Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-04-05


WAsnrscros, April l. 1864.
The difficulty between Messrs. Breckenridge and
Cutting, full accounts of which you will find in the
newspapers, has almost engrossed the attention of
every one here during the past week S 1t was
nounced YESTERDAY in the House of Representatives
by Mr. Preston one of Mr.. Breckenridge's friends,
that amicablc settlement had been arranged hon
orable to both parties The announcement has re-
eyed the of the many friends of both
The statement made by Mr. Cutting in his reply
Mr. Breckenridge, that he and his friends in New.
York had raised the sum of fifteen hundred dollars
and forwarded it to Kentucky to beTused in behalf
of Mr.. B s election, exhbits New York politics and
politicians in any thing but enyiable light Mr..
Breckenridge Indignantly denied all knowledge of
the matter; but admitting the correctness of Mr..
Cutting statement the thought suggests ITSELF what
object had those liberal Hards in interfering in Mr.
Breckenridge's behalf; but if they raised money in
this instance, is it not probable that they have done
SO in other cases. Perhaps the circumstance that
some of the leading Hard Shells deeply interest
ed in various specuiatons on the government, steam
ship lines, fat contracts, &c. will account for their
lberaty Dsinterestedness has no influence over
their actions and hence the existence of motive.
The fact is, New York aSpres to be regarded as the
whole United States as Paris is France and seeks to
control the action of the General Government and
make it entirely subseryent to its interests So
far during the present Administration their schemes
have met with but little success and as the system
of tactics pursued is better understood and the OBJ
jects to be attained become more apparent, their
power to accomplish their designs must diminish.
They demanded of President Pierce to control his
Administration because he firmly resisted their
sumptions, they made war upon him, and upon the
Democratic party. They have delivered the State
of New York over to Wing control, and the next
Congressional election in that State will probably
turn to Congress large majority of Wings of the
Seward stripe-the only stripe of Whiggery now in
the North These Hard" gentlemen, too, essayed
to throw New Hampshire into the hands of the
Wings and Abotionists, but thanks to the sterling
IL.
signaly defeated
Since my last the Black Warrior has arrived at
New York from Havana, having been released and
her cargo of cotton restored upon the payment of
fine of six thousand dollars. This paid under
protest the Captain and Agents of the vessel main
tanning their claim for indemnity. Her release is
equivalent to an admission of the illegality of the
seizure and to that extent will doubtless facilitate
settlement of the affair but it by affects
the principles involved If seizure was illegal,
the Spanish Government is bound to make good all
damages The amount of damages to be demanded,
and the requirement of such change in the admin
istration of the local government of Cuba shall
protect our commerce from constant repetition of
similar annoyances, still open questions involving
its whole merits. Spain will doubtless make the res
toration of the Black Warrior an excuse not to ac
cede to our requirements; but our Government must
insist upon it's reasonable demands whatever may
be the consequences.
The Eastern questionable war between Russia
and Turkey and the Anglo-French interference-of
and statesmen at the seat of Government. Our
sympathies individuals are certainly on the side
of Turkey as against Russia but, knowing that the
alliance between England France has other objects
besides the settlement of the Eastern question in
view affecting interests it be expec-
ted that shall look upon it with any great favor
The allies have disclamcd all intention of making
the war one of conquest, but they have declared
thsir determination to compel Russia to pay its
penses and it is within the range of possibility and
certainty not inconsistent with the former action of
either Government, when the final settlement comes
in lieu of payment OF money, to receive material
guarantees in the shape of few forts Princi-
palty or two As Government our policy is that
of strict neutrality, entering into entangng al
lance with any European nation. BY this course,
should the war become general, our commerce must
experience great prosperity and our country be
riched.
The discus sion of the Nebraska bill has been 60
ing during the past week in Committee of the
Whole in the House. 1t is quite apparent that pub
lie sentiment at the North is quietly settling down
in favor of the BILL the agitators finding it uphill
business to manufacture indignation, and seem to
have relinquished their efforts Burning in effigy
and an occasional hanging is INDUCED in by the
abolitionists, but it don't do any harm except to
themselves; they pant for notorety, and to become
the hangmen of harmless effges of sticks and straw
will answer that purpose we'll as anything else.
The Senate have had under consideration the de-
fciency bill, and yesterday passed it. having added
a large number of amendments making it nearly the
same bill that broke down with its weight in the
House. The bill as passed by the House contained
all that was actually required by the Government to
meet its expenses for the year, and to this
it should be strictly limited But the practice is to
make the deficiency bill carry much as possible,
and the friends of certain Cusom Houses and marine
Hospitals insist that they shall not be overlooked.
The House WILL however, certainly disagree to ma
ny if not all these amendments.
The bill authorizing the construction of six first
class Steam Frigates, and appropriating three mil
lions of dollars for that purpose passed the house on
yesterday by large majorty-112 to 43. The re-
commentator of the Secretary of the Navy has thus
been fully endorsed by Congress; and it is hoped
that other suggestions contained in his Report, hav
ing in view a reorganization of this arm of the Ma
tional defence will receive the favorable action
Mr. Dobbin has secured the entire confidence of the
two Houses leaving it to his discretion to build these
vessels in the Navy Yards by contracas he thinks
proper. L. D.
PoLrrIcAL PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. The Peters
burg Intclligencer thus dissolves the bonds which
have heretofore united the northern and southern
wings:
stThe detection of Mr.. Everett and the National
Intelgencer has played havoc with the wing party.
1t is useless to disguise the fact that abotionism
and freesoism have, with these accessons, effectu-
ally broken the ties which bound together the wings
of the South and the North. The former cannot frat
ernze with the latter, ariayed, they are,