The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-29

Nav Yoak. "Wednesday mighty

F.
October "a, 1855
hatifcaon meetings the generally and prep
aatons for the great struggle 10 take place Tuesday
next almost exclusively occupy public attention. In
The Third fourth, seventh and eighth congressional dis
cts there were large and enthusiastic meetings OF the
democracy last night 10 raty the regular party nouina
uons and II the fcryor and earnesness Of these large
gathengs OF the people be, as believe IL is, true IN
dex OIL the popular feeling shall have to record great
victories achieved by the democratic party the I'd Of
November.
In the 9th qIaskins 81 district there was an immense
gathering OF the true democracy at Morrissana last
night TO ratiy the State county and congressional nom
nations say an immense gathering, and when il rs
considered that Morrssania is small country village
and that there thousand persons present at
political meeting do not think that my language Is
exaggerated IL was quite refreshing TO hear the APP
pause loud and reiterated, with which the names Of
James Buchanan, Amasa ]. Parker and Gouverneur
kemble We're received but not refreshing than the
depth OF the groans with which the name of John b.
Haskin was overwhelmed There several speakers
Mr. Hoyt, of Connecticut, made lengthy and effective
speech ON the duties OF democrats in the present srug
gle, and the urgent necessity that the democracy of New
York should use their best exertions TO redeem their
State and thus while they make up for the partial de-
lection Ia Pennsylvania most eectualy rebuke the base
traitors by whom that detection accomplished.
MIR. William NJ. Browne, of Brooklyn, the next
speaker. After recommending the State and county
nations to the hearties support of the democratic elect
os OF Westchester, exposing the progacy, oppression
and corruption OF the black republicans and their faith
less league with the know nothngs Mr. Browne passed
wellmerted eulogium the democratic candidate for
Congress Gouveneur Kemble and dwelt In terms Of
ueme eavery the past conduct of the present msre
resentaye Of the district, John b. Haskin. After
posing Haskns thless abandonment Of his pledges and
Of the people who elected him 10 Office and his ctious
and persistent opposition to every democratic
during the last session of Congress and after quoting
from Haskn speech at larry town. his account OF his in
teryiew with the President when lac and ''his little
daughter threatened tho Executive with his opposition
unless the Kansas policy Of the administration alter
cd to suit his views, Mr.. Browne said a
But should like know whether at the very time that this a
cng John fearless Representa-
aye pal ont patriot rolled oneand
adherence Of the Kansas policy would have been intense the
custom house patronage desire Mr.
MskeSa m Office as you rsalss! y though think he ought be
himself by making this bargain would Mr. Haskn have discovered
with such pous horrorS II he would fellow citizens ali
opinion in this State in Washington aud elsewhere askn
hiding that the likely be close between
raon and the opposition the Kansas question:
giant price on his vote and whom he found thai upright and
loss Executive would scon base offer and would make
any he wheeled himself the party
bag and baggage the and persistent
SUBSCRIPTIONS the President tried honored
his cabinet aud the entire democratic And where
nd m spurned and despsed by all honest danloea after all
the favoe candidate Of Horace Greeley craving from enemies
tho wages OF his treason" ... ...
Mr. b. then dwet on the disgraccful position of the
who, while claiming to be Jefersonian demo-
crat, accepted nomination from a black republican
convention and who, not having the manness to avow
his conversion to repubeansm said that to state wheth-
CIR he would would not deceive the republicans as he
had deceived the democrats would be runous TO his
prospects Amid sympathetic and hearty cheers from
the audience, Mr.. Browne expressed the confident hope
that the I'd of November the democrats of the dis
ict would afford Iiaskn opportunity to retire to his
residc at Fodha, and would record the verdict which
he much Overwhelmingly, that he had betrayed his
constituents Dr. Skinner, Mr.. Mcclellan, Mr.. Tebout,
and several other speakers addressed the meeting which
did not break up till midnight / present, and
you that the democrats of Westminster will indg
nanty rebuke the traitor aud will deprive the opposi-
ton Of the power to pay him The wages of his trea
son." .....
There was very large meeting tonight at Williams
burg ~ Taty the nominations to Congress of Hon VIM
b. Maclay.. General Joseph Lane John Kelly, Mr..
Maclsy and Others spoke coquently and forcby, and
though the fusonsts have Fused Mr.. Philip Ham
on the opposition candidate there is little or no doubt
that Mr. Macay will receive the reward of his faithful
service in the present Congress by triumphant election
TO scat in the next. In the seventh district Gen.
Wards Mr.. Dow, the Independent republican candidate
has been induced to withdraw in favor of Mr.. George
Briggs. ....gt t.... ..t.,...s.s.s. ..s .s..
1t is said thatthe Sewardes are spending money in
the most lavish manner to effect fusion-tlat is the
nomination Of men pledged body and soul to Sewadsm
In the 9Th district Horace +, Clark 81 Mr., Erastus
Brooks has Withdrawn. There that Mr..
Faiman will do likewise in order to leave the field free
for Mr. Horace Clark, the pet of MIR. Greeley Notwith-
standing all this manuuvring, or John Van Buren,
graphically expressed it, swoppng jackets Mr.. Her
rick election is almost assured was told to day by
prominent and influential democratic eecor of the dis
trict that MIR. Herick would certainly be triumphant
There meeting of his friends last night when his
nomination ratified in the most enthusiastic manner
meeting is advertised to take place at the Cooper
Institute tomorrow evening, to which the people who
approve of Horace II. Carks course In Congress are
invited. fancy that the meeting will be a very slim
one il but those who approve Horace Clark are to
be present ''The distinguished speakers are 10 be
John w Forney, Dick Busteed John McKeon who rep
resent the boiling democrats james Brooks representa-
tive of the American fusonists and VIM NJ Evarts and
VIM Curtis Noyes, shining lights among the blacklist
black republicans. 'Tell your company and III tell
you who you are says theproverb Horace f. Clark is
another JeeBonian democrat 1t is really almost sac
religious thus to prostitute the of the venerable
founder of democracy ..... .-t.... ...ta
There is no change in the general features of the
money market with the exception perhaps that paper
with than three months to Is shade more diff
icut of negotiation in the discount market The fol-
lowing are the current rates Of discount. ~. 70
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The movement Of the banks in the four principal cities
of the Union where regular weekly reports made
as follows for the last week .... ... ..
Loans. Deposits. Specie. Circulation.
New York Oct 49, Si24 s4 222 81 O2l
Bos.oa oet 70 $780, 600 22as5aoo 500 600 eSoS 900