The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-01
New Fork Correspondence.
LETTER XVIII.


New YORK December %, lS4l
There is grave charge made in some Of the papers
here that Mr. Webster wrote the able document lately
emanatng fiom the Treasury Department. There
is party of Mr.. Webster's friends here who, from
their attachment to him, and knowledge Of his emf
nent and varied talents, inclined to give this dis
tinguished Secretary the credit of every good thing
coming from Washington. Many persons were pre-
pared to believe that nothing good could come of MI
Tyler's Cabinet Mr.. Upshur's, Mr.. Spencers
| MIR. Wichne's ssme paprIs, o.o ef''r a"o,ho,
and stamped with such merit and decided ability that
they were either oyced TO praise remain silent Mr.
Forwards, from tho Treasury then followed and
proved to be document far superior TO any that this
Department had sen, forth Cor several administrations
| and not believing mua Of good thing could lcsiti-
mately from Mr. Tylcrs Cabinet and as the pa
per lore the impress OF mind ola high order they at
once gave the credit Of it to Mr. Webster But
though there is strong resemblance in the manner OF
viewing facts, in the logical mode of reasoning and
in the exposition of principles there resemblance
either in The styles Of though, language II bears,
too, the impress OF Mr. Forward peculiar character
OF mind and intellectual manner
Mr.. Hoyts etler, published in The Herald yester-
day, is general subject Of conversation The Gus
house affair is assuming new aspect The
structures upon Gov Polndcxter, however, fall harm-
less. This gentleman hns steadily gone forward in
the heavy and responsible duties that incumbent
upon him Mr. Hoyt inquiries by what authority he
pursues this Investigations The Constitution pro-
vles distinctly for this mode and Of supersi-
sion enjolning It upon the President himself 10 m
vostigate, from time to time the management of the
Il ,Ic Nal in NOR
son To examine into the affairs of the Custom house
would Mr. Hoyt have demanded of him by what
authority he dd these things and who gave him this
authority :" Gov Pondexter is Mr.. Iy!etS constr
utona representatives. and for this he is attacked and
yifed. lie is sill at the City Hotel, engaged IN
making out his report With four volumes OF testlmo-
ny examine and onayzc added to countless HES Of
documents to look and take note of and with the
necessity there Of u-ng extraordinary care and pre-
caution in drawing SO important report, which IN
wolves such important facts and which viii lie open to
the argus eyed criticism Of the press it is not sups
ing tha, time should be required The labor Is great
and perpexing 1t will probably take yet ten days to
come to complete it. Gov. P remains here for this
purpose, he requires more privacy and room Tor ms
work than he can command at the crowded hotels in
Washington He has quite recovered from his tate
indisposton,
| There were Wing meetings held here last night,
but there was regular organization. There Is
vascillation of party, and there seemed dsposlon
tocreatc division in the Whig ranks which was par
| tally successful This, however, is temporary ana
necessarily consequent the general uncertainty of
the just position ofthe political parties OF the day
There was a crowded meeting held last night at
Niblo's upon the subject Of the New York and Erle
Rail Road The spirit and enterprise OF the bosto-
mans in opening direct Rail Road communication
with Albany Gin twelve hours running time has
reused spirit Of rival emulation in the New Workers
| The meeting was addressed by Major McNlb the
Chief Engineer of the Western Rail Road, by Gene
raj Lyman and Others The greatest ambition for the
enterprise apparent in all present, and there was
general disposition manifested to enter upon the
great work This is the FIRST and nportan, steptowards
uniting this metropolis with the great lakes and vast
empire of the West
! The lectures continue to be well attended, and Dr
Lardner has risen into much favor tie is the sclen-
tifc lion of the day here Lord Morpeth is in town
at the Globe Hotel Hei en- route to w ashington
The New Governor of Canada Sir Charles Bagot is
daily expected to arrive here. c. F. Mitchells case
is shorty to be brought up before the court of errors
The EXPRESS says "ue learn that he and his friends
are confident the opinion that he will be discharged
Col Edwards you will see has denied under oath hav-
ing ever assumed or in any way used the name of Cad-
! well Gcntwofth has come out with a card announc-
ing his intention to make full and complete disco
sure of the enormous frauds in the elections Of 1888
and 1899.
The literary gossip is that Or, Mott is shortly to
put forth book of his travels in Europe and the East
1t promises to be interesting and readable worn.
new work in two volumes, has Just been issued here
| called " The EGnghanS Home l found Il
written by the author of two clever duodecimos
titled "a Week in W all 5 rect and The Victim in
Chancery' The work is aimed at Cooper and is
said to be well written. But much originality cannot
be look for in book that despciuly takes the cr
rors Of another for its suhject-mattcr The Harpcrs
have just published tho first volume of series of
| " American Tales, OF Noyclcttcs,N each complete in
ore volume. 1t is an admirable story and said to be
written by Miss Sedgwick The Mcssrs Appleton
intend shortly to publish series Of volumes Of Anne.
ricdn Stories which promise 10 be highly successful
! The New York Lancet new medical journal, will
appear next week Such apcriodca is much needed
by he medical profession here and viii very likely be
| sustained
| Yours HrDs0N.
| P. S. There is runor here that MI Clay is re-
solved to denouncc the Exchcquer scheme This will
be odd if true Most Of the papers devoted to his
erests have advocated trial of the Presidents plan.
Will not this measure produce division in each Of
hcgreat porties2
| count Caylus, the TpstOrCr cncausc.