The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
NEw YoaK, Tuesday night, June 20,

New YORK, Tuesday night, June 20, 1858
The Evening Post of to-day contains article headed
"a Bad Example in Politics, in which unfortunate Mr.
Haskin of Westchcter county is treated with severity
OF contempt which he scarcely merits at the hands of
black republican Journal though there Is hardly any
amount of oboquy that he does not deserve from his
democratic constituents There is terrible force Of
truth in the remarks Of the Post Haskin the betayer
of the democratic party the bill for the admission of
Kansas into the Unon is compared to John Wheeler,
the betrayer Of the democratic party the Nebraska
bill and the Post expresses the we'll grounded fear that
II Haskn be returned to Congress by the black repubi
Ut il conceded that democrat will support HIM
he will betray them John Wheeler did. The Post not
unreasonably thinks that the republicans nominate
a man of their own and not renegade democrat like
Hasin whom IL compares to "a prisoner-ofwar who has
broken his parole offence for which there Is no hon
orable expiaton. Nsf
1t il hard, after eating much dirt poor Haskin
has eaten In order to the republicans to be told
by those for whom he has dcbased himself that he Is
eectuay excluded from the association of gentlemen
and that his crime In regarded morc fragrant and dis
graceful than any other kind Of deception To have
forfeited the confdencena the social recognition Of
those by whose votes he elected and to find himself
scorned lind reviled by those who his friends
must have CALLED the Westminster county representative
most bitterly But to find himself cast out and kicked by
the republicans AS aft for treason stratagems and
spoilsto find himself denounced and held up to pub
lie reprobation ~ a degraded characterhc could not
have expected therefore the blow Is all the
Poor John h. Haskin He must feel that, socially and
the association Of gentlemen and that the sooner he
retres into obscurity the better for himself and for the
few who from family ties take interest in his fate
The Post speaks the real sentiment OF the party and
foreshAdows the which the republicans will adopt
towards all the renegade democrats who solicit repub
can support in the fall elections. No blame
them for doing They say owe have used the traitor
but we do not despse him less for his treachery. ~
The heat here continues to be intolerabe Last
ing the thermometer stood a. % in the shade and
raj persons have died from the effects Of coup de scie
about twenty five thirty daily Horses, too have fall
len dead in the Streets In considerable numbers and To-
connection has become almost impossible without incur
ring great danger The practical correspondent Of
Philadelphia paper who Is pretty famous for his metcor
logica and NEUROLOGICAL information, finds that his
thoughts drowsy and claims forgiveness II be does
not take note Of everything worthy of mention. Al
though not wont TO initiate servicly IN this instance
DO and claim forgiveness II rave failed 10 chronicle all
that ought to record in my letters.
The stump tail committee have made majority and