New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
Truman smith md Mr. Bradbury-Mr. Ewing
Rejection OF Col. Webb pairing o., &c.

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Rejection OF Col. Webb Pairing o. dc.
Cos u Ia IfS1nr NAtsfssrss, N711sy IA -
T. the course q 4 few days Il is tie desc O.
Hon TRUMAN SsITH y answer the speech % Mr
BRADBURY upon his resolution calling ap1n The
President for Inc naiabsr OF rera5yas the causes
which ed u them, & & II VIII BE- one d the
most conclusive answers that ever was -lvel 1pon
the for Of tie senate 70 Oh INQUIRY OF tbs sa1.
and the bow aimed al the Administration wL be
made 20 rscoil with double power upon .aase who
have attempted II The answer vii BE- based
upon the official statement. obtained b. 81 SNiIH
from each Of the var.oCs Departments q the GOV
efnmeLt and viii be unsnswersb.e ~ the o,Acla
SONS that Mr. Smith vii draw from such siat,sti-
ca ofHcial facts II it opens the eyes Of tie Wing
Members Of Congress Of 10th branches % the in
lstice done the Wing party By the large prepon-
aerance Of Loco I Oco Oihce.hoders stul retained.
and should lead 10 the removal Of huadreds that
otherwise might have been srnugg.et through tbs
Admnis,ra'on untouched. those thus dismissed
can thank Mc BRADbrRY, who has intr. ilcea and
.o1ted the discussion o. all investigation into.
lis subject.
Mr. EwIsG has been held up 10 the public. and
:
ieaf md J}o0dy boae, 81 orr opponents and
has been s'.qmaized with every opithet that
size aud deprayel inventive imagination could give
a,terauce to The report from his Department,
iac.udng every bureau within bis jurisdiction VIII
be both yoluminous and highly instructive Though
nothing more than statistical table flowing
ro,a tie TYLER Administration down o. the pres
ut time toe political caste ol the subordinate ia
the employ Of the Government. and 0i the total
amount Of salaries received by eacll po.itca. party
during both TYIEEs and POLKs Administrations.
IS wei os Gen TAYLOEs yet i VIII be tbe most
.Oqgent rciutatiOb 0 the abuse and ISLANDERS neapcd
up0l E.Di BY has opponents that could be made.
II will be shown that during the administrator Of
Mr POLK that the Loco fOcos Ia Office IN the : a.
r.Ous branches now embracing the Department ri
he Interior received salaries 10 the amount OF up
ward Of $4,000 while the Wings in o.ice during
the same period were receiving but sHDuOD Under
.his Administration. the salaries are nearly equal
red, there being bat slight difference II m'or OF
The Wings al but for the Patent ONCE which
'om the nature OF the employment necessity has
compelled the Administration 70 retain large
report on of Wings, the balance IN the amount OF
compensation received from the publ" Golfers
would still be largely in favor OF the Loco Foc0s
Investigation is what the Wings desire. aud what
the Loco FOcos have more to dread than anything
lse that can transpirc under this Administrator
Thus far every investigation set on foot by cur
opponents has resulted IN their catching tartar
and so It will continue until their frauds are all
brought 30 light and exposed.
have il from good authority that the rejection OF
! AMFs WATSON WEBB has been determined upon
by the senate aud that such announcement viii be
made in few days IL seems also that similar
fate awaits Mr. JoHysrOS OF Pennsy lvanis, who has
been nominated as Consul 70 Glasgow. The charge
preferred AGAINST him IN the Executive Session OF
ile Senate u.s. that Of habitual inebriat!on; and
those preterring such charge insist that they have
the testimony Substantially 10 sustain II. All the
Wig Members of the Legislature OF that State
However and many OF the Wing editors have made
n strong effort h. secure his confirmation but /
question whether such efforts will be successful
understand that Mr. LEVIN has paired off ior
FIVE WEEKS with Mr. HARNAvsOS, one of the Loco
Members Of Congress from Louisiana. Is thIs
either Justice 10 the Administration the country Or
Mr. LEyINs constituents When parties are
nicely balanced, as they are now IA the House 81
REPRESENTATIVES. and when single vote may
prove momeutous in iis consequences what right
has any Representative, protesting to be Trend
l the Administration, for the purpose OF accommo-
dating Loco Foco, whose party is doing all they
can to destroy the Government by embarrassing
and preventing the ordinary legislation OF the
countrv-tO tie up his hands as to prevent aid
iag bV hs vote 10 sustain the Government under
which we live The practice Is radically wrong
aud cannot be too severely ccnsured or commented
on by the public press
Mr BURGESS. a true Wing and most excellent
. ERIK who was ostrscised under the POLK Admin.
istraton received this morning a note rom Ar
MIREDITH, offering 10 restore him 10 his Old desk
with a salary Of 81 400 which he declined ascopi
ing His present pursuits he considers FAR pre-
erabe 10 tie uncertain tenure OF clerkship ia one
ID the Departments OF Government Alpha