The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-22
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
New York, FRIDAY night,)


II was announced in the Evening Post of yesterday
that "a Haslin meeting to be held at Kingston, in
Ulster county in this State, and that j. T. Headley,
Horace Greeley, and Haskin were named amsng the
speakers As "a full report of the proceedings was
promised in to- days number of the Post waited
iously for three o'clock p to arrive 10 place me in
possession of the promised report Everything relating
to Mr. John b. Haskin interests me very much have
watched his political during the last session of
Congress with great attention and since his return to
his constituents have endeavored Il athr myself with
succcss) to inform myself and keep the readers OF
the Union informed to the movements sayings, and
doings of the remarkable member Of Congress from
Weschester county You can imagine my disappoint-
| mcnt and chagrin when / found that the promised
q Haskin meeting was no Haskn meeting at ALL that
not only did the eloquent and digned representative not
speak, but he not even present that the play of
Hamlet with the part of Hamlet omitted could not be
greater cheat than the Haskin meeting without Haskn
and that the Kingston convention, it has been
grandoquenty called, composed, 30 Far celebri
tics are concerned of Horace Greeley Joel T. Headly
and Theodore Wcstbrook. The object Of this black
republican know nothing, renegade-democrat junction
was to perfect and complete political organization
composed Of those who Of one mind in opposing the
Kansas policy Of the administration, and in favor of
additional safeguards te the ballot box, Ia registry
law and " one two yelrs' residence after naturali-
cation before vong and OF rigid economy in govern
ment expenditures ut not suggested but it is not
too late that the latter object would be successfully
tanned 0rsamus d. Matteson appointed Secretary Of
Che Treasury for life with full powes) The three per-
formers in this curious trio sang each his own hvorite
tune. Horace Greeley sang long string OF exceedingly
prosy verses about Kansas bred Scott slavery, and mig
gers Headey sang rather fancifu tune about the
periorty of the votes of Ulster farmer and his two
tho votes of three ishnen with protectionist
and aboonst variations evidently introduced to please
'his friend of the Tribune and the ex-Congressnan
Westbrook swanle, sang his dirge, and announced
that he hencerth and forever abandons the democratic
party'ithe party which he dearly loved. Resolutions
were adopted combining tho most remarkable hodge
podgc of isnis that ingenuity could devise, and after
tho words Of the Posts reportcr the thanks OF the
convention returned to the speakers cheers given
for Greeley Headey and Westbrook, and the band, Ut
was right forget the orchesta the convention aid
journed sine de
forgot to mention little incident that occurred dur
ing Headleys speech and which is nevertheless worthy
of notice rs illustrating the resolution and fiery zeal
of Joel. When he singing the oudest praises of
| union with Niger worshppers and was in the middle
Of peculiarly elaborate roa, protest signed by seve
raj Americans handed to him denouncing the coai
ton movement. Headley read the protest. crushed 1t
in his hand and took notice of it in his subsequent
remarks
/ There was not word said about Haskin. Can it be
that repubcans--even back-repubcans are migrate
full well princes There is screw loose some
where Perhaps Greeley thinks that it is time to drop Has
/ kin or, likely, perhaps Headey and his Ulster
Americans would have boon less inclined than they
to herd with Greeley even for one evening il Has
kin was thrust them The Post thinks that the rea-
son Ilaskn was not at the convention was because
he was too much attached to democracy and face
tously asks whether he has gone back to the old demo-
cratic rookcry for SHELTER like the who went out to
commit suicide by freezing himself to DEATH and return
| ed after while to wait for warmer night am
onvinced that the Posts fears quite groundess,
| and that Mr.. Haskin would speak on the same plat
form as Mr.. Greeley, Gerrit Smith, or Fred Doug
lass If by 80 doing he thought he could bambooxe the
electors of the ninth congressional district to reeect
| him. ~
From oil can learn tho fusion meeting Ia
mentable failure and has several votes for Gerri
! Smith. The really honest aboltonists do not like Mr.
Headleys advice slet theories go to the Winds and dc
not believe his assertion that Republicans and Amcri
| cans were not after all, 80 wide apart"
The Arabia arrived here at early hour this morn
ing with European to the 7th inst The delay In
her arrival taken in connection with her collision with
the Europa reported by telegraph from Cape Race caused
considerable anxiety for her safety 1t appears that hci
starboard wheel was disabled by the collision that she
was only able to her port engine and port wheel from
Cape Race New York. and that she encountered heavy
fogs all the way.
The Arabia's news is exceedingly Interesting. The
feeling in England about the Of the Atlantic
BILE and the meeting of the soveregns Of France and
England at Cherbourg constitute tho principal items
The concluding paragraph Of the article in the London
Times the telegraph expressing Joy that 1t had
fallen to the lot of England to carry out great en-
terprise " in concert with the only other nation The
globe in which the flame of Science ia famed and kept
alive by the breath of freedom exceedingly happy
and appropriate but not than the comparison
between the completion Of the works ut CherbouIl
and the completion OF the telegraph Science dcgadet
into tho hand maid of slaughter and devastation ant
science applied to her legitimate Office, the concator
the benefactrcss and the cnghtener Of the whole hui
man race "a military monarchy has created Cher
boug political freedom aud commercial enterprise hay,
made the Atlantic telegraph, and they have nothing e
blush for in the comparison
The whole English press seems equally jubant with
our the great event and the following from thu
city article Of the London Times gives the state Of th