The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-29
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
Our Washington Correspondence.

| our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, April q, 1919.
1'ock Monday-1he Virginia Election Hr. Bo,ts
ana Nh Pendleton, an ultra Clay Whig and q
southern 1dylor IViimot Proviso Whrg-Cs~i-
| Ons Result.
| Black Monday! What does it meant We might
appeal to the experience Of thousands for the def
milton OF Blue Monday, for that is a regular day in
the calendar, not unfrequently celebrated every day
in the week, till the devotee of Sir John Barley.
is reped into the almshouse or the pententiarv.
France furnishes us with Red Sunday or two. But
what is the meaning of Black Monday! Has there
been terrible slaughter of the whtesby the blacks
of st. Domingo on the second day of the weekl
Or does it apply to an eclipse or pestilence, to
general Jublleee among the negroes!
Nothing of the sort. Mr.. Ewing, commonly
called Tom Ewing, the Secretary of the Home
Department, has gone to Ohio, and IS expected
back tomorrow evening. On Monday next he
beng present 1t is expected, hoped, and feared that
the guiloune, which has been put moderately Ia
service Tor week, will be in motion on a scale
corresponding III the number OF executions per
diem W it'll the hlackest days of the reign of terror.
Mr.. Ewing, really better hearted man than is ge-
morally supposed, is known among the democracy
Ms the butcher. On Monday next, on his return to
the cabinet consultations, 1t Is suspected that the
butchering will commence And hence, IN
advance OF the day, 1t has been designated "Black
M nday"
Probably John Young and Sken Smith may be
appointed on that day, and some others; but, at
the most, we do not suppose that over fifty a
hundred democrats will be decaplated and as
the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the
church, we dc not see why there should be any
alarm concerning this aforesaid anticipated black
Monday.
Sufficient for the day are the executions thereof;
why, then, take any thought OF the morrow
Meantime, if the reports from Rlchmonu are
correct, This has been good Friday to John M;
Bolts He was the ultra Clay wing candidate, and
had two opponents to meet in tho field to wit
Mr. Charles Carter Lee, the nominee of the Orgi-
nal Taylor wings, and Mr. Seldom, The semooratic
candidate; and yet, it would appear that ne has
beaten them both 1t seems that Mr.. Lee has a
very insignificant vote-that the Taylor men, con-
sidering half loaf as better than nothing, pretty
generally centred upon Mr. Bolts, Notwithstanding
the rabd oaths of the Richmond lHnig, and the
dictatoria denunc iations Of James Watson Webb.
who took it upon himself to declare that the wings
of New York would prefer the locofoco to the
election OF Bolts.
But Bolts is popular man. He is the right sort
of man to be popular. He Is not proud; he is
as courageous as game cock, and generous as the
sun. He has good deal OF that ofi-hand character
about him which distinguishes John Van Buren,.
He is not the to turn up his nose when invited
at country grocery to take something" with
the boys who have been mendng the high road.
No. sir; bur he is ''thar." lie is of em, he is,
and always has good Joke with which to enllven
the company, and a five dollar bill with which to
cover the expenses.
lie not the man 10 DacK out. lnUlScTeet as was
his inveterate opposition to General Taylor to tho
last hour. 1t had the merit OF courage and cOnsis-
tency, and those thihgs always tell among the soye-
regns And if elected, he is just the man to give
Gen Taylo consistent support; Tor In the victory
which he will have achieved he will have the dis
position to be magnanimous and conclliatory.
We like the man. He is the man to be trusted;
for nothing under the sun swerves him from his
principles or his friends. He is the right sort Of
an exception to the general rule OF trimming the
sails to the wind.
But we NAV be t.o fast. Mr.. Bolts may possibly
be defeated and in that case another commentary
will be required. Nous veronS.
Mr. John S. Pendeton, of the Loudoun district,
the strongest wing district in Virginia, is said to be
defeated by 700 majority for his opponent, Mr.. Nor
tom the independent wing candl date-there being
no lecofoco running This district was notoriously
for Mr.. Clay, but it came ont IN the pinch with
good majority for General Taylor.
Mr.. PcndletCn as Il member OF the House, was
ef the first III the movement TO prevent the no
mination of Mr.. Clay. and in this movement he
gained the supreme contempt OF Mr.. Botts, and
exchanged his own for the compliment. He voted
for Mr.. Johnson, democrat, as Postmaster OF the
House of Representatives, thus defeating Mr.. Nc.
Cormick, the wing nominee, and that Identical
vote laid Mr. Pcndleton out with the wings OF his
district: for they could not brook the idea that
their representative should give the only defective
vote in party contes, IN the House. Apart from
this Mr.. Pendleton Is rather an austere man, cold
and unprepossessing in his intercourse with the
people, and so, what with the rccollections OF the
Clay wings, and the effect of his vote for Johnson.
and his want of personal popularity, and the juno
ton of the democrats upon his opponent, Mr.. PEN
deton is left at home; and here Mr.. Bolts achieves
victory, even if defeated in his own district
Mr. Pendleton has been talked of as minister to
| Chill. Now there chance to remember HIM
for his important agency in defeating the nomna.
| ton of Henry Clay. lie is of talents and
ability and fully equal to the duties of the mission
proposed.
Yesterday, the cabinet were in consultation upon
the subject of reciprocity in the coastng trade with
Great Britain But it would appear thai. Mr.:
abouchere's bill does not meet their approval, and
that Mr. Bancroft is to be instructed to that effect
| To-day the White House was open from IL to .
TO the public, as usual on Tuesdays and Fridays.