The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-16
Our washington Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, October IA, 1850.
Fvsaro~s By the SnGte-Ths Cass of 8. j. Peters
The Gaze ef " Sarge~t-TM Case Of Mr..
Green, of Nsw York, AVID Mfr. Goodiw, of HI
sois, &c.
Much conjecture and surprise have been elected
n New Orleans and elsewhere, by the Senate's re-
lection Of the nomination of the Hon. Samuel J.
Peters, TO the Collie ctorship of New Orleans. l
losn from Southern whg Senator, that tho nomi-
nation was not rejected upon party grounds, nor by
. strict party vote. The objections urged, were
that Mr. Peters welded TOO much moneyed power
for my one man TO be entrusted with in repuoli-
Con community, being the president OF one bank,
and the controlling spirit Of another; al the head
q the largest mere antile house in New Orleans;
the alleged owner of one Of the daily newspaper
establishments in the city and the principal direc-
tor and siockbodtr Of one insurance Office, II not
Of others. Hence, his nomination as Collector was
rejected No charge was made against his integ-
rity and faithfulness AZ public officer Mr.. Clay
was not in the Senate at the time the nomination
was acted upon, but be has since said that had he
been present, he would have voted for the con-
hrmation ana against ihs rejection of the nomna-
non. IL is understood that Senator Gwin was the
most jealous opponent Of The nomination.
So much for the csse Of Mr.. Peters, of New Or
leans. Now for ;ha, of Mr. Sargent, ofthe General
Land Office. The card OF Mr.. Sargent, in yester-
days Herald, requires some notice. 1t is made up
of long rigmafole stout The services which Mr..
Sargent performed wbe ne acted in the capacity
of two fold Cove rnni-nt ufce holder, and sundry
splenetic thrus;s a. of your Washington cores
] ondents, for making pu1lc two or three of the
opposed reasons Why lhr senate rejected Mr.. Sar-
gents nomin, ton a. k-cUIdsr of the Land Office.
II is difficult TO corr crure Mr. Sargent's reasons
for boring The public win 70 long card about
comparatively uutuny our correspondent never
,ssslled him, either publlc journal, or to any Of
the Senators. lie alvey anew Mr. Sargent TO be
capable aud faithful pJblIc officer, and he never
was pIosed, and IS not low, to his getting good
public Office
But MIR. Sargent thinks your correspondent is
his enemy, ana owes hlm - grudge," &c and
80 he filings eApieIrves dJ hun, aud charges hun
with things he has never done, such as mikiog
q" secret efforts 90 poison the minds of Senators
against him. NC.
Your correspondent never uttered or wrote, or
got any body "a utter oi sute, a word against Ma
than sargent, To- any senators, IN his life This 10
Gods truth LEI Mr. sargent show il to be olher-
vice, as he knows the Senators, or acknox-
ledge that he has made false accusation. Until
he doss one or the other, II stands against him and
ppon his forebe al.
Mr.. Sargent admits thdt he posed General
Taylor's nomination icT he Presidency, but con-
tends that he DID aii IA his power eject him when
the nominated was DIdd-, be ceasrd MS oppose
ton end commenced Bl5 support. Pvrh, Fps he can
produce some evidence 81 me- support, tnd at what
time II was given 10 rot, your correspondent will
undertake Ia show, from members of Congress aud
others " no Informed han OF the tact AT the time,
and have spoken pi i' subsequently,, that Mr.. Ma
than Sargent was ippt siet To Ia cease his opsos-
ton Ia the eeCt!on ul GENERAL Taylor after the
wing ticket had been put In nomination by the
PhilaCt lphia Cuuvautioa In your correspondent
does uu' produce proof 20 ths ct, he will make
the atknoa comeut which he cannot now do,
that n.emhrIs If Congress aud others, whom he
deemed fully reliable, nave mlsln'ormrd hun.
What lac knows Ci h'a oyu knOwle tge II would he
Of no use tO sIate. Fs 70 would 20 no farther than
Mr. SGTgents Interested stat. ment TO the contrary
10 "a "a be hoycd tu.I Il Mr. Sargent did all he
could to elect Geuefs Taylor, after he was uomi-
mated, be vii lee able Ia show some evidence VI
his good w'ik-. "Ur correspondent certainly
never hesTc 80 nj r.fUga Tsylpr man until the
fact OF Ta,iot's election wts fully ascertained
But IL Mr.. SafIrnt hHt been cold ny to that tune,
he bec4ut warm enough shortly after, az most Ut
the n embeis 81 tht 'Hje cahinet, whom he bored
without stunt for thr .ygisu mp of the Treasury,
and ffiiing ma that. f1f al authorship, until Mr..
ohm NJ iVtOu 20 ar rad at Lis ssant boring,
got Gen Taylor ~ give hiu the Recotdrrship Of the
GensIsl LAND Office. Mr. Cia, ton had previously
rcconnrLd,d Mf. Strgruts friend for the Re.
csrdenhip, Iad had. oi bis own voiiiioD. written
special pote, saving ibli NJ would gladly see kun
sppepttd TO H. Your correspondent, III his letter
OF the II inst, tli. subject, was made 10 cay,
Y
could uadrtttaAd go le aI-pnni,) that Mr.. Clay,
irsterd Of Nj clay 0n. wtnI Ia President 1 Tor,
an oot him 0" nesiou M Rrcordefship upoa fo-
other person dian DE 'Gc n mad hirns-lf recon-
mend,d fer q. ESQ edo Il. that he would gladly
him appointed o. Dr..
IL IL NICE. there, re- very nice, in Mr.. Sargent
10 avail hns, " ~ a mi.ptrut To drag M Clay into
the maiter, sud d-cl.- thtl h. did no. go TO Pre-
sideut 1aylGT srd erl hIn To- cUut-r The kscord-r-
ship - il wns b-str~ri. Your correspondent vas
GOT quite 50 'sG os @" make such stti-meni, OF
accuee Mr. t.a, 90 duiug ANY such thiug IL he
had stated tha NJ '1-y could not be- h1red or in
portuasd to COZ a.. Mr. >-fg~nts nouln ttIOu, A.
sTecel mater, = o. va understood hr G died up
hat % Mr. 1h"ioa- |. Smth, aud had II acted
upon, aud tit Nj >arlrat was not al all well
pleased in corsrCuruce. would your correspondent
have been wtc ~ tts mart
What Nj Sarp.ut -ay, about Nr Tom Ewings
declarations ana Sooi core spondrnts appointment,
~ mere " heather sud pruuriia
Now for The fanny CASE Mr. Green, OF New
York, was vel uni-ndrd for the 9th y of sur
reyOf Gebff.l ~ bt goa. On the ldst night OF the
session h. lhOUgLi 90 hrsTd. that his no nDa iou
he'd been seat "a tie - nt'e aud Confirmed The
Secretary 81 ne ls'Uur MI stuart, vas under
smilst ImpisrsioB ltat io make assurance dOubly
cure, on ihe fliiuelug Monday Mr.. Green wrat
With trend To- ti,s ~srfef-r, ~ tue ~~nar, who,
IN rein 10 hls utt,nti.- informed hiGl that his
minsiion hao h'n s'ni "a "n SATURDAY night an
confined, atd rsrgfatuitisd him apnn MS ap-
Poiutmtnt. II, etaIy had just wade record
or me mur"noum - 81.
Mr. Green ~.s happy man. lie lsft for New
York 70 pufCtHs ~ tp-ttguieuts an other things
he might need bi' lo! Fhen The OIL iil publ Ct
ton OF the atts iBtu-nt- sppesrrd IA tho Washing-
ton papers 81 fhuf.das. " wss discuvrrrl that Mr..
GoOdn, Of lirui- aud not Mr. Goen, 81 New
York. had got th- Oregon surveyor G~nrrishi9
II srp.tr ~ that Nr. ''"'d'n, who was kuo sn TO
President Ftilmrrs .~rs"nlIy, Vas strongly re-
fuf ~, pisc-. aud hring good mtn
for IT, biz nsnr -rut ~ ny the President with
out coughing, ia the hurry Of the moment, the
calumet
Mr. Guen will st-nd good chance 70 get some
ether good appointment. That's all.
WASHINGTON, Oct. II, $50.
Mus y me DaH.
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