The New York herald., 1850-05-22
Our Washington Correspondence.

The CompqOn,iSo 10 PdsS--DiSneys . -dOte hNPOFt-
Burt's Funny Rep0f-Brooks TO be 6acked-1hs
Reru6lic's netc Editors-HaLPs Debut I0-morow
-Vhat Course wW he take '-EWing and has
Heads of BmoQus-1he WinneJago Contract
Fishers probable Rejection.
Thank God there is light breaking in the pot-
cal horizon. The Compromise plan of the Com
mittee of Thirteen, with some amendments, of
slight nature, will not only pass the Senate but the
House of Representatives. OF this fact | am
fully persuaded. My information is derived from
source covering the whole ground, and which
cannot well be in error.
Ii is the great measure of the day, as have be-
fore termed II, and will pass Congress, notwith-
standing all the opposition to il which the cabinet
can present and direct.
perceive that the Herald of yesterday contains
the report of Mr.. Disney and his associates on the
Galphin claim. Ii is a very able, and an unan-
swerabe document, and should have been the re-
port of the committee. Ii leaves MIR. Reverdy
Johnson and Mr.. Nilliam Nj. Meredith not one
inch of ground 10 stand upon, and the same time
places Mr.. George W. Crawiord's conduct in no
enyiable light The very marked rebuke of Presi-
dent Taylor, for countenancing such conduct near
the conclusion of the report, hope will not prove
to have been wholly merited, for il does seem 10
me that General Taylor will yet repudate the
whole business.
The report of Mr.. Burt creates great deal of
laughter and comment Its author Is a very esi-
mable and courteous gentleman, ana has a way OF
Sugaring over structures 10 give them very
conservative and inofiensve character lie and
Mr.. jackson, of Georgia, representing the Gaiphln
heirs on both sides of the savannah nVer, were eX-
pressly placed upon the Galphin Committee by Mr.
Speaker Cobb, for the very purpose of imparting
such a complexion to the report Mr.. Cobb has
not forgotten that the Georgia wings IN the House
made him Speaker.
But Mr.. Burt's report is something of the charac-
ter of Mr. Senator Alcber's famous report on the
Texas annexation question, which read as well
backwards as forwards, and upside down well
as right side up. Read Mr.. Butts concluding reso-
lutions by themselves, and you will say that the
author condemns the conduct of Messrs. Crawford,
johnson and Meredlth then read the report with
out the resolutions, and YOU will say that the con-
duct of Messrs Crawford, Johnson and Meredith is
very handsomely whitewashed, explained, and
justified
Brooks speech has much added to the general ex-
element here on the subject of the Galphin allow
ance and not liite eXaspernted the cabinet gem
try. They suspected his loyalty before Now they
will set their dogs harder than ever upon him. But
Brooks will not be alone in supporting the ground
he has taken. Some of the boldest and iirmest
Southern wings in the House ready and pre-
pared to go into the same work of attempting to
save General Taylor and the whig party, if both
can be saved but if not, TO do all that brave men
can do TO save the wing party. II need be, they
can and will carry the war into Africa.
The new editor Of the RCpI6tic, Mr.. Hall, re-
signed his office Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury on Thursday last, and will make his bow
TO the public tomorrow morning. will not anti
cipate the tone and temper ofhs salutaory address.
and his cool dgment and therefore will not be-
lieve until the evidence stares me in the face. that
he Will undertake 10 cram down the throats of the
wings of this Union, the members of the present
cabinet, and their Galphin, De la Francia Chicka-
saw, Ewiny, and similar allowances. If he can
save Gen Taylor and the whig party, for one will
be glad to see the work done but Z cannot be done
while the Galphin cabinet hangs about The neck Of
Gen. Taylor THAT is affixed fact"
1t is understood that Mr.. Hall has invited Mr.
Carey, of the baltimore ADoIoGn, 70 assist him in
sL.
animation that there would be no dihculty about the
amount of his salary. Mr. Carey is an easy snd ele-
giant paragraphist, though not a deepman orproiound
politician. lie is repre- sented to be an amiable
man, void Of political malice. | believe he halls
from the North, and that he has been a schoolmas-
ter in kentucky, in past years. His pen will help
10 grace the columns OF the Republic, and, in
make up for the loss OF that pure classical
vein of composition which characterized many of
the articles of both the editors who have recently
retired from the management of that paper.
There IL some troHble between Mr. Secretary
Living and one or two of the heads of bureaus
under him.
MIR. Buuerfeld, of the General Land Office, is a
tame, fiat complying, pettish sort of an old hen,
who will do just what Ewing bids him, IL il were
10 attempt TO hatch out rotten apples. When more
al leisure, will furnish you with some sketches of
hm-his ways, rules, orders, and what not. What
a pity that Abraham Lincoln was not appointed in
hs stead, as most Of the whig party thought he
would be.
Mr.. Ewbank, Of the Patent Office, has more en-.
trgy than Mr. Buterheld, but, nevertheless. will
be rejected 10y the Senate. Iieneverought to have
been appointed.
Mr. Orlando Brown. Of the Indian Bureau, a
noble wing and frst-rate officer, will resign ami
return TO Kentucky shortly Who bames him
A few days ago, MIR. Ewing sent his man-of-all-
work, Williamson-the same chap he sent 10 the
stone masons and the bricklayers on the Patent
Office building, last year. when such fuss was
kicked up on account Of Williamson's Off
ciousness-to the head Of one of the institutions
within the sphere Of the Department of the Inte-
rlor, with polite request that he would resign
hls Office, and Trust to the friendship and
Kind feelings of Mr., Ewing to place him IN some
other effce. The message was listened TO, and
this was the answer sent back, as learn from the
ofhcer who sent it, I" Tell MIR. Ewing, that the
appointment received was conferred upon me by
the President, and shall continue to hold il until
he sees fit 20 remove me, or the Senate to reject
me. And also tell him, that IL the administration
wishes TO disgrace me, after have been in Office
thirteen months, II has no other Office in its gift
that would accept"
II is rurnored that Mr. Ewing has entered into a
contract with relative or favorte, TO remove
some Winnebago Indians, by which sorne eight or
ten times as much is 10 be paid for the service IL
could be done for II let out 10 the lowest bidder
shall look the matt rup.
The reason why IT is understood that the Senate
will reject the nomination OF young Mr.. Fisher, as
commissioner TO settle the claims against Brazil
for spolations, is because he is a man OF no note
or pretensione, but a relative, or pTOfege, Of Mr.
Clayton, who has nothing To recommend him but
his connection with certain newspaper puflers of
the Secretary Of State. lie was formerly a school,
master in Delaware afterwards, for few months
a brefess and clientless lawyer in Baltimore; and
next a clerk in the State Department, where he
now is. The office TO which MIR Clayton has got
the President 10 nominate this Mr.. Fisher. was
sought for by able, accomplished, and veteran
wings, who had richly earned such distinction.
One Of them was Charles + Mayer, Esq, Of Mary
land.
WASHINGTON, May ~, 1850.
AZ, Prc,dcHf's Rsocyiions-Mpsic at n, Waite
HOpsc-Genoai A,pccf Of the Capital
The weekly Friday night receptions at the
White House are still continued and although
the number OF strangers in the city is great
" diminished, the last ierts was thronged, and
quite brilliant and fashionable The old General,