Washington telegraph., 1851-03-05
Gorrespondenceo of the Tele gr a IN.
NEW YoRK, Feb. ), 1851.

Correspondent noe of the Telegraph
NEW YoRK, Feb. 5, 1851.
OF course we very sorry to learn from
Washington, this morning, that the project for
The New York Branch Mint has received "the
go-by" from the menbers. Had it been a mint
julep it would probably have gone down very we'll
Perhaps the intelligence is premature. We will
hope for tie best. / see no objection to contnu-
iny the Mint in Philadelphia, but know sundry
and divers strenuous reasons why We should have
4 Mint in New York. Nine-tenths of all the
California gold dust comes into this port \ large
I portion belongs to parties in this city, and the
remainder is distributed throughout the country
bv Expresses that radiate from New York CITY,
The gold dust ought to be coined here, but as 1t
is it is forced to make exodus to Philadelphia,
where (being short handed) they detan it a month
or two In the meantime the owners are frettlng
| at the delay.
The jour-printers at the foot Of Wall street are
on a strike this morning. The Journal OF Conn
merce office, and Nesbtt's mammoth printing
establishment, present an appearance not unlike d
| beehive when the bees are swarming.
gain, We see revived in New Orleans the
enterprise for u line of steamships to ruu every
week between New Orleans and New York. 1t
is really to be hoped that the scheme will succeed
speedily. New Orleans is accused of being seven
! years behind the age, in enterprise, but hope it
is not true. Her commercial prosperity would be
materially aided by more frequent steam COM
| municaton with New York. She is bound to be
equal to this city in the course of time.
It's gratifying to observe spark Of enterprise
tanning into fame, in Alabama. | see that the
Mobile press is warmly interested in the project of
railroad to connect Chicago and Mobile, and
is advocating a national railroad via Alabama,
| Mississippi, louisiana, Texas, and the Mexican
Gulf coast, to California. In our New York Leg
issture bill reported, yesterday, to incorpo-
rate the Mexican Overland and Ocean Steam
| ship Company.
I An enterprisng Frenchman, Mons. A. Da-
| gueaux, has projected Partisan weekly journal
after the plan of "WiImer & Smiths European
Times"-an English paper Of immense circula-
tion in this country. 1t is entitled "Le Transat-
anti9ue" Its object Hwl be to convey the
lates, and most authentic intelligence, inter
changeably between America and the continent
of Europe" l saw a prospectus Of it at the
Office of Stmson g. Co.'S New York, New Or
eaus, and Mobile Express. 1t is to be hoped that
this international newspaper will be more
candid upon American affairs than is the .Euro-
| pean Times"
The examination Of Ray Tompkins, the very
dashng and fashionable broker, who dddled some
| of his fellow members OF the Board out of 4S77,-
900 worth of stocks, has not elected any thing
which adrot counsel cannot overthrow. II is
probable that he will compromise by paying SO
cents on the dollar, and ere long will hold his head
as high as ever in Wall street. He lives in grand
! style-fne equipage-tall suppers-big house, &c,
| &c. What great thing. it is 10 be rich
| Rev. DIR. Spring Sunday last preached the
eleventh of his lectures on "First Things" now
attracting much attention. His subject the
ssFirst Dest," who he opined was Cain, the pro-
totype of Lords Shaftesbury, Bolingbroke and HUI
bert He drew this inference from the nature of
his sacrifice, which God rejected, because it did
not comport with the revealed will of Divinity,
| and was only in accordance with Gains own no.
tions of reason and nature.
| The steamer Arctic left port to day for Liver
| pool. The North America will leave OH the llth
instant for Chagres. Money is plenty, and most
stocks sell WE'LL
The order of United Americans in this city
will make "grand demonstration" the 22d
Inst /, in honor of Washingtons birth day The
city authorities, aso will celebrate the occasion.
l wish we might have the pleasure OF hearing at
that time the very able oration of E. P. Whpple,
| Esq, the character Of Washington. Whpple
is Boston man, but we must award to him the
credit Of being the best American lecturer, es-
sayist and reviewer.
| AT the foot of N inth street may be seen, near
ly completed, the new Steamshi.. "Blother jon
athan,' built by Mr.. Mills. to compete with the
English steamer now building for the purpose of
"whpping" the Yankee craft.
! In the United States Senate, on the