Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-13

ouoW ene fiTktuld custom In such matters,
are perfectly aware that had these two gem
tlemen voted with their party against Mr..
Tucker, their course would have been an ex-
ception to the general Virginia rule We p-
prehend that they have not the slightest sym
pathy with Mr.. L. oltica ally, and NAV be ex-
pected in all other matters to stand straight
up to the support of the strictest views of the
Administration. To expect Mr. Hunter to
vote against his cousin, and Mr. Mason to vote
against the son ofhs old friend and townsman
on Snch question for any party considera-
ton, would be to calculate that Virginia is
about to abandon her proven bal exception to
her general rule Of fidelity to principle
THE House CoMMIrTEEs appear, on the whole.
to satisfy two classes of gentlemen in and out
of Congress much more than usual. First,
those Democrats who are disposed to have the
policy Of strict construction, rigid economy,
and no special favors, on which the National
Administration stand, carried out to the letter
by Congress. And next, the Wings proper.
The Speaker has truly gratifed them as a
party, by placing their ablest and most etfec
tive men on tho most important committee
just where each one of them can do most in
defence of Wing principles. The lobby are
down on him to man, showing the indigna-
ton which prevades tho ranks Of the Very
Hards so generally as to generate the impress
sion that Mr.. Wheeler of New York, may be
about to offer resolution csnsuring him
for his hard treatment Of the only true
National Democracy. Here and there, among
gentlemen personally disappointed, may be
| found Democratic member out of the Very
Hard organization whose eyes are not yet
| opened to the fact that nearly all who may
not be in his own fix have come to the con-
ai, e.
| Boyds committee arrangement may be for
! particular ambitious gent. emen 1T ia very
likely to prove fortunate fol the future of the
| present National Administration, and for the
! public service.
IHH WORKING or THE WHEELS WITHIN
! NHEELs.-The Wings of the Senate only yes
! terday morning came definitely to the conclu-
sion to vote for Dir. Tucker, their purpose be-
ing of course the praiscworthy one to secure
vigorous Democratic newspaper opposition at
this point to the personnel and policy of the
present national Administration. This was
| trump card for them, and they played the
game boldly
! The Abolitionists voted for him for SINH
lar reason precisely, it being-the policy OF all
! opposition parties to aid each other i'm the
! work Of weakening the party in power To be
/ sure, our neighbor of the Sentinel has been
| denouncing victories won by coalitions with
/ free-Soilers and all that sort Of thing for the
! last three or four months, at the top of his
| bent. But ITEM it happened to be his OK
which was gored by the Abolition bull. Now
! however, the Abolition bull has gored the
Democratic party OK for his benefit which
alters the case very materially. As a matter
OF course ho can see no improperly in acoali
ton to which Messrs Seward. Chase Sumner
Wade, Truman Smith and Solomon Foot are
parties, to make him Senate printer-none in
| the world.
CURIosIrIES or TRADH-Among the i'm
portations into this country, is n certain elias:
of articles, embracing an almost endless va
riety, which are called non enumerated
Some Of them cost mere trile and are little
used others, equallp cheap, are of such gen
cral Use that their aggregate value is consid
cradle. Few persons know that these article!
enter into commercial transactions. A frient
somewhat curious in ouch matters gives us The
following items relative to those importation
into New York:
During the year ending June Goth, 1853, The
( value OF slate pencils imported was So, 1873 o
sausage skins. 1924 little night tapers, 1921
tooth-picks, $34l bladders, 81 ,257 orang,
peel, 1851; peach kernels, S. goose skins
S16Gi rose leaves, $773 skeletons, $35l
mushrooms, 81 003; sand, So; goose iive
pie, Sl3l; spunk Sl4.
This list OF incongruous articles could b,
enlarged to II great extent.
MRssRs. CROsswELL K Co, are said to b,
; awfully down on the Speaker about the com
rujtf nr TO 1lop IL,
four committees, who are TO deal with tn,
steamship appropriations, projects, &c, OIL
commcrce-Post Offices and Post Roads, Ma
val Affairs and Ways and Means The Speak
er. it is said, tabOoed every gentleman knowI
to have been urged by them for particular
places, directly indirectly. That is, h,
put no gentleman where that interest wa
anxious to have him placed. So, also, in til,
case Of the committee on Foreign Affairs
l. known that they (the outside HardsJ de
sired to have Mr.. Stanton, of Tennessee
again mt the head of the Naval Committee
Mr.. Cutting on Foreign Affairs Mr.. Wheeler
ut the head of the Committee on Commerce
and Mr.. Pechhnn on the Ways and Mean!
! Committee. He treated them cruelty lie did
the stiff backed man, that he is
VACANCIES IN THE REVENUE MARINE SER
yIcE.--We understand that the Secretary OF
the Treasury has already decided that the
death Of the officer. in the revenue marin,
service, who were lost on Wedne s,lny last
, 18th inst. y in the Cutter Hamilton on Charles
ton bar, created no vacancies in the service
. inasmuch "a the vessel to which they were
attached was totally lost with them So ht
will make no appointments in their stead.
| POSTNASTERs FOR CoyFIRMATioS. The
President s understood to have sent in TO-DAY
to the Senate, more than ono hundred post
ohice appointments We have reason to be.
leve that he has withhold many of the an.
pointmonts (already made} in some Of the
States, for further consideration
/ MIKE WALsH's LAsT.-We hear that orc
of the very hards - was congratuatiug him
self yesterday in Mikes presence upon the
cordially with which the President treated
/ him III recent interview, shaking him nv
the hand with an affectionate warmth" as he
explained. lie asked Mike whether il didn't
look IA though his Excellency might be com
ing round to the Ilards So No" said Mike,
:. it looks more like the sheriff shaking hands
with fellow after he has Iulled the cap over
his eyes