The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-13

Nrw YosK, lfrid~y night
s-g - M ,4ga1sl1 ga February H. 1859
II the tar ~sastbe stess a. the onl, rs,assy at Ii.
present ersa the eiing h.ss no~ stronsiy 10 yor o.
arestosaigae trs tutY Of 1s4s ir w yeat icnyirf
ths fee lsst as Il uexxa TIL ,,t Of IL u "a paid AL
the Hos Aebau isE EAz< Who flsacd te tariff q 1sIG
as il was passed. waf the sxceptson Of the ftee list which
he them @cuuuucrfci embracing the material of
manufactures xsfxpssssod the opinion h ycstior
here that the abovt mentioned remedy would be ullrC
pa aud that A sscp,yd, woaid produce arcysnae.
average " yeass. u af'sord of 500 oee 900 psi annum
L aiitk 10 tina Atpv the right to reissue tlessury
notes ougbs tc bWwthewed fbr limited period a. b
take them dp from tune 10 time without preraiura As
the revenues Of The government would permit sach
cou,sp wswid s~rtanly he ft proderneAs to tlnk-
erins not ss&he tariff some new plan, to a
large ipcswse Vf the public debt by new loan
The imports arr still Sowing In mest rapidly. Be
tseah slcvcaa and Two oclock o'iay the asenues
eaiin the public stores in Broad street literally
crsns.ed with ca, Is laden with goods the duties which
will sfd bsssely 70 the revenue. 6assf 5
The proposed reduction OF the appropriation for the
United State assay Office in this city y rsasded With
extTeme disfor in commercial circlcS here aud Justly
considered as OF the most penny wtsr ana pound.
foolish propositions which to rctsrs,chmssit at any
price men have yet submitted for the approval Of Con
gees The effect Of the rcdusn Ia the working force
Of the assay Office which would neccssary fellow re-
due in the annual appropriation, would be to throw
the small owners Of bullion into the hands Of the jew
bullion dealers who could buy the gold at their own
price, because the owners would have no alternative
but to incur the risk and charges Of sending Their
gold dust to Philadelphia Now, the miner who Gomez
to New York with his gold get its exact value IN full
against the sharper and thu shaver Ought
this protection to c Withdrawn. the valuable results Of
which immassuraby exceed the paxy II Ia pro-
posed to savcf 1t Il admitted R hands that the New
York assay Office is Of the best and most economical
managcd public Offices net only in the United States
Ebut ithe world Az proof of this Is h only necessary
10 state that, although by law allowance for wsstag
ID ,beon all the gold that is melted and refined ia the
Office for the last two the annual settlement
the accounts has been found that there need
Of any allowance, there having been w'asogs
Tie Academy Of Music crowded last evening 10
hear .tte Ella the woIidrons infant reader, and ont
OF TIT proceeds OF entertainment provide fund for
thapsoper clacaton Of the rarely gifted child and oby
atc the necessity for her being exhibited in public Her
recitations very wonderful and displayed mn intui
tive appreciation OF the meaning OF tho authors from
whose works shc read which WAS quite admirable
The republican Journals Of this evening quite 10.
dignant that any should be fool kuaye enough
suppose that Spain could insult the United States minis
ter at Madrid or that Miranons adhesion 10 Xn0aga
Ecoul have been nstigated by European guydrnments
IL is Fan attempt at Washington say the unniscicnt
opponents of repubcsiism OF the black tiDgc Every
republican press in tile country has been owiinx for the
last six weals abont u DouneIls patriotic indignation
aud tlIcadmirabe determination Of Olozoaga to defend
'sthe slast pearl az any price The " Madrid cor
sroncnts of these papers have bccn most minute IN
their Information as 10 the exact number Of Kicks the
United States get from proud and powerful Cas-
tile and .'.ervc the United States right, said the ei
tors OF these well informed sheets The bare rnor that
the Spanish government viii decline to receive Mr. Tees
ton j. now San attempt at Washington to excite pop
ular prejudice against magDanmous spain. DO not be-
iase that Spain will refuse to receive Mr. Preston cv W
Abe least offended at arespcctui offer 70 purchase tr
last pearl The republican papers can therefore bottle
their Indignation MIR Preston will mot be kicked, nor
will Spanish official be offended where he can have
chance ITO put money in his purse" The Spaniazds
love money, even better than 'ast pearls" ADSuM.