The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-20
WASHINGTON, July 16, 1S4S.

WASHINGTON, July It, 1s4s.
Senate Reports General Piow and the other Generals
Confrmed-Politicat Melange.
We believe the Senate are tired of their exclusive
reports DR.. Houston has done the work faithfully;
but from the length of the debates, aud the delay in
Senatorial revsons of the proofs, their proceedings
become stale before the official journal is laid upon
their tables The House. the other hand, by leav-
ing the debates entirely open to the public press I'M
trammeled by an official report, Ehave their doings
laid before them in detail on the following morning
To secure this advantage the Senate either adop
the plan OF the House, or augment the corps and pay
OF Dr. Houston very considerably The resolution Of
Mr. Niles proposing an inquiry by the Committee on
Contingencies into this subject, was passed this
morning, and we apprehend they will be as like
ly TO report recomme ndation discontinung
their official reports anything else In the event of
such decision the services of Dr. Houston need
be lost lie can still command his own terms, with
the advantage Of saving discretion in the length of
his reports The plan Of reporting all the words that
are spoken upon every subject is great waste of time
paper and printing, for practical end The leading
speeches in full, and faithful condea sation of the
arguments Of debate, the only sensible recula
tons of daily report. To do this something must
be left to the reporters discretion and as first req III
site he must possess that judgment in the exercise of
this discretioD which will enable him if necessary to
contract into column every idea of any value in dis
cussion of several hours duration
DR.. Houston has that ample experience and that re.
qulsite Judgment TO work upon this plan. While
therefore, we most decidedly would coincide in de-
cison of the Senate leaving their debates free to the
| publc press, and entirely free, the more at
liberty to express this opinion because the plan would
not in the least degree be derime the business
OF the official reporter
After Executive session of five or six hours H.
day General Pillow was confirmed a maj neral
that being the difficulty upon which the friends of
debated it. General Quitman, General Cushing and
General Pierce we're confirmed without difficulty.
Kentucky. His position is by no means as plea
SAINT as his late public dinner in Washington
MIR Clay may have absolved him for his desertion,
but the friends of Mr. Clay appear to be bent upon
pinnipg their gubernatorisl candidate to the wall 1t
is manifest that the Taylor movement here in Wash
ington last winter derived its efficiency from the ac
tive cooperation of Mr.. Crittenden. Mr.. Clay knew
this before he came to Washington, last February
that e nos sna hTe
during the sojourn of Mr.. Clay. was Mr. Critic nden
1t is notorious that after attempt
with Mr.. Clay, he rather avoided his old friend
than sought his accustomed association with him
In years past and down to the rupture of last
brother Of Mr.. Clay, sharing with him in all the
glory OF his triumphs, and all the sympathy of q
brother in his defeats so blended with him that it
was believed separation would be fatal to both
would be the severing of their abdominal lgamen Mt to
the Siamese twins; MIR. Clay knew that he had thou
sands Of friends who would die secure his election
If that would do it but Of all these thousands he
looked upon Mr. Crittenden the last that would de-
sert him in any contingency and whatever might be
the temptations of prospective advancement The
temptation came. The perspective advancement was
indicated for it has been indicated by Mr. Mangum
on the oor OF the Senate in proof Of subsisting ar
rangement. And MIR Crittenden, the last remaining
knight Grant Of the old time chvalry-the personif
catlon rahkness ndenty, and generosity leaves his
old friend in his last hope-abandons him in his
only real extremty-turns bis face from the setting
sun and lifts up his eyes in wondering sanctity OF
worship OF the new planet which has risen in the
South Ambition is stronger than the ties of forty
yearsstronger than the associations of triumphs and
disasters shared at the side and in the cause of the
champion Of the party in campaign after campaign
in the field, and in the Senate. The glory of that
| fidelity which sinks or swims with elder brother
the majesty of that generosity which listens to no
temptations Of deserton-which for no reward
than that Of consistent devotion-whch serves to be
elevated the PROSTATE body of nd failed Mr.
Crittenden in the trying hour and the chivalric
Maltese knights has diminished from his lofty
| to the small proportions Of puny politician
Betterfor Mr. Critenden better for the of the
sterling old soldier for whom he has thrown himself
into the arena better for the sake OF appearances
and better for the sake Of truth in its broad and
prehensve reachngs that he had waited the action
the tide, silent observer, rather than have aided
| in its diversion to the engufng of Henry Clay
Mr. Critenden, in a recent letter, defending himself
against what was no doubt unjust imputation,
speaks Of the hireng letter writern and ca al
most imagine him turning his aristocratic in
contempt of a vocation in which implicated.
though full Of good dispositions to all it is not the
forbearance Of Senator Allen that shall emulate,
when the respectabity of calling is made the SUBJ
| ject Of a sneer by man who ought to be above 1t
The good things which we have SO frequently spoken
OF Mr. CrttendcD, exonerate from any malice pre-
pense in this matter but consider his malicious
nlng at the hrelng letter writer whoever he may be,
as ustying all that have said for the benefit of the
wing candidate for Governor of Kentucky. We shall
have no special regret in his success aud particular
JOY in his defeat.
There was meeting Of the Rough and Ready Club
at the Olympic Theatre night Their object was to
and compliment him for his shining services in this
war in set speech but this laudabe resolution was
overrued on ascertaining that the General hief
mao ..I. .he Guy: THE DOCTOR.