The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-30


was present accompanied by Mrs. Bdward Curtis, Of
New York, and several Others ladies and gentlemen
Lady Bulwer accompanied by the disiinsSs Mr.. Pen
refreshing to look upon. Mrs seaton, the beautiful
niece Of Mr. seston. Of the Inteiiigencer, also
present, and showed particular attentions to the
fair neutrality-suspicious. her, in the Of the
Of ss q
jaw was shot away at Palo Alto and who died while on
hiswsy here, at the moment his adectionate lady was
on her way orejoin him present still In deep mourn
ing saw also the handsome and comfortable looking
Mr.. Corcorsn, Of the firm Of Corcoran Riggs, who,
understand presides Of the most elegant ana
hssptable mansions in the city, and is one Of tho
established constituents OF Washington good society.
n. Hulsemann Of tho Austrian embassy, was present
with number of other notablites, or less dis
tnguished. The people however, stsid away and the
was SuTe Iis rsn
so much OF comedy, melodrama and farce, with now
and then touch Of tho tragic at the Capitol that you
cannot coax into the theatre and concert
When l began my letter IL was raining fgurativey,
pitchfor ks-now the real live, actual sunshine, Is
pouring in golden foods at my Cipd1r y rrcuy,
WASHINGTON, May %, 1880
TIE Career Of Secretary Ering-Ney Mode Of Yseaiing
06iee-.anempt and Failnre, &c.
A circumstance showing the novelty Of administer
ing tho Home Department under its present head has
recently come to light 1t appears that Mr.. Thomas
Ptnam appointed Warden Of the Penitentiary OF
this District, at the commencement OF the pres ent
administration and during that period Of time has dis
charged the duties Of the Office On the evening Of the
18th inst. no called upon by one Williamson, q
clerk or messenger In the Home Department, and in
formed that 1t Mr. Ewings request that he should
resign at the same time he told that he would be
taken care Of Mr.. Ftnam sent word back, that the
Office conferred upon him by the President Of the
United States, to be confirmed rejected by the
Senate and that he would hold II until removed by tho
President or rejected by the Senate and that more
% in
this Office which 1t had conferred he would accept no
other at Its hands.
the Home Department, has been repeated now on so
many occasions that 1t is time that the President
should exercise his high Office, and extend hand oil
justice towards those whom q minister Of his cabinet
evidently intoxicated with his authority is attempting
in every way to disgrace and pjure There Is no apo
logy for this reckless treatment Of friends II there Is
for the ruthless prescription OF foes Mr. Seng
stack, who preceded the present incumbent in this
Office before his removal, requested in note address
ed to Mr. Ewing, to be retained in the Office for
month TO enable him to settle up some affairs. The
request made under affecting circumstances, Mr.
sengsack having but recently lost wife and daugh
ter Mr. Ewings reply was not polite REFUSAL but an
immediate order Of dismissal go
The same messenger, williamson was sent with a
similar order to Orlando Brown, tho Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs. An answer becoming gentleman and
officer OF the government sent in reply. This
man williamson the same who acted as agent
for Ewing upon the workmen employed on the Patent
ONCE. lie Is worthy servant Of his master. There
are circumstances to be developed in the short and
reckless of Thomas Ewing here which II estab-
lished by resolute men-more fearless than ne not
reckless and in their private wrongs perhaps more
desperate than he in his public acts is
will send more terror to his heart than all
the Richardson committees viii ever throw upon his
| head
WASHINGTON, May "a 1850.
The BrGneh Mni-Nsr York versus Phiiadepsia--7hs
Increase Of nc .a,my-7hs Souh--TRe Csmproni,e-
Old Zaek and the Gaiphiu,.
Mr.. Dickinson gave the New York Branch Mint
good hoist to-day; and at the adjournment it stands
disencumbered Of all amendments, even Col Benton
magnificent California proposition for sppropria
tion of 100000 for Mint at San Francisco
During the day in the dbcuson,of the relative pros
perity and business of New York and Philadelphia
between Mr. Dickinson and Mr.. Cooper the fact was
disclosed, that Philadelphia after all 10 only fresh
water seaport; largo inland village, hundred miles
from the ocean, doing good business in small manu-
features, and quite considerable trade with the
schuylkill; but standing in the matter Of commerce
towards New York. just about a canal boat would
compare with the steamship Georgia full Of passengers
The Senate appear to be convinced that New York Is
the headquarters OF trade and that Wall street is tho
where the money is most wanted, where the bullion
and the specie are always on hand for coinage.
The New York Mint viii succeed this time. The
msndments which killed 1t before have been
ected and the necessities for the mint have increased
tenfold
We expect amendment, providing for one or two
melting and assaying houses In California where the
diggers have their dust melted into bars which
will effect great saving them Of their earnings.
| and render the shipment much safer and much more
| convenient, to New ork.
The House. to-day have passed the Senate bill for
increasing the frontier army by addition equal to
I about 1900 Some further amendments are
ecesary increasing The Dragon force SO as to secure
the protection Of the Mexican boundary against the
We have occasion to remark one good effect Of the
Compromise Legislation upon other subjects goes
great deal better as II under general impression
that All the real danger OF dissolution had passed and
that the government and the Union were fixed and
permsnont things. But still, upon the other great
measures Of the session, expect nothing till
this compromise, one way or the other, disposed Of
The South appears TO be rallying in opposition TO
the Compromise. The meeting Of the Nirginians the
other night unfavorabe to the bill The southern
Senators hold meeting this evening or tomorrow
night. on the pending amendment before the senate
BY DIT. frstt lt proposes that while the territory
slavery that IL shall vet protect every Kind OF pro-
porty coming into the territory, which Of course in
cludes slaves. But some Of the Southern mon suppose
that this free-soil oabne, mi ht appoint such govern
msnt for the said territory under this porvsion
would insist that slaves under the constitution
recognized as property and are therefore not in-
I cluded in the rule Of protection. The South are
thcfsforc dcsrous Of having this amendment In such
shape that there be no doubt about II. II the
care q the territories not in the hands Of Thomas
Ewing. the South would not be quite particular.
od Zaek and his cabinet appear to be in state Of
scmi-iorridity- half dead and half alive, as unit
some q The limbs quite paray zed and the head itself
principally affected. On great and glorious GalPhin
luxurious be thy name among the vendors Of
bald face whisky 60 the Cherokoes.
We EXPECT TO be able to show in few days that the
Galphin claim l. but one Of system q payments
adopted by this cabiuet-that they all implicated
In this business Of paying cut tho old rotten
claims We undertake TO say that considerable de-
tschment q outsiders hangcrson q the cabinet have
been doing smashing business in their commissions
upon claims allowed and that u the truth could be
known. every member 81 the cabinet has played the
game into the hands q his particular friends 10 the
abuse q bis ocia functions and the plumber Of the
public treasury We have been advised Of couple Of
refused AZ thercstoce Department. aud carried
up % Congress and which, wthout.any action Of Con-
gTess upon them. have been reopened by Mr. Cola
mer and the money paid In fact, u appears that this
cabinet IL resolved 20 appropriate 20 itclf the profits
~ the trasury while ithas hold q the tess. and TO
stick TO them until pulled OF by main force. They
old enough 90 be weancl, they fat enough 70
h. roasted aud they ought 20 be sent to the slaughter
house for what they viii fetch In the market.
wUnINcros, May -, 1850.
Cobinsi Maisiers in Ccugrs1--Ering's Suirks sni
Spii,i, Iui 10 .9pproaeh Ciav-oAnsol Grnx Signs Of
.qnothp Chdngs-Escharssoa's Consifee--U hoi ne
Iicuss t-iH DO cih EEiaeTbs Republic still Ssagger-
uUFgr fsf,nfne fat.fTs..,.4. -.