Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-12-07

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| WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Wishing to
avail myself of the fine weather for travel
ling, and to secure comfortable lodgings
for the winter, before the great rush OF
members should make it less easy to do so,
| have arrived here already-a week before
the commencement of the session. ! find
very little interest in circulation here. The
President is doubtless, busy in preparing
his message, in which popular topics will
be made the most Of, and unpopular ones
CLOSED over, the whole wearing an assumed
but deceitful air OF self.satsfaction, as calm
as if New York had ratified his adminlstra.
ton, instead OF having condemned it and
repudiated and renowned himself Wheth
er he will be infatuated enough still to
press the sub,treasury, after this last signal
rejection of that i'll. omened measure is,
think, problematical. The question will
not, presume, be finally determined until
the arrival of Mr. Senator Wright, who is
daily expected. 1t is possible that rather
THAN risk the loss Of his new allies of South
Carolina, the President may persevere in
the recommendation OF that mischievous
measure, especially as he can gain nothing
now by abandoning it. He is now stepped
in so far that to retract is as perilous as
to 90 forward. But as the venerable men
and not measures editor of the Richmond
Enquirer, sagaciously remurks,nous uerrons.
have said that find little OF interest in
circulation here. should except, however,
one subject, which is of deep interest, and
on which, from its too frequent occurrence
under our own Government, calls impera-
lively for some preventive legislation IL
mean the defalcation and breach of trust OF
dsbursing officers. There are two cases
reported here, of men in high official sta
ton, who have, it is said, abused their
trust, by means of very reprehensible
practice which has grown up under the
Jacksonlan regime-that of allowing the
heads of bureaus to draw appropriations
for specific objects out Of the Treasury
and place the money in bank to their ind-
viduaI credit, and their private unchecked
use. will not, at present be more paitic-
ular than to say, that one of the officers a.
luded to has resigned. regret to learn
that Judge B. (who is, or was lately here
on vlslt) has manifested strong symptoms
ofa return of the arrangement which af-
fected him two or three years ago. am
informed that he rode into the Post Office a
few days since, on horseback, to inquire
. for letters. Several members have already
arrived. Among them, I have met with
the worthy Senator Prentiss of Vermont
Mr. Bell Of Tennessee, Mr. Tilinghast oil
Rhode Island, Mr. johnson of Louisiana,
Mr. Morris of Pennsy lvania, Mr. Allen Of
Ohio, &c. Perhaps it may be worth men
tionng that the first part of DR. Mayo't
'Shetches Of eight gears in Washington, "
will be published next week. | am told
that it will furnish precious exposition of
Jacksonian diplomacy. Many amusing
stories are told of the effects Of the New
York Election on the office holders here.
Several cases of locked JAZZ occurred none
of which, however, proved fatal. One of
the most distressing cases was that of DR..
- whose spasms were very severe.
When he revived, it was quite refreshing
to perceive how charitable his sufferings
had made him towards Mr.. Clay. in whom
he had suddenly discovered innumerabIe
! virtues. For the present adieu Unless
something mportanttranspires in the course
of the week. shall not write you again
before the assembling ofthe Grand Nation.
al Sanhedrm. - Cor. of the Cour. & Eng
, THE NORTH EASTERN BoUNDARY.-We
, learn from Bangor, Maine, by way o.
. Boston, that the Comm lssoners and Eng.
{; neers appointed by Governor Kent, to ex'
, plore the disputed territory, and, il pos
. sible to ascertain the true boundary line
between Maine and New Baunswick. or
in other words, our North Eastern Boun
e dairy, arrived at the former place on Mon
day last. and that their efforts have beer
crowned with complete success. The
j. great problem to be solved, was, to ascer'
q tain the exact location of the highlands
between the waters emptylng on the ont