The Washington union., 1858-02-28
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,#a Al NKw YoRK, February 26, 1898.
The number Of names appended to the call for meet
Ing at Iammany Hall Thursday evening next sus-
tanning the cause of the administration the Kansas
question already exceeds three thousand This list in
cudes such signatures invariably constitute the
staple of opposition calls for public meetings ID
endorsement of President Bucharans views by the
wealth. enterprise and integrity of the city OF New York
Ciap-tap management OF all kinds has been avoided
both in the language Of the call aud in the of
ommendng IL TO public attention. The merchants
mittee well the officers of the Tammany Hall gene
raj committee who have the matter in charge, have sim
ply through the newspapers, invited many of cit
izes in favor of the immediate admission of Kan
under the Lecompon constitution 10 cali at stated
places and put their to the document which seat
to you three days ago
Instead of telling you, the other day that the feeling
in this city in favor of prompt settlement of the Kan
imbrogo is enthusiastic, ought rather to have pro-
nounoed it one of the deepest annay The mercantile
munity, whole is aroused to a keen sense of the
danger TO which the national Union is exposed by the
perpetual agitation of the slavery question Moreover
it has lately transpred that there exists newly modelled
central republican organization at Albany which Is strain
ing every to procure money and strength To keep
alive the Kansas opposition believing they do that it
is the only of preventing the entire collapse of
abolition paTtsanship in the northern States The Tri
bune and other ultra presses have fairly lied their
party to pieces, and masses of individuals opposed hco
reticay in many respects to democratic principles, be
gin to shrink with disgust from further companonshp
with such associates This accounts for the signatures to
the Tammany call Of persons who have been explicitly
hitherto identified with the Greclcyite opposition 1t
renders, also, deplor,ble the detection from the
democratic straight line Of the few men, until recently
highly honored by the democracy, who laborpg at
critical period 70 undermine its unity.
Ii is to be regretted that persons connected with the
democratic party in New York do not always act with
ell by the Journal of Commerce yesterday.
Juence of unfortunate divisions has been that pro
administration meeting, in rivalry with the 1ammany
meeting, has been called for next Tuesday evening at
Mozart Hall Thus there will be two meetings Ii is
proper TO state that of the committee of arrange
ments of the Mozart Hall meeting who empowered
to procure signatures openly declared that they did no
recognise the ammany Hall organization democratic
but considered it to be black republican headquarters y
1t quite WE'LL with such eccentric IDEAS, that they
should choose their way of supporting the good
cause and although we have strong reasons for local
regrets at schsms which may prove fatal to the hopes
of the party in this State the great national will
not Just now suffer detriment from them
The Tammany Hall meeting will be addressed by the
Hon. A. HI Stephens, of Georgia. and ii the Vice Pres
dent and Senators Ioombs Slidell Hunter Gwin, and
Others who have been invited from the South will honor
it with their presence, they will meet with most
husiastc reception from the Union loving citizens of this
metropolis The Hon. Jesse d. Bright Hon, Caleb
Cushing, Hon. Charles OConnor, Hon. John A. Dix
York democratic congressional delegation and host of
other notablcs expected TO bc present.
The attention of the mercantile community Of this city
is deeply excited by the aspect Of public affairs in Mexico
aud they trust confidently in the administration to
the interests of the United States in OF eventual
anti liberal triumph in that unfortunate country Differ
of opinion exists with regard to the most approp
ate Of doing this thinking that conditions
Of support should be granted to Comonlort while others
believe that immediate cndciyor should be made to
Sonora il not all the northern provinces of the
Mexican republic The estimate of Comonforts cbarac-
ter and capacity is by uniiom though the vast
prcpondorance of opinion is decidedly in his favor and
that he has p,ovc, himself to be the Cco of els Allan
adopt which shall the most speedy and safe inclu
sion within territory of the provinces Of Mexico which
most needed by and to which benefit would
commercially by being annexed to the United States
will meet with the most decided favor among
tive progrcssonsts in the State of New York The pub
lie mind is also unwontcdy agitated about Cuba regard
ing which will give you some interesting details in
another letter The absolute necessity there is for turn
ing all of the energies of national legislature in
profitable direction than the sluabbcs Of factionists in
Kansas is principal why there is such loahng
of everything connected with that Territory and such
determination TO support the wise policy of Mr. Buchan
In removing quickly may be this of strife
from national councils NJ f.