The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-17

nancy undertook to eclipse it, In their desire To make
ther opposition celebration attractive they selected an
orator young lawyer named Holmes old wing Ills
grafton able one and very distasteu to his re-
publican hearers, commenting severely he did upon
the vampire like horde which rides and rules this
State, fonentng sectional hatred Already said he
his sectional tempest is strong that men have es
mated SO far their weak reason could compass IT, the
value of the Union of the American States and have con
sidered how well the North could thrive if separated
from the South and the East ii divided from the West
ana nave ahxed market price upon Institutions and
laws and resolved the glorious memories of the past into
coin and merchandise Already have talked Of let
ting the Union slide. Letting the Union sde-a base
figure OF speech-a baso thought 20
This was home thrust ut Governor Banks who WINS
hourishing about with his red coated aides and
who in speech at the dinner table, had to inform those
present that he was once Boston mechanic 81" said
ms exceiiency IN very bad TASTE II helped to make this
city what is In its darkened shops upon the print
ing and engines which have contributed so much
to its glory gave the toll of youth and ii necess
ry, can return to them. All very fine but it might
have been better for else have chronoed The
governors 'rise and progress He looks anxious and
careworn as well he may for he has not Offices enough
for onetenth part Of his motley adheren and the
aspants for seats in the next Congress give him
deal of trouble Brothers Davis and Knapp and Burlin
game his old dark lantern cronies do not fancy being
ruled out to make way for smonpur republicans as is
now decreed.
While the republicans endeavored to disguise their Sec
onalsm at Faneuil Hail. the more honest abolitionss
celebrated the day in grove ut birmingham The
speakers political aators low salaried parsons
who exc out living by ecturing college students and
runaway negro. This fellow Wendell Phillips expressed
an earnest desire to the latter in the chair
Massachusetts, and the whole proceedings of the most
blaSphenOus and incendary nature Yet the Atlas and
Bee, which assumes to be the organ Of Governor Banks
published snoohed down report of this successfu cee
bation while in another column its editor endeavored
to ridicule the patriotic address of Rufus Choate Mr.
Schouers residence in Ohio the wire-puller Of Gov
Chase has converted him into what his abolition friends
call 'retl mouthed' and rabid writer
The positive determination of the republicans to let
hold office who is not OF their peculiar stripe
and the nsidious manner in which they have wripplcl
into power by the helping hand Of Sam is not with
out Its effect Large numbers of conservative citizens
wings and national Americans their admiration
the manner in which President Buchanan has admin
istercd the government and if Rufus Choate the dem
ocratc candidate for governor, think he can be tri-
umphantly elected. This nomination would not suit a
certain clique of Office holders who have made it THEN
study to keep the democratic party conveniently small
but il would be hailed with joy by oil true national men
throughout the Union.
The city directory for 1883 Just published contains
$50 and gives ample proof of the increase Of
Celtic strength in this AngloSaxon city. The
Smiths are of course most numerous, numbering $50
and there 1892 Browns but the Sullivan family num-
beers $50 names; Murphy, 296; McCarty, 25s O Hren,
240 Davis, 23i Clark, 227 Jones, 1877; Williams,
1885, johnson, 1874; White, 1913 Adams, 1871; Hall
$50; Parker, l6l Doherty, 1857 Collins, 1853 Wsch
1872 Richardson, lab Afen l4l; Taylor, 1879 Hill,
1873; Mclaughlin, 1877 Thompson, 1856 Wilson, 1874 !;
Robinson, 1879 Baker, l22; Foster l2l RUSSELL ll6
Stevens, ll5 Barry, 49, Wright, l0S.
Iheatricas are almost snuifed out Miss Fanny Mo-
rant and Mr.. Bennett at the Howard Athenmum a
troop of New York negro mnstrels at the Museum
there is solitary panorama and Rubens painting Of the
Magdaen completes the list of Soda water
is in demand and is said that mint uleps and sherry
cobblcrs are indnlged in although only for medicinal
or mechanical purposes. FREMONT