The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-12
OUR NEW YORK ooRREsPoNDENcE.
Nrw YonK, August ., 1857.

Ouh NEW iohh tOhhrolONDENNEA
NEW YonK, August ., 1857.
The new developments iii the affairs of Mrs Cunning
ham promise 10 aid IN the revelations of that dark and
terrible night when DR. Harvey BurdeH was killed in cold
blood the floor of his office Her attempts TO
cure her thirds as the widow of Dr. Burdel and 20 hold
guardian the balance of the estate both real and per-
sona show that the is capable of any plan and
does not want instruments TO aid in their contamination
But the transactions win TO relieve Mr. Eckel
of the foul and bloody participation in that murder and
to introduce and other parties the representatives
of Dr. Burde at the mock marriage this purchase Of the
instruments Of death. and the murder itself IL ID
believed that Dr. Burell killed at about o. clock IN
the evening that appeared the trial, all the gen
temcn boarers and dodgers away that the doctor
did not enter his house at III o'clock at night, as was
TO the trial, but that one robed in his hat
and cloak with his cane did enter 10 blind the people
and complete the bloody scheme and THAT all this time
Burde lay livid and bloody corpse, the floor of his
Office II is understood that the authorities have got
clue this transaction and that some startling and
terrible revelations viii be made.
The tone of tho New York bar and the medical pro-
feson are high in this cys much in any city in
the world But we have large class Of shysters in the
law and quacs medicine ready dirty act or JOB
that may turn up These scent such as Mrs Cum
nngham with the scent Of vultre when carcass rots
When Mrs Cunningham trial for her life she had
able counsel when she sued as the widow OF Harvey
Burdell for her rights AL presented ,"'a jae6 case
men Of standing at the bar stood up for ~ ing
but when she caught in her bold bad scheme these
high-minded left her to her folly and punishment
But medical men, called are willing to be advertised as
her 'medical advisers to give medcal opinions that
she had really been confined and that the aims house
baby really her blessed babe even after Dr. Uhl
| ~ n ft-A "A el-l
evidence!
Quite an interesting question is agitating the
ligous woodland that is, democrat a voter for
and supporter of President Buchanan BIO a Christian
and momber of church in good and regular stand
ing In place. at least the question has been de-
cidcd in the negative, and quite good man. and dea-
con- has been communicated the sole ground that
he voted for James Buchanan and thought the Nebraska
act just and constitutional measure think it served
the deacon right for being found in such company. The
fanatics who, under the form of church government
undertake to rule the consciences of menbend church
and State deal damnation round the land on all they
choose to call the foes of the Lord the men whom
democrats should be found with and the democrats have
always issued the ban against such lords over the
heritage of God unfit for their calling wolves
ia sleeps clothing who fleece but do not feed the flock
national man, who fears God reveres his name and
his sanctuary his word and his worship asks place.
and will accept none, in that synagogue of SATAN
called by what it may be, where the slime Of poll
tics is given for the Word of the Lord the stone of ia
naticism for the bread Of f and the rantngs of the
stump orators for tie solemnities Of Zion, and thate
editorials from blackrepubcan newspaper for the words
Of the Lord Jesus Christ Those who like the fodder that
such shepherds give can stand up to the rack.
Some time ago in the city of Rochester there resided
man of some standing and position. He was wrapt in
the midst of political excitement that then agated the
church into fanacal brotherhood There he remained
some time, down morally was called before the
church. expelled therefrom, and sent back into the
world. But the worlds people held public meeting
and voted that this anatical body of had taken
member from them, damaged him, and sent him back
in worse condition than they found him, they would
not receive him again till he was sent back to them in
good moral and social condition as lie was in when
taken from them
The fasing tyanncal and unconstitutional spirit of
the black republican party is wherever they have
the power to act Under all their aliases from President
time to President Buchanan their success has
been marked by some atrociousy unconstitutional meas
designed to benefit the few and damage the many
When backrepubcan legislature resolved to trampe
down the rights of New York city, would have sup
posed that they would have passed laws that the mass
would regard constitutional, though they might be
considered oppressive and burdensome and intoerant
ing up close to the line that divides the constitutional
from the unconstitutional that microscope in the hands
Of the bar and bench hardly tell whether the law is
the line not. wide BERTH that no one need
doubt that the act within the scope the legislative
body though the law itself might be hated would have
been acquiesced in quietly but with resolution to wipe
out the offence when the opportunity presented But
True to the instincts of the foes of the democracy
these black republicans resolve to rule New York. do
it in the most offensive way and to press up close
the line that the high court Of appeals have to say
that in spirit the law is unconstitutional though the let
ter Of the constitution may bear out the great statute
SO do these ever, and have they done; will
they when they grasp the power
No has been found to take the place of Mr.. Draper
the police commission Nearly six hundred ballots
have been cast. IL is rnmored that Gov King has
to the resolution to call extra session of the lcgs
lature, and amend the law and end the contest
MANHATTAN.
VESSEL BouSD CHICAGO LIVERPOOL. The
Chicago Press Of the 9th instant says
Yesterday forenoon il was announced in the Board of