Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-03-26
CORRESPONDENCE of the Charleston Courier.

WASHINGTON, March 70.
Governor Jones, Of Tennessee, delivered his
first speech in the Senate, to-day, and drew
Ikonsiderahle number Of auditors to the chamber.
His subject was the resolutions against lnterven-
q ton, offered by MIR. Clarke. Gov. Jones has had
hi~h reputation as an orator in the West, and
he was, therefore, well attended to, though little
Interest is felt in the subject. kossuth may
speak and NJ. Puskey write, but the people are
#farthcr from Intervention in foreign affairs than
they were. even in the time of Washington.
Mr.. Jones delivered the same views, on the
.suhiect, which Mr. Clay entcrtains, and has ex
Dressed. The resolutions offered by MIR. Clarke,
= (mere shown to and approved by Mr.. Clay before
they were offered The Senate will soon drop
discussion which is no longer of a practical cha
ractcr
The House is engaged nominaly, i'll discus
j sion of the deficiency bill, but the speeches made
are upon the subject of party politics.
\ There are two hundred bills already before the
+ Senate, and as many on the calendar OF the
House, and many more are to be added.
The loss of Mr.. Claws medal can be easily re-
Wpaired, because the die is in existence. A du-
ApGcate Of the medal can be struck for the mere
cost of the gold. The expense and merit Of
medal is in the die-which is cut with diamond
hon hardened steel. The die of the medal pre-
81 sented by Congress to General Taylor, cost three
thousand dollars The die of the Clay medal
cost two thousand. It's singular circumstance,
though that the medal should be exposed to
the chance of being stolen. Some suppose that
the thief must have followed the carpet bag, in
which it was deposited, from this city, till he
saw it thrown on the top of an omnibus or some
IL - loo hn(r
was found cut open and the medal gone,
Mr.. Clay's letter, urging the nomination OF
Mr.. Fillmore for the Presidency, was addressed,
it is said, to Mr. Ullnan, and transmitted to him
at the same time the medal was sent to him.
Mr.. Clay wishes it, undoubtedly, to be published
for he is not man who wishes to conceal his
views He has many devoted personal and po-
ltical friends in Ncw-York who would wish to
know and would respect his opinions on this
subject and the vote of the New York delega-
ton in the Wing Convention, will, no doubt gov
ern the selection by that body.
WAsH1NGroS, March 20.
Genl. Cass has explained at length his Nichol-
son letter, and vindicated it from the structures OF
COL jefferson Davis who, in letter recently
published, puts upon the Nicholson lettcra con-
struction which Genl. Cass does not assent to.
When the Nicholson letter appeared Mr. Calhoun
and Mr.. Rhett took widely different views Of it.
= Mr.. Calhoun put construction upon it of acha-
ractcr unfavorabe to the South. Mr.. Rhett,
as have understood, took another view of the
meaning of the letter, and it is evident that
South Carolina had also, for she gave her vote to
General Cass The Nicholson letter is capable
of two constructions, but it is now quite certain
that Gen. Cass is to be understood as taking
such ground as will be approved by the South.
Gen. Cass is now the leading candidate Of the
democratic party, as every one here admits.
lie will undoubtedly have a majority on the
first ballot but it is not question whether the
two-thirds rule is to be adopted not, for it was
adopted as permanent rule at the last Baltimore
Convention, and must be rescnded, if not ap
Piled Thus, Gen. Cass may be thrown out Of
the lists.
The public will be CAD to learn that, after
4sng hesitation and delay, Congress have finally
passed bill rendering the bounty land warrants
asst enable.
The government of Mexico has tcndercds to
this Government project of a treaty in regard
to the right of way across the lsthmus of Tehu-
antepec The terms are different from those of
the unratifed treaty.
A treaty is now near about to be concluded
between the British Minister and this Govern
ment in relation to the interests Of the parties
in Central America.