The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-17
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.


II
In despair Of democratic nomination, notw outstanding
the promises OF Mr. Busteed better known Dick BUS
eesD and OF Aldermen Bradley, Horace Clark has pub
] lished manifesto accepting stump nomination from
the aforesaid Dick and Alernan in which he defines his
positions and, while every honest must admit that
he pleads guilty TO every charge which his democratic
constituents and the democratic party have brought
against him. with the unbushing erontey for which he
is enently distinguished he actually plues himself
upon his inhlmy and claims credit for his treachery
The patriotic Horace accepts the nomination from Dick
and another although ssamost every personal induce
ment does he include Nicaragua contracts is against
his acceptance, for other that than
because he believes that his doing is the only
of preventing the overthrow Of our system of govern
ment Since the days of Curtius there such
a self-sacrihcng patriot Horace II. Clark His
constituents, in the proportion Of two thousand TO
one, tell him in the clearest and most unmistaka
bic language that having trusted him and found
him aithless, having elected him to the dem
ocratic party and adhere to democratic principles and
having found that he betrayed that cause violated those
principles and acted throughout in concert with the
enemies Of democracy, they contemptuousy reject
him. and scout the idea Of reeecting him. from the be-
lief that he is enemy TO their party the more
temptible because he pretends to be friend and mouths
about honesty and conscience, when they know that
.ssef and .'se interest his only motives. Out If
the of his constituents two alone induced to
advocate his reelection openly and these the twice
thrice mentioned Dick and Alderman Bradley.
Horace careless of the hoongs and Misses of his constt
uent and the eers OF the public regardless of the fact
acceptance snatches ut the "Dek and another nom
nation because II he does not sour system Of government
will not survive another generation If the representa-
tives Of the North are not "free free from the
trames of solemn pledgesfee from the most obvious
obligations Of dutyiree from those conventional preu
dces favor of TRUTH honesty and principle in politics
which it is sometimes expensive to comply with she
1.-THE North may despair OF acquiring the position to
which she is entitled
persistent effort is being made by Messrs. Busteed
and Bradley to create disturbance in the congressional
nominating convention of the 9Th district. Another
meeting held last night, but decision made
Clark got vote. James Gordon Bennett of the Her
aid got six. The convention meets again Tuesday
Mr. Busteed shued, and lodged, and ranted proposed
nsolent resolutions and did everything that his bump Of
dodgeatiyeness could suggest to make serious
muss But he failed and will continue to fail long
men like Isaac Bell jr, and Samuel +. Butterworth
members Of the convention.
few struggling republicans and know-nohings, claim
ing represent their respective parties met last night
quite late in Brooklyn, and agreed to fuse the under
standing that the black republicans get the congressman
and county clerk and the nothngs the rest of the
county officers The straight-outs OF both parties are
furious and repudate the fusion in the most indignant
manner The Americans have already met, and, at the
suggestion of E. O. Perrin late of Kansas have resolved
make American nomination in spite Of fusion The
probabilities are that in the second district five tickets
will be run regular democratic, 1aylor) boiling dem
ocratic Qetchfeld,) FUSION (Humphreys) independent
American and independent republican. In this embdas
de riche think the regular democratic nominee is
pretty certain Of complete success.
The fusionists in New York are hard at work They
have partially agreed in the 9th district and nominated
Mr. MoCurdy, very black republican. Things be-
ginnng, however .,to look hickerty" The Americans
begin to see that cheating going on to great extent
and the probabilities are that there win be general
break up and many bloody before long. AS
specimen of the way things managed at these Rob
ert Macaire gatherings cut the following short extract
from the Evening Posts lrepD report of conference
committee" held last night
Tho npportonment other Offices proceeded in tile same
gentlemen the republican supposed
caucused the action o. me committee with outsiders wherefore
m question came IN on the The republican claim for
hi, Dana special Ane
oans have ding
red favor the pea the pre
iou award gone No sooner
was this attained, however, mistake
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