The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-02
FROM Our oyyN CORRESPONDENT.

NV vow Wednesday night, june 80. 1855
ma ,,,, ~, Which the heated term has not
,s,asssa spns-5to be that Of PfesidentmAking plat
form huildys and party organizing 1t is true thstthe
,nsl Aechanics who have engaged in these arduous
lhor. dave not been able 10 make much progress and
III they are very much at loggerheads TO how TO
dn,mcnGe operations. La the first place, the who
IL to combine abolition epubiioaasn and know nothing
Ism Is not easily found Mr. Seward will represent the
one most ably and IN the opinion Of the Courier and
Enquirer, be 1.-THE very man for the presidency. MIR.
Crttenden win go the its
fullest extent but he win not swallow the Lloyd Garrison
and Wendell Phillips doctrine Judge Mclean and Mil
lard Fillmore occupy the relative position and the
rest q The ayailablos whom " national unite
70 break down the democracy" evince the same
uctance 70 form the chief feature OF the happy family
from whose wonderful harmony the people to derive
much interesting instruction And yet to find this
commodatng gentleman Is absolutely necessary the
peoples party makers before the platform can DO built,
and the pew party organized
1t is conceded that straight out andou republican
has less chance than Mr. Fremont had in 1885, and
straight American ticket would not command the
vote Of the State that supported Mr. Fillmore Never
theless the mechanics finding that their only chance Of
employment Is in trying :. to break down the demoo
racy" laboring assduousy to find materials and
credit but far to believe in their
cess with the exception Of few newspapers, and
they are beginning to be discouraged Every day, am
happy TO say adding to the strength of the democratic
party In every State Of the Union they united in
principle and determined to abide by regular organiza
tions. There may be some minor differences to men,
but so long they confined within the limits Of the
party they cannot damage weaken great strength
Having CALAMITY fought and conquered, the democracy
will not abandon the citadel to parcel Of political rga
mullins whose policy, If carried out must inevitably lead
to the dissolution Of the Unionthe greatest and most
calamitous of all disasters. taH
Mr. Horace r. Clark whose conscientious scruplcs'
impced him to betray his constituents and oppose their
views during the last session Of Congress- has not yet
been fe on his return to New York by his republican
haa than
his misrepresentation of Westchester county; but
compensation he has escaped being cited IN the
columns Of the Evening Post as 90 bad example
in politics Neither money, influence, nor suppl
cation Of his Of his gallant benz pere will get
him the denomination from the democracy of his dis
trict, and, if he at ALL it must be as the peo-
pies candidate, peoples, on the principle of lucus
non tacendo) which Is the sorrest position man can
occupy who trusted as he wus by large, pow
erfu and intellectual constituency His conscientious
scrupe must console him for the loss Of congressional
honors.
There is considerable activity at the Brooklyn navy
yard The sloop Savannah has all her rigging ill., and
will be soon ready for sea- The gate Sabine is being
cauked and will be finished in day two The sloop st.
Louis progressing rapidly and will be launched in about
month. The Potomac is laid up in ordinary, and the
Corwin is ut anchor off the yard The works at the new
reservoir and storehouses &c. being pushed forward
rapidly fatal accident occurred yesterday evening at
| the nayy-yard. Mr.. Henry Brooks, one OF Dr. e X.
Kancs Arctic followers first lieutenant in his last cxpe-
dition seized with apopexy, and falling ba> wards,
struck his head with great violence the pavement and
fractured his skull from the effects of which he died al
| most Immediately.
The extreme heat continues without much abatement
Numbers Of deaths from corp de soH daily and
only console ourselves in suiengs by the idea that
the crops greatly benefited.
party OF bona fdc Obway Indians paid visit to Mayor
Ticmann this morning They were dressed expressly fol
the occasion paint feathers, bows and all and were
presented by their chief, George CONWAY The Mayor
shook hands all round but did not offer them the free
dom the city send them to the aims house and
| Blackwell Island The reason for this unusual ornis
4 sion IL not explained.
Owing ta the desire the part of many persons &c
absent themselves from the city the 3d. 4t aud 9th
OF July, and make the necessary arrangements to pcyid,
for their financial wants those days, there has beer
unusual activity in the money Market and much
business done than for some time. The demand WA
| freely met at the following rates: