New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-29
THINGS n WASHINGTON.
Tn. Bsrnburners and the Administrator NJ ~
ysstment OF FOREIGN Cspisni-Deoaie 10 '"'
Ueu.e-Col. Haskeii's Lecture


Corrs,psndsnss q The Tribune
WASHINGTON, Thsr,dsy' April y
Mr.. Polk Msssrs. Secretaries MARCY ana " AIN
"a all agree that the BarnbDrnsrs snorid % s'nl'
"a into the Baltimore Couvestion 70 the exclusion
oi,be Old Hunkers The Secretary Of War EnoSs
,be after veil and thinks they vii care bot llt'e
b, .do,issioB into the Convention provided always
80. entrance int the Treasury remains open 70
them. The denomination Of POLK on bis engage
mani 1, translate the Secretary Of War 10 some
o.,,sfgl foreign mission in case OF bis reelection
will be brought about from present appearances
by the Barnburner'.
PoLxi. les. objectionable 70 them than CAS-
BrcgasAy Or WooDB-RY. because he vas less
active. personally, inthe overthrow Of VAS bVRtS-
Reside ip the reelection Of Polk they can indulge
,,,ir yipeicti,e feelings toward the extreme party
ortbe South. they caunot forget end vii never
S,-,ive tte armed resistance Of CALHoUN to NJ
Rrgyxs denomination. They hate the " ron
sst nuIHfsr" more than they tear POLK
Tho admission fthe B arnburners into convention
-, 10 considered as certain IS sny future event
seoend,nt upon that most cbAngeiol OF al mugs
80 b,,osn mind "The Delegates selected by mo
T-tics Convention ere the only rehtiul represents
tives o.. the Democracy Of this state tsys "oHN
W. BuRgS IteV trH he rcceirfa ~ b0Ht"ofe.
~. t,,.,t,e, th,ogqtou, the Union viii neither
desire nor dare % reject them. h.s Gee l,'l'D
thus made and proclaimed bears in p9int o. nme
somewhat pecuisr coincidence WIN tne Pres'''
svowed policy OF the AdmiatUati'1 "netue'
tended NJ n mennce or 50 the susgestiSh oi O'ul'
,,,oo,ise IL bss A remarkable pertineDcy.
T,ero arc those ssho think that Mr.. VS. BUKEN.
Tho yourpe- has no intention a accepting tne
rrogsys Of the Administration whether from con-
tsmot of its character or doubt oi us shceriy '
from what other reason, u matters not Al" '''.
are ,ayscious men who think CO. men VINO re-t
,ner calculations not only upon general kno~ieoge
of human nature. but up0n consideration OF M''
VAS BuREN's present peculiar position lhey o."
not behave he y % pursue . course Incompetence
with ms hntecsdonts Tor any prosPecto' nmrn'Ht.
he will mortgage ioture oi s'es'
pSNul.e Tor a temporary qualification giving post
0bifs az large amount flr present accoihtl' '''''
Of Indifferent character
Itissaid by persons here well converssnt With
monetary affairs. bcth foreign and domestic nat
capitol from Europe will seek investment IN our
,ndstbrouahout the Summer. Il a. We may hope
that the tide Of specie which has been running 50
long and no iearfuly toward foreign shores VIZ
rehow to ours. Msny Of our best houses have be
come stranded through the rePid exhaustion o. the
money market and others OF no less former hrin
ness seem sgitsted by gloomy spprebenslons
The Secretary Of the Treasury, 10 Is sad, anti
ficipstes the absorption Of the whole mas loan by
rereiso capitalists Such occurrence would eld
10 relieve. temporarily. the strtngency ~ the
money market. il has been the singular ieHcty Oh
Mr. PoLK's administration 20 have derived Advan-
tsge from the misiortunes and perploxiiea OF other
Governments
In the House OF Representatives Mr.. CLiSGMAN
ON. c. made an eloquent defence Of 5coTr against
the attacks open sud iasiduous, OF tho Admins
tra,ion aud is ebettors He passed glo~iog
eulogy upon his patriotic services-seryices which
esiaea new ussre by time. There was not see
lion Of the country he ssd nor village, nor ham
let, where SCoTT wss not held In great and de
served admiration. He showed that the attacks OF
the Loco. Feco party upon him proceeded from
their apprehensions that be would be the Wing
candidate or the Presdency-knowlng foil well
fh,t n he were nominated he would be chosen by
= grateful and admiring people. Hence Their en-
beavers 20 Illustrate public opinion, and n scatter
broadcast throughout the land seeds Of doubt and
discomfort tow6-d him. His speech gave great
satisfaction TO the Wings, great discontinue 10 the
Loco Foc0s
MIR. HousroS Of Alabama. alterward undertook
70 defend the c0urse Of the Secretary of W mr. -
ward Gen SCOTT. twas Loves Labor Lost
Mr.. SrEPHENs Of Ga obtained the floor alter
ward and made ricari0us speech 10 the House
In other words sn interlocutory debate sprsng up
]
/ Messrs billiard and HoUsToN Of Ala. MI
/ CuNGHAS and Mr. NCLASE participated
/ The orisin Of tho debate seemed mostly thls
I the Secretary Of War, in answer 70 call from the
House on the l7th for the correspondence between
ScorT and the Department, having appended 70
: the mutilated copies sent in a subsequently writ
/ ten letter Of bis own embracing forty nine pages
i became 2 matter Of debate between the inter.o
cutors whether a letter written after the call had
ANYTHING % do with the matter called ior-or as
Mr. HoLwEs Of S. c. pertinenty expressed the
question az issue whether on cailirom the House
OF certain existing correspondence. letter written
70 meet the purpose of the call 0ftfrT0rd, SHOULD
be copsid4red a part Of the matter called Tor
II was charged by the Wings and not contradict
ed bv the LocOs. that Mr.. Secretary Marcy had
suppressed a certain portion 81 The correspond
I ence-snd OF = character, as the W higs contended
very material 70 the making up OF the issue upon
/ which Gen SCOTT and the Administration should
/ 70 before the country.
Iusfead Of giving the House what 10 did call for
I Mr. Secretary marcy Inflicted upon II what "
nsithsrcslied for nor wauted-sn eI P1r's Jesuit
cal sefaiulstory homiy OF iorty-uine PAGES of nC
/ necessary bearing Whatever upon the lhi1fmatloi
sought ior By the House.
Herein. SIR Secretary MARCY renders himssi
liable % an accusation OF double misdemean0r
iussinuch as he seems guilty both OF the shpDTssh
rert and sugResfi0 fa'si. The thing he Should have
done ne has etr uudone and he has done tina
/ which no should not have u1ne-and tkere IS 10
/ health In iim.
How indulgence doth breed a habit in man
Things extraordinary become by repetition ordins
ry-matters Of course
While Mr. Secretary MARCY wss Governor @
the State of New-York he charged the mending o
bis dilapdated garment upon tho Treasury OF io'
State-G thing Bnbesrd OF before and assuredly an
REGARDED since. And now. as Secretary Of w At
he charges agsinst the Treasury Of the Unite
States the mending Of bis gross logic false gram
mar and reiated argument m iorty-nine pages
He expects to be paid not only for the wear ane
tear of his inexpressble integuments, but Tor tn'
wear and tear Of mind.
Mr.. HILLIARD concluded the debate with co
gent earnest and denonstrAtive defence OF Gen
SCoTT against the assaults OF the Secretary o
War and Of the partsans Of the Admnlstrstio'
generally He denounced the measureless iDgrst
itude with which one Of the grestest Generals o
modern times had been met--tne man who neye
retreated before foe and neverlefrths battle hei'
till victory had declared IN bis favor.
ale was listened 70 with much SttentiOn-an'
there could not have been AZ honest heart within
the reach Of MS voice bat beat in unison with ht
feelings
Tomorrow il il sad reconsideration OF th'
vote will be taken, tyr re purpose OF expungln.
the surrepttiously inherited letter Of the Hlnke
Secretary IL viii hardly be succesiful-and a
the fraud Of the transaction Is 90 apparent perhap
th. letrer hsd h.trsr % Z the world.