New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
70 bounty Lead Aos-T. Butter kisg

Eke bounty Lead Aos-Ts Butter KtsR
syczyespoa&eDee Of The TrihHna
wAsaIseren Thursday, oc'.9
Hfsn into a grave error yesterday 10 oorfoborat-
Rg the statement previously made, tina! the Pre-
alden. had suspended the carrying into eae7t mo
hw Of the last session. granting Bounty Lands 70
Ghe soldlers Of The war Of 1912 and othsrs mo
wenss reflection should have Satisfied ms THAI no
vuoh power was vested IN the Freshest, ana ne 10
She last man who would assume the exercise OF a
Cow er NOT clearly delegated to hin by sne oohS''
sutiom. SO far from this interference Oh "lo P"s'
haise tyne learn tbis morning on application 70
sne Dennytnent of the Interior that the secretary
.aa,oof Ia. rransred regulations for carrying sne
7av, into immediate OPERATION ana na' 'Iue.0u
gwensy thousand circulars 70 90 pii1'00 "u'on
viii 30 distributed by him TO the mohoeSs u o0n,
W. .he diga,ent States for the Information Of
he public. In this way every Congressional DE-
s,sct in the Union viii be supplied with the forms
and in formation necessary to enable every appli-
san. 10 act as his own agent, and TO forward his
csstro FOR bounty land directly to the Commissioner
Of Pensions.
There Is q most erroneous Impression in the com.
munity, that the War Department has the juria-
aicson OF aettling these claims for Bounty Land
when in point Of fact it has nothing in tho world
70 DO with it, Tho whole subject is embraced
within the purview Of the Department OF the Int
nor, where applications should be made and such
tnsormston az is desired obtained. The olaimgoss
Ia the frat instance to the Commissioner Of Pen.
siong which is Bureau in the Department Of the
Interior where it ia adiudicated and if the person
applying for the Bounty Land is decided to be en-.
,Inrr ia q
sither by mail at such place as he may direct, or
delivered to any person whom he may designate
soreoeiye il 30 soon as the circulars are ready
for distribution by the Department Of the Interior
where they are in a course of perfection, will
sorward you one for publication.
ALLEN A. HALL, Esq. was yesterday restored TO
his old place as assistant Secretary of the Tcea
yury gnder AIR. CoRwIE bat doubt whether the
arrangement is permanent one. He will proba
bly, be provided with some other place. and per-
son more competent for the dEoharge Of the duties
Of assn sant Secretary Of the Treasury be collected
10 gupersede him in this particular Office.
1t will he determined this week whether T
BUTLER KING, Esq, goes TO California as Collect
OF OF that port; he has rot yet folly determined,
pressed as ne is on all hands to accept it. OHIO
Gov. Seward Ia the senate-AppNintmenIs.
From 0eccsioaaI Correspondent
THE following letter Southern Editor Of who
through the late session Of Congress and not po
say Seward heoutse
VEL worth the tpaco II fills
WASHINGTON, Thursday Oct. 8, 1850.
desire TO draw your attention and the attention
OF your readers to significant fact that appears to
have escaped the observation Of your regular cor.
respondents. Ii 10 this:
jest at the moment when Gov. SEwARD's oppo.
nsnts in his own party in the State OF New York,
were endeavoring to put down tho representative,
par e9ceieace the Wing Anti Slavery sentiment
ofyour great State, the Senate ofshe United States
were confirming gentlemen nominated to Office ia
enc State ofNewYofk by the late administration,
under the advice Of that distinguished 6onator'
and that too, at tins ahen 1t 1t was understood
that TO be Seward man was death TO any APP !
pdntee before the Senate
Row for tho explanation, as think, of this Pho |
nomenon The Senate had it il true, under the |
excitement of passion and at the call OF certain
Whig Senators, whose Judgment had been swa
Bowed by of their zeal for Slavery, put under the
ban every appointee who was known Seward
man. Under this decree MIR. FROST, one of-she
appraisers in the Customs at your city, wac bs
QHeCQtlOD
this decree in this case, 30 resoled against the
feelings Of the Anti Slavery Loco Foco Senator'S
ihat when the same Southern Wbigs who had
seconded the rejection of Mr.. FROST solely because
be was Seward man, called on the senate to con-
arm SAMUEL j. PETERS Col ector OF New 0 Orleans
they THE said Anti Slavery Loco Foco SeuAsors)
fol- back into their old party neE and voted to kill
Mr. PErERs who was accordingly beheaded by
s1lo old party vote Of 10 70 20. Thus signaly was
the seuthern Wing saye sentiment represented by
MesHra. DAWSON, BERRIEN & Co punished by the
Northern Loco Foco tlSlavery sentiment
Whe result, 30 unexpected to Aessrs DAWSON,
BkRRlEN & co.. alarmed them, and the whole Ben,
ate ITSELF not little Senators Gaw that thew
were in false position, 50 make the friendship for
any Senator, the basis OF rejection. And Massrs
DAWSON BERRIEN x 90, too, were rebuked by
she course Of Senator SEWARD, in not resenting
their conduct toward Northern ap5fcintee, bus in
adhering to his party obligations Throughout, Tho |
rejection of Mr. PETERS, seemed 20 btine Sen.to-,
OF all shades OF thinking, to sense Of thar dntu
and to reflection, and Suddenly an entire chsnoo ~
policy was adopted, II was determined to reyoSs
tho saorse sgSInat Coward msp, and to Judge Of
them upon lhsir merits. Gov Stewards own |
course had contributed lsrgeiy TO this oartectr re-
sult Boring the whos Session, he had kent his
temper With impurturbabis plscidity, he had gone
ON In the vindlcatioS Of the truth, and nohins bus
the truth, in prosecuting his Legislative and Ex.
eoasye lsbOEs. VhsSenaselooked back aud -,s,yaa |
row far above the miserabls pr6mptngs Of pas,
siop, Jealousy envy, 10 stood and though i! di'.
fered tote ceelo from him, In his views upon Slavery,
or rather their applicability the abasmens Of the
slave Institution at the present time ii could ros
fail to respect him for his devotion to the truth
under she trying circumstances in which he was
placed
win venture to say that no Senator has lef.
Warrington with warmer admiration on the part
of bis co ahorsrs for his consistency. prudence,
sound judgment and patriotism, than William II.
SEWARD. Every man will respcct the supporter