The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-10
Washington.
Correspondence OF the Herald.l

correspondence oil the Herald.l
WASHINGTON, April 8, 1874
The Ieras Treaty mo,o ready.
The friends of Mr.. Calhoun inform me that the
treaty for the annexation of TEXAS tciA positively be
sent into the Senate the last Of this ,uee or III.
FIST of neat. You may rely on ths-it comes from
the right source
This is great news.
| also understand, from the same source, that
some of the ultras of both parties have waited ON
Gen. Henderson to persuade him to postpone tho
question He answered." Gentlemen, postpone
ment and rejection are tcith me synonymous terms"
Senator Niles has arrived in the city. His health
is greatly improved His physician has recon-
mended him to come South for his health, and it is
mind is perfectly sound and unaffected. He is
slightly affected with rheumatic complaints. He
is said be favourable the annexation of Texas.
The news from Connecticut has caused the wings
to look rather lengthy IN the face II Is not likely
we can give you any news about Connecticut, but
the current reports here this morning are that the
House at present stands eighty-nlne democratic
members to eghty-seven whigs-thrty-six towns
yet to be heard from, nine-teTilhs of which
were last year demOcrac-and in which the abO
lionsts this year hold the balance Of power,
but theywill not vote for Clay. So the probabilities
after all, are, that the House will have democra.
tic majority. II so, they will elect cleveland
Speaker, as their constitution allows them to elect
Speaker out of their own body, Then they VIII
be unable to elect Governor (Which must be done
by a concurrent vote,) as the Senate Is wing, ana
the House democratic. Therefore the end wiA DE-
that Mr.. Cieapeland after all cin be the Governor Of
Connecticut. This is accounted great joke, and
rather "A serious one. The democrats are in high
feather this morning. They also rejoicing over
the election of Sneder (dem.) in Tricks district
in Pennsylvania by majority Of some 1900 votes.
| understand that Mr.. Colts submarine expert
ment upon very large vessel IN motion Will come
of here next Friday or Saturday. II Is ex'
pected there will be an immense concourse OF peo-
m ~ IN wi IL NOR
be ''fory miles distant from the operator"
see that J. N. Reynolds is in town.
am sorry to say that there is very little hope
much less now than there has been-Oi getting any
new tariff bill through Congress; =,
The bill for Post Office Reform will probably
share pretty much the same fate. Possibly small
reduction OF postage may be made.
WASHINGTON, April 9Th, 1874.
AS both Houses OF Congress have adjourned to-
day without doing any business, on account Of the
death OF the Hon. IL. A. Moore, M. G. from Co
lumbus, Ohio, and az suppose your corps OF re-
porters have gone of on a froc-a sober one OF
course-you may find room for few lines from
me again to-day.
| All the politicians here looking for Mr.. Van
Buren's hafpromised letter relative to his views
and feelings about Texas One thing is certain;
| and that is, that if he opposes the annexation Of
that country he will not get the electoral vote Of
a single southern State but southern democrat
will be run against him on that very ground
Any how the vote of Kentucky, Tennessee,
| Georgia and North Carolina are considered sure
for Mr.. Clay-at all hazards. And it is thought
| that Mr.. Van Buren, has nothing to lose at the
north by coming out for annexation, and all to
gain at the south by taking such course. II Mr..
Van Buren, opposes annexation, and Clay does not,
then the latter will certainly get the State OF VII
ginia South Carolina, Missouri, Alabama, Mis-
sissppi, Michigan Arkansas, and perhaps Louis
| lana, are sure for the democracy any how. The
battle has to be fought IN Ohio, Virginia, Pennsyl.
vania and New York ; and perhaps on the Tariff
! and Texas topics.
| Mr. Clay is expected to come out in day or two
with his views about Texas he has been written
TO bv large and respectable body Of citizens, and
probably his answer Is IN print before this he will
say that he is IN favor OF the annexation OF Texas,
if the people desire it, and that If they know what
is good for the whole country they will desire II
but he thinks that the question ought to be submit
ted to the people OF the whole country before the
| Treaty Is made or confirmed. That IL to say,
+" Let me, Mr. Clay, have the glory OF making 1t
when am President"
| Hon Ben Butler has gone to the Hermitage to
talk with old Hickory about the squally state OF the
political atmosphere, and matters and things In
general Texas included. He left this afternoon tor
| Cumberland IN the cars.
| Gen. KALAMAZOO IS here paying his respects to
the President, and gviDgAthe weight OF his expe-
Renee to the members OF the National Institute
BY the bye, this Society close their learned con-
Tabs to nj ght. Where the devil is tins Institute to
|
wagon OF science! They are calling for money
but they will be like Glendower calling spirits from
the Vastly deep-take it out IN calling.
| Young John TYLER read a most admirable paper
today on Electric Fluid; had no idea that he was
the we'll read scientic chap that he u.s. lie beats his
brother Roberts time.
You did right to speak of Pratts Statistical Ne
port He is working hard 10 get up that Bureau OF
Statistics and ii he succeeds he Will save many
thousands to the government annually, by
preventing the ceaseless and useless calls
bers of Congress for information (statstical)
that has been furnished over and over again,
years and years ago. II Pratt succeeds in this,
and in his plan to repair and improve the public
will deserve the thanks Of the whole country. His
statistical reports will be especially valuable to
| editors. "a
Ii is said here that if Ridgway (Heman Allen
! Moore's competitor) runs again, that he will be
| elected. He il wing, and was beaten only by
23O votes, mostly abolilionsts M'Nuty the clerk
OF the House, will Try Tor the nomln NINA do oo' nc
| The wings are not over and above sahsuine
about Virginia, but if they should happen to carry
it,sundry breaches wllrequIre patches pos'ehori'
Col Jonathan b. Stevenson has gone home
again What did he come fort
| Messrs Curtis Graham, Stlwell, 20. must
walk mighty straight, tell you; indeed 'hsy must.
or thew viii NOT live out half their days. Mr.. Tyler
swears by God, that he believes an the view ioIk
politicians TO be The greatest set OF scoundrels that
he ever knew or ever heard rom ana ne swesIs,
moreover that IL o'cy s'' MS "''' w ''~ "''
"coI Stark weather is here I; but like Gen; Tall
rnadoe and Others, Of course, he wants nothing at
The hands of the administration ot course not
| And what's worse, they wouldn't, any oil them,
J take office it they were asked. Oh OF course
not h, =, %,
see Dikin here about his dock. He ia a terrible
bore TO members Of Congress. These dock
some call 'cm dock loaiers''1 from your city,
prevented New York from having dock last year,
and NAV do 80 again. | aiude to Benson, Dakin,
f. Tyler, Burgess, Colbert " Co., NC.
rs all up with the reduction of postage. Hop
kins, Wcklihe, aud Hobbie, have worked night
and day almost until they have killed the project
After this, of course Mr., Wicklifie ought to go to
France. BY the by, he has made sad blunae Ilm ~