The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-04-24
Washington. correspondence.

| Cdbinet.-IMr Ctayt0n.-Jur. Eaoing.-Clcrk0
the House.-Connccticut Observation-Disclosures!
efforts Of Wilson and Baker.
| To The Editor Of the Erpress dated
| WAsHINGros, d. c., April 10, 1850.
MrsyJones, the lady of your Senator, left this
city this morning, for home, accompanied by he
niece, and Mr.. Thos. G. Fassitt. Imention thi'
that you may be apprised of their departure from
this city for their residence in Iowa. II will b
fruitless calculation to name time when you
Congressman will return home. There has beer
little business done, so far this session, that
would be impossible to even conjecture the time
of adjournment. n
When Gen. Foote succeeds in getting hi.
committee appointed, and that committee shoule
report on the various propositions submitted tc
them for adjustment, viz: on the slavery ques
ton, and the admission Of California, with flu
! ture government for the Territories, combined
| in one bill, then it will be time enough to say
Gland ahead" There are many persons in bott
Houses of Congress,th prefer action on the ad
mission Of California, before any other measure
Yet, from my own observation, do not believe
it viii be entertained as distinct proposition
The two votes, this week, in the Senate, war
| rant that conclusion, SO far as that body is con
cerned. With the other House, am not yet a
bic to determine; but the result will be soor
made known there, as a vote will be taken in
| the House in a,few days more.
The Cabinet is still holding over. 1t is very
true, only holding orcr. There is no compact
adhesiveness in them at this time. They are held
together by very slender cord:-in fact, there
ssuch want of talent in the whole compound
am only surprised they have continued in pow.
er so long. Where is the statesman of enlarged
or liberal views among them. Certainly, Mr.
Clayton is not that one. But he should be; fol-
no man should be Secretary of State, in this free
land, who is not liberal and distinguished states
man. Mr.. Clayton had much more reputation
for talent, before entering Gen. Taylor's cabi-
net than he has put in practice since his appoint
ment History will award to him very low
niche in her roll of fame; for more bungling
Secretary has never been in the State Depart
ment; and as he is Premier, and looked upon
as the head of the Administration, it is no won
der that the popularity of Gen. Taylor, with
both Houses of Congress, is at this time at We
ry low ebb.-Besides, there is Mr.. Ewing, OF
Ohio, in the Cabinet:-and such man as he is,
would sink even the administration of the Faith.
er of his country, were it possible for him to re-
visit the earth-much less the hero of Buena
Vista. A more corrupt, unscrupulously selfish
politician, with his demoniac grin, and simonac
grab, than Mr.. Ewing, is unknown to the poll.
teal world, with the exception of Metternich, of
Austria; and it is even doubtful, if he is not an
equal match for that arch chancellor of wicked
ness. No wonder, then, that you witness 50
many moves in Congress, even to get rid of the
Home Department, only, and alone, because the
sin of iniquity is prominent in the head ofthat
department. The department, itself, is Just
and proper division of governmental duties;-
but, the head of the Department is SO much be-
low the patriot and the statesman, that all per.
sons, it seems to me, participate in giving it u
kick into exile " 1.'r
The other members Of the Cabinet might pass
d.
gainst some of them, in pushing claims through
the different departments Secretary of
War is now before Congress for investigation, in
the collecting ola claim, that is not, to say the
least very legitimate for fairness, in its progress
to payment. l allude to the Galphin claim, re-
Gently paid, with interest for Is or 70 years. 1t
is pretty considerable of fraud, in nv opin-
ion; but, as the subject is now before Congress.
we shall await the result of the report of that
Committee.
T. J. Campbell, Esq, Clerk of the House of
Representatives, died at his residence in this CT
ty' on last evening. His disease was pneumonia,
of the most malignant type; and terminated as
above stated, after an attack of S days We shall
have another contest for his SUCCESSOR but, we
hope the time of Congress will not be delayed,
as at the former election. Who will be the sue
cessor of Mr. Campbell, it is impossible to say,
for the field Of selection is very large, and we
hope here, that the mantle Of the deceased may
fall on Col. Forney, of Pennsylvania But,
whoever it may be, we shall bow to the decision
with perfect good will. ''
Before this letter is closed, let me congratu-
late the democracy of Connecticut, on their re-
cent triumph, in the upturning of Whiggerry,
contrary to the promises of MIR. Truman Smith
Mr.. Wilson, of New Hampshire, who has fgnr-
ed in Iowa, in days gone by, and not much to
his veracity or credit, as truth-telling man,
was deputed by the Wings in Congress, in con-
necton with Col. Baker, of Illinois, to 90 on
missionary service to Connecticut, to uphold the
fraud of abolition Whiggery. But, in every
town in which the representative from New
Hampshire, and the representative from Illinois
held forth in defence of Whiggery, there, the
democratic vote was sure to be increased. This
is no particular business of mine; yet, cannot
forget to notice the people of Illinois, that thei,
representative, Col. Baker, instead of attending
to his proper duties in Congress, has been en-
ploying his time in travelling about speech-ma-
king in defence Of the abolition disorgan,zers Of
the North-and to uphold those, whose princi-
pies have ever been condemned by the people
Of Illinois. Wonder if he was elected to Con.
gress for any such purpose? Let the people
answer that question at the next election e.fr.