New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-05
From Washington.
Things In washington.

~, o,r Regular Correspondent
80 WASHINGTON. March /, i.i6
While The tide of folly rolls on through this city
we have occasionally scenes of more melancholy
nature transporting Las; night about tea time Mr.
BEsJAM1s H. WOOD. OF Aurora, Cayuga County,
New.York, came over TO Williams Hotel to sec
some friends He returned 10 Mrs. Hanlilton's On
the opposite side OF the street, and wen, into the
room of Mr.. RUSSELL one OF the New York mem
bers, where he began 10 feel unwelL He sat down,
and in few minutes his soul fed from world
of sorrow, ;ras, 10 happier home. He leaves E
wife and an interesting family to mourn their SUD
den bereavement. His fathe,, YETHRo WOOD. was
the inventor OF the cast iron ploE'. He had but
lust arrived in The city. His age was a6oa: 80 The
disease was ossiicaro'l of the heart This 10 most
persons will be .r;i,ing paragraph; but what a
world Of sorrow will il convey TO those whom this
disnensation Of Pro whence has bereaved Of hus-
hand father and q frieEd.
The Mail due last niGh; arrived this evening at :
o'clock About that time the long continued snow
s,orul ceased, and hope the Mails will get through
| in their usual time morrow.
| Tomorrow will be an interesting day In the Sen
ate.
understand that some removals are being made
from the several Offices in this city. Tennessee Is
not forgotten The sceptre of Presidency having
departed from Virginia, Tennessee seems TO be the
Ararat on which the ark Of oiceholding is 10 rest
understand that one Of these Tennessee gentlemen
has been appointed TO an Office in the War Depart
ment, within few days, in place OF some other
more unfortunate person. perhaps Nirginian.
understand also that Mr.. MILLER, third Assist
ant P NJ. General was removed from Office yester
day. 1t is supposed that the intention Is TO make
| room for Mr.. WELLER OF Ohio. Mr.. MILLER Is
| brother in law TO JOHN TYLER. He was the last
| of T,,lo loft all in
| of Executive patronage, and he too IS gone. JOHN
TYLER betrayed his friends and every one seems to
think that his friends served but rightwhen they
! are betrayed.
The friends of Free Trade not satisfied with send
! ing for the Custom House Officers 10 aid them In
! framing their British Tariff Bill have absolutely
called on their natural allies on the other side OF the
water for their aid, and have al this time Mr. no
MER ian agent probably in British pay or at least IN
pay Of the British agents and manufacturers "ao
/ il Installed in one Of the Committee rooms well
fortified with British samples, with prices attached
and letters froui British manufacturers highly eX
! toling Mr.. Polk and his Free Trade principles
Among TIE rest he exhibits samples oil Calico
printed by Senator Simmons OF II. l. and compares
! Them with samples of British goods. | learn that
their iimsy arguments were practically exposed by
very practical member OF the last Congress, MI
! WErHERED of Md who rubbed the two samples
together. which fairly extracted the starch from the
British article, and LETT Il poor and himsy indeed
Whilst mat manufactured ny MI S'tuiHoAS |o'ie oA'
! from the ordeal none the worse for wear. mus
! will il be- trust when the Loco F0co British arsu-
ments are rubbed against the American Protective
! principles.
/ By such means as these and by exhibitions Of
! cloth made from old cloths ground over, they hope
! to impose upon the members of Congress who do
not understand these things. The British however
are mistaken if they think that the American PEG
ple cannot see through the schemes OF English
( Agents and their allies the Loco Focos.
There will probably be no very early action Oh
the Tariff this Session. The Oregon men very Just
( ly think that Oregon and the Tariff should be set
! tied on their merits, separately and distinctly
/ They are determined that the Oregon controversy
shall be settled first and that the Tariff shall not be
! disturbed Till Oregon is out Of the way. What
! piece of villany would it be- iii should prove that
the country was brought to the brink OF war merely
for the sake of ghtenng the people OF This country
from the protection Of their own rights and industry
10 avoid the horrors OF a war, brought to impenc
solely for this very purpose.
Among the strangers now ID town are several old
members of Congress Mr.. WE1HERED OF Bnit'-
more of the 2sh ConGrers is here, and receives the
glad smiles Of recognition and welcome from large
circle of friends. He lives in hard District, which
his popularity enabled hin TO carry against all opi,o
| ton in the last Congressional Election but one
He would have carried il again. but that since the
election of Mr.. Polk and previous TO the las! cleo
ton, the District altered so as to make II Loco
Foco by nearly 5000 majority. Al the last election
he short of an election only by about 500 votes
| CHRISTOPHER MORGAN, Esq. Of Cayuga County,
n. Y. OF the eth Congress, is also here on visit
Ofthe brilliant who were members OF that body,
few are in the present Congress- New " rk would
be better represented if he too had been elected
of the present House. But he is good for another
campaign. hIcaELIEU