The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-27
Our Warrington Correspondence.
WAsp,Noro,. February "a ls5o

Our Warrington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, February "a, 1850.
The Negro Question - Dismntom-Ths Soxtherw
Comfedracy- Curious Conversation on the A.
pests aad Prospects of things in Washington.
The National Hotel, better known as Coleman's, |
ls the headquarters, in the evening, for the qsid
nSwcs and messengers, including pretty liberal
Of the genus loafer Here all hands,
clerks of the departments, NJ. C.s, lobby members.
letter writers, travellers, Office seekers, stool
pigeons of the gambling holes, claim agents, and
gentesl losfers, (seen everywhere, but never seen
to eat OF drink, except at other peoples expense)
here they all eongregae, TO learn the events OF the
day Here and there In the crowd, you may sin
gle out some poor fellow, two-thrds lunatic, upon
whose fghty Imagination his wrongs, in being
dsnied seat in Congress, are working out the dis
solution of the Union; and there is almost inva-
risbly to be seen IN the group, two or three, at
least one, infexible, inevitable, and nvalnerabe
losfer, who seems to subsst upon the gossip of the
hotels. For hive or SIX years, he has never been
known to do a hands turn at any thing, except in
a drink sponged off some acquaintance nobody
has ever seen hun with a sixpence In his posses.
sion; yet, by some sort Of Incomprehensble leger
demaIn, he does contrive to keep up a kind of
shabby genteel appearance. II is supposed that he
never sleeps. This is a mystery He probably
eats one meal day, the morning lunch, at the
hotels; There are number OF these chaps; but
we select one, for sample.
As soon as the gas rs lit, the newsmongers, the
members, the travellers, the outsiders, and the
Letter writers may be seen gathering into clusters
discussing the affairs OF the nation. Let us select
aparty of three, an ex-senator, member of the
House, and q letter writer; AID hear what they
have to ssy:-
Letter Writer Good evening, gentlemen,
p handa w he nafn neu
OF the House, and sits down between them) Any
thing out tc-dey3
EI-senator-Dull as the first Sunday in Lent.
You letter writers ought 10 know. Come, come,
open your wallet, and show US what you have got.
Letter Writer-Well, hear that the compromise
Is to come from the North. (rakes pinch OF
snuff out of the box of the M c.
M, Cor course We, all know that, The
South have nothing 10 offer; and they will only
accept the best terms. We have fallen upon day
OF strange events.
Ex senator Well, these times do turn up the
strapgest sor, of things. Old Zack, for President,
only think of that Louis Napoleon, President of
France big black Niger Emperor of Hayti-
Henry Clay, The organ of tree soll-the Cass
platform knocked 10 the devil, End Webster fixing
uPapl n with Calhoun for the settlement of the
Niger question. Wfn
Letter WTiter-Fery well, that's the point Is not
M. C.-WeU, 1Idon't know Mr.. Webster has
great influence In the Senate He may convey the
Missouri ne thu ough that body but am afraid,
Ex. Senator Ohrows away the stump OF segar)
We'll, let 'em 60 on. We Of the South begun to
understand the idea Of disunion. Your tariffs and
your navigation laws have for sixty years been
sucking out the h,e.blood Of the South, to sup
port your Northern monopohes. Let the concern
break, and you Ill find out that the secret of
Northern enterprise ls In this system Of govern.
ment, which extracts the wealth out oil the South
TO support The monopoes and SPECTATORS of the
North, the stock job5ers. merchants, manu-
factureTs, and chip owners. Divide the Union, and
give OF the South this tariff of 'i6, against the
North, and will make $50 0O0, 900 out of it, to
be expended among ourselves. We will attract
manufacturers and ship builders and merchants TO
Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, and New Orleans
and New York in ten years will begin to go down.
With these notous m the South, and tell you
they are spreading, DO you suppose we have any
particular desire 10 stay IN the Union1
ULetier Wnter-WeJ, sir, suppose you set up a
Southern coniederacy how are you TO protect the
slaves from the sbohiionis;s
EExSenatcT-HaEg pthe abolirionists, Godd-n
en-.
Letter Writer-Yes, and get INTO a war
ExSenator-No, sir, not 4 BIT gift The first
thing will be treaty with the Northern confede-
racy, binding them 70 keep the peace, and provi-
ding for railroads aud the like, North and South,
and tariff ct inland reciprocity. of some sort,
including the free navigatoa of the Mississippi
We have got the cotton, and il the North gets I'M
ruly. we have only 10 stop their supplies. England
Will buy all our surplus cotton, for the matter o
that.
Letter writer-well, what are to be the limits
oil this Southern cCniederacy ]
Ex-St nator-1he valley Of the Mississipp aud
the coast to the head Of the Chesapeake Bay.
And tell you, gentlemen. the North would not be
out many years, before they would petition for re-
annexation on our own terms.
Letter Wnier-Whai, then, becomes of Wash.
ington city Are these thirty thousand people TO
be stopped of their supplies
M. Cob az for Washln gton, | apprehend the
capitol will have TO GO over the mountains, any
how. The West vii. soon have the power, as they
have now the desire 10 remove II.
Stranger Quitting my -Nes, gentlemen, and the
best compromise, after all To keep the Union togo
thsr, and the capitol where il is, would be 10 set
up separate republic OF Oregon, Deseret and CALI
lornia, for themselves. IL would be the making Of
them and by treaty we could secure all the COM
merciel advantages OF the Union itself
M CT think, however, we had better wait, 10
zee what IS done with M Webster's compromise,
before we undertake these large operations.
Here the report Of dog Rht in the street broke
up thu consultation but The talk will afford some
valuable hints for Northern men TO reflect upon.
We are in the midst Of a revolution, and great
changes, in many ways, must grow out OF IL In
fact Just such changes result from revolutions.