The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-21

Weather very hot. PELHAM.
WASHING TON, June 10, 1916.
Co,gyess-Houmah-lN- Annegan and Mr.. John
son, of Lou,siana- Warehousing-Mr Dir and
Mr. Dickinson. Homse-Mr. Oven, the Son !,
and Mr.. O,Uen, the Fathe-Merico and Eng
land acknowledgements or charlottesville
State Of the Case.
The two Houses to-day have been Jogging mo
deratey along. The Houmah land patents, of
Louisiana, upon large tract of land of 81 900
acres, in dispute among number Of claimants,
and for the adjustment Of which, resolution has
been before the Senate for some time, authorizing
an examination into the case by the attorney, was
the subject Of n direct interrogatory from Mr..
Hannegan to Mr.. Johnson, of Louisiana, to wit
"Has the Senator any personal interest in this
case - Mr.. Johnson was completely stumped.
lie was taken all aback Seldom have we seen
a man SO suddenly surrounded Mr.. Johnson
has been pushing this resolution with a tenacity
and earnestness, uncommon, so decidedly, as
if his whole soul were involved in II, that it per-
haps excited the suspicion OF Mr. flanagan, that
there was Il fish in the bottom of the basket. And
so it turned out. Mr.. Johnson confessed that he
owned parcel of land in this disputed territory,
but it was Of no value-he didn't care a straw
PLANTATION, when Mr.. Webster beseeched him to
stop. and the subject was dropped accordingly
To draw il as mild as possible it certainly
very indiscreet in Mr. Johnson to be so very perse
vering in this matter. He ought to have stood
neutral. We confess, that but for strong
personal regard for MIR. johnson, we should speak
a little more tartly upon this circumstance The
confession extorted, however, IN open Senate,
every other Senator, to steer clear of matters of
personal interest-direct personal interest in the
matter of bills and resolutions. The Senator was
deeply mortified at the question Of Mr.. Hannegan,
for however dsinterested his interest in the case
appearances were certainly against him.
Mr. Dix, on the Warehouslng bill, in very
able and lucid manner, expounded the amend
ments proposed in the laws relating TO the storage
of merchandise in the public warehouses He
proposes to make the term OF storage three years
before confiscation OF the goods Tor the duties,
10 remit the interest upon duties IN certain cases
as specified in the bill (See Senate report } The
people of New York will be pleased to hear the
invarabie attention which Is paid to Mr.. Dix
whenever he addresses the Senate. There is no
one Senator who holds a more haiterlng posltion
among his compeers than he occupies Charnc-
terized by the simplicity, the marked courtesy and
good sense of his style, he Is not the less esteem-
cd for his uniform consideration OF the patience
and Judgment Of the Senate. There is, perhaps,
not a man in the State OF New York better
adapted TO follow the legitimate poll
teal successor OF Silas Wright than Senator Dix
We mean no reflection upon MIR. Dickinson. lie
has perhaps sometimes shot a little too high,
and al others dipped little too deep into the bot
tonless pool of subterraneanism-that ism wild
as Fourrierism, as bigoted as abolitiOnism as hi
dcous as despotsnn, ana a. inpracucaoic as MOI
monism but the fault is less the fault Of the Sc
rator than of the school TO which he IS attached.
One important fact we brlieve Ms Dickinson has
discovcied, TO witt that subterraneanlsm Is better
adapted to the stump than to the Senate Of the
Hated States We must maintain the dignity of
the Scnate--it is the firm conservative phnIanx
between the stability OF popular government and
the instability Of popular caprice The member
of that body Is not the representative OF politi-
cnl faction constitu,onally, but Of entire State.
We are gfatfed to believe that the late passage
M arms with Mr.. Webster has vastly contributed
TO show to Mr.. Dickinson how entirely misplaced
are the declarations OF the stump TO the offices
of senatorial legislation. The fall Of Mr.. Allen il
the fall of ultraism in his case--the ultraism OF
the stump-that unclaimed spirit of anarchy
which proclaims principles without basis
kind and panders TO the lowest passions We
regret il honestly; for Allen is man OF talents
n man of study-and might be man OF consun-
mate usefulness TO his party and to the govern
ment; but in speaking Mentor to Mr. Dickin-
son, though younger statesman, we nave onl
been illustrating an argument 20 ms aovan,ags :
In the House to-day Mr.. Owen dcIivereo h,m-
self upon the tariff His father, IN, Good e n's av
and generation. and raight have done len tlmcs
more with the same means more luolclousy ui-
rcctcd, was present, ano h1alu 'ns h Q.
MAR THE old gentleman, leaves, we are inform
cd tomorrow on his way TO Europe, TO carry
bach the good news Of the treaty and OF the preser.
va,;on OF the peace. At some future day il will
he discovered that both countries are greatly in
debted to Robert Owen for his late trip 10 Eng
land. 80
Report says that Mr. Buchanan and Mr.. Paken-
ham dnsd together to-day, in honor ofthc treaty.
We animated sometime ago, that there was M
idea extant that Mr.. Pakcnham had received IN
structions TO offer the mediation Of England with
Mexico, n mediation which looks, we suppose,
10 the arrestng the re-anexaton of California.
that fertile district being already under mortgage
10 General John Bull The news by the last
steamer confirms the fact OF the proposed media
ton, and the simultaneous appnaach OF French
fleet gives To the Mexican war an aspect OF some
little importance Il is further reported mat
special messenger from England has been de,