The North-Carolina standard., 1849-03-21
GEN. TAYLOR AND COZ. BLISS.

The Washington Correspondent of the New York
Herald tells the following capital story inrelation to
the peculiar manner in which Gen. Taylorwas pleas
ed to send in his nominations to the Senate on the
9Th instant; aI >as sf es.s
eTo show that General Taylor, however, is man
of business no sooner had the Senate met on Tues
day, the 9Th March, than he sent up Colonel Bliss
with the catalogue of the cabinet The Senate, after
they had been an hour more in session. appointed
Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Atchison to wait on the Presi-
dent to inform him that the Senate ready hear
from him. The committee of two went up to the
White House, where the following scene occurred
Mr.. ATcHIsoN. Mr. President, the Senate have
appointed Mr.. Miller and myself committee wait
upon you, to inform you that the Senate are in
session, and are ready to receive any communication
which you may have to make. -, ,..i-s e. ~,
Now it may be that the old General supposed that
the Senate had got tired of waiting for the expected
jog the memory of his Excellency; hence, we sup
pose, his reply to the formal announcement of the
committee. .l.a..s. s5E-..s... iu p. .,s4..
OLD ZAcK. Good gracious You don't tell me-
Waiting all this time. Why, gentlemen, sent up
Colonel Bliss two hours ago to the Senate. =
The committee were stumped. MI. Atchison
In favor OF reporting the fact but they finally agreed
to go back and make report at ALL the promptitude
OF Old Zack doing away with the necessity. Mean
time Colonel Bliss had gone up to the Senate, and
awaiting pause ia the proceedings, had put in his
message In advance of the return of the committee
This little incident shows that Old lack, though al
when business is to be done.
We put in word here for the benefit of Colonel
Bliss. When he comes up with message to the
Senate, he is half way up to the chair by the time
that his presence is announced. Now, while celeri-
ty is good rule in military movements to redeem a
weak position etiquette is rule of the Senate. The
private secretary comes into the chamber stands
without the bar. The sergeant-atarms steps before
him, and he catches the eye of the chair,
that officer stops the proceedings. Then the ser
geant-at-arms announces, in distinct voice, s.
message from the President of the United States.
The private secretary, with the message in his hand,
steps within the aisle. makes bow, and standing
still, announces: " Mr.. President have been in
sruced by the President of the United States to de-
| liver to the Senate message in writing.' Then
the private secretary deliberately walks forwad and
delivering his parcel into the hands of the secretary
of the Senate, disappears by another way.
The probability is, that Colonel Bliss never saw
this thing done till called to do it himself; and
it natural that he should insnctivelY follow the
prompttude of the camp, rather than the deliberate
ceremonies of quiet Legislation. Knowing him to
be man of good sense, we believe he will appreci-
ate this hint, for matters of but little apparent i'm
portance the most sensible men, where ignorant OF
them, ever the most ready to be informed. .'o
Another account of this funny proceeding, has
Atchison delivering set speech to the Old General
in the midst of large and brilliant crowd, and the
President replying in this wise there is Bliss
1 sent those nominations by him two hours ago!'
MI. Achison, it is said, sblushed, bit his lips to
prevent smile, and making another profound bow,
| retired from the presence = 80. -