Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-11-16
FROM THE WASHINGTON STAR
NEWS Ann CnSSIp

OETAMcfP INTEREST VERSUS TIE ADNINISTRA-
rIoS.-The open warfare now being made by a
portion of the steamship close contract interest
against the Administration, has been confidently
anticipated here by we-informed men; it being well
known for months past that much OF the violence
against the President and his Cabinet manifested by
their Democratic opponents in New York, arises
from the fact that those of their agents (of the
steamship INTEREST," who have sounded the new
Government on this subject have invariably come
off with fleas in their ears. The managing council
of the New York party above mentioned, are also
well know to be the managing men for all steam
ship schemes on the Treasury which either grab
very much from it for small consideration or pro
pose to do that same through Shanghai and African
steamer lines yet in embryo. Some of them were
also more or less interested not long since in various
naval steamer (proper) special contracts against
which 1t Is now well understood that the President
and Secretary of the Navy firmly set their faces
Among the stories which they have started, is
one saying that the message will recommend that
al existing mail steamer contracts be annuled by
Congress forthwth and thereupon they howl in all
directions over the determination of the President to
destroy the efficiency of the navy of the United
States; as though with the exception of possibly,
the w Washington and Hermann,) there is single
steamship built by an American mail steamship
company actually fit for purposes. However,
they probably barking up the wrong tree, in the
matter of what the Executive is likely to recon-
be surprised to find in the message the defects in
this system pointed out in strong language; and also
recommendation that Congress shall carry out the
clause giving them authority to purchase the ships
at valuation, where that can be done bene6cialy
for the Treasury and for the naval service combined.
If the current investigation which the Postmaster
Generals making, shall show that an important sa
wing be made the transportation of the mails to
and from California be greatly expedited, and heavy
increase Of postage secured by executing the clause
of the contracts Of California steam mail companies
authorizing the government to purchase certain of
their shps and thus end the existing arrangements
ten to one the President will tell Congress so leav
ing with that body the responsibility of doing their
duty in the matter.
Nothing has, however occurred here of which
we have knowledge to justify the allegation that
there Is the slightest disposition the part of the
Administration to recommend the abrogation off the
present contract with the Collins line before its ter
mination according to its letter. however certain
1t may be that when that time arrives, the Govern
ment of the United States will be as much opposed
to all the moon schemes of steam lines at the cost
of the U. S. Treasury, which half dozen different
squads of needy spectators preparing to urge
| on Congress- Whatever they may think of the
improperly Of the principle on which the Collins
and French and Belgian lines contracts are based,
as they stand they are probably regarded as neces-
sary adJuncts of American transatlantic commerce,
not to be dispensed with, when nothing is at hand
to supply their places. In the case of the Califor
MIA lines on the other hand private enterprise of
the same sort beats them on every trip from three
to ten days, and offers to perform the same service
in less time at third its present cost to the
Treasury; and that too without asking a stipulation
which is not granted to every domestic mail
tractor in the United States
In fact, portion Of the mail steamer specializing
interest has gone very deeply into politics, setting
up to be the head and front of the Democratic OPP
position to the Administrator because the latter
cannot be coaxed to regard the existing surplus
fairly plumber for those disposed to speculate after
this fashion They are showing fight through the
Herald, the Albany Argus, the National Democrat,
and various other papers, while Mr.. Cooley is
struggling for them on the stump Just now, they
squealing terribly, because they shrewdly sus-
pect thatit will take loud hallooing to get popular
sympathy enough to serve them.
The EFFECT OF THE MARYLAND ELECTION IN
WAsHINGToN-The Wing politicians stationed bere,
are by no means surprised with the result of the
Maryland election. Indeed they counted upon
carrying nothing there-no serious effort to organ
ize their party for the contest having been made
In view Of the fact that they hare secured the Leg
islature in the face Of considerable majority for
the Democratic candidate for Governor they are
perfectly satisfied lnasmuch they thus secure
the United States Senator who is to succeed Sena-
tor Pearce. In retaining him in the Senate in the
face of heavy majority of the popular vote, they
(the Wings in Washington realize practically the
victory is at least half theirs. On the other hand
the Washington Democrats are huzzaing at the
top of their bent the success of Messrs. May
and Vansant. They believe that Mr.. May is des- |
tined greatly to Increase the oratorca strength of
their cause in the House, which is probable. The
Administration immediate circle regard the |
grand result as singing rebuke to the disappointed
ofice-seekers' party or clique, whose policy for |
months past has been to endeavor to create the i'm
preston that they (the Administrator are sold |
stock and fuke, to the Free Soil interest. They !
see in this Maryland election vindication of the |
propriety of their policy Of forgetting or rather
overlooking past differences in all who now stand |
on the Baltimore Democratic platform, not second |
in its emphasis to that which they drew from the |
Georgia election. Those here who claim to be more
national in their Democracy than the Administra-
ton, are sadly chop-fallen; as they had been pro-
phecying that Gin this election, Maryland would |
teach the Cabinet that they could not be traitors
to the Union with impunity and all that sort of
thing. On the whole it has certainly served to put
(so-caled) National Democracy" at quite a low
discount here; it shows that very little Demo-
cratic capital is to be made by "cuttng up" against
the Administration.
BENNETT AND THE French MIssIoN-Mr. Bennett,
in Washington letter by telegraph 1Vritten in the
Heralds saactum IN NelU York, and published in
that paper Of yesterday morning, admits at length
that there is on the files of the State Department
formal application for the French mission for him
self We notice this fact, only because it proves
the nvariabe correctness Of all we vouch for in our
Washington news columns.
TIE FALL OF PEKN-We have now reason to
believe that the Government longer discredt the
accounts Of the fall Of Pekin China which reached
here few days since, as we announced They
probably have further corroborative advces of the !
fact coming by the same steamer, which have at
tracted their attention since obtained the infor-
nation on which our recent paragraph on the sub
ject was based
New SUB-TREAsURERs BoNDRD-Messrs Beard
and Cisco, the new assistant treasurers at Boston
and New York. having executed their bonds, which
have been approved at the Treasury Department
their commissions have been duly forwarded to
them.
The PITTsBURG Custom HoUsE-From incorma-
ton recently received at the Treasury Department