The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-21
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Washington.
Correspondence OF the Herald

privilege oil hearing 1t, can only quote the remark
OF one who did" Such d speech ~ | will VEN
ture TO prophecy the game which the Whigs-the
malority-intend to play in the Senate mon this
subject for the purpose of enlight.ning the public
upon the true merits OF the question | will first.
however, state what they have done, with the
hearty concurrence of Thomas II. Benton and 9TH
ers of Mr. Van Burens friends. They have ordered
portion-embracing such selections as they Judge
will most uniavorably affect the question of annex
ation-of the "prvate and confidential communi-
cations of the President to be published, and with
held such parts as they believed would make a
favorable impression upon the minds of the people
Next, they have decreed that the debate on the
subject shall be conducted in secret session. With
what design9 Ans.-That they may retain, at all
times, the key IN their own power-Order such
speeches, parts OF speeches. suit their antl-an
nexation purposes, to be published, and taboo the
rest.
With this key and these intentions, you may
expect that the wings of the Senate will order their
friend Bentons speech to be published forthwith by
their new allies, Blair and Rives. Indeed, am
inclined to think, from remark of one well ac-
| quainted at the Globe office, that Mr.. Benton's
speechs already passing rapidly through the fingers
of the compositors, and will be published in the
| Globe IN the course OF few days
| But will the same privilege be extended to the
minority to the friends Of annexation Will
their speeches be published? I'll venture to pre-
dict-not without garbng, II at all So much Tor
the rights Of mnortles,
The question upon publishing Mr. Benton's speech
will, understand, be taken tomorrow: There is
no doubt but the decision Will be as have above
Indicated.
LATER.-Since writing the foregoing, | have
heard strong doubts expressed, whether the wings
will dare to pursue such hlgh-handed, unequal,
and unjust COURSE as to publish any portion OF the
speeches, and not the whole. We must wait and
| see.
| 1t is confidently asserted here, that while Mr..
| r.ll.. haua hat aatu
| ratified, that President Tyler would be right well
delighted to have the Senate reject tin the belief
that such an act would entirely up and stihe to
| death both Clay and Van Buren,, and clear the way
| for John Tyler alone.
| Col Johnson has arrived in town, with the inteR-
ton of remaining to attend the Baltimore Conven-
| ton | understand the Tecumseh- killer still ex-
presses his willingness to be elected President OF
| the United States, # the people insist on It. How
very compalsant.
Delegates to the Baltimore Convention are now
rapidly arriving In town. There are ALREADY ABOUT
| one hundred upon the ground:
The grand burst up of the Tyler party IN New
Jersey-hatstrong hold of Tylerism, and the sheet
anchor of all his hopes-has excited no small mer-
| riment at Washington. Many has been the laugh
at the expense of Captain Tyler and Col Zabriskie,
who is the Central Tyler Committee of nine,
Democratic ticy meetings Witnessed for long time was
| convened at New Brunswick. The meeting origi-
mated with James G. Zabriskle, who penned the
call, inviting the Democracy generally. and all IN
ty, to assemble for the purpose OF appointing Dele
gates to the Baltimore Convention, but which Con-
venton the call did not state:
| Ii was intended to be a Tyler meeting. But the
Democrats generally attended and knocked the gal,
LIANT Colonel Zabriskie's Tylerism all into cooked
hat The following resolution is said to have so
''shocked the Coonel's nerves that II is feared he
NAV have an 'abscess"
Resolved 6That the Democratic voters of the county
of Middlesex Delegates the regular Democratic Ma
tiona Convention at Baltimore the 9th instant and
The ion IN
The fact is Zabrskie is teetotally used up In
New Jersey, and Tylerism IN that State stands
about good chance as IA fly In pot OF molas-
ses 1t is said that a celebrated combination lock
maker in those diggins has got the Tyler guard In
New Jersey into such double million complexlty
of cork screwosies that neither the Devil nor Col
zabrsk,e himself can dlseni I. the 'ws'lRca
tons. New Jersey rs great State. >. D. 80
p S. 1t is said that Dick Johnson swea:s he'll
not run on Vans ticket
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1874
DEAR SR-The Committee on Elections have
decided to report tomorrow or next day in the
Bolts and Jones case. Mr. Jones wasIsaid to have
been returned by majority of 80 votes-this, Mr..
Bolts disputed The committee, after most abo-
rious investigation have decided that Jones is enti-
tied to his seat by 164 majority-an unexpected re-
suit.
Although there is still a strong impression here
that Mr. Van Buren, may receive the nomination
tomorrow week, yet the delegates from the South
and West as they come in express their determine
ton to oppose him in the conventlon-even II they
have to die in the last ditch. Van Burenmay vel
be nominated 80
! Old Tecumseh arrived here last night. He held
a sort of levee to-day, which was attended by
Woodbury. and other strong friends of Texas
Senator Foster not liking to vote against Texas
IN the Senate is very SICK.
+, The opinion lsst strong with many members
that if the Senate reject the Treaty, Mr. Tyler will
call Congress together again to try to have reso
, luton passed by bare majority to extend our Ju
, risdcton Uerritorally) over Texas
You remember the fuss made last year about
= having Dry Dock in New York, which broke NJ
in a row--it was Montague and CapuIet concern
Well, this year the great objection was to vetInt
any money for any purpose of the kind. Mark you
, the great Commercial Emporium was not To have
dollar for dock, although 81 ,245, OC0 have been
, voted by this democratic House for internal i'm
yrope,nents To obviate this, Gilbert, Of Gilber
Dock notorlety, has made the following unusually
liberal proposition. He offers to build Dry Docl
of Gavanised Iron, capable OF raising and sustain
ing the largest ship in the Navy, at the Brooklyn
!, Navy Yard, out of his opn funds, for $3.50 900 |
after it is finished is found to be not equal, for al
e practical purposes, to a stone dock, government II
not bound TO take it, II is TO be tested to the salts
= faction of the Department by Government Com
missioner, including the Chairman OF the Nava
!. Committee in each House
The dock is 10 be $50 feet long and 80 feet wide
A government naval contractor is to superntent
the work II Congress pass a law to this effect yo
will not have to send such ships as the Ohio rount
! to Boston, for inspection again and thus man
thousands will be assuredly saved to government
the dock succeeds. This is one strong view OF tn
case az it stands at present. On the other hand
Mr. Murphy and friends are loudly advocating
stone dock.
The talk here about impeaching Mr.. Tyler viii
end in talk. He has not exceeded his constitutions
powers in the matter of orders to the Army ant
: Navy.
No message has been sent TO MeJico 10 ask he'
consent in ana iran TO the JJeatv This know iron
the highest authority
Yours An IRREGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
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