The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-25

that convention men whose political record is rich in
democratic services and unstaned by any act Of po
htiei Inconsistency indelity 10 party Through good
and EVIL report they have stood by their standard and
have braved defeat and contumely with uninching per-
severance. They voted for James Buchanan Ia 1856
they have since, more than OCCASION expressed
Their complete confidence in his administration and
ure approval OF his policy On the very subject ON
which Mr. Douglas ustfes his aposacy these men have
repeatedly taken side with the administration vet they
are accused Of being in the interest Of Stephen A. Doug
las ana his fellow conspratons, because they cannot hon
ssy decide that the friends of the Daily News are the
only true democrats in this CITY, and that the old and
mehonored Institution Of Tammany is fraudulent or
ganization.
1t Is time that this system OF rebellion and scurilous
attack be efecuaiiy senced aud that the representa-
tives OF the democratic party should all events be
free from the cauunious and unworthy assaults persons
claiming to belong TO the party, and particularly Of
paper claiming to be the democratic organ owned and
supported by State and federal officials
The black republicans very angry and sorey disap
pointed because the democratic party of this State have
not followed their example, and made the Kansas ques
ton the great issue in the approaching campaign They
are peculiarly ate because the democratic convention
endorsed the action of the admin in dscomftng
the designs OF sectionalsm, and sitting the Kansas
question: and declined to enter into elaborate discus
sion OF the merits Of 'Lecompton s'anti Iecompton,
Crittenden amendment" and "English compromise"
&c This treatment of the Kansas question a dead
cock in the pit is very CALLING and depryes the republ
cans OF the opportunity to let off good deal of bottled
thought proper to waste their time in discussing matters
which have been already settled beyond appeal with
which the people of the several States have longer any
thing whatever todo and which, goodness knows have
cnped quite enough of public time and attention for the
last four years leading democrat friend of mine,
who was In former times very friendly to Judge Douglas,
both socially and politically, and who in with
most of the Judges democratic friends lamcnted the
course which the senator from Illinois has pursued
marked in condemnation Of his Chicago speech wherein
the Kansas question is made the alpervading theme,
elf the Judge wanted to talk of the past instead Of talk
ing of the present aud the future why did he not aude
to the tea tax the Declaration of Independence which
both interesting and instructive subjects than
the Kansas question: fancy that the State convention
of this opinion, and they had time and did
not see any necessity TO aude to the gallant resistance Of
the Boston anti tea tax men, to gorify that great docu
ment in which the representatives Of the United States
in general Congress assembled soemny published and
declared that these united colonies are and Of right ought
to be- free and independent States they turned their
attention to pressing Matters such the defeat of
black republican aboltionism, know-nohing native
Americanism, the repeal Of sundry tyrannical md
just laws passed by republican legislatures and the
of the State from the clutches of the factious and
scrupulous party by which 1t has too long been msgov
ement Ihscourse is far too practical to suit the pur
pose of the republicans To expose and draw the atten
ton of the people to the republican reckless
derng of the State the treasury impoverished
by black-republican wasefuness the wicked and I'M
constitutional invasion of chartered rights to further
partisan ends and obtain political power in the
of the metropolitan police bill, the portwardcns BILL
and other Of the stripe, by which have
been oppressed in this city for the last two years by black
republican legislation, is objectionable offence but
it becomes perfectly henous when at the time the
people are shown that the Kansas shrekng was an ar
rant mposture designed like the cloak of the matadorc
to distract the attention Of the victim while the death
stab is given What makes the offence the serious
that the people have discovered the rat in the meal
tub and seen through the Kansas swndle, and
very certain to take the advice Of the democrats and
The redrepublican socialists of all nations cele
braed the sxtysixth anniversary Of the great French
revolution last night, in the most red republican
and socalistic manner. The red flag of la ret,sgiqn
sociae, with buss and pictures of Orsni and other
ssassns perhaps ought to heroes, graced q the
walls, and after banquet, where good deal of lager
beer drunk and any quantity of bad cigars smoked
speeches made by various gifted individuals. "a
beautiful bit of row. took place among the socialists
which for time interrupted the feast OF and the
flow of soul, but harmony was restored BY singing
hymn in gorifcation of Orsni and Pieri, in which les
iyra,ts were to be nsantaneously tcrdsS.
The from Trinity bay of ''the complete working
order of the Atlantic cable, and the accuracy of the
signals contradstinguised from specific messages
Of which have been received has not caused any
very great enthusiasm here Nous is consid-
cred a safe policy under the circumstances. Very
,nkind remarks have been made, but I shall
not give them currency for the present. wish 1
had bought the cable stock yesterday could have made
good thing of it to-day, and might have known of
the perfect working order and accurate signals yesterday
quite well to-day if the Trinity Bay operator had
been kind.
The further examination of Ray Tompkins and John
.. Thompson, the charge of of the quarantine
buildings had been postponed in consequence of the alb
'ence of the State Attorney General Mr.. Tony kns
thinks that the postponcment looks like t'backng out
md insists being heard in his defence All quiet at
quarantine. The military fell rather cold in their camp
There is no change in the money market. The demand
money without being absolutely active is moderately
rood The banks will not discount any paper with
han ninety days to and paper within that date
inues very Paper maturing after the new year
S more abundant and at rather higher rates.
Foreign exchange not active. The demand is
,hiefy from bankers, and full prices maintained
namely, 1l9s 1l0l for sterling and 5l3a s. Ut for
rancs. e5N
The stock market rather steader at the opening of
he first board but towards the close the bears got the
ipper-hand Pacific Mail advanced to I02 and this was
he feature of the day Erie fell Illinois Central adj
yanced ! Reading declined 4 Michigan Central, IL
Michigan Southern preferred stock & and Cleveland
md Toledo, J. AT the second board there was no ma
eial change and the market closed rather heavily at
he following prices Pacific Mail IO2; New York Cen
raj, rs Erie III Reading, AZ Panama lis Cleve-
and and Toleda, 325 Chicago and Rock Island 65a
ichgan Central, OH Illinois Central, rs La Crosse
md Milwaukee 8 and Hudson River, 23f.
The flour market was active at advance of 8 cents
cr barrel. Wheat also active Mt n cents per
,ushcl advance. Corn buoyant. Pork was dull
nd beef dropping. Cotton more active at firm
rices under the influence of the Niagaras news.
The cash transactions at the treasury day were
s follows:
cceipts.. sI35 olo 60
aynents. 1037 49 OF
The receipts at the custom house for duties SIG
SO SS. ADSJJM