, 1841-03-13
From tie Y. !. HprGfI.
MR.. BENEFITS LETTERS.
WASHINGTON, 24ih Feb: 1871.

As the Inauguration approaches. the PIT.
riots. otfire beggar<. gentlemen. ~Iolters. ar
lists. plckpuckelS. heroes. gamblers. ana
beautiful women. crowd into The capital in
one long and unbruken stream of humanity
To-day we bad Il very spieniii sno storm
Of three inches deep. II began Icre at II
o'clock. and will probably reach New York
this e~yenin.. Both Houses are still busy.
and Mr.. Adams was Il! ,ldInu forth in his pc
culiarly original manner and thought III the
Supreme Court. in the ArmiSiad case.
But all these " IRE triiies light rs air.
Where is General IIarri>nn7 What are la.
purposes? Win, vii! he 60! How will hi
cabinet work! These are s;ilI the leading
AMI Important questions.
One half "i The politicians Of New York
are here. and they are III 4 state Of beautiful
confusion. General Harrison will return on
Friday or Saturday. and intends 10 take ~
his residence. till the inauguration. al The hos,
piiable mansion of Mr.. Scaron. General
Harrison has n nice sense of the beautiful.
elegant and accomplished in the fair sex. and
] suppose there Is some youthful attraction
under that very roof. that makes him put
his head under it. The reign Of Genera
Harrison will be distinguished for its wit.
anecdote. historical knowledge. classic trste.
and true devotion 10 women. General Har-
rison himself has all these traits If charac.
Ter; and as Messrs Benton and Wright
agreed at the White House dinner to s.stick
the harponn into Clay and Webster" and
save "old Tip" If anv thing should 20 aInisS.
the old President will have time To take Sc
ciety entirely under his charge. This. there
fore, will he the regime Of wit. anecdote. and
benevolence.
During the late cold week, M. Van Bn.
rem filled the ice house of the white mansion.
which will enable the new President to cool
bis champagne and mint iuleps for the next
year. All the hard cider on hand has. learn.
been put into barrels and bottles. and slowed
away among the lumber. until the next DO.
lItlcal campaign approaches.
But Mr.. Van Buren, is not content with
leaving General Harrison 4 full ice house 10
cool mint iuleps. During the last three DAYS.
the subject Of the Caroline, Mcleod. and
the recent riotous events IN Lockport. have
been the subject of 4 bitter and angry cor
~respondence between Mr.. Fox and Mr..
Forsyth. A Queens messenger arrived re-
Gently from Upper Canada. with important
dispatches from Governor Arthur to Mr..
Fox. On these dispatches Mr.. Fox re-
opened the correspondence and hls mode
new and menacting demands upon our gov
m 10 interfere and protect Mcleod
from the legal authorities at Lock2ort, New
York. He has gone over the recent rio,ous
events. and INDUCED in a strain Of acrimonv
and harshness, which has rekindled afresh
flame IN the breast of our Secretary. There
Is every reason 10 believe that the organiza.
ton Of a war army Of 10000 men. regulars
and militia, in Canada. is intended 10 enforce
the demand Of The British government FIR
the delivery OF Mcleod. nor is there the
slightes hope to think that the disputei territo-
~ in Maine piH eper be giren up by Eng
land.
Before the close OF the present session.
this bitter and inaamable correspondence
viii Be sent to both houses, and should not
BE astonished to see q movement made in
these bodies that will astound the nation. If
law should be proposed and passed, su-