The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-05
The News.

Great anxiety is expressed in all quarters FOR the
reception Of the three days later European BOWS to
be brought by the steamship Europa, which is now
IN her sixteenth day cut from Liverpool. She, like
numerous other vessels overdre OF this port, has
probably been detained beyond her time by bolster
Gus weather.
This viii be one of the most busy and exciting
days ever witnessed in Washington. The opening
Of session of Congress is invariably the cause Of
vast deal Of sensation in political circles but the
cent extraordinary movements on the great national
chess bosrd-the preference shown by the admins
tTation for fee soers and secessionists saunch
Union men-the open confession OF the chief organ
that the spirit Of the compromises is obsolete and Of
no further use-the itching of the palms OF specua-
tors for lingering of the large amount of money in
the treasury and the scheming for places OF trust and
emoumept by INSCRIPTIONS tricksters, have all
tended to give the session which commences this
day an importance hitherto wholly unapproached.
According to our special adyices considerable
Indignation was expressed among several OF
the democratic Congressman yesterday upon
sscertaining that they had been bamboozled with
regard to the caucus On Saturday evening. 1t ap-
pears that all the arrangements for thwartlng any
attempt to re-endorse and uphold the compromise
measures of 1850 and the Balti more platform, or
otherwise giving expression and binding the caucus
TO national principles were quietly cut and dried be
forehsnd. 1t was to upset any movement of this
kind that the rules Of the House adopted which
require resolutions giving rise to debate to lie
for one day. The denomination OF Mr.. ForDey for
Clerk seems to have been particularly obnoxious to
many gentemen-even to some Of those who were
present at the caucus NEE sing-and sep5were being
taken last evening to concentrate the strength Of
those opposed to Mr.. Forney UPON Mr.. Meade for
merly member of Congress from Virginia. Mr.. For.
ney, being sure Of success today, last night gave a
grand blowout to his frends-among them, Messrs
Edwin Forrest, z. B. Hart, and Edwin Croswell.
Should the House succeed 10 organizing for tae
transaction OF business today, which is matter of
considerable doubt it is understood that the Presi-
dent will Immediately send in his message, in which
event we shall lay the anxiously ooke1for document
before our reade IS in the afternoon edition Of the
EERALD. tl9
We invite careful pernsal Of The proceedings OF
last Saturday nights democratic caucus, which we
Iepnblish frat page, together with the names
and Eoltics Of the Congressman elected from the
different States the letters and dispatches ffom our
correspondents, &C. II is important that orr read
en shsuld be posted passing events in order that
they may be fully pre- pared Tor the curious sceoe.
That will undoubtedly transp ire at the national capi
tal before tie close OF the year.
The steamship Black Warrior brought. one weeks
Later adviees from Havana. The Cuban papers, as
nsua contain no political news Of importance. The
actor at the Iacop theatre, who murdered his wife
and afterwards attempted TO commit suicide was to
be garroted az he had sufficiently recovered.
from his wounds TO undergo the horrible operation
Several persons, charged with executing and crcu-
lating counterfeit money, have been arrested in diff
ferent parts OF Maine within the last few DAYS.
Among those apprehended Is Jabez Upham. the
Postmaster and Maine Law Agent at Liberty We
also observe that another Postmaster, VIM. Tinney.
has been convicted Of embszzling letters from the
Post Office, by the United States Circuit Court o,
North Carolina These things do not speak very well
for the caution and dsc limitation of the appointing
powers at Washington. .au
PoIt clans, and others who are watching the move.
ments Of the great national issue Of the day cannot
fail TO be interested ia the opposite views Of the
North ard South, as exhibited in the matter relative
to the Southern Agricultural Congress, and the adj
dress Of the free democracy to people of the State
Of New York. etfia0f
By the lengthy statement, which we else where pub.
lish, concerning the terrible mortality at sea on
board the emigrant ships which arrived here during
he lat month Ii viii be seen that one thousand
ole hundred and forty-one persons died Of cholera