The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-01-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.
All the new. and some Of the ole
States, are applying for grants Of lane
from the General Government, anc
get them they probably will, through
the log rolling system. Mr.. Yulee
introduced bill to-day, for grant oil
alternate sections OF land to Florida
in aid Of the construction e a Rail
Road from the Atlantic to the Gulf Of
" Mexico. The projects for building
mail and war steamers are also nu.
merous, and it is known that the
Committee of Naval Affairs of the
House. will report a bill providing for
a contract with Mr.. Thompson, Of
Philadelphia, tor line Of mail packets
to run from San Francisco to Shang-
hal, by the way Of the Sandwich Is.
lands. II is a matter Of grave con.
sideration, whether these Government
projects do not interfere with. and
re,ard private commercial enterprise.
We see that during the last year, some
thirty ocean steamers have been put
on the stocks and been completed, for
the purpose of foreign commerce.
Mr.. Chandler, Of PhiladeI phia, on
The part of himself and two Wing
colleagues, explained yesterday that
their votes for Mr.. Julian's PROPOSE
ton, were given in respect to the
right Of petition. Mr.. Julian insisted
that the Journal should be so amends
ed, as to show that his purpose was
TO refer the petition, with instructions
to report bill! for the repeal of the
Fugitive Act. but his motion so TO
amend the Journal was laid on the
table. Mr.. Julian wished to force
members to vote for or against repeal.
The contested New-tiampshire
election occupied the House yester.
day. The case presents some new
questions. Can a Stale alter dis.
trict so as to add a county to it, the
people OF which county had voted for
a Representative at previous cleo.
ton for the present Congress! Does
such alteration invalidate the election!
These seemed to be questions.
There Was continued discussion
in the Senate, on Mr.. Bradbury's res.
olution. calling for the reasons Of re-
movals from office by General Taylor.
Mr.. Ewing made strong argument
in vindica,ion Of the removal. by Gen.
eral Taylor, Of Col. Weller and Gen.
Lane. He characterized Gen. Lanes
lying, as bold, i'm posing, and chivalric.
Half of the same courage Buena
Vista would have made him a hero.
The "saIt.boiler." as Mr.. Ewin is
called, seasons his oratory pretty
highly. If the resolution had passed,
when offered, Gen. Taylor would
probably, he said, have answered it.
He would have given reasons, in these,
and every prominent case, for re.
movaIs, independent of party views.
The reasons ind Gated by Mr.. Ewing
were, interference in elections by
official incumbents, and their bold
and reckless sanders Ct Gen. Tav'
lor's public and private character,
during the presidential canvass. But
he denied that Gen. Taylor had res
moved men on the mere ground Of
party predictions, and he utterly
condemned the practice Of party pro.
scription.
Paine's new method of producing
light. heat, and motive power, ad
ibitum, from water, is again attracting
attention, and some respectable AMI
scientific persons, attest to the reality
Of the discovery. There is still too
much mystery about the matter, to
entilIe it 10 credit.
The Union party. so called--that
is, the organization Of Northern
Strengths falling below par here.
The old parties, anil most OF the old
party leaders. are jealous of new or.
CARNATIONS, whereby, possibly. Gov
eminent patronage may be led into
new channels.