Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-03-17

SENATORIAL. FLAaE-Ur--AEET At TIE WHITE
HoUsE. &c.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot,
Washington, March 8, lsl6.
The narc-up in tho Senate last Thursday be-
tween Mr.. haywood on the one part and Mcssrs
Alien and flanagan on the o,hor part, or, moro
properly speaking, between the leaders OF the
Calhoun and CaSs cIiqnos. Of Tho dominant party.
has caused 4 great deal of speculation ani c"qu-
nv 10 be Sc: on foot in rotation 10 the matter. ana
sundry facts have been thereby eviceratod into
which tho public may be glad to have peep
For Year pas. have, in this spondencc.
maintained it 10 be sort OF .forcgonc conclusion
that Mr.. Polk would be candidate for rc-cicc-
ton. have no. blamed him for INDUCING such
an ambition, bu. have commended that 10 reliance
ought to be placed upon the declaration IN his
lettor accepting the Baltimore Nomination, that
he would not be candidate tor second term,
and have, endeavored 10 showroom tune
TO ,ime TINT he making everything bend to
the main object of bringing about a state of
things among tho leading men of his party that
would produce his own nomination for ro-clcc-
ton.
a fer the termination of negotiations between
Mr.. Pakonham and Mr.. Buchanan and before
Congress convened, there is no doubt but that Mr.
Polk had resolved planting himself upon the
line Of 30 l0', an the Oregon question and rely
ing upon i, and the support of tho great West Tor
a reelection. Hence tho tono of his message
on TIM, subicc,.-But what followed! He soon
found that Senators Cass and Allen were disposed
to head him in thu, mattcr-that they were ab-
soIutciy taking wind oui of his sails on That q''es-
ton. A pretty state of things. hat was TO
be dono9 Tho sequel will show, as far as it has
transpircd, what has been done.
BY his own profcsscd friends, belonging 10
different wings of his party. Mr.. Polk Is cor
stantly hargcd with deception and treachery.
Here is a chaG of circumstances. givcn to mo by
ono Of the party no. apt TO be mistaken:
! On wednesday. the 25th uitimo, Mr.. Pakcn-
han had an interview at tho State Department
with Mr.. Buchanan. On the Same evening. an
extraordinary Cabinet Council convened a,
tho White House. On the following night, Feb.
26th, Senator Haywood was with tho Presi-
den. a. the White House until after midnight.
when lo took packages from the President 10 our
I Minister in London into carriage and carried
them to the Post-ofIice It was tao last night that
packages could be mailed here and be in season
/ for the Cambria steamer.
/ Some or all, or moro than all Of these things
! found their way into tho minds of tho . 40
clique which caused no little speculation and sur
mise. What did Mr.. flanagan know! How
came he. tho friend of Mr.. Calhoun and ncgot'a-
ton and compromise, to be 80 Intimate with Mr..
/ Polk, profcssed > / 20 man,
| These things continued, with such accumula-
ton as were constantly made thereto, until
/ Wednesday, 4;h March, when Mr.. Haywood
made the frs. or his speech. winch so terrified
tho 81 20 champions, by declaring authoritative
/ Iy that the President would yet compromise upon
the lac of -, Tha! nigh. the White House
gave q Ieycc, and during portion Of the ii:ne,
while beauty and gayeiy were glanc!ng III the sa-
looms below, Mcssrs. Calhoun, Speight, 1ulee
and Lewis. OF tie Seuaic-ail negotiation end
lcompromisc men-wore holding harmonious con-
versations with Mr.. Poll. up stairs, AL at once.
Senator flanagan APPEARS ana desires 10 see the
President. He was tod that the high functional
~ was engaged. He, however, proceeded up
stairs towards the Presidents Room. Ilo 50 "
the presidon. and two Of the Senators aforesaid.
! Th:t was enough. lie turned and went down
stairs The mex, day, IL tho Senate, followed
what did follow,
The official organ says the scene in the Senate,
on Thursday last, which has already died away
(which has already been healed. And such a
diving away. Such 4 healing.
/ know i, is SAID tia, the President has now
gone back to tho 81 IL champions know the
iorran saws that Mr.. Haywood had no right to
speak as he did on tho authority THE President,
/ or words 20 tina. effect. | know that al q NEE
/ TING of Mr.. Calhoun and his friends ct Mr. Hay
wood 3, last evening, the winding course of tho
President was severely anlmadveried upon.
/ Wha, does i. all prove! Simply that Mr.. Polk
wishes 70 obtain a reelection and has therefore
dealt with the dlfieren; cllques Of his party ac-
lcordinoIv-;ha; he has manifested the same de-
sire to make them. as he has 10 make the Tariff
question. bend to his Interior purposes.
| Mr.. Polk is getting 70 be yehemently suspected
and dis,rusted by the leaders of these cliques Of
| his party. Ask any one Of them now, "Who is
| James r. Polkl" and the answer will be quite
different from tina, which they used 10 make TO
the same enquiry when honestly put by the