Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-02-21
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Patriot.
w.su,Ncrny. Feb. I. ISL

WASHINGTON, Feb. /, 1850.
The great feature in the doings Of the Senate yes
terday was the speech Of Mr. Hunter, OF Virginia
against the resolutions Of Mr. Cass relative to the
suspension of our diplomatic intercourse with Aus
tria. He spoke with his accustomed aoiilly ana
eioquence, and made some very well timed and pal
pable hits at General Cass and General Foote, anu
also at Governor Seward, for their Buncombe efforts
to gain popularity by making an cutlery about the
cruelty Of Austria, and displaying superaoundance
oflove and sympathy for the people OF Hungary
He lid not complain Of Senators for ieelins mug
Bant at Austria or sympathy for Hungary-lt was
all right and proper that all Americans should thus
feel-but the parade which Senators were making
in the matter, showed its face that 1t was Bun
combe effort to catch the popular breeze. 1t was
the very thing which demagogue: would resort to.
Mr. Smith, OF Connecticut, made brief speech IN
opposition to the resolution. MIR Foote made two
or three speeches in reply to Mr. Hunter and Mr.
Smith. The latter he attempted to ridiicule. In
reply, MIR Smith expressed his contempt for MIR
Toote. After oil this short Executive session
was held, and then an adjournment over 10 Nom
day took place.
The House to-day elected Chaplain. On the third
ballot the Rev. Mr. Gurley, the Chaplain Of the last
House was elected. $50
The House adjourned over TO Monday.
On Tuesday next Mr. Clay expects to call up his
resolutions in the Senate, and to make an argument
on them, covering the whole complicated, vexed
question. How the Senate chamber will be throng-
ed. How many will be disappointed in not being
able to get to see and hear the great statesman.-
For intend to sgo early and stay good while.'
am informed that the New York Courier En-
qurer denies that the counse! Of Mr. p M. Wetmore,
the defaulter, offered any written proposition for
compromise of the felony, (as designated in the
Subtreasury act,) to Mr. John c. Clark, and Mr. Pres
ton Hall, the law officers of the Government. $50,
the Courier 4 Enquirer has been imposed upon
Such an offer was made in writing. have seen and
read copy OF it.
MIR Coleman. the exhibitor of the "woolly horse, y
has been arrested at the instance Of Col. Benton,
charged with obtaining money under false pretences,
and bound over in the Of $500, to appear at the
next term of the criminal Court in this city.
It is said that Mr. Coleman made q very pregnant
reply to Col. Benton, when the latter, a few days
since, called him a hunibug.
sYou are a humbug, STRIP
every well, Colonel, am not the first hunabug
thst has turned upr'
The House Of Repre- sentatves still procrastinates
in the matter Of enabling the Secretary Of the Treas
ury to employ officers under the law, to collect the
revenue. Consequently the Secretary will have to
go with the disagrceabe work Of decimating the
Custom House officers. 1t is represented here by
deputaions, letters, &C., that the recent removal Of
100 officers in the New York Collection District
mostly Locofocos has created much distress in that
quarter. But what oft? The Locofocos who con.
troll the House heed not those suferings. Or il
they do heed them their action in favor Of relief is
not at all accelerated thereby. OF course removals
in the same ratio, must soon be made in Boston
Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Orleans. if Con
gfess does not hasten action on the suhisct.
II is to be hoped that the friends of those who
Struggled the Act Of the 81 of March last fcuttins
down the appropriation for collecting The revenue
through Congress, in the ssnoise and cenfnsi"n'' o
the last hours Of expiring Cnnsress '~iil b" fra
seiaesaa - .s.~ tsrrtn~aie~~ yet TO NC made. lie
Locofocos feel the force of Locooco clar-trap laws
cande carried through Congress for the SOLE
purpose Of embarrassing an incoming Wing admin
isratinn. wish to Heaven the law in question ap
| Piled to the Departments here in Washington. a!
| well as the Custom Houses abroad. so that wher
| the fur should fly the Lncofoco members Of Con
gress could see before their faces the evidences o
| their petty, pitful work.
| Even il the temporary act of relief reported b!
| Mr. Dickinson, hy the Senate's Finance Committee
and pa ssed by me Senate. should tie adopted BY thu
| House, the sum il would furnish would not NEE
Mr. Meredith's estimate, for the service in question
| by $50. 600.
The Locofocos are sure 10 be seized with tit q
| economy whenever the Wings get into power. AM
| as an Offset, whenever the Wings do get into pow
err, they shut up the Locofoco deiaulters, in pla
| toons! PoroMAc.