The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09
NEw YORK, TUESDAY night

The election for charter officers took place day and
the whole passed off quietly The result has not yet
been ascertained, but fear that the fusion candidate
for Comptroller Robert H. Haws, has been elected aud
that George Purser the Talnmany Hall candidate has
been defeated Ii this be SO, til defeat is attributable
the scandalousy unscrnpuous conduct of the rcgu
lars, who openly voted for the black republican in
many of the up town wards con purpose to defeat
Tammany." The victory is barren one IL shows
that the miserable faction which is ready to sell out at
every election to elect the opposition candidates is utterly
powerless except for mischief and that to avoid the
posure of its mseraby slender proportions must merge
in the numbers OF the republicans and kuow-nothngs.
looked for the opposition journals with great interest
this morning. i knew that they would abuse the Pres-
dents message, but was curious to what they would
find to abuse did not how the great black rcpub
lican nigger-in- thc-cnce' could be hauled into
silcration of the topics therein discussed and yet
found after careful perusa of the republican and know
nothing papers, that the Niger was everywhere and
that every proposition made by Mr.. Buchanan made
with view s.to aggrandize the slave power in this
try Ii he proposes to compel Spain to pay her debts
and apologize for series of insults offered to American
citizens, he only seeks to taggranzc the slave power
If he expresses the opinion which by the way is almost
universal that Cuba in her present condition is positive
nuisance to the American people, and that it ought to
be purchased from Spain at q fair price, he docs so
merely to saggranize the slave power. His alluon to
the slave trade and his assertion that Cuba to
belong to SPAIN the slave trade would be annihiatcd
although it is true Gospel, all the world knows is
s'mere Buncombe." The Mexican policy Of the Presi-
say teuDli-
cans open the whole region to the Introduction OF
slavery" and the recommendation that the Central
American governments should be compelled TO keep open
the transit the interests of universal commerce.
il conclusive of the slavery extension procvito of the
administration In short such TISSUE of gross misep-
resentation disgusting abuse, and pot house invecve
has seldom been woven even by the opposition press
that which laid before the New York press under the
name OF comments the Presidents message | re-
joce however, to be able to remark that che opinions of
the public OF every class warmly expressed in favor OF
the message from the beginning TO the end and venture
to predict that before many days those opinions viii be
authoritatvey expressed in manner and with force
that will show how entirely the people of New York
dorse the bold dignfed satesmanke policy which the
President has recommended to the national legislature to
adopt
That portion Of the message which advises the speedy
construction of the Pacific railroad, and shows the inn
mense political commercial, and economical advantages
which would result from IT, is especially commended by
all parties here. You may remember that IN the resou
tions adopted by aocamaton at the last meeting Of
the democracy this city the importance Of this vast
project especially alluded TO- aud It's execution
gently recommended. 1t is greatly to be hoped that