The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-08
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
NEW York, "Wednesday night,)

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Although, at the nstgation and by the advice Of
Horace Greeley the republican congressional convention
in the 9th congressional district has adjourned until
the 10th inst nasmuch certain parties hostile to the
federal administration Ito wtknow nothngs and black
republicans have indicated desire to confer there is
very little prospect at present that the conference will
take place, that the Americans and black republicans
who have any will of their will consent to nominate
their best man Mr.. Greelcys oege, John b. Haskin
To the democrats opposed to the renegade and
arc resolved to use their best exertions defeat him.
The democratic nomination will probably be given to
Gouverneur Kemble of Putnam county, old and tried
member of the party and ndspuaby worthy Of the honor
of seat in Congress- Hasin is in the most awkward
painful position astrde Of the fence looking at the
black republicans and knownothngs to take him down.
and to the democrats, but fearing to openly ask
either to relieve him. for fear that they may refuse him
with kicks He has not the courage the manlines5 to
say to the republicans IL will support your political
opinions though have been false to my par
y neither docs he dare say to the democrats II mean
henceorh to act with enemies and to repudate de-
mocracy utterly He is resolved to trick and deceive
some party, and is not yet resolved as to which 1t
shall be- Horace Greeley is his active assistant in the
fraud he is practising the electors of the district and
it is well known that it is under his express direction that
poor miserable John Haskn ia playing his present de-
grading game. I know that the democrats will kick
him out with most unanimous energy and believe that
there is sufficient seTespect and honor left among the
opposition to prevent their voting for Haskn and thus
declaring that they cannot find among themselves my
not the courage to own that he is apostate.
The Evening Post in of those sefassured jocose
paragraphs which are commonly to be found in its
columns tells its readers that lit is doubtful whether
the administration party will candidate against
Haskin" The Post, for once, is mistaken. The admin
istration party wW candidate, and what is more,
will elect him. though Mr. Horace Greeley should
shuttle and trick, and dodge to get his gentle friend
Johnny elected
In Horace f. Carks district Greeley is trying the same
game in favor of the other renegade, and is likely to
meet with the want of The same fusion is
attempted but the Americans win not stand it The pay
which promised is not large enough when tho service
demanded Is to be to vote for Clark and support Thur
low Weeds poor enough Morgan for governor.
The decree Of the National Constituent Assembly Of
Venezuela inviting General Antonio Paez to return to
his country presented to the General yesterday at the
Metropolitan Hotel with great ceremony in presence OF
large assembly, General Paez accepted the invitation,
and will return to Venezuela with the commissioners
Thousands Of people visited during the day. the spot
whore the Crystal Palace stood but few short hours ago.
containing much that curious and valuable the
all Of many exhibitors which has thus suddenly been