The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-18
FROM OUR ops cohrEsposDEsr


New YoRg, priday night July l6, 1858.
until three clock this afternoon it was very gem
orally entertained opinion that the present amy Of the
United States numerically insufficient TO protect our
immensely extended frontier and keep the Indians quiet
and that this fact made painfully apparent bS
the recent defeat OF Col Sepoes command 10y the Spo
kanes. We now find that we were all wrong. The
Evening Post-thnt Journal knows everything better
hanevcf body ese and treats every subject whether
in art, science literature, politics, religion navigation
military tactics, with the same selfsufcient bold,
ness-has shown that our army OF Ia 600 men Is by
is 600 too large and that the il increases in
number the less there Is of IT, This Ii precisely
logical but it must be true, because the Post says il
The best way To subdue the hostile Indians Is 10 caye
them entirely to themselves and the eectual way
70 secure the lives and property OF fellow citizens In
the border States is 10 abandon them completely the
tender nercies u the spokanes and the red mon gen
orally. Colonel Steptoes march through a .tor7
ton of tho United States rsolent aggression
fos which the Post would .bo glad Ia hear good
reason. The only reason which suggests itself 10
the Post at present is that the Colonel felt disposition
the gentle Spokanes with even less lo bearanco
than the white bears the reptiles which share the vii
deess with them The Indians therefore, did quite right
in numbering number Of our brave officers and soldiers
and any desire the part Of the government ayengo
the death OF these gallant fellows is really anxiety
spend money and Hset the treasury funds ahowing'
Tie policy OF the present administration has for long
time afflicted the Post severely The expedition to Utah
the law Of the United States ia defiance of tho
eocracy Of Brigham Young palp4bly an unjustifa
Bile outrage. The denial OF Great Brtahrssysht
rest fire into board, and search merchant vessels
on the high seas in time Of peace violation of
every principle of international law and of humanity ;
and the recent slaughter of United States troops by
band of Indian savages evidently got up expressly
to enable the administration Ito spend money" This
is the opinion Of the Post and it is devouy TO be wish
ed that when it is known, the administration will
dismiss the army restore Brigham to all his titles, digni-
ties, and privileges Mt Salt lake City, invite the
mandeTs of the Styx, Jasper, &c., to continue their ball
and,
to the chief of the Spokanes for having given him and his
tribe the trouble OF numbering our soldiers.
When the opposition journals obliged to write such
senseess and pontlcss bosh is to be found in the Eve
ming Post of to-day in order to sa the administration
policy it is pretty clear proof that that policy is
saiiable. .H l5t3atl a.lrt t.Ia a.f
The terrible accident on the Erie railroad OF which in
telgence received this forenoon and by which
persons killed and upwards OF thirty injured
has caused great excitement here broken rail lying
the track threw the two hndmost OFF the rails,
and preciptatcd them down embankment forty feet
high The latest from the of the accident
reports most of the injured doing we'll Not more
than two expected to prove fatal The calam
y occurred Port Jervs at place called Shin Hol
low about seventy-6ve miles from this city. Us.
The De Revere romance approaches its dcnuit14a 1t
is said that Mrs and Miss Bount have consented to
turn to live beneath the roof of the Colonel and that
the gallant and noble Houaye is nowhere to DO found
Inatured people say that the appearance of the first
Madame De Revere has caused this sudden change in the
aspect of affairs Why did not the Captain go Utah
He could there have INDUCED his propensity tor
rage any extent and might have risen to high dis
tnction among the Latter-Day Saints w ssal
Nothing exceed the dizziness of the money market
Prime shortendorsed paper is easily negotiated at 81
per cent per annum and paper with six months to
rum of good quality is dscountable without difficulty
at per cent Call loans are literally drug. They
are offered at almost nominal rates. but few tempted
to take them. The foreign exchange market very
firm to-day, but the supply of bills very small
Rates precisely tho same as those quoted in my last
According to present Indications the specie shipments by
tomorrow 8 steamer will be considerable. pa i4a
The business at the first stock board to-day mod
crate without any material alteration in prices with the
exception of Pacific Mail which went from 80 Yesterday
morning to 84I The western railroad shares were a
tribe better the average improvement being rhsmt per
cent State stocks bank shares and railroad bonds
not very active but prices were well maintained. At
the second board prices fell of e, and the market
closed heavily at the following prices Pacific Mall S4s
N. Y Central S5 ; Erie, ISs Mich. Cent, $50 Read
ing, Ash Panama. l04a Gal & Chic, ss Cleveland
and Toll, 364 Chic. & L. L., 76B La Crosse Il Mil, 8 J;
and Mil. & Miss, Is. adi gt .
The advance in freghts still depresses the flour market
indeed breadstufs generally. Wheat was unchanged.
Corn little better for prime and lower for unsound
Pork and beef firm and steady Cotton was active,
and cent better. sa3 laaaRss )abasN I
The imports of foreign dry goods for the week amount
in value So 2O3 s43. The following is comparative
summary for the week s# it5Q si8t
Entered The port scs ssssSs ss2os4s
Since January LIST te.8t td
9g5i iaa a11R HI 1855 .ta. 1857 1858
ntered port s6l e7ll5 S55,s67sI5 s.a,bi05s3
Thrown on market, ,.a. aosei,eoa 6Il7loli al,oooS7o
The cash transactions at the sub treasury fol-
lows; n4ate tsz
Receipts ...t S60,S78 45
Payments, (ncludng ss 600 California drafts 279olo 81
Siiahce --+-yf ....-.-- oZos,o-f w
Receipts to-day for customs were s7s,4ss H. ,lt
En- {'W ls'f N 49, tft ga' atADSUM.
tf3i rs ~ n $1,000 ~ 49, -. E ~