The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-17
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new york, Friday, December Ia, lssa.
The News.


The News.
There Is IN important movement on foot IN Wash
ngton, in regard to our foreign relations and the
recent movements of France in Hayti and Mexico.
The present Congress intends to the initia-
tive in supporting the administration in taking
bold and high ground in its relations with the strong
powers Of Europe, and in the protection of the
weaker nations Of the earth. Our Washington
letter, published in another column, intmate this
n ,ronid 1of at al surprise to an appropriate
tien of fee sr ten sons OF dollars, to be placed
yssuctdly in the ha~ds of General Pierce, for the
yvGnpGtio~ of peace and the honor of the republic IN
the approaching CRISIS. We are entering upon an
evsntful period in our history.
According to the despatch from our special cor
respondent, the different clques Of democrats at
Washington are now as busily occupied in endeavor-
hog to supplant each other in the good graces of
General Pierce, as they before the election in
advancing the cause of their particular candidate
ior the high station TO which he has been called
BY IN overwhelming majority OF the people Our
correspondent seems to think that Young America
IL somewhat disappointed, in consequence ofGenerd
P.'s open aversion to fiibnst0ism. II is also
thought that all the old aspirants to the Presi-
Dental chair will be passed over, and that
the incoming cabinet viii be composed Of
new men. These speculatisns do not amount to
much. Any person at all acquainted with the past
history Of Gen. P, must certainly rest assured
Mat he will strive to maintain our national honor,
both ut home and abrcad-thas he will deal fairly
with other powers, and viii firmly insis. upon re-
oiprocation of fair and honorable dealing, One
thing is quite certsn-tnere viii be wavering or
equivocation about any thing he undertakes As to
who will be his cabinet officers, that Is matter that
he 10 capable of arranging himself, and which he
win, without any doubt, settle TO the entire salts
faction Of the masses who elected him, irrespective
Of the maneuvrings Of petty ciques or factions.
We shal know all about his cabinet on about the
4th Of March. Therefore, let's keep quiet little
longer.
General Pierce has written to the Mayor Of Balti-
more that he will be in that place, for few hours
only, about the middle Of February; consequently,
10 cannot conveniently accept Of the profered hosp
talities of its citizens.
Congress is getting along slowly, very slowly,
with the public business. Indeed, we may truly
say that nothing has been done up to this time
Mr.. King being still too i'll to preside in the Senate,
Mr.. Atehson again took tine chair. Petitions were
against foreign piracy American patents and from
Charleston for the removal Of the bar in that hsrbor
joint resolution was introduced and referred au-
thorizng the construction Of suitable sword to be
presented to tho nearest male relative of the brave
Ringgold who fell on the field Of Pala Alto A
bill was introduced to cede TO Ohio all the an
sold and unsppropratsd public lands In that State
It is to be hoped that the good sense Of majority Of
our Congreumen will cause them TO let the public
domain alone this session. There is sufficient
sary work, provided they get at it, TO occupy
al the time they have without troubling themselves
about the wants Of the land cormorants. Mr.
Clemens joint resolution to confer the rank Of Lieut.
enant General, for meritorious services, upon Gen.
raj Scott was taken up and after some verbal
amendments, postponed till Monday. A brief de-
bate with regard to the disputed seat for Kentucky
closed the labos of the week, the body having ai-
jourrsd over till Monday. We understand that the
prospects now are, that Mr. Dixon will be declared
entitled to the seat, he having been duly elected
thereto by the Legislature Of has State.
In the House Of Representatives, yesterday, an
unsuccessful attempt was made to offer an amend.
ment TO the rules, SO TO provide for q committee
Of fifteen members to report q general bill each
session for the payment Of private claimants. 1t is
doubtful whether, in these days Of Galphinism, the
treasury would gain anything by the Investigations
Of any such committee, the members Of which would
be most egregously bored by all sorts Of applicants.
After the disposal Of various unimportant matters,
the House went into Committee OF the Whole on
the Presidents Message. long debate ensued
relative to the whg proposition to refer the tariff
question to special committee After three or four
amendments, strongly squirting at free trade, had
been appended TO the original resolution, the pie
bald affair was thrown overheard, aud thus proba-
lily ends the tariff controversy until after the in
stallation Of Cen. Pierce. Unfortunately for the
few wings who advocated this new m owe, they com
menced too late in the day. They should have
brought forward their proposition before the Prssi
dential election.
The remainder Of the estimates Of the National
Treasury Department will be found in another
column. They have been delayed an mutual
length Of time.
Dr. Gardiner writes from Mexico that, having
obtained strong additional proof Of the validity
his claim, he win shortly return TO Washington.
How are the members Of the special investigating
committee getting along in their prospecting tour
after the Doctors mines
A letter, dated ChahushuA, October %, states that
the Mexican boundary surveying party, under
Commissioner Bartlett, had arrived there, after
having been attacked and robbed by . large band
a sAvsges One Of the party was killed, and seve-
rs sftkeir rsules we're carried Of Vow, the Score
fsry q Nsgbssts tkst eigbt THOUSAND, gut " the