The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-17
lyFAIlS IN The NATIONAL CAPITAL.


Oar Washington COrrssPssdenss.
WASHINGTON, Feb IL, 1851.
The Public Lands for the Iasane-The Branch
Mat awd the Pe~~sgi panta~s-Fremch Spotta-
tio~s, &c.
Oh, yes; the Senate were expected TO pass Miss
Dix's bill, of ten millions of acres of public lands
for the support Of the lunatcs of the United States
when ladys in the case,
ofeourss Ill other things give place
And ten millions Of acres divided amsng thirty-one
States, viii be paltry fund for all their lunatics,
considering the vast increase of that unfortunate
class Of persons within the last two years. Miss
Dix is benemotto de Ia patria; she deserves well
of her country Day after day, there she is, in the
library Of Congress, working at a correspondence
with tine various lunatic asylums OF the United
States, with pile of documents and letters before
her equal to that of the Chairman ofthe Committee
on Private Claims
The principle of the bill, we may trust with
a good deal of confidence, opens the way to
the resuscatcn from the dead OF the old
plan Of dividing all the proceeds OF the pub
young and old. THIS, then, will be the revival Of
one obsolete idea; and who knows but the wants
of the Treasury may again drive the wing party to
aalvanizing the embalmed mummy of the National
Bank, sut and crisp though II be, as Gliddons
skeleton OF Pharaohs daughter: In that event,
the whig programme Tor 1852 will probably be-
L. The re-anne xatlon of Canada.
2: The distribution of the proceeds of the public
lands among all the States
g. A National Bank, &c.
The House have yet to decide upon Miss Dix's
bill, however, and they may commit the same sur
gerry upon il as they have done upon the Branch
Mint and the Board of Accounts, which will be
cutting up as terribly as the original omnibus bill
on the Niger question
BY the way, speaking of the Branch Mint, the
nnsylvanians are justly skittish about It. The
dt feat of the branch may lead 10 the speedy re.
moval of the Mother Mint from Philadelphia to
Gothsm, body and breeches, which would leave
your brctheIly Reighbors in The unmiugated OBJ
security of a country town. fresh water sea port
of the Interior, doir iiourishrg business in the
coal trade, VIA the Schu, lkillcanal
The keystone delegates must make up their
branch mint 10 New York, suffer the loss of the
mint itself its removal to the centre of business.
And furthermore, they can hardly expect much
support from the New Workers, wooey heads, or
silver greys, upon coal or iron, after the dogin-
the maDger lberalily towards the empire city.
We should not wonder III all if the sourcrouters
lad dished the tariff for this session. the very day
they were rejoicing so foolshly over the defeat OF
the New York branch mint The thing Is sure to re-
coil upon the IN with rebound which will give them
the head ache. But II was surprising to see other
members, when the trial came. deserving our ex-
pectations and their promises, and following Chan
dler, as flock of sheep rattle over fence after
the bell-weiher. II was not exactly the thing.
A dodger is bad enough; but the artful dodger is
insufierabe. Corn dodger, Of course, IS another
question; and the Southern eaters of corn dodger
did well; il was the rye dodger chaps of the Key
stone provinces; and the artful dodgers of the tar
and turpent country, that dbl the business.
French spoliations seem 10 he on decline. The
treasury is lean. and i've millions is something of
haul. If some arrangement could be made for q
JOINT stock operation be tween the tan, rivers and
hsrbors, and French spolistioss, they might all 90
through; but team OF horses, oxen, and jickasses
would be about as harmonious snd well matched.
On all these questions the South are creditably
exempt from beggarly opportunities; although the
South West are wonderful believers in the power
OF the federal government 10 remove snags and
sand bars. That, perhaps, as the old lady said
when her house was washed away, that may be
owing TO their location so close 10 the nver.
j. b, 1T the Erprsss, gives grand fancy ball to-
night. Very clever thing. we understand for J. b.
WASHINGTON, Feb. III. 1851.
The Lobby Members ar Observation-Disclosures
Making. g..
The legislation of the country is made second in
importance TO President making, and even legisla-
ton would stand still, were il not for the army Of
sappers aud miners, who compose what are called
lobby members, class Of shrewd men, made up of
Utah Judges, Private Secretaries Of dece ased Pre-
sidents, ex officials, retired upon dismissas from
Office, &c., &c. They are grea, men, and have
huge pockets, and treat all round, and play cards,
and make money and spend i, and are always on
hand, when they can get hand INTO Uncle Sam
pockets John Young has not yet arrived, but h.
may safely be expected the latter end OF the week
As to Presiden, making, there is no end TO the
matter Cass still holds his own amazingly, not
wiibsts riding his emphatic letter 70 Stevenson, aat
the evident signs Of distaste with which large
portion Of The democratic parry al the N.rth look
upon his great ioi0ndi'y BIZ that SUI hoids
good, desp,te the incsssani lodging and labor 20
which he has been subjected Mahiou Dickeison,
of New Jersey. is here, taking care OF Cdsss in
terests and. besides hun. there i Governor Marcy,
Buchanan, X. J. Walker. sndsundfy other shrswd
men, all aTra glng for ihs Campaign IN l02 Scott
looms ND. end looks formid inle among the wings
at the White Hous@. The cabinet are against him,
but that will do him good. ard between him aud
Case, IL is not dlthculi 10 eyghsr up SCOTS ma
Jointly. Stll, the game is b., iast h. Trn, and all
are working al cross purposes. ia = and II. J.
Walker are working for themselves uuan rrogsly,
and eganst Buchanan, While Dickt ION y working
for Csss. And Bucbsnan has no ,. ters, out Pitt,
OF Pennfylyania, and King, q ALL INA.
The Supreme Court WAS t.rsaed testerday
with the beauty Of the world ia Warrington, to
hear Geo. Wood and Daniel Webster observed
Mrs Gen. Games in rh- crowd, who : probably
as coed lawyer as either a the able counsel
above bsmed. She was seated next 20 most
beautiful and be witchpg savage, and not FAR oil
was Mrs. G Edwards Lester, Of your city, much
admired here, ar well as her loving lord.
Gen. Houston, IL il ID, will resign his sea, N
the Uniied States Senate, al the close Of the
present Congress
The Branch Mint for New York will come up
and pass in another form before the close Of the
eessiop. The Chairman at the Naval Committee
seems largely interested in mai STEAMERS and
floating dry docks. He csrres flll soil and heavy
guns lie Is great msn, naval and noyei Affairs.
WASH SsroS, Feb III, ISL
Mr. W,bstc ~ The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has secn crowded, both yes
terdsy and 10 day, in consequence o. The fact that
Mr.. Webster was engaged il the argument Of
case. Notwithstanding that the argument was Of
the dryest species Of legal points and subtle techn-
calities the room continued filled 70 repetion, by