Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-21
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

the "oIA VI eudeafOrlnS u Ket POSSESSION
Of the printing of Congress, as q fund to
enable them to continue to prosecute their
patriotic, if self-assumed calling of saving
the Union, so threatened by the current ter
| of New York. and of the late Southern Rights
men of the Southern States generally. As
far as we can learn, this Washington organi
zatiOn consists Ono 1. A flaming Taylorite
of l84S who was refused a valuable Office by
Pierce. No. e A devoted friend of the Union.
who being then Of opposite politics, was re-
moved from a worry fat Office just after the 4th
of March last though having invested largely
in the speculation of saving the Union
| flor what can be made in the operation) he is
| An officer in the regular service of the United
States who seems not yet to have learned that
it is unbecoming in one holding commission
in that service, to be up to his eyes in trying to
work the machinery of bogus reports by tele-
graph and otherwise, concerning the doings
and sayings of public men, &c. No 4, a gen.
| tleman who, few years since was the big CUR
of an Abolition party of the Lloyd Garrison
and Gerrtt Smith stamp in one of the dis.
tant States, an avowed Wing up to one year
ago. Then the partizan of defeated aspi-
rant for the Democratic presidential nomina
ton until the nomination of Pierce, whom
he rather favored as against Scott, until he
(Pierce) was elected. Immediately after that
event TRANSFERRED, he became a most enthusi
astic Pierce man indeed so continuing until
it became known to all the Washington world
that he was not to get the clerkship here the
actual receipt of which he announced, by
mistake, of course. We have no space in
which to sketch the balance of this patriotic
club, an ex-member who was an Ishmaelite
in Congress an ex contractor under govern
ment, who bids for everything going; for an
| office now and then, by way of variety, &C. &c
The list comprises a dozen. Their duty at
this time is. in part, to watch the arrival of
green members Of Congress, so as to be first
to ''pin' them. Such gentlemen as soon as
they register their names in the hotel books.
are accOsted, taken into corner and duly
informed that unless Congress furnishes the
wherewith, in the shape of public printing.
to- some Of those engaged in according IN
independent support to the Admnistra-
ton, this glorious cOnfederacy of ours will
fall right to pieces. The rest of their duties
consist in getting up nominal telegraphic cor
respondence for the New York Herald and
one or two other sympathizing journals, con-
taining all the wonderful fibs concerning men
and things in Washington, which carry their
own refutation with them, so foolisly absurd
are they. We are thus particular in describ-
ing these patriotic gentlemen and their I'M
selfish labors, that the world may understand
precisely what class of public men it is, to
which pOsterity is to be indebted wholly for
the preservation of 20 the confederacy made
by our fathers These are terrible times.
The Southern rights men are holding Nash
Vile Conventions in every county of every
Southern State, while the Barnburners are
passing Buffalo Convention resolutions at
every 4 road, and III all the bar rooms of the
North. How lucky for our glorious Union is
it then, that Congress has the giving out of
the public printing shortly if, but because
it so evidently induces the band of ardent and
devoted patriots described above, thus with
barred breasts to throw themselves into the
breach. to sacs the Onion?
THE GEORGIA SENATORIAL ELECTIoS.-It
seems that the Hon Howell Cobb has fallen a
victim to the ardor and sincerity of his De-
mocracy. There was personal bad feeling be-
tween him and Judge Mcdonald (who has
been nominated ever him. We apprehend
growing out or his refusal TO nominate the lat
ter for a Judgeship some months ago This.
probably, embittered McD.'s friends against
him. The writer of the letter, which we here
present: is conversant with all the wiring in
and twisting out of the politicians of all par
ties in the Georgia Legislature, and, doubtless,
Is correct in the reasons he assigns for the in
disposition of the Wings of the body towards
the election of Cobb. How could they be 9th.
erwise, under the circumstances We sim
cerely regret that the Democrats of his State
should have preferred any one to him; be-
cause We have great confidence in his expe-
rience, sagacity, patriotism and capacity for
labor Governor Mcdonald is the more bril-
liant man, doubtless; yet, a, a serviceable
statesman, we question whether the State con-
tains another so competent as Howell Cobb
But, to the letter from Mlledgeville, which
lifts the curtain and shows the by play through
which the result announced to-day, by tele.
graph, was effected
MILLEDGEyILLE, Nov. 10, 1853
We are in the midst of the greatest ex.
element over the Senatorial election, and
L have very little hope of Cobb. We are
working now night and day for him. but no
one man has ever had so many difficulties
70 contend against. The Wings are united
to single man against him, and are ready to
adopt any one to defeat him. as they attribute
the election of johnson entirely to him. and
are anxious for an opportunity to revenge
themselves. Their position forces us to 20
into caucus upon any terms that the friends
OF Mcdonald and Iyerson choose to dictate to
us They being perfectly aware that Cobb
mas majority, would only 60 into caucus un.
der the two-third rule and we were Obliged to
submit ot 60 before the Legislature and there
meet with certain defeat; as the Wings would
unite with the friends of Mcdonald or liver.
son Cobb, you know, is of a sanguine ma
ture, and will fight to the last. see that he
must be defeated, but will fight on until we
all fall Before you receive this the tele
graph will have announced his dafaot