The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-14
rssponsibitY in relation to the summary Pshishnsnsof

responsibility in relation to the summary pSnishnsnto Of
Col Orittendsn and his command
We assured that they prepared for radical work
The great objsct-the hTst and permanent obect-win
Florida claims-thoss Mexican clsims-ths miserable
operations Of the Mexican Boundary Commission the
proceedings Of the English in Nicar.su., and various
tipet may be called to scsount-win, doubt, be
thoroughly ovehsuled But the special point Of assault
will be the shortcomings Of the administration in refe
renee TO late events In Cuba. Upon this business we
may expect and Mr. Fillmore and Mr.. Webster may
pect that they win be pinned wall Nor Is it GER
tain by any means that the radical democratic majority
Of the House will stop with rigid investigation Of the
responsibility of the cabinet in respect to Colonel Crit
The government OF Spain will be fortunate II the ra-
dcs democratic majority Of both Houses do not in the
The spar sh government to the treaty Of lathe
treaty under which the Contoy prisoners obsaned their
trial and discharge by the authorities Of Cuba in the
summer OF 1850 We may expect, ia any event, that
Cuba and the late disastrous scenes in Julia viii be
made q leading feature Of the campaign of 1852 and
that the whole country will be niuenced into excite
in Congress We count upon this a fixed fact. aad
thus the democrats in order to concste the South,
will require little argument TO bring them the mort
extreme ground upon the Cuba question.
Meantime, the administration is working ear estly
with the spanish Minister Tor the liberation Of the Ams
ricsn prisoners in Spain; while ut the same time, Mr.
BurriDger is doubt iDdustriousy employed With he
ministry Of Queen isabela at Madrid. MIR. Fillmore
and Mr. Webster both DESTROYS of reporting in the
annual to Congress the return OF the prsoner
in question the United States 1t will be somethins
in their favor ii they shall succeed in accomplishing this
object But with these prisoners her possession
doubt whether all the official labers and AZ the humane
intervention Of benevolent private individuals viii re-
suit in persuadiDg Spain to the act Of liberation
speedily could be desired MIR Webster, however has
estly himself to the work. and hope at least
may be the questions unsettled between the two nations
Linn Boyd, of Kentucky Is the most prominent canj
members OF the House if not the very Oldest add his
course the compromise has made him very popular
with the conservatives Of all parties There n least
dozen other candidates in the field OF various qualities
good bad, and Indifferent.
The cerkship seems to promise a higher contest Mr.
Forney the democratic incumbent VINO is from Illinois,
formerly Senator from that state is not idle lie
has friends and Influence In his party With
a majority of sixty however the democratic caucus
nominees will be hard to beat and the oce OF clerk Is
valuable TO give for than Congress to the
unless he has ndered extraordinary services
10 his party There will be ac OF candidaes; but
the caucus names the there will be short work Of
Gil his competitors The friends Of Mr.. forney Of the
~ nnsyGiGn, SAY that he made sad mistake IN throw
ing the responsibility Of his late speech at Tammany
Hall upon the reporters Of the NV YosK HErALp and II
he is defeated he may attribute II to that very thing
But he confident Of his csims 10 the party and The
he democratic majority in the House.
The admin istration organs keep clea- OF kossuth
They have yet published his address the people of
the United Sts for fear perhaps Of compromising
delicate relations with Austria How perfectly ridiculous
sn such sbeuIdities are
flow Of Deesu Der; and the msgniacez marble palace
the Browns built from the cellars in six tbs. stands
pre- eB1nertly ccLspieuous.
We have Senator Douglass of Illinois; Senator Jones
of Iowa. and Senator Gwin, Of California in the city
also Major W H. Polk, Of Tennessee brother Of the late
President; Mr. Price of New Jersey and several other
me- N bers of the House.
Among the other celebrities is Mrs. General Gaines,
who, with her two young daughters has taken up her
quarters for the winter at the United states Hotel OF
coure, her business is with the supreme Court and
wolves the continuation Of that protractec litigation for
several mlion worth Of property, held in
sien by other people She has awful combination to
contend with; but she Is host in herself and knows no
such word as surrender
In about q fortnight shall have signs of the
temper disposition schemes and intrsues in
for the Presidency. W.