New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-19
Washington Correspondence.

THE CRISIS AT HAsp--eABINET sToR1Es--ExPEcrED
ARRIVAL oFsTHEy PRESIDENT ELEer---DoINGs OF
The SENATE--TESAs CI4AIMS--HuNTERS SPEECH
TEHuANTEPEC STOCK.
Gerrssprnpenrr Of The Crescent.
WAsHlNeroN February 49, 1855,
Such rush we are having here at the hotels And
such speculatons surmises and suggestions re-
speoting the new Cabinet One day we hear that the
President has already decided his constitutional at
yiserstat the whole beard of council grown sawn
plaued grooved tailed, painted vanished aud pol
shed at Concord-fe coc0,da at sdceat least month
4 ago! Another day hear it, on the best authority
that hardly single member of the Cabinet is decided
/ upon--that Gen Pierce has not yet made up his
own mind ali his Mnistersand thathe will defer the
whole thing until he arrives in Washington. One conf
Dental friend asserts with air of rich
behold that his expected eSceency will arrive here next
week-even Thursdaythe very g IDENTICAL day, as
Mrs Darlington would have it. being fixed upon Another
friend equally confident declareshe will not be among
till the 25th and kindly adding for special infora-
ton that he will leave Concord Friday the 18th inst
by the IL O'clock morning train Still another well
informed gives to understand that the approaching
General will stop Wizards quiet and convenient hotel
his entrance the capital account of its excellent
piazza from which he may address the soyeregns
last Of all in this communicative category grayely
told that he will proceed Immediately to the vacant
sion Of Hon Mr.. King, the vice President elect
Now, among all these disagreenents of inauguration
doctors who shall decide AT this present writing shall
not attempt such task of Lysiphus Your patient
readers therefore must be content with using the Yankee
prerogatye and guess these matters out to snt them
selves, until telegraph you, at the nick Of time.
Congress, sorry to be compelled to add has made
but little progress to-day in the public business The
orabe House spent the most saoe time in wrangng
about land speculation under Government protection
among neighbors in Nebraska while the Senate was
entertained with personal passage at arms between
Messrs Cass and Hale Il is certain that the old General
had the best Of it, never saw man get a souuder
thrshiug than did the Yankee Senatorial harlequin and
never knew who richly deserved it. Hale has
helped to make trouble enough for the country and
real blessing to it that he is about leaving Congress
never to it to return, hope, unless he comes back
wiser and purer man,
The bill providing for the claims of the creditors of
Texas was introduced to the Senate by the Hon Mr.
Pearce, the able Wing Senator from Maryland and dis
cussed by that gentleman and Mr. Hunter, of Virginia
1t is evident that there will be serious opposition to the
bill in various influential quarters. Mr. Hunter spoke
against it with his usual ability. There is clearly differ
ence between paying he creditors of Texas Texas her
self am still of the opinion expressed to you some days
since that portion of these claims will be sallowed
Tehuantspee stock continues to rise Keep it before
the people, DESoro