Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-09-03
wAsmEssoS UNION INSURANCE COMPANY.

Dear Str Our attention has been call
cd to an article published in your paper which
contains statements calculated not only to reflect
on the management of this company, but to in.
jure such Of the members as have claims for loss
unpaid, and for which assessments have been
made to provide. We are disposed to be gener-
Gus enough to think the article referred to was
written through misunderstanding of the facts,
rather then to triHfuily msrepresent and iujure
the company. We take this occasion to say that
the officers Of this company have ever made it
a rule to favor members with an opportunity
to pay their assessments strictly TO parties hav-
ing claims for loss by placing in the hands Of
the latter, list of assessments in their vicinity
and authorizing them to receive aud apply the
same on their claims. For proof Of this we re-
fer you to your townsman Mr. Henry Fassett,
as Que instance. Mr.. Fassett will tell you that
we have not only solicited parties sustaining loss
in your county, TO take lists and collect, but wo
have placed lists in his hands, and authorised
him TO collect and apply proceeds in payment Of
such losses, and we now say that If any member
Of Farm Department, will send US the receipt
of any party having an adjusted loss in Farm
Department unpaid, "for their amount Of as
sessment" it will be quite satisfactory to the Of
6cers of this company, as if they should send
the money. This same rule has been observed
in Merchants Department. We believe you to
be reasonable man, aud we write you in order
to show you that you were laboriug under
mistake in regard to the management of
this company Ifwe have satisfied you that you
were in error, We trust you will be just enough
towards this company, TO correct the false i'm
pressions that have been allowed to go out
through the medium Of your paper.
Yours very respectfully.
Fl. H. HArcn Secretary.
Things are coming to strange pass in this
country. The democratic party, "tho great
aud only national party" has become party oI
one idea, and that one thing is "the nigger ques'
tion." 1t discusses nothing else thinks oI
nothing else. Its elections at the south turn
upon this Its candidates for the next presi-
dency sustain this topic and no other Mr..
Douglas has written several letters, all relating
exclusively TO this. Mr.. Wise thinks he has q
better chance than Douglas, because his position
on slavery is more agreeable to his party. The
other candidates have an eye to this one thing
1t is quite apparent that so far as the demo-
cratic party is concerned, this alone will be re.
garded at the next presidential election. This
incessaut din and agitation of this everlasting
niger question, is enough TO turn the stomach
of we'll balanced, Republican conservatism.
PLYMOUTH CHuRcH-We copied last week
an article going the rounds, stating that the
mammoth church enterprise of Mr.. Beecher's
Congregation, had been abandoned for the pre-
sent The statement is said by Mr.. B. in the
last Iadependent, to be incorrect No change
in plan has taken place.
Day GooDs.-The New York Independent
says The market is now active. A large bus
iness is doing in staple goods still the impor-
tiers are not satisfied, as they are putting out
circulars to keep up prices-wbich if they were
certain Of their ground, they would not do
Desirable goods are maintained in prices, but
undesirable styles, with which the market inun-
dated, are offered at low figures. The purcha-
Sers. who are increasing in number, conane their
bills TO small amounts, in expectation Of buy.
ing more by-and-by at lower rates. The auc-
tiOnEoOns are being crowded with French aud
German goods. which win be offered later in
the season. Prices 10 England Of manuiactur-
ed goods are 6rner, but this will not affect our
market, already OyerSupplied from France and
Germany. 6One importers are more ready to
extend credit little 10 facilitate the sale OF
their goods, bat this last resource of overtrad-
log is dangerous game to play. The domes-
tic market is more active than the foreign -
Both EOOlen and cotton staple goods are 10
better demand than supply. Delaines, however,
have given way in price. Fancy styles of cas-
dmeFes are the most active article Of sale in
wOOIsn gOodS The iDpOrtAtiOuS Of foreign
dry goods continGe heavy.
Some fremen Ia San francisco. recovering