The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-04-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April 9.

/ The Senate was, for two days, engaged in
a warm discussion of the nomination Of Mr..
Dix rs SUBJ Treasurer, in New York. The
question was distinctly made, for the first
time in that body, upon the eXpediency OF
the principle which Gen. Pierce adopted in
the formation of his Cabinet and in the dis
tribution of Oflices-that of reunion and OF
harmony between the different branches of
the democratic family. Some of the Senators
were not disposed to recognize the principle,
and the case of Mr.. Dix was made the turn
ing point of the question, for the reason that
he was one of the most prominent and infiu-
enta of the political freesoilers in New York.
But, still, the nomination was conferred BY a
vote of 90 to 6. Among the negatives were
your two Senators, also Mr.. Mason Of Va,
Mr.. Bright of Indiana, Mr.. Atchison Of Mis-
souri, and Mr.. Morton, of Florida.
So the principle of conciation and COM
promise upon which the President has acted
is sanctioned by the Senate, though not with
out disscntient voices. The arnistice will
stand between the hunkers and the BARN
burners until another election, and then the
war will be renewed.
The Maryland appointments are distateful
to the Baltimore people; and in several other
instances, we hear some grumbling of the
disappointed applicants or their friends.
Mr.. Atchison has made point with the
President in opposition to the appointment OF
Mr.. Watson as the Postmaster at st. Louis.
The President stated that he should appoint
Mr.. Watson at the recommendation of Col.
Benton, the Representative elect OF that Dis
trict. Mr.. Atchison offered to prove that
Mr.. Watson WAS " frccsoiler, and declared
that he would procure his rejection by the
Senate. The nomination has not been sent
in, as yet.
There is fierce fcud between Col. Benton
and Mr.. Atchson, and also between Col. Ben
ton and Mr. Phelps, the member from Mis-
souri,, who was reelected to the next Con-
grcss us Benton man. Mr.. Phelps will
oppose him as candidate for the Senate, at
the expiration of Mr.. Atchison's term, and so
will Mr.. Atchson also.
The Hon. Zadoc Pratt, who has just re-
turned from Havana to New York, states
that the health of Vice President King has
not improved; but, on the contrary, some of
his friends feared that he n,igl,t not bc able
to return home on the 9th of April, as he
contemplated doing.
Mr.. Pratt also says that week ago last
Monday he was invited by Consul Sharkey
"to 90 out in few days to be present at the
swearing in Of the Vice President" This
shows that Mr.. King has not been sworn
into Office as was stated with so much cir
cumstantality in letter giving all the par
tlculars of the ceremony, which we copied
from the New Orleans Picayune. The Wash
ington National Intellgencer, commenting
on the discrepancy of the accounts, says:
"What u commentary does not this fact
furnish upon the reliability of news from Gu.
ba! Ii fictitious aud fraudulent representa-
tons, apparently made only for this purpose
of supplying news of interest, whether there
be any or not, can be delibcratly made on a
topic of this character, what may not DC eX-
pcctcd when thousand fierce and evil pas
sons, fed of seltishncss, are excited by inter-
national differences or misunderstanding! If
any of our readers are curious to know how
correspondents will sometimes shoot the
long bow we refer them to the abovcmen-
toned letter"
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