The New York herald., 1851-11-06
Our Wa shington Correspondence.

WASHING ron, Oct. 81, 1851
i'rworemeW tn Washimgto~- Movements Ahead
Fxt~s in Embryo
Washington is improving at every point, and me-
chsnics and laborers are busy early and late, en-
deavoring to exhaust the appropriations, so that
larger ones may be ked for at the meeting of Con-
gress, with good grace. The Commissioner OF
Public Buildings, the Superintendent and Architect
OF the Capitol enlargement, the contractor and
overseer of the Patent Office wings, and the Secie'
tary Of the Smithsonian Institution, not forgetting
the master mason of the Washington Monument,
are all busy laying cut the money at their disposal
Senator Douglas, knowing that IN appropriation
had passed for grading certain avenue, purchased,
last spring, Of q widow and some orphans, splen-
did residence for his mother nlaw, on said avenue,
aad it has risen in value about as much as the Se-
nator ha, risen in the political market; both are
now above par. There may be reaction, how
ever. Speaking of the Senator, all things seem
tending to make him greater than God made him
at the beginning. The Clerk Of the House Of Re-
personalities is his friend, and he Is the friend of
the Clerk of the House of Representatives. The
Clerk ia candidate for reele ,tion, and the Sena-
tor is q candidate for the Presidency He desires
the Clerk to be reelected for certain good reasons
The Clerk desires to be re elected so to secure
the election Of his friend to the Presidency.
ther Rischis-Mr. Polk's old organ~wants greas-
ing. Seldsn, Withers & Co, a trio of bankers
here, all born in old Virginia, are willngto grease
the old organ for the love they bear poor old Father
Ritchie; provided that the Clerk of the House of
Representatives will give them the funds of the
House Of Representatives on deposite. The Clerk
scratches his head through the hot weather, and
surety or bondsmsn to Uncle Sam, and he must be
consulted. He writes to the Senator timidly, for
the banking house of Selden, Withers & Co. is not
a specie paying concern; but then General Arm
strong, of the Union, has solicited it, and this
secures the Union newspaper for both the Senator
for President, and the Clerk Of the House Of Repre-
sentatves for reelection. 1t secures Seden Withers
& Co for Douglas for President, and through them
Virginia members of Congress for the election Of
Clerk: Douglas was busy. and did not write not
be He comes on, talks over the matter, secures
the pledges and the public funds checked out of
Mr. Smiths custody in the Bank of the Metropolis
into the custody Of VIM Selden, or S. Withers s.
Co. The transfer will accomplish wonders 1t
will make Father Ritohies claim as good as the
notes of Selden, Withers & Co when a crisis
comes and pressure is felt in the money market
II will make General Armstrong and Major Donel-
son both comfortable through the winters cam
paign. 1t will make Judge Young Clerk Of the
House of Representatives, perhaps, and his friend,
Judge Douglas, President Of the United States.
Selden, Withers & Co. will care nothing for the
Grand Jury, then. They may find as ma2y bills
as they please. What is a dollars violation of
Law to men making millions out of Uncle Sans
money on deposit Don't they redeem their own
Illegal issues in old Virginia paper, and is not that
as good as Continental money Is there not good
time coming, when the old exploded notions of
Andrew Jackson shall be laughed at all over the
too, as backber,ies. Did not Mr.. Bddle say,
"long time ago." that seen Jackson did not under
stand the science Of banking Douglas is popular
wise men, he settle down, like the great luminaIy
OF light, in the West The free States 60 for him,
because he was born and lives in q free State,
among white people The slave States will go for
him, because be married slave dealers daughter,
aad iaherits, with her, slaves and plantations The
secessionsts will go for him, because he stood for
the compromises Of Clay and his committee in the
last Congress The fressoilers and abolitionists
will 20 for him, because be did not vote for the
Fugitive Slave law. He was sick abed, while Casi
vas in baltinore on pressing business. The new
States and territories will go for him. for be was
Chairman OF the Committee on Territories, and
helped them into the Union. The bankers viii all
60 for him, for he and his wife will have money to
deposit. The ocean steamer men viii all 60 for
bim, Coz be and Morse, (rot the telegraph man,
haTs helped them on amazingly into deep water.
Hatris Of Aspir walls line o. sseamers, is son ID.
law Of Gea Armstrong, aud he gees for Douglas,
and this !, another crank to the organ. Geo. Law
aad Geo. Saunders 20 for him, and Croswell and
Collins both 90 for hun SC the ocean steamers all
sii vita him Cass eanno. but yield to him, for
be himself has been Cass man from first to last,
eve- when ever body else was for Douglas. HOus-
ton must 60 for him, for he has always been very
tender OF the old General, and felt fer his wounds
acd so- 'tbe holes in bis reputation - and when
the DonalSson correspondence was published in the
HERALD, Douglas s1ore terribly and got into a
towering passion, because be thought IL would kill
the old nero. Judge Woodbury. is dead, and all
New Eng land mE,. 60 FOR Douglas, FOR he was born
there, AID reasiy learned a trade in Vermont Bu-
eheasn viii not dare to oppose the young lion Of
the West. Then, Knox Walker and every body
e.se Is going foE hm here, all the clerks AID mel,
sengers-vhigs and demoerits-letter writers, re.
porters, landlords aad tenants, are all going for
Dovglas He IS as good as elected, and you may
settle down on IL. STRAW.
WASHINGTON, November 2, ISL.
7is Coriuy CGnTaign-7hs P,estSsncy- The N1-
iicnal C0rrsHiion aud General Jtoo
There are so many Aspirants for the Presidency
just nor-so many worthy gentlemen desirous Of
,akirg upon themselves the burthen Of the State
and many excellent mep, and eligible candidates
ri.bal tia. it will be matter Of some dficultyto
make a selection. AS for Union men, they are all
nicn men, 50 that that dodge will not answer FOR
ny pirteluar individual Chance-or rather
. manifold destiny"-will probably in the end have
o decide
There Is said 20 be a growing feeling amongst
both parties against conventions, and the number
u rival aspirants may perhaps prevent . national
noniration. In that event it would be a scrub
race, ard the election would be thro Tn upon Con-
yress. Indeed Il Is even urged that the South,
tearing otherwise che may not have sufficient
weight, may pursue such a course, in that event
they could count within one vote of as many aJ the
North.
But supposipg matters to take the usual course
Of a convention, how are the chances for demo.
cratic nominee The prominent candidates nov
are stephen A. Douglas, General Cass, Buchanan,
and Houston. All these gentlemen have strong
aud warm friends; and far as the three FIRST are
all have strong and nearly equal claims
upon the confidence Of the party. But il is well
known that the friends Of Cass will not give up to
nor will Buchsnan's friends give up to
Cas-; and IL Is pretty evident neither will be dis
posed TO make way for the stripping" Douglas,
giant though be be. In this emergency, what
probable couf,e viii be adopted What was the
procedure In 1871,
The democratic party has always been remarkable
for its regard for principles, not men VI has never