The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-02
NTELLIGFNsE EY THE MAILS.
Our " ..hinxt"n correspondence.

Our " sshiuxton Corresr""oonco'
wA.airsroS, November so, 1s&s
p~~~,.Se Csueus- N,v CaaSidai>s Eieefte~esrins-
.s..snt MtmAeys-sec,.tqy Of Gs Trs.ssry's Report
< sssrs s~d Clerks from he ssreraI Ssfes-9"sedoie'
- IIsm,y Clay Wsbh, &C.. &c.
A osucus of the democratic members Of the House
SeRspreseptstivss Is be held In the Hail. SAtur
day evening to sgre upon nominations for ofhccrs-
Speaker Clerk Doorkss-er Sergeant arms and Post
master All 10 assist them IL this reliu.nsry some
q the candidates bury preparing the way posi-
be- for their pre-rm~nt; and they, at aoy time,
can be seen 1t the hotels ne busy circumstances will
permit Almost every delegation has some one or two
persons to be Supplied with psoes and we would not
be purpsissd privsts unders landings with this In
view were to enter into the election. New candidates
are ooatipu y spriDgbg up the last is Judge rhonp
son Of Pen lvst,a. Tor Speaker. II he should be
ohosen by tn dSmoc ats. Forn.y Of thu sams State,
wosld be OUT OF the question 'or lrrs aud Col Bsr
ret would ri. go.d chance. II Southern speaker
should he Of ed then Forn,y and Ma French would
be the two mpettors for Tho cltrxship Forney 10
seen the tells the Major Ia his ofos IS President
Of the Tsl-. aph lompany. AL sections are to be
cared for, to ,.cur~ greater harmony:
Dr. NEs, o. PENNEY vsDis whtg who was reported ~
lipr daDgs usy III at Harrisburg 1t s said day will
make an effort TO BIZ IN his place on Monday aud de-
noora,s are fearful that Mr. Hubbard Of Alabama will
not reach The capital IN time TO vote for Speaker, he
having mt rerubg Law pending la that state,
which cannot BIZ pos So both parties have their
heretofore the Secretary Of the Treasury has not
in bis report the nnApces until several weeks
after the 6rst Gay OF n'-stng but MIR Meredith In.
tends, II he 10 trausu,t his report tue
day the messEee 81 the rrrsid-nt Is communicated
Although yes,e day sas Thanksgiving day, the Score.
tary tad hs rl'ik nj work, copying Ills report aad
they were snpio, un'il N late hour Of the night
II may b. OF Ltsret e. state that since the orgsnt
the number 81 Speaker frrDishsd by the Sstes as
follows Isnhsylvab's t~o; Connecticut. one; Nov
JeTsey, one Maryland NE. (only during the sickness
o. the Speaker Ma saenus.trs four North Csroiua,
y.
raj tmer.l South C.roIinx, enc; New York, two
Virginia, tev~n; Tennessee thr,e; IndisEA one The
plumber a ueras Iuru,sh.d by the States, s:-vir-
Rios. three; p~DDsyivapi tvs Maryland, one; Ken
-uchy one; OHIO one; s-w Hampshire, one; Tenn-s-
Sec one. Fred "A. Muhieub-rg of Pennsy lvana, was
Che first Speaker OF the Hos- OF aud
John B,okl.y. Of Virginia The nrst Clerk
Many Of the mem h-r- have until nov visited
Washington; eops-qu-niiy. they have been looking
around them A "a, ar two ego representative from
to his hotel. he f.wrariy sss-d whether he had
been lcarniDg the ropes ?" "L@arnsg the ropes" ne
ropordsd, Whats the uSe OF that, when am myself
q Cstie.
A democratic member WAS introduced - an editor
rs Mr. Raymond the member elect from the Wh~sIing
district The gebt-pHu u the press cordially took BY
the hand his fellow ~bs h. supposed and express
ed his pleasure t.eipg but the old fashioned de-
mocrat corrected IN. by say that hrs aae
not Hay moi d he from tho wheeling dis
tict aud that his TITO nrs time that be had been
taken for = coon.
eleven O'Clock train OF HIS friends intend giving
to HIM hearty reception At the depst. He has en-
| have cspi' al joke To tell you 81 Mr. Webb, Who
bas already ditibR ush-s hms-f at the State Depart
meDt He has b-s b~r~, sinoe receiving his appoint
msbt, TO get HE papers Sc hle at tue Ssorstsrys
6face one morning. ne Suggested that 1t might be we'll
to have some miist.r eu'rsily situated Ia Europe,
with whom 81 the different courts
oould comm pos u advise upon of mpsr-
ancs-for instance la an affair nike that between Rus
sis and Turkey. spd who shouo inform himself with
reference TO the general stsis OF Europe, that he
might BE- able Ut tius. 70 give general CONTROL
ing dire elton To diplomats affairs upon that
tiD.pt The court 81 vienna. he thought. presented
superior Advantages for such purpose He therefore
proposed that the Secretary should ALLOW him to look
the ,fcisl rondvnoe If foreign minis.
tiers At tie dr-rLt courts TO enable him 70
obtain general surv.y of the state of Affairs He had
doubt he could do tht. In the spsos OF day two,
without difncuhy III. Secretary very oousingy al.
lowed him To tb~ foreign correspondence wuioh
he srsvey examined In upaoeouutably short space
Of time, considering that crdiLary men would require
Dssy months for ,uoh purpose, ana confidently re-
marked that he trusted chat the kaowedgo thus Oh.
tanned by sp.os favor would give MIN insight into
the dipiomHtic stssIs Of europe. that would enable
him TO leave its MARI up.p future relations with
European Stat-s. hou msy announce Col. Webb -
appointed to the ofi-- 81 Inspector General aud
Central Dirvetor OF all 'be Ameroza forogu missions
OF Europe" 1his - good
Green pesss. pioduo-a the city sold In the
Csptre market ON w.db~sesy, at seventy I've cents
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