The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-14
Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL. 1855

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL, 1858.
The French Mission The Bestyet to Cone-Action of
,Messrs. Formey Sanders, and Cory-7he Union
and the British Min'sfer-Iae Semtinel, Jerry
Bro'rn and George Law and his Steamships
Treasury Surplus for Cuba and Merco-New
York Election-7he Cabinet and Congress.
am informed that there are certain blanks yet to
be filed up in the history Of the French mission
The facts are mysteries to me-they perhaps bo-
yond my reach; but am told however much they
may surprise Mr.. Bennett, they will be perfectly
satisfactory to him in confirming to the public the
unquestonabe fact of his absolute ignorance of the
whole business. As far as Mr.. Sanders or Col. For
ney may have spoken to Gen. Pierce or any of the
Cabinet in favor of Mr.. Bennett for European mis-
sion, during the past summer, it may reasonably be
accounted for. The HERALD had recommended San
ders, and that recommendation I presume had it's
influence in the matter of that London Consulate
Worse appointments have been made. Forney be-
fore the Syracuse Democratic Convention, had made
the ncipient arrangements with Paul r. George and
others for the establishment of harmonizing al
minstration organ in New York, and the men con.
tempsting this enterprise Capital $50 OOO) were no
DOUBT desirous Of conciliating the HERALD. There
are reasons for everything. / think, however the
siiiO uuS COAuC duu dll OLueTB CuATRcU
with any agency in behalf of Mr.. Bennett, should ex-
plain it to the end of full and fair understanding Of
the case. 20
When the facts are all known it may perhaps
appear that q member of Congress or two, fully in
the political and personal confidence of General
Pierce, had something to do with the recommends
ton Of Mr.. Bennett, in confidential way, for
foreign mission. There is nothing surprising in that
The only difficulties in the matter are, why the ap.
pointment was not made--why the matter was kept
SO quiet till the HERALD had taken up the Bronson
side OF the New York rebellion; and who then insti.
gated the charge that the editor of the HERALD was
disappointed applicant for the French mission.
in showing that the parties which operated gsinst
the inclinations Of Gen. Pierce from the beginning
were the identical parties who are responsible for the
fiction concerning Mr.. Bennett and the mission to
France. l have reason to believe that General
Pierce has never entertained any other than desire
to prove his grateful recollecons of Mr. Bennett in
connection with the Presidential campaign.
am not aware that Mr.. Cory, of Ohio, ,lmade any
fuss at the White House concerning the HERALD or
the claims of Mr.. Bennett upon the administration
His inclinatioDs were certainly good. But, if am
not mistaken, he was himself candidate for Con.
ssantinope. He had travelled all over Europe; he
had lived there long enough to learn something of
European languages and European politics. He was
fast man-very fast-an ultra republican-dead
against Austria and Russia, and strong for nterven
tlOu I1uL marcy WIS 100 muCn LOT MIN, ana he re-
tired. He was here good while, and once or twice.
think, in company with Sanders, he dned with the
President. Perhaps on those occasions he may have
said something for the HERALD. But he finally left
for the West for the East was not for him, Tos is,
perhaps to be regretted, for at Corstantinople in
the event of general war, he would have opened
up fine field Of employment for Mr.. Dobbin and the
navy in the Mediterranean.
The Union continues its diatribes against the
British government on the Cuba question The
British Minister continues indignant; he has re-.
peated his protestaons against this business to the
Premier but as tar as con be ascertained, the
Pre- mier has satisfied him that these articles in the
Union are not by government authority, but that
they are simply the views of the editor, which the
government cannot assume to control. People dis.
posed to take narrow view of things suspect that
one object of the Union is to take popular stand
upon the Cnba QUESTION in view of the printing of
Congress.
Hon. William J. Brown, of Indiana, it appears,
has publicly charged on the other hand, that George
Law furnishes the snews of war to the Sentinel. If
such were the fact, the only reasonable motive of
Law is to fcriy himself upon the question of steam
ship mall appropriations against which war will be
declared in the coming Congress, and it may, per
But the Sentinel pleads not guilty, and Law is a
centpercent man in his fiscal operations.
:, One thing 1apprehend Is spretty sure to happen
the reduction OF the steamship appropriations If not
the absolute cancellng of most OF the existing con-
tracts. We have some thirty odd millions surplus in
the treasury; but shall require it to meet the ne.
gotations of Mr.. Soulc in Spain and of Gen. Gads
den in Mexico The acquisition OF the Mesia valley
and strip OF the open country west OF it to the Gulf
of California is peaceabs means if pos
sible, BY force il must And the affairs Of Europe
are jlst in that shape to favor the policy of annexa
ton.
West End that should the hards, or national demo-
Gratis, exhibit en- aggregate majority over the Van
Buren party in the late New York eleotion, that
Guthrie and Davis will resign, and especially shonld
thoM cicuip tale in Of
Fooe, Which 1t is supposed is the case One thing is
quite certain, that the vote of the Dickinson wing
has surprised all parties in Washington and the i'm.
preston that it will tell decsively in the organiza
tion Of the House is very general.
The sagacity Of the New York HERALD in this
dreadful squabble from the very beginning is now
fully appreciated, even by Secretary Guthrie hi nsef
national Of q
quite possible that the Cabinet will bow to the &C.
ton OF the House. DON CARLOS.
WEST END, WASHINGTON, Nov. IL, 1853.
Trouble in the Wig,oan,-Tisit of John Tan B~-
rem and Heman }. Redfeld-Mr. Spence and
the Saranac for Constantinople-I President
and the Mormons and their Polygomy-Very
Interestimg-1Ae Union on the Elections.
John Van Buren and Heman j. Redield are here.
The election has been disastrous. The case is press
ing. No time to be lost. 1t is important that the
New York free soilers should know how the land
lies here just now. The Bronson party have taken
Guthrie by surprise-they have surprised everybody
here. There is a sort Of panic in the Cabinets and
if John can make the President feel easy he will
do wonders No doubt he will hatch up o
cock and bull story to show that no damage s done
but suspect that the Prince will 60 back with
flea in his ear.
Mr.. Dobbin, though unable to drum ap q steamer
TO carry ont Mr.. Walker to China, has found one to
take Mr.. Spence, our new Minister to Constantine
pie. The steamship Saranac, about the best speci.
men in the eervice, will set sail with him from Nor
folk WHITTIER he has gone to put himself and his house
hold gods on board. The Saranac will be valuable
auxiliary for the time being TO scanty naval force
at the eastern end Of the Mediterranean and she has
been detailed there partly on that account. We trust
that Mr.. Dobbip will make such an expose Of the
miserable steamship failures of the Navy Depart
ment for the last ten years. and the extrayagant mil