New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-16
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WAsnIxoroN, Saturday, March IL, 1852.
The Congress mill goes day by day.
s rxerv mans erist is ground out in turn. All
,ozts of grain is turned into the hopper, and OF
course all sorts Of meal comes through the
spout The Globe is the bag in which 1t Is dairy
brought away. Whose would know Just how
much 10 ground and what it is like, let him reao
The De;ly Globe. 1t 10 Impossible for single
inspection here to brand half the samples. We
can only characterize the general run as m'd'
dimes. :. and az no trouble is taken BY the own
~. 10 {. bolt" the grist, there is small provoca'
-, "A examine the parcels. Let them 60. The
Sodder IL considered good enough for the con-
-1ituencies at home, and one need hardly play
the connoisseur over it here.
The most important business of the Loco-Foco
side Of the House latterly has been to consider
The solemn subject Of the Presidency. Several
gentlemen have been deeply exercised on that
topic, and of the candidates on the anxious seat,
Il 10 thought, DOUGLAS has lately obtained
hope After MARSHALL speech on ThWsday, the
Judge seemed to be in q great tickle. What
most surprises one is, that these Congressman.
with boards and without that verdant, fippant,
smart, detachment of Young America that has
got into the House, propose to make candidate
for the Baltimore Convention without consulting
their masters, the people. With few lively
fellows in Congress, and the aid of The Demo-
<rss;e Rsve~, they fssIcy themselves equal ~ tho
Ill ,ohI
alemen, 20 ahead. The world always succumbs
10 inpudence and intrepidity. To be sure, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New-Hampshire,
Louisiana, Indiana, Kentucky, and we do not
know how many other States, have pronounced
in favor of some other candidate than yours,
while we believe none have come out fer him
but Illinois; still this is nothing. All that 10
wanting is 70 bring the recusants over, kill off
the fogies, and then set sail before the wind
Who can doubt that the little giant and his crew
are the chaps that can do this Men who are
willing to come and pay five dollars day for
mule hire, and treat the voters at the rate OF
fifty cents a +" drink" are coadJutors to be es-
teened, and adversaries to be feared. If the
little Judge gets the whole of these on his side'
il is all day with the fogies. Query Is Genera
CAss a fogy! Are the supporters Of Gen
hinges the issue OF the Baltimore nomination
the fate of Ysung America, and the destinies of
. whole boat-load of politicians.
II is said that DOUGLAS lodged the vote on
the resolution to pay KossUTH's expenses, but
we can hardly believe it simply because 1t did
not seem necessary. On any question that has
two sides to it, particularly a Northern and
Southern side, it would be allowable for him to
dodge vote. Indeed we are clearly of opinion
that candidates for the Presidency ought to be
exempted from voting altogether A Presiden-
tial candidate ought to be allowed to please
everybody, and how can he do that if he votes
against anybody
We have lately heard good deal of inquiry as
TO who discharges the duty of Naval Officer at
the port Of New-York. The incumbent of that
responsible station, it is said, has been long alb
sent from his post, having been compelled to
fee from the rigors of the climate Of that inhos
pitable island, and to take up his abode in Wash
ineton. Scandal has thrown out that his alb
sence is connected with the movements of some
one of the Presidential factions or aspirants.
But this view of the is not to be enter
tanned. for neither the President nor his chief
Secretary can be, for a moment, supposed to
tolerate so long absence of an officer for such
a purpose. We are satisfied that our first sug-
sestion intiinates the true state OF the case. He
must be out of health. Clergymen often change
places for the same reason.
DIR. jackson, of Boston, is in the city look
Ing after the rascals who want to rob him OF his
chloroform glory, which subject is before Con-
sress. The Doctor has letters patent for his
ether discovery from the French Academy, and
wears the cross of the Legion Of Honor, con-
ferred by the French Government in token
thereof. Under these circumstances, inasmuch
as the Academy did not act I'LL after full inves
tigation, and furthermore, inasmuch as priority
OF discovery undoubtedly belonged to DIR. Wells
Of Connecticut, who is not now on earth to vim
dictate his claims, it would seem that the subject
should remain In status quo. Ii is one of The
3 strangest peculiarities Of our people that they
: will never consider any thing settled. They are
peTpetually agitating, agitatlng, agltating. So
Tar az We remember, the Slavery question is the
only question that Congress has really settled
aud finally disposed of, these ten years. and this
would not have been done but for Foote and
the /" Compromise"
The monotony Of the House Of Representa-
tves was relieved yesterday, and the members
beniivened by set-to, Of which you will have
received the particulars by telegraph. The per-
sonlfcations Of unionism and Secessionisn
were foored on the occasion. The argumen, on
both sides in the controversy between the two
Mississippi champions had reached point
where il required an elucidation of striking
8 character, aud 1t got il. The two Mississippi
d Representatives would be permitted to secsde
at once from the body they have disgrsced. Lsr
Combat rhickening-B and Mississippi
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Correspondence Of The N. Y. Treuze.
WASHINGTON, saturday, March 10, 1852.
This week has Witnessed some of the