The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-15
WaslalngtOn.
Correspondence Of the HeraId.1
WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, 3P. y


notice that he should offer an amendment to
have all nominations considered with open
doors. The general order, being the private bill ca
lendar, was taken up and acted upon until one
o'clock, when the house amendment to the general
appropriation came before the Senate
The New York Custom House seems determined
TO become a source of interminabe difficulty and
contention. Yesterday there development
in the House that created some surprise. For the
last two days there has been fierce contest on an
appropriation Of 5000 for furniture, &c. Those
favoring it did not pretend say that the expendi
ture had been made under appropriation for that
object but confessed that il had been made not on
y without authority, but in the face OF drectvoe,
by Congress refusing the appropriation. They,
however, set up plea, that letter from Mr.. Wood
bury, as Secretary Of the Treasury, authorised the
building commissioners to buy the furniture, NC.
Mr.. PROFIT, who took the lead in opposition, de-
MED that Mr.. Woodbury. had written any such letter
he said that he had examined the Secretary's let
ter on file, and that it contained nothing which could
be construed into approval of this violation of
law He referred also TO Mr.. Pondexter's report as
giving an extract from Mr.. Woodbury's letter refu-
sing to sanction the expenditure unless Congress first
authorised 1t.
MIR. FILLMORE then rose and read what purported
to be copy OF Mr.. Woodbury's letrer handed to
him as he said by Mr.. Fraser architect of the Gus
to say that he approved of Mr.. Fraser's plan for
furnishing the Custom House, especially the con-
struction, &c " and also the "painting and bronzing
Of the iron work" The statement made by Mr.,
Profit, as also the extract quoted by MIR. Pondex-
ter differed from the letter read by Mr.. Fillmore
thus materially. Mr. Profit rose and denied that
tn letterJust read was true copy and pronounced
the part OF 1t quoted as forgery, This produced
,,,phav md Mr. Cnyo 1okp IT.
ly sent TO the Treasury Department for certified
copy of Mr.. Woodbury's letter. On receiving it,
Mr.. Profits statement was found to be correct
The especially, &c. and the bronzing," &c, had
been inserted by Mr.. Fraser in the copy which he
gave to Mr.. Fillmore, and thus this erroneous copy
had been imposed upon the chairman of the ways
and means. Mr.. Fillmore made the expose, and it
created universal Indignation which was moi
little increased by the reading of an apology
from Mr.. Fraser, in which he said that he
had written Mr.. Woodburys letter from memo
ry, &c. The consequence of this exposure was,
that the House unanimously refused to make the
appropriation, and at present total distrust of every
thing connected with the New York Custom House
prevails in Congress. We may Judge of the object
of inserting the word bronzing when we find that
one item OF the Custom House bill is nearly Eight
Thousand Dollars for bronzing and painting iron
work. How comes it that all the first part of the
letter is correctly copied, and the latter and impor-
informed the house that he had no confidence in
the party concerned after this discovery and Messrs
Roosevelt, McKeon, Woods and Ferris, who had
warmly advocated the appropriation, Immediately
abandoned 1t. Mr.. Profit Is entitled, as said
upon the floor to the thanks Of the country, for his
continued and perseverins efforts to ferret out
abuses.
And now let the N. Y. Custom House prepare for
a investigation. This discovery has confirm
ed the suspicious previously. entertained as to the
corruptons connected with its management. This
morning resolution was moved by Mr. Thompson
of Indiana, for select committee to inquire into
he Hnicb md rp,
House, with power to send for persons and papers,
and it was adopted without objection and the whole
matter will now be ripped up When this resolu-
ton was adopted, the House went into committee
Of the whole, and took up the navy appropriation
bill, upon which the day will be consumed
Mr. Wise has been arrested for the purpose of
holding him to bail to keep the peace. Particulars
in season for the Postscript
LATEST FROM TEXAS AND MEXICO The New
York arrived at New Orleans on the 9th inst. with
intelligence from Galveston to the I'd inst We
find in the papers the following items of news from
the two republics
According to the latest accounts from Corpus
Christi, 1000 men were embodied at that point, and
soy were at Victoria, impatient to march;
1t had been reported at Corpus Christi that force
OF $50 Mexicans were on their march to attack the
place, but the report was unfounded, or else they
found that they were walking into hornets nes
and backed out
lncre Is Iale news from MatamOrdS. lnere arc
said to be between two and three thousand Mexi-
can soldiers there, but they do not talk Of coming
this way.
Three additional companies of volunteers sailed
vincibles, Capt John NJ. Allen; Mississippi Guards,
Capt II: w. Allen, and the Georgia Volunteers,
Capt John B. Hoxie.
Capt. T. S. Woods company, the Tuscaloosa
and Eutaw Volunteers are here and ready to sail.
We learn that the President has appointed Capt.
Thomas Newton Woods, of the Tuscaloosa Emf
grants, Volunteer Aid de camp, with the privilege
to retain his rank in the line. He is young gen.
tleman OF handsome promise, and comes TO Texas
with the reputation OF good officer and noble
soldier.
He has also appointed Thomas Casey, Esq. of
Cahawba Alabama, Volunteer Aid de camp. He
is young gentleman of fortune and finished mill
tary education, and Is now employed in preparing
the emgrants at Corpus Christi for making improve
ments in the West.
This manifests disposition on the part Of the
President to encourage emigration TO Texas.
Such emgrants as have recently arrived are met
with Joyous and universal welcome. A rich field
of enterprise is open before them, and one in which
unfading aurels TO be won. To the chivalrous
hunters of the United States we are authorised to
'ay-"Come on and rely upon 1t you shall have
ample employment.
The Secretary OF State has officially announced
the appointment of II. A. Cobb as Vice Consul Of
France for the ports of Galveston and San Luis, in
Texas.
The ship of war Austin arrived at Galveston on
the Isl INST, having on board Commodore Moore
and Thomas Lubbock, Esq, the latter Of whom
was one Of the Santa Fe prisoners, who escaped
from the city. Of Mexico soon after his arrival
From the intelligence brought by the Commodore
and Mr.. Lubbock, gather the following sum-
mary
Santa Anna has raised large amount of,money,
lrumor says fifteen millions dollars) by way OF loan
from the Catholic priests. There is embodied be-
tween fifty and sixty thousand soldiers, about thirty
thousand OF whom in the City OF Mexico, and
the remainder distributed among the principal towns
of the republic. 1t is supposed that Santa Anna is
playing game of deception with the soldiers in the
following way. lie has issued orders for Arstas
arrest, in consequence of the latter having refused
to obey the order of Santa Anna, directing him TO
repair, with his forces, to the City Of Mexico, with
view of concentrating them with others collecting
by Santa Anna for the invasion Of Texas. Arista
supposed to be in the secret and to have received
instructions from Santa Anna to dlsobey orders in
order that plausible pretext might be afforded for
scpdinn larne iar his and tan..