The North-Carolina standard., 1845-10-15

Matters and Things at Washington.
The Washington Correspondent of the New
York Evening Post, under date October the 9th,
writes as follows: Oh
"There is very little to be seen at Washington
any time and at DreSelI there is even Less in be
heard The President is ut his post, and yester-
dav regularly went through his devotion, at the
Rev. Mr. Sprole's church, presbyterian where
senator Benton, and large number of as elegant
and agreeable looking young ladies as Washing
ton can produce. likewise attend. The Senator
and the President not observed to speak to
one another, whence it is inferred by some saga
cious people that the rumored coalition between
them has not taken place. l am happy TO be able
to inform you that the President is looking quite
hearty His face is little serious, to be sure but
that perhaps was not surprising, for the sermon
was at least an hour and half long.
"But the same cannot be said of his cabinet.
Mr.. Buchanan, who is a bachelor, and therefore
may be pArdoned for little wandering up and
down the earth. has been absent from the seat of
his diplomatic labors for some weeks, but is ex-
pected back to-dIy or tomorrow. MIR. Walker IS
away up North poking questions at the rascally
manufacturers, and in other ways seeking informa-
ton upon which to ground grand attack upon
the abominable tariff. Don't he wish he may get
it out of them? Well. | meddlc with no mans
opinions upon measures, but " here democratic
principles are concerned. But l say nothing
However, it does seem to methat 'ct we'll alone"-
ch2 Well, we'll, know the Evening Post, and
perhaps democrats in general are little touchy up
on that point, and as the Scotch say, wilfu man
maun hae his way But am running away from
the cabinet, and indeed the cabinet is running away
from town. On saturday MIR. Bancroft also put
out for the North, to be gone for some time. Mr..
B. has worked hard all summer, and has right
to this little bit of relaxation.
"You know that one of my objects in coming
to Washington was to purchase from our govern
ment the privilege of concluding the Mexican war,
which 1 proposed 10 effect in the same manner
that the man in Broadway cuts hair, that is to say,
"upon an entirely new and original principle"
But find the war is finished ere its commence
ment and the executive is no longer open for offers
of this description. Really and seriously though
what farce the tragically appearing affair has
been throughout and is In my mind, there new
er was any thing in all the Mexican bluster worth
taxing notice of Their DEGREES, procamations,
and manifestoes were just somuch persiiGge. But
now what is to be done Uncle Samuel has been
put to great Charge sly about $3, 900 000 in con-
sequence of the ridiculous actings and doings ol
our nrighbors of Gascony Shall he be content
with this impotent ISSUE shall he come upon
Gascony fnr reimbursement? Of course the lat
ter. AS Falstaff remarked to his lieutenant Gas
cony must LAY out on this occasion. &
Inere are some runors OF changes IN the
cabinet; and th1t which refers to the ransference
Of Mr. Buchanan from the custody of the portfolio
of state affairs TO a seat upon the bench of the
Supreme Court, does not lack probability. But
Mr. Richie positively says that this is all nonsense
so that am fain to believe that in this instance,
as in so many others, rumor has shown herself a
lying hussy, and that the ruth is not in her; or if
it is, that it=cannot be got out. t-ga @ta -.
ssI ought, perhaps, to mention, before closing,
that one halfthe world of Washington is weeping
over the awful depravhy manifested in the publ,
cation of the private letters in Mackenzies scoun-
drelly pamphlet, while the other half is laughing
over some of the specimens contained in the same
that do both. / perceive nothing discreditabIe in
them to the writers, but they certainly areamusng"