The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-15
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FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
NSw YonK, friday night)
t August 49, 1858.
IL Is announced by the republican papers that the nd
OF the Hon John b. Haskn propose ~ hold meet
ing ut Tarytown the 3D. of September and, as the
object Of this acctionata gathering is not announced it
to be supposed that II tx TO advocate tho reelection u
Congress Of the present misrepresentation Of the ninth
congressional district Of this State Among the distn
guished' friends Of MIR. Haskin who expected to
participate in tho exercises the names OF Horace
Clark, the misrepresentation of tho eighth congressional
district (4rcdfs am6o Anglice both,) Preston King,
William H. Seward Clark b. Cochrane, and, last but not
least, the senatorial Crspin from Massachusetts 1t
is somewhat strange, considering Mr. Haskin's en-
phatic and reiterated assurances OF devotion to DEM
0cratic principles, and TO the Cincinnati platform,
that there docs not appear the name OF single
democmt OF any prominence who IL to participate
in the exercises but that all the fents are
republicans Of the BLACKLIST dye of tho Preston King
Seward, and Wilson stripe ] fancy, however, notwith-
standing the authoritative announcement of the fact that
tho Of Mr.. Seward and Mr.. King have been used
without their authority and that unless Hasfn has
agreed to the proposals Of General Webb fairly and
squarey ayowed himself to DO black-rcpubcan, and
given all the required pledges Messrs Seward snd King
will certainly not take any part in the exercises which
to tond towards his election
remember having remarked once before Ia letter to
the Union how much the American people indebted TO
the Evening Post OF this city for its authoritative
rection of popular mistakes and misconceptions The
W,
British people, their respective governments and almost
the entire civilized world have believed that Great Brit
ain claimed right to visit vessels carrying the American
flag In time Of peace in order to ascertain whether they
were engaged in the slave trade. There never
greater mistake Great Britain has done anything
Of the kind The Post asserts il and who is lfreant
enough to question the assertion Them again, 1t
universally believed that the appearance Of British crui
scrs In the Cuban waters planned by tho English
government But no; 1t was Gen Cass who invited them
to come and 1t at his express solicitation that the
Styx was inqustvc Lastly, thought at one
time that there likely to arise very &C.
rious controversy between the United States and
England the visitation and search question. But
this was the most ridiculous mistake of all The din
Guilty was "a mere phantom Of the brain 'sthe
ton of dstempered Imagination land so far from
Gen. Cass obccng to the right Of visit lie Inns granted
1t voluntarily and begged Great Britain to exercise it.
and shipsofwa despatched to the Gulf not to
prevent the Styxs insulting flag, but to cooperate
with her in boarding, firing into, and searching our
merchantmen. This, the Post says, is q the simple
truth; and who be simple enough to doubt what
infalble an oracle has promulgated2
The usual peace and good order which prevail in the
Office of our mayor seriously disturbed to-day Ex-
Recorder Smith and Police Officer billiard had differ.
as TO lawsuit in which the former asserted
that the latter had engaged his services and not kept
his promise. After some irritating language both
sides, the peace officer struck the recorder violent
blow in the face, partially removing him from his
chair" but further violence prevented by tho
timely interference Of tho marshall The puglistic poce-
man waS nol 10 Dali IN ", O00, to answer charge
which the offended cx-magistratc may prefer against him.
The doabters are beginning to be very noisy in the ex
preston OF their doubts to the of the Atandc
telegraph The delay IN the receipt of her Majesty con-
gutulatng telegram to the President is daily swelling
their ranks, and very bitter and sarcastic jokes are va
riously uttered at the array OF national flags which
decorate the telegraph offices in Wall street Many sen
tc men express serious fears that the batteries not
powerful enough to send electric stream the entire
length Of the cable, although by shock they may be able
to give signal and that the recording instruments
now in use not capable of producing mechan-
cal effect through that length of submerged cable
1t is iateasity that is wanting which, contradis-
tinguished from quantity is illustrated by the fact that
a tour-pound hammer in the hands Of ablebodied
mechanic will drive nail with forco equal to rs
tons. do not profess to form any opinion; / mere
y record the rumors that current. Our city al-
thorities municipal military, and naval waiting for an
opportunity o celebrate tho event. The arrival of the
u. s. frigatc Niagara, with Capt Hudson Mr.. Field &c.
which will probably take place Sunday will furnish
the first occasion for rejoicing and it is to be hoped that
the second and the more appropriate occasion for rcoc
ing the receipt of the Queen message not bc long
delayed That facetious sheet the Evening Post con
ains the following delicate piece of wit apropos Of the
cable sis fst
LATEST vaos TIKI ATLANTIC
We press stranger tho least Bit Of
brogue Informed that has bcen thought
despatch the new telegraph by the steamer
The money market continues TO BIO gently active The
calls for the loan have doubtless contributed largely
to tho happy change, but assured that tsdes this
the requirements Of trade steadily increasing and
that there chance of relapse into former ulness
Owing to the heavness Of the amount of capital seeking
investment rates of discount have not materially nd
ynnced. Tho following arc tho nominal quotations:
Per cent, per annum |
Loans on call, stock kecnr cs
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