The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-02-05
Correspondence of the Louisville Journal.l
WASHINGTON, Saturday, Midnight, I
January d. 1876. {

WASHINGTON, Saturday, Midnight,
January "a, 1876.
The House to-day have performed another
act of Legislative Locoioco tyranny, iH. turn
ing out Mr.. ,CabeD, of Florida, who had the
| regular certificates OF the Locofoco au,hori-
ties of the State for his election, and have
given his seat 10 Mr.. Brockenbrough, the I.o-
cofoco contestant.
1t was in yain.th the enormify Of These
proceedings was pointed out, Several of
their own party told them if they thus turned
out the man, who was legally returned, with
out fair and full trial, that the Stale of Flor
ida would ring with appeals about the injus-
tice Of the proceeding.
The vote declaring Mr.. Cabell not elect
ed was taken by yeas and nays Yeas los,
nays S. The vote declaring Mr.. Broken
brough elected was carried by yeas SO, nays
| IS. A vote 10 reconsider, so as TO give more
time, offered by Mr.. Thompson, of Mississip-
pi, was negatived by very small majority.
Thus has the Florida contested case been
decided, against the wishes of the people,
and against the certificates Of The regular re-
turning officers. am mistaken ifthis does
not give, Florida 10 the Wings al The next
| election, and for some time TO come.
Among the speeches To-day was very
able one, from Garrett Davis, Of your State,
in favor of MIR. Ca5ell. Mr.. Stepens of Geor-
gia, also spoke well; but what use is there
IN addressing arguments 10 a party whose
principles are acknowledged On The floor of
the houses of Congress to be repugaant to ed.
] ucation. MIR. Cabeli also made short ex-
PLANTATION to-day. He concluded by saying
that he felt more honor in being elected by
The people of Florida, to the House, than be-
would feel in receiving all the honors which
that House could heap upon his oppo-
nent.
You have probably heard of the rejection
ofG. w. Woodward who was nominated 10
the bench oil the Supreme Court OF the U.
States. Ii was Mr.. Woodward, you know,
who proposed, in the Pennsylvania constitu.
tional convention in 1887, to exclude all for
leigners, arriving in the State of Pennsylvania
after The 4lh of July, lS4l, from holding Of
fee or voting. That is little worse than
the Natiyism the present day. And, while
say nothing about rejecting Mr. Woodward
on account OF his Naive Amercanism, /
have right TO hold up for for condemnation
RI Jas. K Polk and his friends nominating Ma
tives TO Office altering cheating the adopted
citizens into The belief that if Mr.. Clay was
elected President, he would nominate Ma
Itives TO office. The naturalized citizens pro-
tested against his nomination, and, when Mr..
Polk had acuiually nominated him, they
called upon the Locoioco Senators 10 reject
him. Notwithstanding all this, Mr. Wood
ward would to-day nave been Judge of the
Supreme Court OF the United Suites but for
Wing votes. His opinions on vested rights,
aside from his other wild theories, were sui,
ficient to make every honest Wing vote a.
1 gainsi him. The whole Wing party voted
: against him, only one fourth ofthe Locoloco
party yoled against him. 'Fbe vote stood 90
} 10 %.
i Lam informed this evening that The probi-
bility is that Mr.. Buchanan win yet be ap-
pointed TO thejudgeshlp, and that before long.
/ This appointment has cost Mr.. Polk great
deal of trouble. The old war of The .sfac~
tons" has again broken out, ana MI. 3D.
chanan is the only man who can satisfy both
parties quiet the political tumult which this
Office has created.
j should not be at all surprised 10 hear that
j Mr.. Buchanan is to be Judge OF the supreme
! Court, and that MIR. Walker, now Secretary
of the Treasury, is 10 be Secretary OF Stale,
with some Calhoun man as Secretary OF the
Treasury.
Mr.. Buchanan gave splendid party at
Causes Saloon last night. About fifteen
hundred Of the aristocracy Of fashion, wealth
and talent were there, q always put talent
last among the Locofocos. The supper
was very good but too many wished to enjoy
it. The supper cost probably q thousand
dollars. The heads of departments, foreign
ministers, &C., were present. Daniel Web
ster, Gov. Seward, and other distinguished
Wings were also present. did not see MIR.
Calhoun. Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.. Packen
ham seemed TO be on very good terms.
There is great wrath among the Locofoco
Senators here at Father Richie and the I'm
ion. understand that some twenty ofihem
have formally protested against lis being con-
sdered the organ of the paFtys The rumor
that Allen (of the Senate) 81 Co. have some
intentions of starting new paper, with
Brough as editor, may not be improbable.
The Senate has good many important
nominations before il, which may cause still
more trouble. Morton, of Boston, and Horn,
of Philadelphia, collectors of their respect
i've districts, may meet with hard cpposi-
| ton.