The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-03

New Yo.x, tTu.,d.v Niaht, /, june !,


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New Yoax, Tuesday Night juno ], 1858
If the report be true which was tslsgsaphcd here from
Washington and published In this mornngs papers, that
Lord Napier has sent instructions 10 the British naval
mandcrin chief to discontinue the visitation Of vessels
carrying the American flag if the instructions received
in time and If they obeyed. great deal of trouble
may be saved. But the three gs which have cnumo-
ted very important that 1t is obviously unsafe to
predict immediate Cessation Of the offensive proceed
ngs that collision between the British and American
cruisers will be avoided might add another IT, which
is equally II not important If the officers of the
British squadron sctng under explicit orders from the
Admiralty how Lord Napier with tho best intentions
In the world counteract suspend those orders The
British admiral In command Of the West India station is
not necessarily bound to obey the British minister at
Warrington, although he may very probably adopt his
suggestion provided that 1t does not clash with his in
structons from headquarters 1t idle now to suppose
for moment that the visitation system IL pursued with
out positive Instructions Nothing but prudent desire
to avoid collision with the American ships-of-war
countermAnd from the Admiralty, will obligs the ad-
miral to abandon this offensive course.
Only two of the republican papers dare TO
advocate the British side of the question, and they
continue to puff and blow q vain attempt to
prove that the right Of visit and the right of search
not Identical The lucid and unmstakable opin-
ions Of the first statesmen and ugts in this country
and In England showing that there is difference
between the two fail to convince the allwise edtors
Of the Evening Post and Tribune, and practically
international rights to Daniel Webster and Lord Palmer
ston and questions of maritime law to that great
thority, Lord Stowe need not add that the people
have vulgar prejudice In favor of Webster and Sowel
and are stupid enough to believe that these are
reliable authorities than the Post and Tribune.
The Post Of this morning, with it, customary predi
lection for ts views of probabilities, thinks
that all tho alleged outTagcs y myth, and that
the utmost the British officers did ITO walk about
merchant vessels and ask questions In regard TO slave fit
ting out at the port (Sagua La Grande Rifle bullets,
and cannon balls may be portion of the vcrnacuiar in
which British officers walking about may put their
benevolent interrogatoes, and the Evening Post may
consider that here Ia improprety In this peculiar
form of putting questions But those who arc not 80
fond Of hypothesis the Post and who take things as
they are not they might be- dislike visits where the
preliminary civty is firing shotcd gun. 1.-THE fct
ISL says that garrulous old Post our government has
ceased to regard the slave trade with unfendy eyes,
and natural consequence the obligations we entered
into with England for its suppression have become rk
some Can bosh be carried further than in the FORE
going?
Our defeated enemies are still in search Of united
party bound together by cherished traditions har
monious party, and thoroughly responsible convcn-
on and to add to the puzzng nature Of their search
they told that to attain their object they must first
tagrec upon one man who will suit all divisions When
this zone man. Is found, the democratic party is to be
extinguished, but not till then The has not
been found yet and still breathe The greatest ef
fort to find him made at Buffalo. Joseph String
ham, J. g. Haven A. NJ Clapp, James Putnam, ''and
be '.as far to seek as ever.
mentioned in my last that tho mayor and comptrol-
Ter had taken possession Of the Crystal Palace on behalf
of the city the lease having expired the I'D Of March,
1857 ventured to predict that the parties interested
in retaining possession would not surrender without
struggle and that to law would be had Mr.
White, the receiver has to-day issued card in which
he states that the mayor and comptroller have acted
without authority of law and that he to take
immediate steps to have the pending questions udciay
determined The Crystal Palace controversy will,
therefore, take the place of the street commissioner
difficulty
The Hammona at this port brings from Europe Of
the 18th ult, and the Indian at Quebec brings about
half days later intelligence. Politically the news
is unimportant The debate in the House of Com
mons Mr. Cardwclls motion for vote Of censure
upon the Derby administration with reference to the
marlborough despatch still progressing. The ia
j. A. Roebuck spoke against the motion and in a-
of government and the eccentric Sir Robert Peel the
Pamcrston Lord Of the Admiralty defended the Derby
ties against his friends and patrons The belief still IL that
the motion will be carried by large majority unless the
extreme liberals bolt through fear of Palmerston return
to power The commercial and financial news by the Ham
mona is favorable. Consols higher. Cotton quiet but
steady The money market here to day dull, very
dull, the inquiry for money in the street very
limited and the reluctance the part of the banks
to discount any but very good short paper more
marked. Demand loans are drug at q per
cent, and brokers who have taken money on call at
per paying it off having for the money
The bills maturing at bank far in excess of the
mercantile paper offering Yesterdays bank statement
was not altogether what expected 1t WAS thought
that the loan column would BIO much larger and the
dminuon in undrawn deposites was not anticipated.
Counting the exchanges ut the bank clearing house. and
the treasury statement of Saturday the following
comparative statement of financial condition here
for the weeks ending May I'D and 29th and for the
responding period last year
May 80, 1857. May 49, 1883. May &c, 1858
Capital . .. 500, 4l2 600 500, 900 500, III 600
Loans Z. ,049 lI6,650g43 1869 81
Specie .-.,- 12s5,5lS 3l,496lA 3l,047446
Circulation 7,252616 1907 44o
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