The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-18
nv TIT: Msasa..
Affairs in Washington.

WAsHINoToN, June 10, lea7
Me-feon 1fatrs-Lisutement Colonel Fremont-Tx-
N,w Docks
The accounts from the seat Of war though they CON-
tain no single item of Importance, yet all tend pro-
duce the lotion that there another struggle
before army shall BE- permitted stack Its arms in
the capital Of Mexico As yet it is impossible to pro-
who is President but it scarcely signifies ~ in
the present condition Of things President Of the repub
lie very useless piece Of political machinery without
influence sufficient to enable him to carry any deoi-
sve policy peace The ofhoe 10 at present. like
Goldsmths damaged tsa cups, wisely kept for show
It being of sort Of utility in the present extremity Of
the nation.
Mr. Kendall, the correspondent Of the Piooyune, In
letter from Jaapa bearing date the 22d Of May states
that Mr.. Tris. who is going with the army, has
had no personal communication with General Scott"
In one Of letters written few days after the depar
ture Of Mr. Trist stated that he would have no ocia
communication with General Scott any other oneer
There cannot be stronger evidence Of how fast hold
Lieutenant Colonel Fremont has the public esteem
than the fact that his popularity survives the damage
IT has lately sustained from the weight Of MIR Bentons
laudations The good conduct brave and
accomplished officer like Fremont requires pufnng
be appreciated the American peopl The possible
misfortune for young officer, Is thus to be continually
thrust, ad mauseam public attention This pulling
is carried TO most ludicrous length recent card
put forth by Mr. Benton, relative to the msunderstand
ing between Stockton and Kearny, In which he
that the Caornians travelled two days to surrender to
Lieutenant Col Fremont, because they had such conf
dence In him. The Of the Californians having
travelled two days to meet and surrender to Lieutenant
Col Fremont explained by the fact that Commodore
Stockton had threatened to hang them rebels and
they knew that by voluntarily surrenderng to Fremont
they would escape the threatened punishment, the
latter had not heard Of Sockton's proclamation. viii
venture to say that every body in the United States
cept Mr. Benton, understood this perfectly.
Although the board appointed by the Secretary Of the
Navy to report upon the comparative merits of the
rious patented floating docks gave preference in their
report to the balance dock stu they report that
of these inventions Is free from grea. imperections
They state that the best Of these docks will require
much annual repair to DO actually renewed every IT.
years. and the patentess themselves admit that In
twenty five thirty the expense pf repairing the
docks will amount to their original cost From consi-
deraon Of this report the conviction Is irresistible that
Congress committed great oversight in authorizing
| the construction Of such unsubstantial works.
The Secretary Of tho Navy will doubtless feel
constrained TO carry out tho will Of Congress,
| notwithstanding the evidence before him, obtain =
ed from eptonable board OF examiners tina I
the public interests will thereby suffer This Is
the twenty ninth Congress trust the work will not be
far advanced by next December that 1t will be too late
TO correct this blundsr. GALVIENSIS.