The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-09
MTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.


WAsHiscroS, Jan q, 1850.
Speech Of Gen Fooe The Standardization Congyess
Rentnehment to Be Enforced The siaeery- Question
The Senate aud The Prescriptions Of tbs Cabinet &C., o.
The corrected speech Of Gen Eoots sgains, Seward,
appears In the Union OF this morning. 1t Is not the
speech delivered In the Senate 1t is emasculated
The pith, the piquaRcy the point, the racness the
spice the ginger the pepper and salt the whole SAVIOR
ing Of the dish is taken away Az printed the speech
Is heavy and comparatively duh and insipid As de-
lversd 1t sharp, off hand, keen aud effective It
sjutt the difference between a broiled shsd and one
baked over slow fire and stuffed with stale bread
The printed speech Is the speech delivered In the
senA'e-N Is but poor revived copy In which all the
cream Of the thing is skins OF This Il great mis-
take Members speeches should be reported ~ delv-
ered By any other plan true record of the debates
cannot be obtained We regret that in this case Gen
Foote did not let his speech 30 the press without re-
vision; for In his work Of revising he has spoed tho
most telling and characteristic speech ever made in
the Senate
The Law passed at the last session for reducing the
expenses OF the collection OF the revenues to limited
sum, does not suit Mr. Meredith lie Is not ready for
the reushchment' He asks u suspension Of the law,
and Mr. Phelps, Of the Finance Com uitee In the Sem
ate very ANTIQUE TO relieve the secretary of the Ne
cessity OF dminishiDg his clerks aud inspectors And
has brought in resolution TO pend the Law Jt will
probably come up tomorrow The pecessi.y Is repre-
senea 10 be very pressing ior IL appears he retrsnch
msnt cannot possibly be made Sc, there ar. nome
democrats in the Senate who stoutiy Insist O, hs
virtue OF economy and IL Is by nsaas certain th.b
the reps al o The Law wall DO Conceded cheerluy as
expected
The ost manifest difference be,w.eo the Csbi,st
ana congress IL In this that tns programme oi Lna
one Ia to pend ueh on-y poss be nd the d
position OF the Other is 10 torhe nec.s-
branches OF Congress loan OF thrts forty millions
would become necessity with dea ocratc majority
We doubt whether the sixg-eu iltous looked fr
by the Secretary of the Trea ury b. grated aud
whatever the metive Of the dem at, IN doing IL we
very much fear they will tie down administration
TO a low oirt as best adapted 20 sipw Treasury
We spprehepd that this system OF economiz!ns will
be pushed 10 mpohtic extremes
That the mail steamer system will be Invaded aud
cut down
That the neeessary to protect our COM
mercc will not be allowed and that vsrou. other OK
peDdtures will be curtaed beyond the proper economy
Of the government.
Bot all specus,ons upon all other measures are idle
In advance OF some decisions upon slavery quos-
tion
The question Of union or disunion 4, at work fire.,
soil and abolition on the haus aud dissolution ON
the other involve all other questions, aud supersede
everything ese. Something mast be done upon the
slavery question, before the general
policy Of Congress. There 1. q heavy undertow at
work which is bearing down tn. strongest OF the
south OF all parties it Is the undertow OF dissolution
IL threatened the breaking up Of tue House ia It's at
tempts to elect SPEAKER IL iutrudes upon every
be introduced. 1t cannot BE- wxived-to resist We
are threatened with revolt Yet II be met and
will he met, at the hazard OF a revolution.
IL is thought, that IN order General Taylor
the necessity of vstoDg Territorial bull for Nes
Mexico, some Of his friends In the senate will vote
against It with the provtso. But expect no such
good luck. We expect Territorial bill tor New Next
co with the proviso in IT, expect to pass both
Houses and we expect toat Gen Taylor s give t the
veto the ground that the proviso, Ia going below
the line of 80 30 invsdes the Missouri promise Let
wait a. see
The unfinished business In the Senate to morrow is
the Austrian resolution Of General Cas- aud anti
cpate some good speaking upon It before It 10 finally
disposed Il
No nominations have yet been couarmsd. though
they in with csutiea careful election In
oraer to feel the pulse OF the Senate The Gill
before they done Nth the cabinet on the score
prescriptions