The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-10

NEW Yoak November 2 1888
The shrewd and cautious Of this republican jour
nalists, frightened at the probable results of Mr. Sew
ard recent abolition hangues at Rochester and Rome
endeavong by every species Of sophstica quibblo
to prove that their chief did not say half the naughty
things which he Is reported 20 have sd and that If he
did IN the heat OF the moment he did not mean It.
The fear that the South will very readily pick up the
guantet which the abolition champion flung down at
Rochester has evidently prompted his hackers to under
take tho arnous task OF explaining away the reboiious
sentiments to which he gave uterance, and that too
after the most careful study and elaboration. Che
Rochester speech was, l informed, written and
yised by Mr. Stewards hand, and corrected copies
furnished by him 10 the press Mr.. Seward certainly
succeeded in taking the wind out of Gerrit smith s
sails He cast that gcntlemans anatical abotionism
entirely into the shade and established beyond question
his vast superiority abolition agator all his
associates, Joshua X Giidngs, Wendell Philips and
Lloyd Garrison not excepted He has adopted and inn
proved all their reasonable dogmas He is evidently
ready To prove that the constitution Ia "a compact with
hell that serve war, when the black man shall rise
against the white man. is event very much to be de-
sired and In his readiness to let the Union Slide
NJ z. Banks Is totally ecpsed. The Lincoln doctrine
announced in the very beginning of the campaign in Hi
nos that the Scripture says ga house divided against
itself cannot stand and that therefore, the States must
be 'all free all slave, the theme which our
New York aboltionist has coquently enlarged. The
cotton rice and sugar fields of the South must be titled
by free labor, or else the hills of New Hampshire
and Vermont must be cultivated by slaves AS
the northern States never permit this latter
contingency, 1t follows, matter of course that
the South will be compelled to abolish slavery, and
bow to whatever arrangements social political, and
economical Seward Hale, Sumner and Garrison may pro-
pose No wonder that the republicans, who not quite
prepared to adopt these TO " extend the of
freedom anxious TO paliae the inquities of their
chief
The Evening Post says that it clearly that the
question the extension and supremacy of slavery is
the sole proverbal issue on which the nation divided
Mr. Seward differs from the Post He says that the
tension and supremacy of free abor-that is compulsory
abolition of slavery wherever it exists in obedience TO the
orders of himself and the repubcansis the a. sole is
sue The Post evidently thinks the Seward manifesto
dangerous and thinks that to pretended posi-
ton of defence against the ancied aggressions OF the
slave power is safer and wiser policy than TO declare
open slavery, Seward does 1t, therefore,
tions the republican leaders not to suffer themselves to
take such will be likely drve of he honest
and patriotic citizens whose hearts with (republ
cans the essential issues and whose votes
sary to the success of the republicans.
The Post evidently afraid of the republicans kicking
up their heels far too high and committing quite
riety OF indiscetions 1t is afraid that they will 'spt
the tariff question: and that their leaders may prsma
turcy undertake its solution, havng previously ''volun
tered to take il off Judge Douglass hands) 'in con-
formity to some old theory which the republican
party Is ireconciably divided All this not clear
perhaps might be but the Post winds up with bit
gainsay 1t says " 1t would be wiser to leave the set
Element of the question where it belongs and wait till
get the government IN our hands before we assume
the responsibility ...
There is very strong probability that quarantine
troubles will be revived Judge Metcaf has decided to
discharge Messrs. Ray Tompkins and Thompson, ac-
cused OF and not the ground that those who par
ticiped in the destruction of the quarantine buildings
were guilty of crime because the Casteton board of
health had pronounced the quarantine nuisance, and
called ON the people to abatc it, When the commission
emigration the trustees of the State learned this
decision Of the judge they directed their attorney
TO civil suit against the Casteton board Of
health composed of five members and each of the mem
has been notified of his arrest and required to give
bail in the of $500 900, that the aggregate bail
demanded amounts to 81 500 900.
The official statement of the New York city banks of their
average condition for the week ending Saturday, Novem
Der g. shows compared with that of the previous week.
October 30) increase of 81 10, 907 in loans de-
of 1870 4G2 in specie; an increase OF $685.
94f in circulation increase of S4l6, l9l in
inal deposites; and an increase of S2l $3.50 in I'M
drawn depostes. The statement is regarded exceed
ngly favorable The decrease in specie Is nearly mil
lion less than generally anticipated and instead Of
increase of close three quarters of million in
loans decrease looked for The increase in crcu
lation is also regarded as favorable indication.
The money market was active to-day and rates of dis
count rule decidedly in favor Of borrowers. Nom
nally rates unchanged. ..-.st.
Foreign exchange is Inactive and rates for the Persia
are not yet fairly established Sterling quoted lO9
1904 for prime commercial and bankers signatures
Exchange Paris is dull mt 5.lS3 SIS. a
The stock market active at the first board this
morning, but irregular New York Central and
Chicago and Rock Island heavy and fell respectively
tas Reading fell 1 Michigan Central, /; Michigan
rose Illinois Central, 4 Cleveland and Pttsburg,
and Galena and Chicago, }. The following table will
show the closing prices at the first board each day du
ring the week ending to-day