The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-10
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Washington.
Correspondence of the Herald]
A. WASHINGTON, Jan 8, 1874.


JAMES G.. BENNETT, ESQ.
DEAR SIR
John c. Spencer's appointment to the United
States Judiciary was sent in to the Senate this day.
as ! have already notified you that it would be-
Should he be confrmed-as seems probable-his
place will then become vacant, and not before.
Therefore, there is no reason to suppose the Pre-
sldent wishes to get rid of Mr.. Spencer in any
other manner, there will of course be no one APP
pointed to succeed him as Secretary of the Trea
sury until his confirmation by the Senate. There
is delay, TO act upon the appointments of Messrs.
Porter and Henshaw, and therefore there NAV be
DELAY in acting upon the appointment of Mr. Spen-
Ger. Consequently, do not think the President is
in any pressing haste to fix upon a new Secretary
of the Treasury. There are a thousand Iumors
aHoat, but sensible people will not give heed TO
them.
OF one thing you may be pretty certain, relative
to the action of the Senate, not only In the matter
OF appointments, but also IN all matters OF leglsla-
tion-and not only to the action OF the Senate, but
the action of the House, also-l mean to say, all
the important measures agitaed and acted upon by
this Congress will be with reference to the next
Presidency-they will be many shotted guns
fired for Presidential candidates, not pro bono pub
hco.
A very important debate, and one which will be
read with great interest, sprung up to-day In the
Senate upon the instructions to Mr.. Everett on the
Oregon boundary treaty. Two or three points are
worthy Of notice OH this subject-the kindly and
courteous bearing OF the wing Senators towards
the part OF some Of the western democratic Sena
tors, indicating pretty strong want of confidence
in nina deep belligerent feeling towards England
on the part of these same western democratic Sen
ators which latter also exhibit hot spirit Of deter
mlnation to possess the Oregon Territory, nolen.
rocns, negotiation or no negotiation, treaty or nc
treaty, war or no war;
The West is young giant already-even now al
enough n nal N
ed in few short years to control the whole United
States, even without the accession of the Oregon
Territory; but with the Oregon-with steam com.
municaton to the mouti. of the Columbia river
and with a comparatively short and easy commu-
nication to the East Indies from thence. Wha,
will the West be then! know not what it will be,
but ! know 1t will shortly control the United
States
No wonder western men feel deeply on this sub.
ject. Every word spoken to-day by Messrs Allen
and Benton was like the liquid lava from the mouth
much respect and courtesy for old England as To-
connective would to bull upon rail road track
sect out of the way, or be run r,a the same tc
usgo ahead" They would go to war wlthEngland
and take 1t out in rough and tumble fight, just
readily and rampantly as David Crockett would
have done with bear. Messrs. Archer, Critten-
den, Berrien, Morehead, Rives and others, tried to
soohe and calmt hem down; but it was like pattine
the back ola bull dogwhen his blood is hottie mus
fight first-and be soothed afterwards. | verify
believe if Sir Robert Peel, or Lord Palmerston had
come within arms length of Mr.. Allen to-day,
there would have been a second edition OF Jonah
and the whale, grease or no grease.
am told that there battle New-O Orleans
Sth-of-J January supper down at the Apollo this
ming, but 1t Is said to be "a small affair. can't
find any democratic member who knows any thing
about it. There has, l believe, been some mis-.
management about it. 1t was first determined tc
make it ball; but was indiscreetly changed into a
supper. And as soon as the ladies' were excluded
or rather bartered for wine. (f they have any,) all
interest died. Yours, &c. S.B.