New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-31
Things in Washington.
rom our Regular Correspondent

From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, jar. 90, 1916.
There is q great deal o: feeling manifested here
today by the appearance OF certain names IN New
York paper, as committed 10 certain course of &C
ton with regard 10 the Oregon question now before
Congress. Allow me TO say, that the Wing party
have not and will not commit themselves TO course
which might endanger the peace OF the Country
Suppose that the measure Of Arbitration was pushed
10 vote in Congress- and it should be voted down,
as it undoubtedly would be, by both Houses at the
present time: would not the condemnation OF that
mode OF settling the dispute by vote of Congress
seriously embarrass the President if he should after
ward wish 10 resort TO that mode?
Wisdom should be gathered from the experience
OF the past. Let the Wings be- as they always have
been the watchu guardians OF the best interests OF
the Country. Their mission is 70 keep the Country
not the Loco Foco party. out oil trouble But there
arc always some generous souied w hlss, who eel
so grateful TO the Loco Foco party for having beaten
them that the very first difficulty they get into from
their dupcity and folly, they put their shoulders 10
the wheel and help ont Loco Focoism from the rat
in which it has cot fast. The slave who kisses the
hand that applies the lash 10 his back, Is hi Tor no.
thing but slavery.
The country had got into a scrape and wanted
Lawyer 10 manage It's case A Wing and Loco
Foco Lawer presented. each his claim 10 be EN-
ployed. The Loco. F oco was retained and the Wing
was rejected. The Loco-Foco Lawyer is petit
logger, incapable of managing the case. The other
comes 10 rescue the client from The difficulty. Said
client would soon be ready TO acknowledge its graf
itude if the Loco Foco were only permitted 10 eS-
pose his ignorance and folly Before this can be
done, however, the Wing Lawyer makes wise
proposition, which is rejected with scorn, and the
case is lost and is laid not the charge of the real
transgressor, but the Interference of the other
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that his choice is bad one, and then he will be will
ling 10 take advice from the wise one, and thus still
farther msiortunes will be arrested.
Anxious the Wings may be for peacabe set
tlement even by Arbitration. The best way 10 pre-
vent the measure is for them 10 interfere with that
which they are not asked TO do. The Constitution
of the Country makes it the duty of the Executive
10 act and not of the House of Representatives
Make the Administration act zsoieHS 6oienS-lt no
lens in this case and let Congress as the agents of
The people see that the thing s not acted wrong
Let US do this and all will be well.
As mentioned in my note by the afternoon mail
| suppose the rumor from Mexico about Mr.. S!ide
was all hoax.
The Senate has adjourned over till Monday.
The United States Journal is out this evening with
rebuke 10 Southern men for breaking over the
fence on the Oregon question.
Herr ALEXANDER is now in this City and has
fine houses every night. Members OF the Senate
and House OF Representatives are present In great
numbers. Some of the tricks he performs are
Tariff State voted for Free-Trade President
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