The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-06
FROM our OWN CORRESPONDENT
NV YonK, -C,gednos.lay night August 4, 1858,

NEW YORK, CIV edncslay night August a. 1900
The telegram announcing the defeat of Francis p Blair
jr aud the election of Mr. Barrett and the whole demo-
cratic ticket in Missouri has given great satisfaction here
and Is accepted good omen Of future and greater tr
umphs But IL is not solely principally, because
the democrats of Missouri have achieved such brilliant
success that the received this afternoon graft
flying but because the OF the elder Blar-he for
whose especial benefit the hoary beler and death bed
deamer published his scndalous letter TO the New York
Tribune, raducing the lamened Benton and venomousy
assaing respected Presdenthas been defeated by
electors of the Louis district aud because the vile
dodge of the old political tckster bias been thus
phaticaly rebuked by those whom il intended To
deceive The who, TO help "my son, and his
Missouri - To crafty personal spite and avenge
the dismissal of another from Office and 10 further
his sordd purposes, would enter the chamber Of
dying friend soop his couch IN well fegned attach
and sorrow gather his last words and the moment
that his spirit fled return from witnessing solemn aud
impressive scene, to falsy those last words and insult
the memory of the dead is indeed guilty, as Mr. Jones
truly says of wickedness than which none is
mitigated and black All friends Of truth, honor. and
manly feeling feel indebted to Mr.. w. Carey Jones
for his whitening exposure of the saclegous substitution
by the elder Blair OF the thoughts OF his named and
yindctive passions for the words of patriotism and peace
which he had really heard " and the electors of the st
Louis district must feel particularly indebted to Mr. Jones
for warning them in time against the who again
soliciting their surages and for showing them by what
shameful devices that man. by the aid of his octogenaan
father sought mislead them and juggie himself into
the position of their representative in the national egs
lature. The fame and memory of Thomas H. Benton
beyond the reach of the ptfu SANDER Of such
IT, p Blair ST. or of his scmancipationst . SON. The
public and private reputation of James Buchanan is
equally proof against the weapons OF such men The
great deeds and unsued ume OF the lamened senator
and the revered Chief of the republic need defence
against the detraction of naleyolent defaners The
American people know how to appreciate and admire the
former and TO deuounce and despse the latter. The
democrats Of the ST. Louis distct-nay, the democrats
of Missouri given unmisakable proof that such is
the
One OF the great abotonists and notorious pulpit poll
cians Doctor Tying, Of this city has recently estonsbed
the Massachusetts people at the commencement of Will
as College by address, the like of which in its views,
reasoning and deductions has been heard from
Christian minister He discussed the Bible prophecies and
asserted that they predicted that four universal monaces
were rule the world in the utter absence of God
thority namely, the kingdoms of gold, silver, brass,
and ironthe Baby onian, Persian, Grecan, and Roman
and that the if,h universal kingdomtat OF God-was
yet to that the world Is now In state OF chaos,
but that the last Kingdom will Gomez Great Brit
aim crime in panderng to Indian heathenism and ui
deity and Americas niquty in permitting slavery,
were nsanced by this orthodox divine proof that
Gods will had ncvcr been dominant in any human
government but that all governments organizations
of man S apostacy from God 1t ia supposed that
these new and extraordinary views will ''elicit much
public attention and discussion. should not be sur
prised If this supposition prove to be correct.
The health officer Of the port sent long and import
ant communication to the Commissioners of Health to
day, relative to the number Of infected vessels which
have arrived here and the number of Of yellow
which have been sent to- and treated in the Marine
Hospital from the 10th of April last to the LIST inst
The report shows that although thus far in this year
the number of infected vessels has been less than in 1856
the cases of yellow fever have been than
in that nnprecedentediy scly year. The following tabu-
lar exhibit il very interesting