New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-22
Rumor. and Bumors Mt wnshington-No. L.
Correspondents Of The Tribune.

wAsmseTos. Jan. 10, lsis.
PERsrNnos's respects 20 your readers. We have
had slight toucn Of frost and the fruit must be
now tt for use. sen, you some specimens before
| shall forward you few Of the new crop.
We had qcite an exhibition in the Senate OF the
United States, today. i; was speech from Mr.
Senator FooTE Of Mississippi he poised his spear
and challenged the whole army Of the opposition to
measure weapons with him. He ran against JOHN
NJ. CLAYTos. and tried to get into controversy
with him, but failing in that he tilted up against
Mr. BADGER Of ~ c. lie very complecenty re-
ceived the shock In despair Of getting up a row,
Mr.. F. ran against the heavy armor Of DAsIEL
WEBSTER, who took no more notice OF him than If
Fly had lighted on his shield Thus the Senator
earo,ted round the whole circle Of greatness,
almost begging to be abused. He reminded
me Of the poor fellow at DonnybrooA fair
who tried in all ways to get up decent
fight, and, falling in every effort, last resort
took OF bis coat and drew it across the path
Of every man he met, with the urgent suppl
cation, Z" Won't some Of you be kind enough to
tread on the tail Of that coat" He quoted Demos
themes, Virgil. Moses, Homer. Paul, Byron, Gold
and the Texans mingling all up in such mass
Of confusion that you ooald hardly tell one from
Z other One OF the reporters says that In quoting
the sublime address Of Byron 70 the light Of a
dark eye in woman" be read it the light Of an
eye in a dark woman !" bat this must be clearly a
mistake. Another reporter made out a sketch oil
bis remarks in pictures. and with which he intends
% illustrate the principal hits Ia bis speech
Another STILL said that the Administration, in get
ting him TO defend them. had clearly pat their
fOote In II )!
The speech Of PAT ToxPKIss, in the House, to.
day, was Mississippi all over MIR. Hco,fV7 OF
AlsbsIna insisted upon interrupting him, and Pat
insisted on not being interrupted. He applied the
word dog ear" so often to the conduct OF Mr.. II.
who came into the House, the day on which the
Presidents Santa Anna message was received,
cedents that 1t will gohard but that dog will
stick 10 him while be has seat Ia Congress, If not
longer.
You recollect the story Of the scrape Samson
got into, among the Phistines by listening to De
LILAH-and how by the loss Of his long locks
Samson found himself minus bis strength. Sam
son prlded himself in bis hair did Mr. V. 2.
DALLAS. Delilsh robbed Samson. an unmercol
barber has done the same for Sir. D. He went TO
have his hair trimmed slightly bat the barber mis-
taking violating the order, cut 1t nearly all off,
and left him with closely shorn head. fear it IS
onino1s of disaster. He has been deceived in the
polling and may fail Of 40 election. Poor Mr. DIAL
LAS is quite grieved about il. And In truth 1t so
changes his looks that every person must notice 1t.
Ti1e will make amends for it.
IL is said that Mr.. Polk wants the Ten Regi-
ments and Loan bills passed. TO give him patronage
enough TO get renominsted for the Presidency by
tho Loco Foco Convention. 1t is suggested that If
the Wings find this out, they will be strongly tempt
ed to 60 for these measures. PERsIMmoS