Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-01-03
Correspondence of the Richmond Times.

correspondence of the Richmond Times.
| WASHINGTON, Dec 80 1852
Messrs Editors: have neglected writing vo
tor several days on account of business: but aoa;
being little at leisure l will renew nv acouain
lance with you and your readers.
The great lever of the present ape ia tho TaI
egraph-facts, aud comments upon them. rnnor
stated by persons whose sources of informatio,
are good, and rumors for which there, are no sor
OF foundation, are all sent on the wings of tbe
Telegraph to the utmost limits of the United
otates. Inc main points of speech and the
glst OF what's done in the Senate and House are
sent to oil parts of the Union and long before the
iuli reports OF speeches and debates are received
the subject has passed from the public mind. and
1t Is busy occupied with something else
Ana the great aim now with public speakers
who wish their speeches extensively read is to
have them sent over the telegraph wires. ar
forwarded by mail previously so that tile papers
which contain condensed reports upon subjects of
interest may also have their speeches in f1il
Gen. Cass, the oracle of the Democratic partv
and the man who is held in higher estimation by
many Wings than any other living Democrat.
knows well the power of this wonderful lever Of
public opinion, and never fails to furnish a written
copy the day previous, of his speech to be de-
lvered for publication in the New York ma.
pers.
So much for the telegraph. and now word
about telegraphic correspondents, whose business
1t is to furnish news for the papers in the large
cities. Every evening may be seen in the Ma
tonal Hotel, collected, the Geographic correspon-
dents of the Times, Tribune and sometimes
Herald and other papers, aud also the telegraph
ic agent of the associated press of the cities of
Baltimore, Philadelphia, aud New York. Each
OF the special correspondents Of these papers
are always anxious to obtain exclusive intelIigence
tor publication In their own papers the following
morning, and to get it, cultivate the aeauaintanca
OF all from whom they think information of.import
ance is likely TO be obtained; and some Of them ex
press themselves ready to pay reasonable price
for any intelligence ofnterest. The telegraphic
agent tor the associated press is also always on the
alert, seldom allows the special correspondents to
get ahead OF him, and frequently sends to the
associated press matters OF great interest which
each special correspondent would like exclusively.
Such is the anxiety OF these Geographic cores.
pondents for news and the readiness which thew
seize upon it when offered, that sometimes mem.
bers of Congress and others high in office will
give them some startling intelligence in a way
that will hull suspicion, and cause them to send It
off, without much inquiry, as strictly true. For
instance, the last special relegraphic despatch
going the rounds of the papers, giving the ind.
vlduals fixed upon by Gen. Pierce to form his cab
lnet and representedas telegraphed to this city
by the President elect, was manufactured, am
told, by Gov. Brown of Mississippi, and johnson.
OF Arkansas, just to hoax the correspondents. 7
am told Gov. Brown said the despatch was receiyed
by Soule from Gen. Pierce himself but If h,s
been ascertained no such despatch was sent over
the wires. The despatch in the Tribune reads as
follows:
Gov. Brown, of Miss, states that despatcb
just received from Concord, gives Hunter Of Vir-
GINA, the Department OF State; SlidelI of Ia.
the Treasury; Dix of New York, the War.
Johnson of Arkansas, the Navy Bright of In.
diana, the INTERIOR Medary of Ohio, the Post
Office; and Nicholson of Tennessee, the Attor-
ney Generalship.
will give the correspondents great credit for
energy and promptness, and will also say that as
ageneral thing, they do not despatch anything
unless they are very certain it is true. Some
times, however, when the authority>is good from
which information is received. it is sent off with
out much doubt as to its truth.
In my next may say word about the in
dustry OF correspondents in furnishing documents
and the efforts made to obtain them
1t will be seen by despatch in the papers this
morning, that the Postmaster General, in commune
tlon with the Secretary of the Navy aud at the
request OF Senator Rusk, has ordered one of the
" >. Mall steamers on the route between New
Vim nuu 4NOW olleHuS " UOUcn. at Norfolk, to
take on board Senator King, Vice President elect
and convey him to Havana, where he designs to
| spond the winter. A winter in Havana would
no doubt recruit Mr.. Kings heath and we can
| lot but commend this courtesy shown to the
vice President elect by the present administra-
| tion.
We understand that it is true that Senator
Hunter arrived in town night before last, kept
himself quiet during the day yesterday, not going
| to the Senate, and went homo this morning to
spend New Years. Will Senator Hunter be
one of the Cabinet =? All say he will if he will
accept it; of course Virginia must be represented
IN the Cabinet-she hardly ever having been IN
represented under any administrations
1t Senator Hunter should decide to 90 into the
Cabinet who will be appointed to fill his place?-
| have heard suggested Judge William Daniel, u
member of the Court of Appeals, as a very
worthy man, and one whose selection would give
entire satisfaction to the Democracy Of Virginia
Much has been said through the public prints,
about the late panic among the banks in this
District, and, owing TO the great number of
banks spfiugiug up here within tho last six
months, a general dscredit has been thrown upon
them all. Nevertheless, there are as good banks
mere as there are IN any city. Among them
we fnight mention, the Bank OF the Metropolis
Bank OF Washington, Patriotic Bank, Exchange
Bank OF Selden, Withers & CO., and Farmers
| and Merchants Bank of Statham, Smilhson &
CO. The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Stath
am, Smthson & Co., during the late panic re-
deemed within eight thousand dollars of their en-
tire circulation. The Exchange Bank, SeIden,
Withers x Co., have also redeemed very large
amount OF their circulation. Both of these in
situations are Conducted by gentlemen of standing,
worth, and abilities.
Madame Sohtag s concerts here were not near
as well attended as Aboni's, and did not give az
good satisfaction On the frgt night of Madame
Scntag a hundred more could have been seated
The same may be- said Of the second night. Ga
the last night, when benefit was announced for
Paul Julien the House was not more than two
thirds full. What say ofthe attendance ut their
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