The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-30

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The able vigorous and thoroughly democratic speech
of the Vice President Florence, In Kentucky, has
been "a heavy blow and great encouragement to both
sections Of the opposition, coming it does at the
time with the Of the utter rout of the anti Lecomp
tonites in Oregon and the sensible letters of Messrs Fon
dey and French of Illinois Mr. Brccknridges speech
peculiarly calculated to dash the hopes of the union
e-oppositonists, and to make the honest Ameri
pause before they pass into the republican ranks
portrays the in their true colors with
such graphic precision it exposes their hercses and
clapap in their hdeous nakedness and dcormity with
such power it has refuted triumphantly the various
clauses in the indictment of the democracy preferred by
the opposition and It has vndicated with such ire
sistible truth, plain good sense, and honest sin
CERTIFY the principles acts, and purposes of the adj
mnistration and Of the democratic party, that do
not wonder that the republican and nothing jour
nails should be full Of abuse of the noble young states
by whom twas uttered For months past they have
been limiting dary that the Vice President opposed
to the policy of the administration that with regard to
Kansas he with Douglas and Critenden " that he
personally hostile to the President and that
ly all the leading administration he took ground
strongly against tho President and the majority of his
cabinet They knew that in making these mendacious
illusions to Mr. Breckenridge they immediate risk
Of being fatty conradicted, because the dignity and
fatty contradictng their gross lsehoods On the prn
ciple that untruth if we'll stuck to- is good
truth, they have continued making these goundess
scrtions, and later than few days since leading
backrepublican sneeringy alluded in conversation with
myself, to the "known anti-Lecomptonsm Of the Vice
President The entire party is rejoced at Mr. Breckin-
ridges great speech and the crushing reuaton which it
contains all that opposition have said concerning him
1t well that he has made that speech and it is very
well that he made it at the present time IT will
ry weaken still further the already broken and debated
ranks Of the opposition and give fresh strength fresh
courage, and fresh energy to the rank and file of
party. The Evening Post is evidently quite dyspcp-
tic after reading the Vice Presidents appeal Truth,
well told and at the right time is not all suited to the
Posts digestive powers And then there much
TRUTH very well told and just at the proper time it
not wonderful that the suffering Post should be
in its own little way.
Mr.. Horace II. Clark, we learn from the Tribune of
this morning sacrificed to honesty of principle and for
conscience sake patronage power his chance Of getting
fat mail contracts and various other real and imaginary
benefits which he might have obtained during the last
session Of Congress Here in New York. and particular
ly in the eighth congressional district knew
that he sacrificed anything but his pledges to his constu
cnts his honor political man. and his hopes of
election to Congress the nominee of the democratic
party. We and convinced that he has sacrificed
himself utterly democrat but we believed that he
did in the hope that the he pursued would best
further the private interests Of self and beau m We
thought that it for conscience sake and slow
to think yet though learn the fact from the
New York Tribune. II will be naturally very satsfac-
tory to Mr. Clark to find that his merit much bet
ter appreciated by the black republicans than it is by the
democrats and that tho Tribune warmly advocates bis
election, when every democratic paper denounces him
renegade and traitor. With able and energetic,
and will add influential advocate the Tribune, he
ought to look to nomination from the republican
convention, and not initiate his compeer Haskn in his
clumsy efforts at riding two horses He may think and
afraid that there is ground for the suspicion
that the Tribune is only .poking fun at him. and in
duging in what it may deem innocent paisaneries.
have heard it rumored that Mr.. Clark says he is ut
terly disguised with political career and proposes
firing altogether into private life, where he Of
being properly appreciated should not wonder if this
prove to be true and II Mr.. Clark openly
his modest intention er the democratic nominations
made particularly if he finds that Greeley has been heart
lessly deceiving him.
Private letters which have seen from Panama state
that the Americans and other foreigners resident on the
isthmus feel great uneasness lest the Panamcnos take
advantage Of the withdrawal of the United States vessels
ofwar from Aspnwall and Panama to commit fresh out
RACES The natives it is said very ubilant at what
they call the triumph Of their government over ours
with regard to the Cass-Herran treaty, and are ex
ceedingly insolent all occasions Tho half-brecd
scamps Of which the isthmus native population is
posed need little wholesome chastisement, and the
they get 1t the better for all parties They are
essentially curs and, when treated kindly with any
consideration, become ins0lent and presumpuous When
cued and kicked and kept proper subsection by bodily
fear they tocrabe but not otherwise Our interests
on the sthnus 10 nothing OF our past ana
God knows they great and crying demand that the
New Grenadans should BE- forced to yield at to
moderate demands, and that they should give the most
solid guarantees for their future good behavior Many
think that the only really solid guarantee they give
il renuncation of all sovereignty over the isthmus
route, and confess good deal Of the opin
ion.
With regard to the ARRAY which took place this after
noon between Emanuel b. HART surveyor of the port
and Mr. Diaye, who recently published very abusive
letter. making host Of false accusaons against the Sec
rotary of the Treasury and other federal officers of dis
tinction shall give you full and authentic information
in my next. can only tell you that in my opin
ion Mr. Hart Is perfectly justified in the he pur
sued.
believe that before many days villanous system Of
mean and cowardly assault against the reputation and
happiness Of certain prominent citizens will be disclosed
in which parties who hold their heads pretty high
will be found to DO implicated.
There few inofensive or conciatory persons
than friend Hart. II he provoked TO commit
breach of the peace may be assured that the provo
cation was very great. Rt
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