The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-11
FROM OUR owv CORRESPONDENCE
NV Yong. Thursday night

From all parts of the State learn either directly or
through Others whom rely that the prospects OF the
national democracy in the coming campaign very bright
and that united and HARMONIOUS the great body OF the
party will 40 FORTH to do battle and achieve victory
even though the niger worshippen and the native
Americans should coaesce, or the saying Is, fuse
aud though the bogus denocnts-the Douglas, Brode.
nck Haskin, Clark, and Mckibbn admiIers-shoua
also join the ''unon of the opposition There Is no
more cheering sign of bright days to for the demo-
cratic party in this State than the general desire to
discourage and frown down every attempt TO ro-
vive the old divisions of lizards and 'sotts,
and the bitter feuds TO which those divisions gave
rise, and TO the existence of which the democratic
party of New York may attribute entirely its defeats OF
late years Those feuds and divisions most properly
exploded and the recollection Of them is peculiarly dis
tasteful to now because they remind us OF the days
OF our defeat and humiliation and ought not to be men
toned when victory is oun, and when we have an adj
minstraon to guide which recognises no such dier
ences but solemnly epjons harmony and brotherhood
Too long did the New York democrats allow them
selves TO be led away by selfish and ambitious chiefs
who have induced them to adopt and identify them
selves with their aspirations and resentment and 10
wase their energies, which ought to have been en-
ployed in fighting and subduing the enemy in fight
ing among themselves, and sacrificing the best inter
ests of the party and the welfare Of the Union In
order to promote the interests Of individual re-
oice that have learned lesson from adversty and
that we have been convinced of the OF ways
do believe that out OF the entire democratic popu
ton of the State thousand desire to reopen the hard
and soft controversy and revive that DISTINCTION or hat
leader who would venture to advise such proceed
ing can escape full measure of popular oboquy. To
those who do not share my opinion would recommend
the perus of the following wise and wholesome reSolu
ton, which was unanimously adopted by the democrauc
electors of Barre, Orleans county
Resolved That bunker barnburner, soltshel, and
ardhe have become obsolete and hereafter we WIN be
oay the democrat and that wo viii regard all as suc VINO
upon national politics and adhere to the uhges Oh inc
party
The fusion game, so far from being feared as some
tmid men think it ought, will be- in my opinion,
source strength to There is no doubt that the
entire mass of German republicans will shake the black
republican dust off the soes of their feet and go straight
to that party which, from the days OF Jefferson TO
the present hour has been the best friend OF the foreign
born citizen and has always advocated his admission to
the same social and political rights the native Ameri
can From this alone the democratic party will
receive large accession OF strength Many Of the know
nothing party who were democrats will positively
refuse to swallow the abolition dogmas OF black repubIl-
canism and being in search of resting place, will
come back to the fold from which they foolish
ly strayed The really consistent know-nothings,
really believe that the Pope and foreigners will ruin
the country and insist that laws be passed excommun-
eating the former and DISTINGUISHING the latter will not
be satisfied with the clause
in the proposed fusion creed and nothing said about MS
holiness The sincere black republicans, who are con-
WINGED that all negroes should be made free and admit
ted to the enjoyment of every privilege possessed by
the white man. will not be satisfied with the water-gruel
worship of the fusioniss and will vote for Gert
Smith What, then, is left for the fnsionists Nothing
but the rag tag and bubtal of all the partesrecre
ant black republicans aposate know-notngs, and rene
gade democrats who unite after preconcerted arrange.
ment that the spos shall be equally divided among the
three bankrupt partners each being mentally determined
if he can, to cheat the other two.
The dispatches from Syracuse received up to late
hour this evening confirm me in my opinion The fusion
will be failure far as the present party organizations
are concerned The Express thinks that the reference OF
the report the committee conference Of the repnb
ican convention to the committee resolutions 'de-
stroys all chance Of union " and the Tribune is OF
opinion that affairs look ''more mixed up and more
doubtful, than ever, and that fusion looks dubious
When the two chief priests of fusionHorace Greeley
and Erastus Brooks entertain these opinions it s per-
mitted to doubt the immediate formation of that peoples
party which was to oycrwheim and utterly destroy the
democrats.
There IL a new source of excitement at Staten Island
1t seems that the friends and underings of Dr. Thomp
son. the health officer have threatened to burn down the
houses of those whom they suspect of having burnt down
the quarantine buildings The inhabitants of Iompkins-
vile and Stapleton have appointed night-watch to
guard against attack and organizing efficient means
fdecnce against the Thompson men The board OF health
had meeting to-day, when the following resolutions
were proposed and adopted
Whereas an the nights of the 1st I'd quarantine
ings belonging the state located Staten Island were wan
tony maousy and pumany destroyed by fire by a armed
Whereas there are good that certain officers
the nights the l and ID ns well as prior and subsc
thereto guilty conduct In connection with the wholesale
which
Whereas above allegations founded TRUTH the
conaventon to the laws of the State
and the United states, and Of humanity therefore,
Resolved That committee of this board DO appointed inquire
allegations against the federal officers
present conagaton quarantine the night of
the ID inst and report the same TO this board as soon as ac
cablc.n
The marines who were ordered down to quarantine to
protect the place. and whose conduct has been 80 grave
ly censred removed to-day and ordered to return
to the nvyyard Another yellowfever patient was Ia
ken into hospital yesterday from the United States frgae
Susquehann is supposed he cannot survive through
the night The hemlock shantes for the poor sufferers
will be ready for use tomorrow.
The latest report from the scat of war is that the
people at Tompkinsye trying to catch the
health officer and lynch him, and that the said
health officer believes that such will be his fate.
A friend of mine who usually spends his summers on
Staten Island and who is familiar with the people there
told to-day that the excitement is intense and that
the popular vengeance is not yet half glutted that we
may expect further burnngs and bloodshed, and that
nothing but the use, not the show of force will restore
order The military ESQ mem will take the field part
tomorrow and part Saturday The following are the
names of the parties already arrested Ray 1ompkins
Chas S. De Forrest William Muller, Matthew Carroll,
Thomas Garrett John G. Thomson, Jacob Vanderbilt,
Charles Stebbins, John Carroll, NJ p. Bren Patrick
o Hare, Patrick Murphy, Richard Adams Locke Barney
J. Malone, James Donahue, Moan Mcdowell, James
Moore VIM. McIoberts, David Moran, Thomas Doran,
William Harmon, Charles Ashman, and Abraham Gar
rson.
The gallant Zouavo has again turned up in station
house He has been arrested charge Oh assault and
battery zenas Grant sa, colonel in some for
egn army. 1t seems that the blood thirsty exofcer of
the dreaded ofp perdus of the French army wants to
kill somebody-he is not very particular whom and, rs
Mr. vspa Grapt iii NOT as n