The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-30
WAsnrNaroN. April %. Isa6.

new i OK, IN the dau OF the ftOuee tnle evening,
ofwhich you shall have more particular descriptions
tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, April q, 1876.
The Speaker announced, this morning, the follow
ing gentlemen as members Of the investigating COM
mttees called for yesterday by the resolutions Of
Messrs. Schenck aud Petit on the Webster and In
gcrsol case, viz Messrs. Schenck, Dobbin, Nell
vain, Staunton and John A. Rockwell, on the first
committee, to ascertain in what way Mr. Ingersoll
came by the information which he submitted to the
House yesterday, as being in the State Department
This committee consists OF three wings and two
democrats; the former have underscored, for great
er precision.
The second committee consists of Messrs Petit
Vinton, Jefferson Davis, r. B. King, and Will
mott-being two wings to three democrats. In this
arrangement Speaker Davis has shown great fair
ness, as well as rmness of character. and affords
striking contrast to the course Of large portion Of
the Senate last week, in striking off all the $40
men from the committee Of conference Mr.
Davie 10 gentleman who ID entirely above party
bias in the discharge Of his duty as Speaker. and
shows, by his impartality in OF this kind, a.
posing OF knotty question of parliamentary law,
that he is well qualified for the station he fills in the
Congress of the nation.
The House was pretty much engaged during the
cues. bill. Your reporter will give you full ac-
CT unit of it. would not have alluded to it at all,
il twere not for the fact that Cave Johnson, the
Pos master General, has been present for the last
two n three days. II Is said that he is boring
agains any further outlay Of this any other funds
for public buildings in Washington and that, il
this can De accomplished, ne, In conjunction with
the South and South Western members, will make
effort soon to remove the seat Of government to
Memphis, Tennessee. The strong opposition to
the carrying out OF the intention and will Of Smith
xvx0v nrepu SvtvsetD k~xve
science in this city, has been caused by this feeling
II Tennessee influence should become strong enough
in time, Memphis must OF course become the capt.
tai Of the country. Tennessee has filled nearly All
the important and minor offices here and ia foreign
Countries as well as the greatest share in the profits
OF the Uaion) -mum!
Cave is also boring very hard for pgrsershlp for
An opinion begins to obtain, in well.informed
circles, that the President will not make public
act OF giving England the notice II is his intention
to notify Mr.. Pakenham POLITICALLY OF il in private
manner II he do this, the country will be left az
much in the dark about his designs for the future,
on this great question, as they have hitherto been
No will be able to tell whether he has given the
notice not that the country will be in az great
a fog, to what he will do in the case, az ever.
Assoon as the Secretary of State has dismissed
the business OF preparing dispatches for London
his return from Pennsylvania, his and the Presi-
dents attention will be given to Mexican Affairs
II is understood that II is his intention lay before
congress Iull statement OF all the causes OF COM
plant which this country has against her, and to
ask Congress to take such action as they may deem
proper the subject. Next TO the difficulty growing
out of the annexation Of Texas which he will ref er
against Mexico, since 1921, for acts of outrages
upon their persons and property This il proper for
the government Of this country is absolutely bound
by every obligation OF honor and duty, to protect its
citizens against the aggresslons Of foreign powers.
II this can be done peaceaby, 30 tar well il not,
then it has a right to redress the wrongs
inflicted upon e It's citizens by the most
II lis well known that portion OF those CLAIMS have
been definitivey adjudicated by q tribunal consti-
tuted for the object by the two powers, and that
they remain stlii unpaid. IN violation Ct the most
pledged for their liquidation have been diverted for
other purposes.
Mexico having thus omitted doing justice to our
Sdell, the United States has no other remedy left
but to coerce her into compliance with those JUST
and proper demands which she herself has acknow-
As Mexico will have to pay this deb, to the citi-
zens Of this country, eventually, whether peace or
war prevail 1t would be proper for this government
forthwith, to organise board IN this city, whose
duty il would be to examine into and pass upon all
claims against Mexico, 80 that whenever she might
demand from our minister a,bill OF charges against
her. he might have it ready at moments notice TO
show her. The action OF this board should be go
vemed by the laws Of nations, the treaties between
the two countries, and the principles and rules esta
bished in the unratified treaty executed by their
respective plenipotentiares on the 10th November,
1898
II is time that this government should turn for q
short time aside from President-making, and direct
their ate ntion this important business, wherein
is involved the daily bread OF 80 many families. Mr.
Polk would only act in this affair with Mexico in the
same energetic manner which Gen. Jackson pursued
towards France and other European powers who
owed our citizens for similar acts of spoliatiou the
affair would be very settled, and our citizens
would get their own. We shall see in the course OF
next week what he will do. If / be correctly i'm
formed, his message will embrace the most OF the
points above set forth.
him. "Save me from my friends, and will take
Had Messrs. Ashmun and Schenck remained quiet
in their seats yesterday, and said nothing, NO COM
mittee of investigation would have been appointed
by the House to fish up the proofs Of Mr. Ingersolls
charges against Mr.. Webster, and the thing would
have dropt, until renewed by Mr.. Webster himsolf.
But no these gentlemen, like Don Quixotte and
his man Sancho Panza, were determined upon hav-
ing tilt with the windmill and thus in their efforts
to arrest the motions Of :" fixt fact, broke their
own lances to pieces and injured the honor and re-
putation Of their lady-oves.
/ saw letter this evening, dated the 10Th April.
1913, with Mr.. Webster's own signature to IT,
which, il published, may yet make some noise in
the world. Edward Curtis can tell all about II. If
he would, as understand he has had some agency
In maturing the transaction Of which il treats MIR.
Webster was in the State Department at the tune
the letter was written, for he did not leave 1t until
the 9Th Of May following. This 10 queer world in
which we happen TO live, amt II 7