The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-03-19
From the Baltimore Patriot.
SENATORIAL FLARE-UP.-MEET
AT THE WHITE HOUSE, &c.
WAsHrNeroN. March 8 Is46

WASHINGTON, March 8. 1916.
The 1are-up in the Senate last Thursday,
between Mr.. Haywood on the one part and
Messrs, Allen and Hannegan on The otheT
part, or more, properly spea king, between the
leaders of the Calhoun and Cass clques, of
the dominant party, has caused great deal
speculation and enquiry 10 be set on foot in
relation TO the matter, and sundry facts have
been thereby evicera,ed into which the pub.
lie may be glad to have peep.
For year past have, in this correspon-
dence. maintained it to be sort of''foregone
conclusion thai Mr. Polk would be a candid
ale for reelection. have moi blamed him
for indulging such an ambition, but have con-
tended that no reliance ought to be placed
upon the declaration in his letter accepting
the Baltimore Nomination, that he would not
be a candidate for a second term, and have,
moreover, endeavored 10 show, from time 10
time, that he was making every thing bend
TO the main object of bringing about a stale
of things among the leading men OF his party
that would produce his own nomination for a
reelection.
After the termination Of negotiations be-
tween MIR. Pakenham and Mr.. Buchanan and
before Congress convened, there is no doubt
but that Mr. Polk had resolved on planting
himself upon the line of "a 40, on the
Oregon question and relying upon il and
the support of the great West for reelection
Hence the tone of his message. on that sub
iect But what followed? lie soon found
that Senators Cass and Allen were disposed
TO head him in that mailer-that they were
absolutely taking the wind out Of his sails on
that question! A pretty state of things
What was 10 be done? The sequel will
show, as far as it has transpred. what has
been done.
BY bis own professed friends, belonging to
different wings of his party, Mr.. Polk is con-
stantly charged with deception and treach-
cry. Here is chain of circumstances, Civ
en- to me by one of the party not apt to be
mistaken:
On Wednesday. The 25ib uliino, Mr. PAX
enham had an interview at the State Depart
ment with Mr. Buchanan On the same
evening, an extraordinary Cabinet Council
was convened at The White House. On the
following night, February both, Senator Hay
wood was with the President at the White
House until after midnight, when he took
packages from the President TO our Minister
in London into carriage and carried them
to the Posl-office. Il was the last night thai
packages could be mailed here aud be in sea-
son Tor the Cambria steamer.
Some or all, or more than all of these
things found their way into the minds the
81 40 clique, which caused no Elile specu-
laion and surmise. What did Mr. Hay
wood know? How came he, the friend of MI
Calhoun and negotiation and compromise, to
be so intimate with Polk, professed 81 40
man!
These things continued, with such accu-
mutation as were constantly made thereto,
until "Wednesday, 4th March, when Mr. Ha v
wood made the first part of his speech, which
so terrified the 81 40 champions, by declar-
ing authoraively that the President would
yet compromise upon the line of49! THAI
night the White House gave levee, anC
during a portion of the time, while beauty
and gayety were CHANGING in the saloons be
low, Messrs. Calhoun, Speight, Youlee anc
Lewis, of the Senate-all negotiation and
compromise men-were holding harmoniou:
conversations with MIR. Polk up stairs! AL
at once, Senator Hannegan appears and de
sires TO see The President. lie was told lha
that high functonary was engaged. He
however, proceeded up stairs towards thC
Presidents Room. He saw the Presiden
and two of the Senators aforesaid. That wa.
enough. He turned and went down stairs
The next day, in the Senate, followed-wha
did follow?
The official organ says the scene in th,
Senate, on Thursday last,was but momen
tary ebullition, which has already died away
which has already been healed. And sucl
dying away! Such healingi
| know it is said that the President ha
now gone back TO the 81 40 champions.
know the organ says that Mr.. Haywood ha
no right TO speak as he did on The auihorii
OF the President, or words to that effect.
know that at meeting of Mr.. Calhoun an
his friends at Mr.. Hay woods, last evening
the WINDING course of the President vase
verely animadverted upon. What does
all prove9 Simply that Mr.. Polk wishes t
obtain reelection and has therefore deal
with, the different cliques of his party accorC
ingly-that he has manifested the same de
sire to make them, as he has the Tariff que:
lions, bend TO his Interior purposes
Mr.. Polk is getting 10 be sehemently su:
pected aud distrusted by the leaders of tbes
clques of bis party. Ask any one now ''Wh
is James K Polk2' and the answer will b
quite different from that which they used t
make TO the same enquiry when honesIl
put by the Wings. Mr.. Calhoun's champion
will say that Mr. Polk held out the idea t
them that he would notinsisi upon the Who'll
of Oregon that he would compromise no
on the 49th parallel. if Great Britain were
come back with thai offer and therefor