The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-14
LATEST INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
WAsnrnaros. MARCH h. IsI6

Hct al tne capitol THIS morning, ana entered upon
the duties assigned them. Messrs. Dow &c Robin
son, OF the Times, and Lieut.. Porter. of the Navy,
were cited, and appeared to give in. in evidence,
Whatever they knew Of the matter. The two for
mer were required to specify the facts which they
mad TO affirm, and name such Witnesses a. they
should produce to corroborate the same. This they
have done Lieut.. Porter, as Ihave been informed.
states merely that one OF the door-keepers had in
formed MIN, snort time since, that the whig Sena-
tors were holding caucus above stairs The LIEN
tenant, in restating this, added the fact az HAVING
himself seen Mr.. Pakenham in the capitol the aame
morning II there be no other testimony than this.
to fasten serious charge as treachery to their
country upon the whig Senator'S il had been better
it were never made. The Senate OF the U. States
though composed OF individuals no better, or more
able TO resist temptations than other men in a diff
ferent position-stil there 10 an air OF dignity and
self respect connected with them AZ q whole, of
which they are, both Individually and collectively,
extremely jealous II Is not 30 much, perhaps, upon
their own account personally, that this pride Of po-
sou 10 telt by hemas for the sovereign States that
they represent; and therefore, il is most wicked
thing tor any one, through political hostility, either
to part or the whole OF that body, to make charges
OF SO abominabe nature against them, AZ those in
the Times, without first having the most irreffagiblc
proofs to sustain them.
From what has transplred Of to-days proceedings
before the committee am led to believe that the
whole affair will turn out to be nothing more than
mere vapor-smoke, il you choose to call it. Tho
examinations are held in private, and will remain 20
until the committee get through with the entire bu-
slness.
Speaking Of appointments and removals among
some Of Mr.. Tylers friends last night, one OF them
remarked that there was not more than one Of
1st Mo- Now pms II .ns =. ~, Mi
dent had up to this time decapltated nearly all OF
the Captains old adherents, il was not to be ex-
peced that he would leave those then In office long
including Mr.. Tyers last nomination, VIM. II.
enough. 1t will be remembered that, just before
Mr.. Tyler lett Washington, he nominated that
young gentleman az charge to Naples. with very
long list Of others, for, various appointments The
Senate, however, declined acting upon them; and
he, with all the others, had to 60 over till the next
administration, which is this, came into power
which Mr.. Tyler had done itpreviously. and this Sc
cured him very pleasant and comfortable ap-
pointment, at $500 a-year, where he has nothing
to do except lounge about the places Of public
have occurred to Mr.. Polk to put his brother into
office Of that kind, if indeed he would have thought
Of giving him one of any kind, had not John Tyler
done so before he left the White House, and thus
saved the President the modification Of knowng that
he had a brother for whom he would wish to pro-
vlde but could not account Of the indecacy that
would attach to 1t by dong 30. Mr.. Polk has shown
his gratitude in this matter to the late President
and his friends who have been In office, by remov-
ing his brother-ln-law, DR.. Miller, with nearly all
the others, from the place Of third assistant Post
sh it, with view, first, toget Dr.. Miller out, and
secondly, under pretence that it would be saving
OF some $4,000 or $4,000 year to the department.
don't know how far the Post Master Generals
cended them in abolishing Office created by law,
without even the form Of law, but by his own abso-
lutte will The office that he has thus abolished, was
h g. cecf me o.
fore an independent branch of the Post Office de-
partment just as much so as Mr.. Johnsoa's. have
been told that in contracting for the single article of
mail bags alone, which, was part OF its duty,
600 have been saved within very short period,
and which would have been allowed by the other
branches had it not been for this: BY this late ar
rangement, the second and third assistant Post
Masters duties are merged into that of the second,
and tho check upon them, created by law destroy
ed by the fiat OF the Post Master General. ARIEL.
WASHINGTON, March ID, 1876.
The Committee Of Investigation held their first
sitting to-day, in the room Of the Committee on In
dian Affairs, of the Senate. We are not aware of
their progress, the examination, from the necessi
ties Of the case, being conducted with closed doors.
Connected with the startling allegations Of the Dat,
ly Tines upon which this Board of Investigationis
caled,w have a word to say, concerning member
Of the Committee Of Foreign Relations. The
name and the charge having been published in other
quarters and the matter being no longer secret, it
may be as well to say in the outset that Senator Al
len is strongly suspected Of having furnished the
editor Of the Times with the raw material OF his
Blue Beard Du upon hn ns s an
have taken the fictitious blue-bottle with the avdity
of q gudgeon, may be better conversant. Certain
it is, that when Mr.. Mangum, yesterday, mention
ed that the why he sanctioned the resolution
for committee, was that one oil the firm OF the pa
per indicted had proclaimed his authority for his
charges of corruption, a member Of Congress-
"wHAr!' exclaimed Senator on the Democratic
side-and the voice to sounded like Mr.. Aliens.
We looked in the direction OF the Senator's seat;
but there nothing in the expression OF his coun-
tenance to indicate alarm. excepting, perhaps that
his cheek always pale, may have been little paler-
the shock was 80 sudden, you know. Besides, by
common consent, number OF lnqulsitive eyes, -
well as Mr. Mangum's, were turned simultaneously
with his declaration, in the direction OF the Senator
from Ohio. Now, we know that, from MI. Mangum's
position in the chamber when he rises to speak, his
face is necessarily opposite that of the leader OF tho
Spartans. l. was undersigned and unavoidable with
him. and perhaps equally involuntary with score OF
others. Mr.. Hannegan was not present, nor was
Mr. Haywood, nor was Mr.. Colquitt-a remarkable
coincidence Of absenteeism, though entirely acci-
dental. The fact is, though we would endorse at
thus s. = nys he
must have known that he was suspected. This was
enough to startIe high-minded Senator, and send
his blood freezing through his arteries: ybe an
nouncement, by Mr.. Mangum, OF the authority OF
member of Congress, was, therefore, tantamount,
by construction, to personhcation OF the indivi,
dual. The consequence of real breach Of faith and
honor on the part OF Senator il convicted, would,
Of imperative, memorable necessity, be his promPt
and unconditional expulsion from the body, That's
the long and the short of it, There would be no
other alternatve-no modification or palliaton OF
the penalty.
Now, we don't acknowledge to the practice Of
looking behind the record, nor do we assume the
supernstural faculty of clairvoyance; but had we
been in Mr.. Aliens place, at the time OF Mr.. Man.
gums remarks, something like the following would
have been our train of thought "A member OF
Congress. heyq You can't believe it possible to be
member Of the Senate but know you distrust me
for ali that Coquitt distrusted me, when he lashed
me over the shoulders Of poor Robinson. You
know that | am radical on Oregon, As upon every