The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-09

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Nrw YesH, Friday night, Msy 1855.
The Journal of Commerce q this morning proposes that
the door Of the deocrac fold be opened to all who may
have sayed from it, and who suay hereafter prefer TO
act with their former political rather than enter
into permanent relations with the opposition" The
tone of the article is concatory thoroughly good
natured and full OF practical good sense, that many
who like myself very indignant ut the pur-
sued by Of '.iormer political associates,
inclined to smoke the calumet Of peace, and bury
the Ratchet If the Temporary seceders will on
ly come back at once, and not SNAKE fuss
about it, With regard To Senator Douglas, every
who admired the ability and energy which he dis
played in the passage Of the bill (and
who that il u democrat has not admired his famous
port on that bill . and who has observed his consistent
political career up to recent period has deeply regret
ted his partial opposition and has ceased to hope
that lucky chance will bring him back from the
path which he has strayed and rescue him from the
fatal embrace Of know nohings and black republicans.
whose very touch is death any democrat We hope still
that he will back and true to the party to which
he honor aud ornament shake off the republican
barnacles that clingng to his skirts Besides am
assured by those who In position to know that the
republicans of Illinois ready to throw him Long
John Wentworth and Abraham Lincoln do not disguise
their disrust of the "litte giant and it is really
voting these political animnlcul talk refusing
the overtures of the political mastadon who framed and
passed the Kansas Nebraska bill
The Journal of Commerce. whose chief editor among
the Oldest most experienced most independent and de-
IDENTIFY advocates pacific policy and the manifesto
ton of spirit of moderation and kindness = have
infinite respect his Judgment and believe that he
speaks the sentiments of large portion of the party
confess that they were not my own, but l would
adopt them than that the republicans should
have the glory of enrolling in their ranks men who
enjoyed popular confidence democrats The
republicans of this city will insist II that the passage
of the English bill is victory for them, and the actual
assertion of their doctrines with regard to Kansas They
lost i'm amazement at the idea that democrats pre-
sumo to celebrate it triumph for their side, and
crack the most doefu jokes about ''funeral salutes
&C. Simple democrats cannot ''rcalize the republican
victory We cannot imagine a republican victory with
regard Kansas that does not repeal the Kansas
braska BILL the absolute right of Congress pro
vided the majority be republican, to legislate for
the Territories or at least declare the Topeka constitu
ton the of craftsmanship and political wisdom.
The report of the aIdcrnen's committee joint
counts has electrified the payers by its disclosures
to the disorder prevalent in the city comptrollers office
IL shows that papers are preserved 'that any
who chooses may abstract b,shcull of them - that
bonds have been issued in the of the city for
known purposes that in many property assessed
for improvements without the knowledge of the owners
and that the first inti,on they get is when the costs
and interest amount to the original assessment that
vast amounts of interest kept back by the collectors
and that TO make good these deficiencies costs the city
about $500 900 year Every one il talking Of the re-
port and denouncing the swhders If 1T teaches muni
| cpal honesty the lesson is cheaply bought
There has been day for long time when the money
market so fiat and inanmate as to-day The offer
,t LAW vare In many, ;pstances lsea tho, The aogre
ooai'o r ~, 49, - 1850. !. ~, - rr" -.. t2o
81 81 =. -, 80 - l;, tho s,,r,,I, o,.aI 4; ;os
inc daily Notwithstanding the extreme ease of the
MARKET and the alarm above mentioned the doubtful or