The North-Carolina standard., 1848-02-02
Correspondence of the Standard.


WAsHINeToN Cry, JAN. 90, 1s4s. :
The session of the Senate was cut short on Friday last
by the of the death of the late Mr. Horn
beck of Pennsylvania, by which shall probably gain
our majority in the district in the recent gubea-
tori election being $685. The democrats are expected
RIM Jacob Eardsan the member in the last Congress
and the Wings brother of the Hon. t. Butler King,
now of Georgia.
Friday was the private bill day in the House, where the
bill pension the step-moher of the late Major Brown
was debated all day. The exposition of gross Mexican
ism the part of Mr. Boyden of North Carolina form
ed decidedly the feature of the days proceedings He
made this bll the occasion of very virnlent speech
against the administration, the war, c sounded rat-
queer to hear Southern member, of the noto
ously blue light stamp of Mr. B. talking away empty
benches after the fashion of Giddngs, though without
specious pausbity force of that great popgun of
-savery This bill for the relief of Mrs. Brown is be.
coming nuisance. 1t bids fair TO occupy the attention
of the House for many more private-biH days.
The remains of the late Col Graham, who fell Mo
limo Del Rey inferred here Saturday. They
escorted to the tomb large civic and military pro-
cesson. We had session of Congress-either House
ON that day.
1t is said that Major Bliss who here, comes
after the fate of Gen. Tayor claims the Presidency.
On Monday last had speeches from Messrs Barrow,
Featherston, and Dixon of the House, nomnaly the
reference of the veto message; and in the Senate Mr.
Baldwin of Connecticut preached to "beggary ac-
count Of empty benches upon the subject of the nation
al fnances-he regiment bill being under consdera-
ton. The days legislation afforded capital illustration
of the want of unison in whig councils. While Bald
win maintaining that could and should not obtain
inch of Mexican territory, because neither that Gov
ernment other under the sun had right to alien
square foot of its public lands Barrow in the other
House contendng vehementy, that though should
not dream of dspoilng Mexico by way OF indemnity, 1t
was the duty of this Government obtain her by
purchase such portions of her public lands might
want This discrepancy the views of these gentlemen
decidedly the feature of the days legislation Before
the order of the day taken the House. however
Mr.. Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, tcked the fancy
the wings by repetition of his annual assault
the clerks employed in this CITY, So much to the taste
of the wings his speech, that Mr. Barrow in his de-
cared that he meant to subscribe for five hundred copies
| for distribution
On Monday night, friend. in Congress decided to
recommend the assembling of the Democratic National
Convention at Baltimore, the fourth Monday in May
next-the usual time and place. This action settles the
question In order to afford time to harmonic the
trouble in New York, proposed to delay the time
until July This voted down, it being the prevailing
impression that easily spare New York.
On Tuesday the Senate suspended their rules and pass
ed through all its stages bill approprating hundred
thousand dollars for providing Army Hospital and
additional Barracks at New Orleans. This should be
matter of conratuation with all who have friends in the
service Mexico The seeds of death have been taken
in by many of brave countrymen on their to the
army that point where the troops at times delayed
for of transportation, for weeks. In the
the days proceedings in reply questions put by Mr.
Crendcn Gen. Cass Chairman of the Senate's Com
mttee on Military Affairs, stated that Gen. Scott had
been relieved from the command while the Court of In
quiry, N which he is party, may be sitting. He
brought charges against Pillow and Duncan and demand
ed Court upon them and Worth brings charges against
him. His charges against Pillow and Duncan, and
Worh's against him, are to be investigated On exam
naton, probably concluded that his arrest of Worth
without bringing charges against him will hardly hold
water" Sc the release of Worth has been ordered
Gen. Butler will be temporarily in command. The op-
position already making great hubbub against
this relief of Scott nom the command for the time being
They hope to make lots of political capital for federalism
of it. In thus essayng to it. they forget that the
order is but in accordance with the request of Scott him.
self for the Court before which he could not ocate
prosecng witness without devotng to it all his time
while in session. 1t hoped by to make capital fol
Taylor out of it, and by others for Clay. That is, to
general sympathy to operate for the benefit of
the other aspant for the Presidency In the end these
parties will find they merely their plans; fol
their efforts will be likely to concentrate Gen. Scott
the favor of the large body of wings in Congress who
desire to take advantage of the military fever
the approaching canvass, while they will not touch Gen
Taylor with twentyfoot pole lest they may Tylerze
themselves.
In the House, Tuesday, had speeches the
Veto Message, from Bedinger of Virginia, Roman Of
Marylan and Greene of Missouri Bedinger, who is
full of scathing when he gets in the vein, fell
afoul of poor Tompkins of Mississippi, and picked his
speech to pieces The effort of Tompkins, as wrote
you last week. was redolent with demagogueism, which
Bedinger delights above all things to expose. Tompkins
under the nicon evident trbuation, to the
amusement of the House. This his first practical
lesson teaching that risk in spouting
baderash in the hall of the House of Representatives
than before Southwestern court yard crowd, after all
hands three parts slowed
On Wednesday, Henley of Indiana-coon- skinnng
Heney-paid his respects Mr.. Tompkins speech, and
his hour managed to peel off all of the skin-potcal
-Bedinger had, in mercy, left Henley spoke (on the
Veto Message) after Palfrey had concluded. Palfey,
though federal abotonst of the Giddings creed s
very polished scholar and gave out his aspersons the
South in choice language daihty read from the smoothly
written philosophical essay spread before him. His speech
criticism upon that of Clingman, in which he show
ed the folly of the atter attempt to stop half way after
having virtually surrendered all for which aboltonism
contends.
Henley, after quoting accounts of the stump arguments
of Mr. Tompkins (s appeals his constituents send
him here because his talents better suited the pro-
lection of his constituents against the assaults of abo
tionsm than those of his opponent Col. Roberts,
the late membe compared them with the evident delight
with which the speech of Pafrey (u of gall and bitter
towards the save-holdng Stacs) received by
the Southern members and ALL because, forsooth, it
embraced assault the democratic administration.
After following up the efuson of Tompkns point for
point he paid his respects the speech of Barrow and
concluded with graphic sketch of the federal party
composed organized Its front division under Gen.
Duff Green composed of of Gen. G's way of think
ing; the next under Col. James Watson Webb-the
division of whggery; then that of Gen. James Gordon
Bennctt with the composed of the federal party
proper, under Generals Webster and Winthrop-the
Just unrighteous and damnabe men-We GIBBS band play
ing Hail Columbia while that of Winthrop dscoursed
Hark from the Tombs, &c.
The opposition tonight to determine in caucus
when and where their National Convention shall be held.
The peculiar advocates of the election of Gen. Taylor
understood TO be opposed to holding any conventon but
the presence of Mr. Clay and the determined attitude of
conscience with the National Integencer and Tribune
at its head has Think settled the question that the Tay