The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-03
WAsHINGr TON, Jan. 81, lS4S.
The Doings Of the Day and the Night.


Resolution day in the House-see House pro-
ceedings The items of the army bill for the next
fiscal year were particularly attractive. Some
$50 900, 900 or S3i 900, 900 in singleenactment
will tell hard upon the treasury notes. What
will Mr.. Walker do? He must lay his taxes
somewhere, and it will be necessary to provide
a basis for the new loans to save them from a
heavy discount.
In the Senate we had very miscellaneous
very voluminous-a very rapid and vapid speech
from Mr. Downs, of Louisiana. He travelled
over a great deal OF ground, with remarkable
rwiftness and fluency, and with unfilnching de-
votion to the administration, but Mr.. Downs
has not exactly hit upon the senatorial style. 1t
was first rate stump speech, only 1t was too
long but it was not calculated to leave very
strong impression upon the Senate. The people
are good judges in such cases, Gas they are in
most cases affecting their interests,) and when
You see them thinning out from the galleries
during Senator's argument, the reporters may
take II for granted that they may. rest upon their
oars. We suppose that the main object OF Mr.
Downs to-day. was to show his fidelity to the
democracy, and this he certainly did TO their
satisfaction; but during the last hour of his
speech, we suspect thoughts were turned
upon their dinners getting cold upon the table
TIE Fremont court martial, after session of
htty-sx days at the arsenal, adjourned to-day,
sine die, and their verdict has gone up to the
President; We apprehend that the sentence will
require tue GAcCullNc luttEpOSitlOu 10 save
Lieut.. Col. Fremont from the penalties Of dis
obedience and lnsubordination; and we believe
that the President will interpose to the rescue
of the merltorious young officer, who was made
the victim OF circumstances over which he had
no option or alternative OF escape.
1t was expected that Mr.. Clay would speak in
the Supreme G urt to-day; but the case was de-
ferred, aud will not come up, perhaps, for seve-
raj days. Mr.. Clay was in the court room,
lively as a man of forty-five. He was also in
the Senate chamber, to hear Mr.. Downs. as was
Col. r chard NJ johnson, Gen. Shields, and
other distinguished CHI racters.
KIT Carson, one OF Fremont's best men, ap-
pointed second Lieutenant, by the President, in
the army, was, on Friday last, rejected by the
number of brevet second l!eutenants from West
Point, ent,tled, under military regulations, to
the precedence. We suppose Col. Benton will
not ike this very well; but, mark You. if Carson
devotion to duty, courage and hardhood, he is
one of the most rem irkable men OF the day, and
he deserves promotion. Still, where he Inter.
ferss with others rights, he ought to give way,
and he Is not the man TO complain in such cases
The news from Mexico Is all blank. We have
no news Rumors have even expired. We
stand In silent suspense: The Cabinet daily ex.
pect something, and II Is limited thai commits
sion from Queretaro would not surprise Mr.. Bu-
chanan, If II should come. Peace is necessary
for Mr.. Buchanan, IN order to take the wind out
Of the sails OF Gen Cass; but, apart from that,
Mr.. Buchanan believes that il lie not ne cessary
be required to secure a satisfactory peace
Dr. Coliyer resumed, at Odd Fellows Hall,
his tabIeaux Of the Model Artistes tonight
There full house, and number of ladies
were presents and we doubt not, that in tn eli
judgment, as IN ours, the exhibitions of the even.
ing would have been set do wn as beautiful and
unexceptionable, were il not for the attempt al
the Greek slave. The young girl personatine
this character was a model, to be sure, pretty
figure to look at One objection is, that her fine
proportions were deteri Grated in contrast with
the superhuman symmetry of the statue. Be.
sides, II Is presumed 10 be understood that q
lady may look upon piece Of marble q posteriori
without hinchlng In the presence of bald he AIDED
men, but living, breathing woman is another
thing. The philosophy OF the case may be absurd
but II is so. AT all events, we can appeal thai
these exhibitions, to us, are u sourc of rationa
enjoyment, and that we are sufficiently elevated
above the brute creation, to return from these
tableaux with such sentiments as are inspired II
the presence OF the pure and the beautIful-wtf
rather higher opinion OF the beauty of human
nature, and OF the sex, than otherwise. Besides
10 an old bachelor, they are a source Of informa
ton that Is not undesirable; and we do believe
most sincerely, that many OF the old bachelo
trIbe-ifter the revelations of the charms of thu
sex, as witnessed in these exhbitions-will BIZ
persuaded to repent the error of their WAYS anc
10 LOOK out tor u fee simple In some living m ode
10 gladden. the evening of their lives In short
we regard these tableaux as persuasive TO ma
trimony, and In this aspect of the subject we
think Dr. Collyer is doing good service TO the
country, especially when destructive war sup
eests the policy OF sustaining the Increase of iii,
bone and slnew of the land, in obedience 10 tn,
DIVINE law. The DoCToR.