The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-06

Our Washington Correspondence.

wAsHsoror, May T. 1850.
The Presidents Rseeptior-The Earl Of Du,Asm-7x<
IurOr the appearance Of this Young Lion The Col
phia and other Cotamitfees
The Presidents reception last night thought 70
be the finest of the season the distinguished to
the Goldfish Of all Of the presence Of the
young Earl of Durham, lie came in upon the arm Of
Sir Henry Bulwer the British Minister and was intro
duced to old lack and the Executive family in due
form. He Is slim young quite a boy in appear
.ance, quite inexperienced, apparently, and very
modest Let note of the remarks Of tho
crowd.
Far LADY, (there quite a number Of fat ladies'
IN the company; generally the majority rather OF
W" spsfe order In fact our fashonablss prefer to
he lean, and don't like to be fat -"Well, that's
the Earl OF Durham lie looks to be nice young
man. They say he's worth s35oOoo year They do
ELDERLY GENrLEM.S-oh. yes, he's a nice young
man, Of course though thore is nothing very remark
able about him except his $3.50 600 a year And as
you say my dear the English aristocracy splendid
while the mass OF the people are pauper starving to
Far LApY's DAUGurER-Do hush pa for nv mart I
think he's handsome. Look, ma, such a fine eve and
what good complexion he has. lie is perfect love
WrsrrRs DrMocRAr to one of his constituents-
There's your Earl Of Durham-rather green about the
eyes amt he.
COssrIrursr-well he does look little verdant even
to Of the backwoods Is that the that started
the short horn Durham bulls!
MrMsER-No, IL was the old He q great
cattle raiser; but. suppose, the poor devils who work
ham bulls. That's your English aristocracy. They
monopolze the Land; they raise splendid cattle; but
the people who do the work fed garbage. Talk
of southern slavery Perhaps this young man will
lonize IL in the South and then 90 back to England
and draw the horrors OF southern slavery and the
barbarity OF American society Well tell you, sam,
there is good time coming for the outsiders, and
Of these days Old England will feel earthquake and
the Earl Of Durham ana the nobility and royalty and
the Church, which drain the life blood from the people,
will be swept of like the Florida Indians hunted down,
and slaughtered the old nobesse Of France in
The Earl Of Durham meanwhile passed into the
crowd and young ladi,s peeped over mems shoulders
to get look mt him-otbers dying to be intro
duced to him aud on all hanos the lucky recipient
sa50000 year; was the observed OF all Observers
lie had but very little to say he seemed to be very
retiring and modest young man. and perfectly uncsn-
scous Of he terrible critissms Of the fierce democ
rscy on the aristocratc institutions OF John Bull
Yesterday tho Earl of Durham. in bobtailed cock
ney dress Of pepper and salt, called at bookstore
to get Congressional Dictionary to find out where
the lions of the town located There has been
very little trotng after his Excelleney in Washingtons
and to do him justice he does not appear to desire to
be made fool of like Charley Dickens But will
take 1850 900 year IL hard to beat, and title OF
that sort Is worth something even IN the
where money no object at all Even old lack pref
ty well to do himself looked upon the youthful nabob
with an eye Of especial favor and dealers in fancy
goods shrunk back like the Hindoos in the presence
Of some great idol.
Thomas Ewing hand. robust, rotund and
shiDy-faced as alderman apparently very little
concerned about the House investigation Of those
claims; but looking like man who has secured tho
profits and don { care a damn The distinguished
Attorney General also in the ring also Mr. Mere
dth; also Mr.. Preston; and the public will be pleased
To learn. from the Ingenoer that the Attorney Gene
raj has been perfect God-send to the Treasury and
has saved more money TO the government than any
body has a conception Of. Mr. Clayton est,
and Mr. Crawford keeps shady.
There not the usual endorsements on hand
from Congress. large proportion Of the two houses
having gone to and hear Miss Cushman as Mrs.
Halle Of which character there general opinion
that IL not well adapted to Miss Charlotte as
Meg Merrilies
We expect the report of the Committee Of Thirteen
Monday. The absentees have retured excepting
Mr. Dickinson, who will be back in aud
may expect The beginning OF the regular approaches
Monday.
We expect also, report from the Gsphin Committee
Monday-a very vouminous and very curious
port-but suspicious IL will sheer OF from the
direct responsibility Of a judgment.
We also expect report from the Benton and Foots
Committee. recommending that something BE- done to
prevent the of such for the future
In fine expect the beginning Of the great contest
In which the President and the cabinet the political
parties and parsans Of the day all to be turned
he I'D heels and lucky will be those Of the lot who
light upon their feet The settlement OF this negro
question u by manner q means concluded with
the report Of the committee The real trouble Just
then begins, and we shall have enough oft.