New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-25
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
Looo-Fooo casdtfak for TIE Pssden- ne last lrvnore)
Letter Jren Gen. faylor-R,perf on Doets-Ag BLU.
Sorreznartence Of The Tribune.


wAsHIseTos, Jan. -, ~.
The most sensible letter that has emanated from
either of the LocoFoco aspirsnts 10 the Presiden-
cy, appears in last evenings Union, from Judge
WOODBURY. II is most suitable for variety Of
reasons particularly, because Il ieaues The most IN
said. Oh. that my enemy would write book
every shrewd politician may wish Of rival. Pot
beggar on horseback, says the proverb, and ne
will ride to the devil Give a green politician pa
per, pen and ink in abundance and his destination
will not be much different
The Judge has so far been cautious and held
back Let him still iorswear that dangerous veap-
on, the goose.quill, which has proved so iatai to
candidates for popular favor hitherto as to induce
the suspicion that the spirit Of the animal which
furnishes the pen, by some process OF 1etempsy'
Ghosts. passes into the brain Of the persons VINO
use il. Assuredly. their sentiments are mostly
mere cockle.
The Judge. In his letter to the Tsmm1ny CONT
tee, Of course approves this war He could 90 no
less and preserve bis consistency for he advo-
Gated the annexation Of Texas, which provokedit
His insisting that this war is equally jus. as the
last war with England, is r0ther strong bat. con
sldering the persons 70 whom TIC ie9'ci ~ NJ
dressed may be Pardoned
But the Judge seeks not 70 make the letter
rider for the expression Of bis views on the Wilmot
Proviso That stumbling block to Loco-Fcco ssPi'
rants and ioolishness to LocoFoco politicians be
avoids altogether. BUCHANAN, Cas- and DALLAS
have sufficiently beaten the bush-it may be Judge
WOODBURY. good fortune to bag the game
Id 10 he prnrniaa candidate OF
the party yet 1t is true that the VAS BUREs por-
ton of the party who never forgive or forget, dis
ike him-but then perhaps no more than they do
BUcHAsAs or CAss both OF whom have sinned
heretofore. BUCHANAN, after having made an os-
tentatious withdrawal of bis own pretensions to
the Presidency IN favor OF Mr.. VAS BURES, wheeled
his whole force at the Baltimore Convention 70 tue
right about for JAMES n. POLK-secunng thereby
the State Department "a esse, and as he hoped the
Presidency ia posse. Call you this backing OF your
friends "A plague on such backing, still say
the Van BuRES men. CAss opposed the restoration
of the aEciea regime, dun0g the whole canvass tor
the nomination. as openly as he ever dared oppose
anythng-snd thereby committed the unpardona-
be sin toward Van Burensm. II his name shall
ever be submitted for LocO-foco suffrage IN New
York " Remember MARTIN VAS BURYS' viii be
the rallying cry against him OF a majority OF the
voters of the party. And we have seen how much
virtue there is in q cry like that.
Out of New-York the VAS buren, interest II is
true is less potent but il has strength even
in Pennsy wanna, and no little in Ohio. lit cannot
serve to nominate one OF its own partsens, 1t may
be sufficiently determined and strong to prevent
the nomination Of any one decidedly obnoxious.
Woodbury. probably would not receive It's direct
suffrage, but might its incidental assistance. His
retirement from the political arena aud armed neu-
trality since 1914, have contributed somewhat to
the mitigation of the VAS buren, prejudice against
him-which. after all was rather prejudice shan
a hatred. They rather suspected his fidelity than
suffered from bis hostility.
Southern Loco Focoism in all probability would
prefer Woodbury. to BUCHANAN or Cas- neither
of whom was ever popular with them. The doubt
full position always of the first in regard 10 the
Tsritf and for a long time upon this Wilmot Pro
viso, has made the Southern Loco Focos shy at
his name-while the doubtful position Of the
other upon every subject, till determined by the
popular current, has kept them reserved or hostile
toward his cause while WOODBURY. has evercot-
toned to them upon all questions they deem vital.
But if WOODBURY. should not succeed in obtain
ing the nomination of the Loco Focp Convention
perhaps it will be advisable for the Wings to take
him up. | suspect he as much belongs % them as
Gen TAYLOR; certainly, II that distinguished hero
has written letter here as it is said he has pro
Tossing his attachment to the Tariff OF 1916 and the
Independent Treasury" What. # such De the
case has TAYLOR Of Wing principles that WOOD
BURY wants
Gen. TAYLOR may not condescend Tor bis friends
allow HIM to accept the nomination OF Wing
National Convention and IL will be consistent Tor
the Wings, in case Of his refusal. 70 select some
man nearest him in principle. Why not WooD-
BURYl
The report in town is that Gen TAYLOR, in
answer TO some interrogatories proposed 70 mby
JEFFERSON DAVIS, has avOwed his preference Tor
The Tariff of 1876 and the Independent Treasury.
] send copy of the Report Of the Naval Com
mittee on the subject of an act Of the last session
directing the Secretary of the Navy to contract for
the building of dock at each of the naval stations
of Pensacola Philadelphia and Portsmouth. IL was
drawn up by Mr.. LEVIN, and is a document Of con
siderable ability. II urges upon Congress the ne
cessity OF action in the premises and assigns good
and sufficient reasons for immediate action.
Mai. BLISS, who has been in the City for some
days, left, understand for the East today. He
is gentleman Of unassuming manners, and Of
great professional ability. He gained golden opin
ions while here Yesterday he dined with Mr.
WEBSTER, in company with Gen KEARSEY and
other distinguished gentlemen.
Mr.. CLARKE Of r. l. has the ear of the Senate to-
morrow, on the Ten Regiments bill He will de-
of the Treasury and expose the utter absurdity Of
his predictions. Greater mistakes in favor Of the
Treasury than even that OF 81 900 900 must be dis
covered to sustain its failing credit. In less than
three months, upon all reasonable hypothesis, the
credit Of the Government will De entirely gone.
An inquiry will be made in the House to morrow
for the purpose of elicitng from the Secretary Of
War correct information respecting the movements
Of the War Office ags inst Gen. ScoTT There is
an extraordinary perplexity hanging around the
subject. AS yet the people are quiet. but it can
not be long before they will demand. trumpet
tongued why Gen. SoorT in the very flush Of his
victories should be subjected to trial by a Court
composed Of volunteers epa officers of the army,
all his subordinates. The Court Martial ordered lf
Court Martial has been orderedl is an insult no
less to the nation than to ScoTT IL is an insult 10
their common sense 10 suppose that they will be
passive and Indifferent to the cOntemp ated degra
daton of a soldier who never fought but to con
quer; Of a General who has conquered alike the
enemy in the field and the Cabinet
From santa Fe.
The news of the arrival Of Mr.. Aubrey at Inde-
pendence No. has already reached by Telegraph. or
the proceedings Of the Mexican legislature the santa Re