The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-18
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DEAH sIR The events the past few weeks give evi
dence Of the wisdom Of the governments Of the United
States and Great Britain IN aiding the efforts made by
entcprsng 10 connect these countries by telegraph
Few 'telegrams might have settled the whole diff
Guilty while, as II Is, fighting financial battle
the water Threadneedle street gives Wall street
punch in the ribs and flies on for week on So and
then earnestly approaches, through and seet
hold out words Of encouragement and sesAa Bat
the good people this side the Atlantic have now made
up their minds to settle down into regular way bust
nessJ money at FIVE six per cent frowning at the
bubble speculation and encouraging legitimate trade
The opening Of Parliament will present scene rare
" equaIed in excitement We shall have the govern
Hnent of India brought up for trial The wrongs and
rights OF sepoys and the chiyaly Of the British troops
will be immortazed no doubt. The English nation has
cause 10 rejoice that her Indian az the Crmean
has brought 20 light fitted be generals whose en-
durance Judgment courage and SELF sacrificing modesty
place them beside those heroes whose loss they have for
years been laentng and whose places they had
scarcely hoped to fill during this generation sL
The battle Is not over bnt il is virtually decided and
although each mail arriving covers the country with
ware grief il exuItant woe and the severes sui
ferers appear to be sustained by national pride Many
pad Teproach the government for doing out their
titles pensions hono and rewards TO the heroic leaders
who rising falling the banks of the Ganges
but it must be remembered that theirs no easy task at
% great distance from the scene action with com
parativey meagre details Of the campaign and where all
have been united and determined merit each
share Of their contrys gratitude Some of the troops
despatched from England during the summer had at the
latest accounts arrived in India There yet
counts of suffering imperfect commssariat arrange
for their reception, If except the lack Of arrivals
for the transport service. # a78Het EH@E13 #,.tf"
In CHANGING my eye the report made by Gen Ma
pier in 1853 the subject of the East Indian empire
however, I find strong ground to believe that there will
necessarily be APPALLING mortality among them Four
years ago he foretod the events which have trsnspred
up this date, and looked upon almost insane
his warnings and attacks upon the system pursued under
Lord Dahousie he also pointed out the total nadequacy
and utness of the barracks for the occupation of even
acclimated troops true the isthmus OF Suez
has afforded tine means of forwarding instructions which
If it be possible to fulfil may remedy, but scarcely
obyiate the evils dreaded by Sir Charles Napier 0.
The suspension of the bank act will next claim the at
tenon of the saes Of the land and the private bankers
will lie represented in the House of Commons by men
from among their ranks, and whose golden goose
has been killed in cold blood by the Premier coup de
saa but they viii be outvoted after much kIbbub and
volumes of FINANCIAL and prosy statistics which nobody
did win try 10 understand and the
pertinent will be tried To suit the views of some men
might advocate the wampuin system Now the medium
may be attained by abohng the laws the collection
OF debts and when men trusted after that it will
not be account Of the supposed fabulous amounts
wealth but that they haze heretofore been and are be-
lieved to be, honest and capable. suppose it would
do after proposing sweeping REFORM advo-
in the communication the abolition of custom
houses and all their expensive and harassng incidents
So will leave that for fitting occasion But
cigars and tobacco in this enlightened country my atten
ton was turned to the tables OF statistics which announce
that twenty millions of pounds OF tobacco We're i'm
ported into this country during the nine months ending
LIST of October last under duty of from dollar to
two dollars and quarter per pound how my thoughts
reverted to old Virginia. and longed to disseminate
cargo Of ''real Lyhchburg throughout the realm and
give them taste Of luxury almost unknown before sub
sttutng in lieu Of their compounds which resemble mix
lures of cold tar quoce paste and Liverpool coal the
pure unadueraed narcotic herb of James river but
may not be Nine shillngs almost two dollars and
quarter per pound duty And yet the already large
quantity OF this spicy, soothing herb, longer lux
ury but necessity would be doubled In consumption
by reduction of fifty per cent the duty trust the
next movement towards this desirable object may not
end in smoke alone. ... ~
Accounts from all parts Of the country cheering
and it not for this action and reaction we might
hope to open the New Year with re-established
confidence and again exchange commodities on fair
and acceptable terms. satisfied that at no time
in the history of country has there been conf
dencc in the good faith of its Executive than now felt
here and the triumph Of democratic principles within
its borders gives that the s Of the day
passing away, and will be consigned to the
tomb Of all the Capulets They have been experiments
in party making, signal failures and the good sense of
honest men must triumph at distant day. reason.
able amount of harmony is ali that Is now wanting In
the councils of American statesmen make their coun
try the envy of the civilized world in government
Yours truly H.
The money market in London to-day shows great
buoyancy and a rise in the funds to 9Th and firm
Bank stocks at 2l7 TO 2ls and excequer bills in great
demand Money is begging at FIVE per cent Every
thing has advanced in the nature foreign stock secur
ties and they breathe freely in the money market Gold
continues to come in at the Bank OF England g --.
In corn there il advance within the past two DAYS
bat cotton is still heavy at the prices quoted by your
last papers. a1@ "
France is in amazement at the acceptance Of office
under Napoleon Of Monsieur Dupn their great legal lu-
minay, the executor of Louis Philippe The world
moves again. 49, t.fu
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