The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-24

EgF' Some hard hits at the United States Sem
ate, may be found in the following quotation from
Washir gton letter in the Yankee Blade;
Greeley is after all sorts of Congressional
naughtnes with particularly sharp stick. lie
gave the smlleage system" an extensive punch,
lately, and threatens to follow it up, until the
thing is reformed. 1t is pity that he couldn't
be transferred to the Senate Chamber. He'd
find some rich pcklngs there for I ribuhe "lead-
err" II is said that among other Senatorial priv
ileges, there is a sort OF larder attached TO the
Chamber, well supplied with eatabes and drink
ables for the said and comfort of the Senators,
when they hold protracted evening session.
The solids, it is understood, are charged in the
accounts as ':fuei," and the liquids under the
head OF "lamp-Oi." A rich item is told touch
ing this.
While the Compromise bill was uuder discuss
ion, last session, there were several evening SEES
sions, and good deal OF 'fuel'' and clamp oil'
was required to keep the Senatorial lamps In
trim. Among other supplies, barrel OF sugar
was furnished 10 quality the ardent AS the
Irish porter was trundling it through one OF the
folding rooms, he was accosted by waggish
clerk, with
"Hallo, Pat! what have you there-mOre
'lamp-oilH
s'Is't that we name ," said Pat, swell thin its
not the 'oil,' at all, at all but it trains in the
same company-its tho toicking, yer honorP'
AUTHENTIC YIEws OF THE PRESIDENT
Under this imposing head the New York Herald
publishes long letter from New Orleans The
writer pretends to know all about Gen. Taylor's
plans and purposes. The amount OF his commu-
nication is, that Mr. Crittenden will be Secretary
OF State or Attorney Generel, just as he pleases
that Truman Smith has been offered the starion
of Postmaster General; that no cabinet officer
will be selected from New York or Louisiana !;
that Mr.. Berrien, Reverdy Johnson and John nj.
Clayton, are much esteemed by Gen Taylor, but
Critenden's dislike to Berrien will interfere with
his (B. 81 prospects; that Mr.. King, OF Georgia,
is not much talked OF that Joseph GrinneU, OF
Massachusetts, has been recommended Tor the
Office of Secretary OF the Treasury, but it is
doubtful whether he or Mr.. Lawrence, or Mr..
Evans, will get the post. II Smith gets the Post
Office, then New England may get nothing more.
The writer then developes that Taylor hates
all the Locofocos in Folks Cabinet except Blu
channan, and is more OF Wing than is generally
supposed that he is in favor of modifying the
tariff of 1886 but is not IN favor of the re enact
ment OF the tariff OF 1912; that he Is opposed to
the annexation OF Cuba, except in case England
| is bent upon seizing it; that he thinks Slavery
cannot exist in the territories now tree, without
the sanction Of positive law, and he is In favor of
no Legislation OH the subject OF slavery in the ter
| ritories. He does not agree with Mr.. Calhoun,
| but with the New York Herald
| In addition to this, the writer says that there
| is going to be very general removal of Office
| holders.
| We have given the substance of the Herald.
Information, which looks quite as authentic as
anything that has appeared on the subject.
Boston Republican.