The New York herald., 1845-12-10
Washington.
Correspondence of the New York Heraldl


WASHINGTON, Dec 8, l85
The great events of the day are, the appointment
OF Mr. Ingersoll, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, in the House-and
the adjournment of the Senate without eleciing their
committees.
One word about Mr.. Benton's voting with the
wings on the resolution which took the nomination
of the committees from the hands of Mr. Dallas.
Col Benon's conduct in this matter has been mis-
represented by letter writer's and misunderstood by
the country. The wings borrowed some encou.
ragement from his taking sides with them in this
business-but the long and the short of the matter
was, that Col Benton has always held the same
opinions and to justify the course he took, he appeal
ed to the Journal of the Senate where II was found
that IN 1877, while John c. Calhoun was Vice Pre-
sident, he voted to take this power from his hands,
Just as he voted this session. This explains all the
mystery OF the affair. Col. Benton is not going to
kick IN the democratic traces at all. He wants 10
be Presidents so does John G. Calhoun; so does
Genera Cassso DO some oal, fifty or five hundred
who that body Is to be Is not yet decided. There
are ntrigues deeper than any the letter writers have
discovered, that are going on, and will go on Tor
some two and halt years longer. | know some-
thing OF these movements, and from time 70 time
shall say word on these subjects.
Apropos of Sandy Hill preaching and to make
clear what am going to reveal, it IS necessary to
glance at few passages of the political ntrigues of
the ancient regime.
On the second Tuesday of October, 1896, the de-
mocrac psrty IN Pennsylvania, in their State cleo
100 members of the Legislature. They had between
eleven and twelve thousand majority. In less than
a month after, when the Presidential election came
on, and the entire strength of Mr. Van Buren, was
drummed up, the Underwood sage barely got the
State by three thousand-a falling off of 5000
which afforded pretty evident proof of the state of
klnderhook stock with the democratic party.
Well, when Mr.. Van Buren got in, Henry ID. Gill
PIN, native OF England, born in Lancashire, was
made Solicitor OF the Treasury, and upon the death
OF Felix Grundy. Mr.. Van Buren,, without consult
mere private partallty, Attorney General of the U
States. He continued till the end OF the term He
returned to Philadelphia, where he has had little prac-
tice, and no man in Pennsylvania dreams that he is
either entitled TO, or qualified for, the office of
Judge OF the Supreme Court. His only recommen.
datlon TO Mr.. Polk, would be, that he was opposed
to the two thirds rule OF the Baltimore Convention
was always in favor of Mr.. Van Buren, and will
die in the hope that he will yet be President again
And yet this is the man whom John Van Buren,
has come to Washington to get appointed TO the
cant judgeship! 1t this be not Sandy Hill preach
ing with vengeance, then tell me what is.
Senator Dickinson arrived to-day. | find that he
Is very popular, and all his friends seem to think
hlm true man, whose judgment may be relied on,
and whose hrmness oil political faith nobody will be
likely to shake Senator Dix stands high, and will,
not unlikely, one day stand higher. His great
freedom from all intrigue wins 1er him great re.
gard
DR.. Houston, your old reporter, and now the new
reporter OF the Union, is giving almost new odor
to The organ. he Is organizing good corps OF re-
porters tor the Cnion, and MIR. Richie will, with
out doubt, give the best reports OF Congressional
proceedings OF any paper in the country. The Ca
binet are firm and united-al attemps to rack them
have failed and never In the history of the country
since General Washington, has President had d
tarer chance TO make his name immortal than Mr.
Polk. Let us see how he will use it.
MACHIAvrIr