Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-06
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Wing.

| Correspondence Of Wing
| wAsniN0roS, Feb. 4, ls4f.
In the Senate. to-day, the Ten Regiment Bill taket
up amended by the House. and referred the Nj
| htary CommiKee, for farther patching.
| The Three Million Bill coming up. motion Of Mr.
Bars CIR 1t postponed give Mr. BEREiES, who had
the door, bat absent an opportunity 10 address the
Senate in defence OF his views and amendment this
| subject
bills on which they were engaged till late hour, when
| the Senate adjourned
In the House. to-day there was rich specimen OF q
! speech from "Long JouS" WENTWORTH OF Illinois in re-
ply to article ia the Union. The UnioH, OF Tuesday
evening" called Mr.. We speech. that OF demsgogue
Their than the speech Of statesman and not
with this the Editor OF the Polk organ in last ehs pa
per- attacks Mr.. w with greater severity IL calls his
speech "piuiu apology to paate his detection.
from his party aud hls duty IL denomnaes his remarks
"vulgariy and abuse, foolish assertion" add. "s
iness, "nsowes and forms OF sectional preju-
Dice" &c, aud winds up BY saying that Mr.. w.
sPostate from his party and the butt oi the opposition
aud that he has consideration IN the House
Thus language applied such pure Locotoco parIan
rs JouN WENTWORTH, walked the ire OF that young West
ern giant. who opened whole pack OF artillery upon the
venerable Editor of the Union to-day. which will or aagh
to make some sensation the lesser lights OF the par
~ throughout the country.
MIR NENrwcKTH said that Mr. RircuiE was in In. habit
OF Gliding Members OF Congress, IT they were chill
dien, for rcmssness in the discharge Vt duty lie sad
there nothing which these articles reminded him SO
much OF as the "Caudlc Lccturcs" published
since IN the London Punch. lie insnuated that MIR Rr.
the Mother Caude" OF the parry, aud that
party that old MIS- Caudles seedlings had upon poor old
Caudle!
Here Mr.. WTNrwoRrH broke ground. in eXamin-
ing who the "sposiae from the pary's principles
He brought up from Mr. Riches editorials de-
nouncng the Sub Treasury and opposing Gen JAck.oN
lie showed that Mr.. RirCus wrong in prophes,ing
that the election OF Gen. JAcSsoN would be the
country. Tie insihuied that Gen JACKSON m
calling Mr. RrrcHI traitor IN the famous starred letter
true copy OF which Is said to be buried under
foundation Of Jackson Hall, IN this city All these
he and mn viii have 9Th,
nor space TO MENTION and concluded by direct challenge
TO Mr. Richie TO fight 1t out excaiming he closed
Come on Maedun
Ana id be he who fret cries Hold enoushr'"
lie says he l. ready Tor Just such another speech to-
morrow If Mr Richie follows 1t up tonight lie SAYS
that Mr. Richie had better has attention the De-
mOcracy OF Virginia thar the young West have no rs
resolutions, and that they will submit Executive Or
gan as lecturer OF their independent Representatives
We always somewhat prcJudccd in favor OF age but
John to have the best OF the argument As "De-
mocracy" lie understood among the Locofoco party
Mr. RITcHE 10 DC much the vulnerable OF the
combatants. think Mr.. WENrwoRru hiss the adyan-
OF Messs. RITcHE Polk aud WALKER in the Tea and
{ fee controversy think the meFcSi miserable quib
bling say, the uniol and Mr. Walker says, that p-
clp,es change IN times OF Surely IT direct taxation
preferable Tor raising revenue IN time vi Peace IL is prcfera
bic also in time Of War Messrs. Polk. Walker and other
Locoioeo orators when they were demsgcguing against
taxing and coffee, made exceptions A tex
that unequay Expresses the poor Peace will DO
the time OF Wa, and there getting from
their positions, unless by acknowledging the truth that
the LOeooeo party change their principles emer-
gcncies.
The House then weniinto Committee O. the Whole on
the Civil and Diplomatic Bill AZ all debate termi-
ih bill early Tomorrow the House has had long
session to-day. They had adjourned nigh, fall
The speeches, however, all the Mexican War pro
and theme which through every debate of the
To who hopes hear something else talked
o. the disappointment Is the experienced by
the grten-horn described by the Latin poet:
Eusteus cIpeeiat dana drh zmuis, a lie
LatIuf, hte:ur IN yolubils EVum"
The Locofoco party presses Boosting that the coun.
try prosperous lappsars this party de-
Ponds for Its and arguments favor Of u.
principles, great facts the misery aud star
walton OF the poor in Ireland the other Is the silence
OF the horrors Of war II Is said ha the Chameleon can
live on air-Loc 1focoism appears exist a different
nd OF food IL live only the groans and and
OF mankind. When the world happy, conened
and at peace, Locoocoism pines and dies. IL u thus
proved TO be the great enemy OF mankind.
There Just present rich controversy going on
between the ex-Ogan Blair & Rves and the present Organ
lRche & Heiss) about the reports and printing of the
Congressional proceedings We promised another
this evening in the Union.
You will by last nights Union that the Adminsira-
ton Qf the Organ speaks organcaIy) veXed the
Senate for passing the the Locoioco parry
the House Gen TAYLOR. strong nt-sided article
against Gen IAyLcK, Il three columns published with
introductory endorsement Gen. Taylor is accused Of
making the grand mistake OF the campaign. wonder
what this writer tuuks OF Mr. Polk ordering SANTA Anna
topass blockade The answer easy enough with
the sycophanIs Of power" The Hing do wrong
ERI'IIS.