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WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WAsHINGToN, Nov, 81

WAsHiSGroS, Nov, 81
TIE NEW Fiscal AGEScy PRoJEcr SET FORTH THE
Posi- MASTER AND >ECRErARIEs-NEw CHARGE TO
In full Cabinet meeting, as understand, held yes
terday, the Fiscal Agency project Of the President,
was agreed upon. The Administration that is the
President and his constitutional advisers, Will present
their plan as an Administration measure.-lt has The
sanction of the Cabinet as IA unit which presume
will allow us to say that it is an Admin stra,lon
measure.
An ''inklngi of what this Fiscal Agent is has al
ready appeared IN three or four quarters, upon which
am absolved from the necessity of preserving what
otherwise would have been to at least, n matter
of confidence as supposed. 1t is them no Corpor-
alton, TO begin with. 1t can be repealed al viii. -
Tits an issue, next Of EXchequer bills for a currency
bearing no interest of course and to be redeemed IN
gold and silver, or-hough not by special enactment
In The notes of specie paying banks. 1t is to have
head here, created, presume BY the President nnc
with agencies in all the States 10 be mn.
polntedby the head there. What this head is to be
called, and how constituted, will be submitted prc.
sumo, in Bill drawn in the Department of the Sec.
rotary Of the Troasury-with other matters reotnr n
buying and selling Bills of Exchange, deposits &c.
&c All tins is but the meres skeleton of the scheme
but 1t is the basis of nevertheless The amount o
issues is not TO be over twenty millions.
Such fiscal agencyas this after it feels its wnv
WIN no DOUBT, DO much toward creating national
currency for the want of which we suffer so much
Received az the Custom House and by the Post OH
upon one OF the agencies, there will be some reruo
ton similar 10 that Of the branches of the late T. s
Baak,-for note payable IN Missouri will be paid
here-oniy lhere-lhough 1t will be received every
where for public dues
From other Departments than the Treasury too.
are coming important propositions. The Post Master
Mr.. Wckllfie, has valuable suggestions 10 make mn
on the Rail Road transportation of the mails can
His head is sound, which politically speaking. endors.
es man for great deal. His notions are Kentucky
notions too such as preferred in the amplitude
and growth of the great West Wonderful to saw 100
Judge .pshur Is pleasing every body that in his De-
partment comes IN his way. The officers of the Ma
w lost treasure in Mr.. Badger but they think they
nave quite made II up in the new prise they have got
HIS views are large and liberal. lie has no picayune
abstract IDEAS we feared he had that nigh, make
some new ponder over the constiiutionaltv of naval
button, or ratoclnae upon the value ola iacknife -
The Navy is quite, pet of hi. On other matters too
even on the currency he is not cracked He does not
Ieluse 10 learn, and thinks other people in the world
may know as much of some matters as he can
Thus much have deemed II duty to saw of the new
corners here. We of New York know ali about John
Z. spencer who IS one of the best Executive Officers
IN me world and who, If IN time OF war he were az
the head of the War Department, would communicate
to 1t a Napoleon activity and energy.
The Charge TO Bogota, i understand is removed
and Mr. Backford, late Editor of the Friedrich shurgh
na.2 Arena IS 70 be appointed in his place. Some
appointment given 10 Virginia but could not have
fallen into better hands. Mr.. B. is every inch zen.
tleman, scholar, and noble fellow. We of The
Press have right TO feel clad when n worthy com,
peer gets good place. The little hit Mr., TYLER cnve
the corps IN his Post Office letter to Mr. Hobbe es
tiers IN many places but this atones for II there We
see the corps Is not struck at for prescription but in
particular case, where there is alleged 10 be some
thing of reason in IT, though mo abstract reason.
must confess, myself never saw. n.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30th.
SPEcrLATIoSs rroS THE COURSE or THE WIG
LEADERS. HARMoSv, CONCERT or ACTION, AND
PEACE NECESSARY, on ALL Is LOST.
Cabinet meetings long and probably busy con-
tinue to be held about every day at the White
House. The Fiscal Agency scheme, have
no doubt is in the process of formation, that is
being put into words, or into Bill, the outline
some time ago, having been agreed upon.
Strangers therefore, who have business with
The heads of departments, or with the Exccu-
tive, find it quite impossible to get audience,
wereupon of course, there is much grumblinp
and not little scodng done. 1t is a busy time
with Executive officers, this annual rendering
up their accounts to Congress, this preparation |
IF long documents, under which for weeks all |
our presses are to groan.
Not enough of the Members of Congress have
,ome to enable locker on here yet to feel the
congressional pulse. The propensities of the
opposition cannot be told as YET They are in
quandary, thought it is seen, as well as the
" hgs. Committed to the hard money Sub
Treasury shemc, dcnouncng all credit schemes