new contribution to tie literature ofthe'
age, in the shape of his own EARLY
Poems.n I had no idea that the hard
common sense and caus'ic shrewdness
of James Gordon, had ever been tenn
pered by the influence of the muses.
The early poems of such a man must, to
use his own f%avorite phrase, be 7" . rich
6yochare.n
The arrest of Plinny White, the Cal
ifornia gold shaver and financial trick
ster in general, affords another proof if
a scoundrel has rope. enough he is pref
ty sure to hamper himself, at least
Stealing diamonds is an offence that can
not be got round, and if it be proved en-
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