The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-25
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT



M New YoRx, FRIDAY night July rs, 1868,
Had President Buchanan followed the 'coDening poll
w Of not dismiaing Mr. Montgomery Blair from the
Office OF Solicitor Of the Court Of Claims and thus
rayed ON his side another 'son OF great man, ID is
tAought highly probsbo that Francis + Blairs letter
published In the Tribune Of this morning. and reproduced
by the Evening Post would have been written 1t
Will require something stronger and convincing than
- r blair testimony 10 persuade the public that Ihoe
H. Benton, the giant of Jefferson repubcanism, ever
considered the biack-rcpubcan party 1.-THE friends of har
mony and the Union, that his lsbored attempt to
tfadnce the memory Of the deceased statesman, by at
tnbuting to him motives and feelings which never ac-
tuased him. ought to prevail against the candid and evil
IDENTIFY truthful statements of thoroughly qualified
W ntenine every question relating 10 the public and
private life Of Mr.. Benton, as Mr. w. Carey Jones The
PRESIDENT may well regard with patience, not unmixed
with contemptuoas pity Mr. Blars 'abortive malice "
The character of an apostete politician who at close
four score years Of age, becomes black republican,
and RAISES his earaed hand ~ strike those with whom
he associated previous 10 his apostay, will certainly dc
feat his attempts at detaction OF the dead and the v
ing particularly when, in the present instance, the
motive Of the attempt Is Spite because his did not
find Flavor at the shrine Of Executive patronage There
one thing certain and that s that President Buchanan
has nothing ITO revenge defend himself against in
Mr. Bairs vulgar, abusive TRADE The amplest revenge
furnished by the indignation and contempt which all
honest feel and express for the servile traducer
acknowledged greatness, honesty and nprightness of
purpose. fJ9 ~ Ffw4fHs M1lN1fH
Abuse and lsehood to be the only weapons left
in the black republican arnory While the Tribune and
Post parade Mr. baifs foul attack the President the
Times publishes letter from Washington assalng the
reputation and official integrity of John Appleton, AS
bstant Secretary of State and seeking to make appear
that he has used the influence Of his position
and selfish purposes Having stven hard and sigually
failed TO damage the reputation of other high officers othe
government the baed and exposed slandeers with their
accustomed bareaced disregard for TRUTH principle aud
honesty, renew the attack In another quarter and dis
charge their clumsy pontlcs against Jno Apple
ton They cannot however reach the height which
Assistant Secretary stands in the estimation of his friends
and the public; and their Efforts to inuro him, and
damage the fame he has worthily won as trlsty and
efficient public officer and estimabe private citizen only
recoil upon themselves ~ ovsrwhem them with the OBJ
oquy due to the authors and propagatos Of Islander
The Cunard steamer America, from Liverpool 10th in
slant arrived at this port at about ocock this after
noon. The political By this arrival is both inter-
esting and important. Tho Earl of Mamesbury an
nounced in the House of Lords the 9th instant that it
the intonton of her Majesty government to with
draw the naval squadron from the Cuban waters for
to which it unnecessary to refer 1t would
If the British Foreign Secretary resolved to
give prompt effect TO his threat against SPAIN and to
punish that power for her violation of her promises and
subsequent swagger IL is very probable that his lord
ship will not be backward to give the explanations
which General O'Daancn is said to be determined
to require from England and it is also very probable
that these explanations will not be very satisfactory to
that degraded time-server ODonnell Count of Lucena
IL
again spoken of In preparation What between this
expedition and the great armada against England, the
lazy dons will have their hands full Where the funds
to come from 'to carry on the war is question
somewhat difficult Of solution
The passage of the Jew bill by the House of Lords and
the passage Of the India bill by the House Of Commons
important events in British history the as the
abandonment of the last vesge of religious intolerance
which has sued the statute book of free England and
the other the Inauguration of system Of govern
men by which the vast empire OF India, with its 200
0O000 inhabitants is TO be ruled by the British
reign
the Emperor Napoleon at Cherbourg, and witness the
great review Of the French fleet. This meeting of the
august allies is intended to be demonstration of
friendship which will effcctmliy aay all fears Of dis
rnpton Of the entente cor5ioi, and .'remoyc all nistrust
between the two governments.
The ship Great Republic has been chartered to go out
10 San Francisco with 900 tons Of coal at $l2 per ton
The money market is dull and unchanged ut the fol-
lowing nominal rates of interest