The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-29

| WAsHRsroE, December &C. 1881.
Ny DEAR SIR Permit me to address you on a subject
county Of PhilAdsPhia and has enlisted my warmes sym
pathies.
Five hundred mechanics have been suddenly thrown out
OF employment in the hayward in Philadelphia at this
inclement of the year. Most Of them depending
their daily bread you easily appreciate what must be
their suterngs Their large families las friend informs
me) in most lamentable condition. and God only
knows what will become Of them Unless government gives
them employment
Now SIR allow me to remark that nothing short Of
eessiy ought to compel Paterna government to place
such body of mechanics who have faithfully performed
their duty in such depoabe circumstances know that
the feelings Of your heart will respond to this sentiment
Why not then make effort for their relief They ask
favor but to be permitted TO give In their labor an
equivalent for bread for themselves their wives and their
children understand there is frigate at the navy
yard on which they might be employed
Even the department under other circumstances should
deem ii advisable for the present TO delay completion
still question Of few months In point of time be-
comparatively Insignificant when weighed in the bal
against humanity and justice Besides unless the
hayward at Philadelphia is to be abandoued-which
trust Is contemplated by the departmental is of great
Importance TO the government to prevent such body OF
| faithful and skilful mechanics from dispensing.
therefore appeal you with confidence TO grant them
employment and almost the power OF comforting
blessings upon SO many industrious and mertorous citi
without doing injury to the government
feel confident yoa will pardon me for requesting as
early to this communication may be consist
ent with your convenience.
Yours very respectfully,
| Hon. MAnLos DIcKERsos,
Secretary of the Navy.
1t will be from this report that we have examined
this charge against Mr. Buchanan historically logically
and by the test Of those motives which usually influence
the relation between representative and constituent From
this es;~ann satisfied that the charge is alb
surd groundess and ms ""a and that ought to be
withdrawn by every antagonist who mas inc least pre-
| tension TO fairness or to justice.
Resolea hsTto That the mechanics of Harpers Ferry
harya
has endeayored to impair the confidence of the aborng
of the country in the integrity of Hon. James Buchan
by charging him with wish to reduce the rates Of
compensation for their labor to degrading scale Of
wages established by the classcombnatons of Europe
Resolved That the whole public history of Mr. Buchanan
proves him to have been the representative Of the aboous
and intelligent class of American citizens upoh which the
power and prosperity of the republic must depend, Of
which he is native to which he owes every REPRESENTA-
tive position which he has held and TO which he has
dedicated the patriotic abors of long and viruous life.
ResoiUed, That with impartial determination
anime every charge brought against the candidate of their
choice the mechanics of Harer Ferry satisfied that
the charge that the Hon. James Buchanan has advo
Gated low rate Of wages for the aboring contrary
to the whole tenor Of his private acts the charity and
justice of his nature and to the democratic theory by
which bis whole public actions have been regulated and
pronounce these charges false absurd and malicious
On motion, the above preamble and resolutions were
adopted unanimously.
| The meeting then adjourned.
JOHN PRICE, Chairman
| THOMAS w. SHRvER, Secretary.
FURTHER EXTRACTS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
We continue to-day extracts the one alabsorb-
ing topc-the jLdeErspubleaa revolution The bold and
fearless in which the Springfield Argus speaks out
upon the odous scheme worthy of the highest comen
dation:
CAS- is there is but one conclusion to be drawn They
bave been employing the quiet TO and organize and
assured by their elowtraors in Congress that the army
should be stricken down. and the President piniOned BY
the denial of supplies they only waited for the adjourn
men of Congress begin the The black republicans
in the House have far carried their part of the
scheme by the defeat of the army BILL thus deprivng the
Executive Of the power TO put down instruction They
will consent pass If the President will only 10
let them burn avage and destroy the dwellings of Kansas
settlers drive them out of the Territory make prisoners of
United States officers and introduce their rule by
force Of They tell the President You
poy the United States troops to put stop to these out
RACES committed by our friends may repe any inva
sion of Mssourans but you must not suppress the insu
rection which We have begun and mean to keep up
"All honor to the Senate for refusing allow the
House TO dictate to the President league with anarchists
and revoutioniss The Senate stands as the bull
wark before the Union and the constitution, which
threatened with violation by the bAckrepubcan raitors
of every patriot The Senate have passed the army bill ;
upon the traitors in the House alone the responsibility
OF its defeat
Not less earnest and truthful the following comments
from the Buffalo Courier:
Whether monomana has usurped the place Of reason
whether these have entered into reasonable con-
spracy against the government IL is difficult 10 determine
but in either they deserve the scathng condemnation
OF the public They have convicted themselves before the
bar Of popular opinion Of the purpose render the gov
eminent poweress and 10 emboi Kansas If not the whole
country in civil This action will be understood and
felt by the people, and will not be forgiven forgotten
They have taken the first step toward the dissolution Of
the Union and whether they advance ecede they have
proved themselves traitors 70 their high trust and false 10
the very instincts and impulses of rePublcanism"
The New York Day Book shows up the monstrous
usurPadOn in a strong light in the following:
"WhAt assumption what contemplate arrogance, do we
witness House Of Representatives nearly tied with
majority Of not than at most thre-attemps
20 dictate 10 the Senate proposition against which in
that body the majority Is about sir one On Joint
ballot Of both houses both houses formed cham
ber the majority against the infamous proposition Of the
House would be about forty But the assumption goes fur
Their IL il consolidation, only Of all the Of
both houses but Of all the Judicial and executive power Of
the government The question Of the validity Of all laws
s question for the judiciary exclusively. But here the
House Representatives with doubtful majority ats as
court adudgcs certain laws void and in contempt OF
the Senate the coordinate branch Of the legislature de-
termnes that these laws shall not be executed This Is
forcing negative veto with vengeance. By the con-
situton the President vested with qualified negative
upon legislation bu his negative Is superseded by vote
Of twobrds Of both houses 10 favor Of the passage OF any
BILL But House Of Representatives is about to favor
the country With an db-o, Veto or negative upon all
the functions Of government legislative executive and u
dcisl."
We ask each one Of readers TO perpse calmly and
dspassionatey the following extract from the Providence
Post II needs no comment:
And yet At this critical moment abolitionism melted
probably by the oounses Of such unprinciped advenu