The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-07
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
Nrw Yonk. september 5. ls5s.


NEW YoRK, September 5, 1858.
Absence from New York during the last four days
prevented my witnessing the great cable celebration,
the municipal dinner 10 the cable celebrities and also de-
pyed me OF the pleasure, which otherwise would have
had IN being present al the Haskin meeting at larry
town on Thursday last. own that ] regret my una
yoidabe absence from the meeting more than the cable
festivities procession in Broadway torchight pa
rade OF tremen, gathering at the Crystal Palace and
dinner at the Metropolitan Hotel with speeches and bod
worth band have peculiar charms for me- and / am
convinced that the daily papers contained much fuller
and more graphic descriptions of the great Field day than
should have been inclined to write But Grafton 10
John b. Haskn, with speech from that honorable gem
tleman, courtesy demands the of both the adj
jectve and substantye) in which he defines his
position, and explains how, democrat he ex-
poets republican votes and pledged supporter
Of backrepubcan principles and organizations he pre-
sumes TO solicit the suages of democrats is an event Of
rare occurrence, which would gladly have witnessed
Since my return 10 the city have devoted portion Of
my time to learning how the 'great demonstration in
favor of John H. HaslSin came Oft and to informing my
self generally to the incidents of that vigorous attempt
to make the electors of the 9th congressional district be-
eye that their present representative is the mpersona
ton of every political moral and social virtue. found
copy of the Tribune of the 4th inst in the cars which
gave most remarkably enthusiastic account of the gath
eiing and making every allowance for the of at
ectonate admiration which the editor of that paper has
lately proessed for Mr.. Haskin not prepared for
the answer which received to my first question: chow
did the Haslin meeting go OFF, which sit a
most miserable fzzle" The fact is the meeting was
composed ofsexactly I'll men, half of whom we'll
known staunch democrats who attended would have
attended, from pure curiosity TO John b. riding
horses and who determined to show him at the pole
next November how far they sympathize with him.
Every effort made to induce greater number to at
tend. tug steamboat chartered by Haskin him
self to carry the curious from Harlem TO Taryown and
from evident fear that other inducement than
partiality for Haskin necessary to draw full boat
rum and pork sandwiches promised dd hbitum and
gratis The moral material of the
were both poweress After waiting long after the adj
vetsed time to start there only fifty two lovers Of
Haskin, rum and sandwiches to be found and it
thought expedient to call at New York and beat up
for recruits No recruiting sergeant worked harder
to obtain followers of the fife and drum than did the
Haskinites to fill the tug boat They succeeded with
difficulty in obtaining twenty-five iders and with the
aggregate number of seventy all told the steamer
with its precious freight arrived at Tarrytown. Such
the composition of the 'large and enthusiastic
meeting" and such the representative from
Rockland, Putnam, and Westchester." The president
of the meeting was Mr.. William Cauldwell, editor Of
the Sunday Mercury of this city, resident of Nor
risana, and not much known out of that rather cir
cumscribcd village community and, with the exception
of two rather notorious know-nothings, Sas Seymour
and John Haght the vice presidents 50 utterly OBJ
and unknown that my informants of the
9th congressional distrctwere unable to enlighten
as to their origin anecedent present status political
otherwise Of the speeches do not think it necessary
to say much. Those who have read them they have
sufficiently dsgusted and those who have not read them
shall spare the inction. Mr. Forneys Grafton is thus
pthly and forcibly summed up in this day Herald
a waiter attendant follower President;
situation, and without character from
my last paoey me- good people and detest my cruel employer
Mr.. Haslin's speech wretchedy lame common
place. and vulgar his illusions to the President so in
decenty scurrlons that it cannot possibly do any HARM
and may do good by proving to his friends how unworthy
he is of confidence support.
There cannot be convincing proof of the hope
less impotence of anti Lecomptonism renegade de-
mocracy is called than furnished by the larry
town demonstration. Arnold became notorious at
Tarytown John b. Haslin udicious in choosing the
place for the scene of his exploits.
The burning of the quarantine buildings occupies pub
lie attention to great extent and the indignation felt
against the perpetrators of the outrage has been rendered
intense by the death yesterday of three yellow
fever and small pox patients, which certainly has
tened not occasioned by exposure to the weather the
night Of the fire. Besides Ray Tompkins ajustioe of the
peace named De Forrest, and man named Muller have
been arrested and brought to this city charge Of
completely in the commission of the crime. po-
liceman has made affidavit charging De Forrest
with having boosted Of setting fire to the buildings and
of having adjourned which he required
to adjudicate Judge to enable him to make arrange
ments to burn down the buildings The parties arrest
ed have been admitted bail in 50 900 each to appear
at the court of general sessions tomorrow Monday y
and there are upwards Of $50 warrants out for yari-
parties who supposed to be implicated in the out
rage.
The United States igate Sabine has been towed down,
and is anchored abreast of the quarantine grounds
prevent any attack the government property the
shipping at anchor in the ncighborhood.
The Ariel sailed yesterday for Havre and Southamp
tom with $50 passengers and SlS7 444 Fl in specie
ADSUM.