The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-03
grand turn on, to the benefit Of Kossuth and his

grand turn ost to the benefit Of Kossuth and his
The Washington Birthday Anniversary Ball at |
Carusi's Saloon, to might, (S5) was an elegant |
affair. The President and cabinet, Gen. Scot,
and the diplomatic corps, were pres sent, together
with a very respectable attendance from both |
houses. Qsite q number Of beautiful strangers,
also, were among the stars Of the evening.
P. s.-The friends Of the Ebony line expect 70
carry il on the naval bill, and the friends OF the
Texas navy count upon another amendment -,
French spoliatons look exceedingly dark; still
a last dSspairng effort Is yet to be made but
want Of money, five millions for those and quss-
tionabe claims may well be considered as out OF
the question. We shall see.
WASHINGTON, February "a, 1851
The Procidmation-Chanc of Gen. Scott, &C.
The proclamation OF the President is an important
document, taking the highest legal ground against
the rioters in Boston, their elders and abetos; but,
for all that, not sufficiently expansive to cover all
the grounds of complaint that the general govern
ment has against the civil authorities Of Massachu-
It's. II the civil authorities Of Boston and Mayor
Bigelow had done their duty, the sword OF the US.
Marshal, instead of being fourished over the heads
Of his deputies, would have done its office in
teaching lawless negro mob to respect the laws
of the country.
The proclamation orders the pursuit of the fugi.
tive, and the arrest and trial of the perpetrators,
aders and abetors of the outrage but 1t is neither
retrospective expressive OF the deiermin alton
of the President to prevent similar occurrences In
future. The latter, 10 be sure, may be inferred
| from the present; but public document intend.
| ed TO guide the acting of the people, ought
| TO be explicit and leave little as possi-
| bic 10 the inference of the reader. | have
| reason 10 believe thar, in a quiet way, the
| President has done more than meets the eye of
the public The naval and military commanders
Of the troops and navy yard at Cha,lestown have,
| no Goubt, received orders TO act in an emergency
| and the services of volunteer companies which
have been offered, have been accepted, in case the
| law officers of The United States should be
again resisted IN the discharge of their duties
All This Is very well; but not enough. BY law,
the prisons of the State of Massachusetts cannot
| be used for the safe keeping OF fugilives
from labor; and, as there is, beyond doubt, a
liked, determined purpose, on the part Of a number
Of abolitonits and fanatics, in and out of Off &C.,
in the city Of Boston, TO prevent the execution Of
the fugitive slave law. the navy yard al Charles
town, or some vessel of stationed there,
should be temporarily used for the Imprisonment
of runaway slaves. The principal object Of the
administration should be TO prevent mischief, not
10 punish il; and the efficiency of Mr. Fillmore
will be judged Of, by the degree ofenergy he may
display in that direction.
Now, shrewdly suspect that though the whole
cabinet may be unit in principle, and pr )iess the
same orthodox faith, yet The individual members
dfier to the modHs operdndt Mr.. Webster
being probably the most yea Gus and energetic and
some Of the Southern and Western members more
patient, circumspecf and looking 10 ulterlor popu-
lsrly. As 10 Mr.. Fillmore, he is always ady TO
do his duty but perhaps not quite resolved to use
the strongest coercive measures IN the beginning
All practical lessons that history has taught govern
mems, seem TO teach, however, that rebeons
must be crushed at once in their inclplent state
while they are yet riots, II dsafection shall not be-
come general, and thai this is the cheapest and
most effective way OF preventing mischief. The
President might recoect that IN proportion 10 the
energy he may display toward Massachusetts,, will
he be justified IN The adoption of coercive measures
towards other States that may feel disposed 10 set
the laws Of the United States, and the al leg ance
they owe 10 the general government, at defiance
Mr.. Webster's Presence IN the cabinet is, at this
crisis, provden!ial thing, though the friends of
the Union may not know to what extent they
indebted for their safety to the great cons'ltu-
tonal expounder."
General Scott is making some Roadway here in
! Washington. Though IN the leading strings of
| Gov. Seward, he succeeds in making Impressions
on all men and women he comes IN contact with.
The tact is. Gen. Scott is not only great captain,
like Marlborough, Prince Eugene hs grace Field
/ Marshal the Duke Of Wellington, bat also great
| diplomat, RENE mbering the great dIp tic rile
for smotherag ell the difficulties in the way Of his
| desires, by dinners, b4ls, and parties. There
| few men here in Washington thai cannot be soft.
ened by champagne or madeira; al all events,
have stem many Of them becoming quite mellow.
| General Scott, in foe, is managing his game very
well; or some friend, who has the prudence of rem
derirg himself invisible, manages 10 do so for him.
Cen Scott has friends in and out OF the cabinet, in
| out Oh tue SsndU, IN dlo out ui Rouse OF
Representatives., and will be the wing candidate for
President in 1852, from the want II resolution in
others 10 boldly assume that position.
| There rs strong feeling now on the part OF many
| OF the Southern ultras TO come again back 10 the
democratic fold, and 10 20 in for a national demo-
cratic ticket The feeling 10 reciprocal on the part
OF the compromise men, and even the barnburners
| are wiling 10 90 into convention with the ultra
South, and make certain concessions, cessary to
| the success at the democratic ticket There has
been some talk OF establishing democratic free
soil paper here in Washington but il is all smoke.
Such paper could not succeed here, il edited
/ by Mr.. Benton himself.
Gen. Scott may have the start on the whig side,
| but Mr. Fillmore follows close al his heels, and
to Z" lire IN the rear" These are not the times,
say the Southern wings, % buy cat IN bag.
Gen. Scott must speak out boldly, manly, and un-
hesitatingy, all the leading topics OF the day.
/ tie is 90 highly polished man 10 be rough" let
him al least be ready, or the Southern wings will
4 support ticket Of their Own, even IL Gen. Scott
| should be nominated.
/ There is some talk Of such ticket as Dickinson
and Davis ct Missssippi); but that would be too
/ much leaning 10 the South. Dickinson and Cobb
/ would be more conciliatory; but Cass and Fooe
l are ahead OF all at this time. or all the Southern
4 uliras, Mr.. Hunter, OF Virginia, has shown the
nost ability and tact, and there is none that know
4 the Northern democracy. Buchanan and Wood
/ bury have no strength in the Norhwes; and Gen.
sam Houston will only be nominated II, ia the
general confusion OF parties, direct appeal must
/ be made TO the voting millions. The extreme
| south are mere opposed to Gen Houston than to
| aLy Northern man, were he actually flee soiler.
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WASHINGTON, Fan Is, ISL
Afternoon RfyO, T. Leuu1i eoudtffor of affairs a