The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-27


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| Warrington Correspondence.
| WASHINGTON, March "a 1854.
Loc tide in the Lobdy-FashionaNe Society Washington
| a Hit at 1.-THE Nebraska Bill, and Mr. Cutting dc.
Tie lobby is at low water mark Excepting the active
members of the third house engaged in behalf of the
Gadsden treaty and few private bills before the Sc
nate the members of the indispensable lobby appear to
emigrated to parts unknown The Deficiency BILL
the Nebraska que on and the Indian Appropriation bill
have nothing in them for the lobby The gangs In
dans in their blankets and trinkets that daily parade
Pennsylvania avenue may have wires pull upon
the Indian BILL and this, suppose, accounts for their
presence here just now in such full feather Otherwise
the lobby is thinly thiny represented have no
recollection Of seeing the lobby Of the or the
Seuate so deserted. The weknown faces of steamship
agents. contract agents. railroad land grabbing agents
patent agents, French spolation agents, missing.
Colts pistols postponed India rubber stretch as
you please, is thus far CO. the landgrabbers have
met with terrible rebuff in the Wisconsin bill and bag
and baggage the whole pack appear to have packed off,
leaving only struggling customer two to stand on
guard the hotels and to keep eye upon the of
| business at the Capitol.
The ladies several public here after
tea those evenings when there party to go Ian
guish the lounges in the drawing rooms longing for
return of the beaux Meantime superannuated member
or member Of Congress, or gentee loafer with
visible Of support but the outside chances will
do He ia acceptable to pass away the time with till the
full tide Of the lobby with their evening hops and oyster
and champagne suppers snall nave But what
full dress they call 1t, with nothing but half
ugly old fogies and blaze galants divided among
them! ts therefore, to be hoped and prayed for that
the House and the Senate will proceed possible
to the legitimate business of the lobby, such patent
extensions big contracts Of al Sorts French spoliaons,
land obbing railroad grants &C. that the lobby may
| be recalled and the ladies relieved.
hssn these Cabinet receuons this
sion have been generally stupid had the good fortune
to have the ''open sesame to Guthrie's in that in
vation to Mr. Bennett and as his representative but
| the Hummery, the paint, and the unmitigated
claptrap and wshywashy gossip of these assem-
baees soon tires visiter accustomed to the intel
gent spirited and sririe unions of the genuine haut
ton Of London, Paris, and Vienna The fact is though
American ladies are fairest in the world the matter
pie Of the msiest gossip and nonsense to which the
English language is subjected Heartess, sprtless stale
and dstasteful belle of fty made up Of cosmetics
paste diamonds lace bare and perfumery is the
trash of the chatterng birds Of fashion at Of their
accustomed to the superative batteries Of brainess
funkeyism, even sensible compelled to acknow
rabe chaperon Of the air sect on these occasions ns
sooking perfectly divine this evening"" or he is ta
| booed as o vulgar boor.
for long time in the habit Of ascribng to the daugh
ter, maid wife, mother, sister Of every member of
he of Pscyche and the form OF Venus de Medicis
whether the lady weighed one hundred or five hundred
pounds whether she tall short good looking
ugly Joyce Heth And this is the requston Of fashion
able society here all occasions and the most rigd
acted by the least deserving All yes: have much yet
to learn and much unearn before fashionable
cety at this metropolis be brought to that stan l.
ard Of refinement which blends the highest intelligence
requirement and accomplishment with the most "
ard graceful wit and humor, and good Common sense
Yes sir traveller Of obseryation after sample or
pronounce them decidedly behind the spirit OF the
agebcng behind the progressive ideas of the cod
fish arstoeTacy Of New York. And here upon this sub
ject, rest for the present
The speech of Mr. Breckenridge, yesterday, made
derdrcct authority of the administration is honest
hut Notifying confession that the motion of Mr. Cut
ting which carried the Nebraska bill to the Committee
of the Whole the State of the Union was the cruc
fxion of the bantling from the Senate Mr. Cutting s
denounced as traitor the friends of the BILL of
whom he processes to be- We incline to think, however,
that he who wins may laugh and Cutting having won
in this adrot operation, may well afford to smile at the
impotent indignation of Master Breckenridge The bill
is dead-the agitation will be carried out among the peo
pe and let every prepare his position either
with Captain Rynders Of John Van Buren. NO. P.
WASHINGTON March 25, 1854.
Tie Gadsdes T,eaty-A Caucus to Trim it Up-7he Herald
Right Concerningits Origin and Objects de-
The Senate during this week have been exceedingly
embarrassed with the Gadsden treaty. They have been
hammering and nkerng at it from day to day. almost to
the entire exclusion of other business and the net result
is nothing They have however, made some extraordi-
nary discoveries which set forth in the HERALD
some time ago.
call for the instructions and correspondence connect
cd with this treaty appears has resulted in the spread
ing before Senate list OF letters extraordinarily
rich and peculiar that deemed judicous to keep
them the public printer for fear that stray copy
or two might get to the New YoRs HERALD, through
some mysterious spiritual manifestations This
list of letters, it Is said, proves what the HERALD
has charged, that the Gadsden treaty is only pre-
cous, bit or diplomacy for Southern route for the
Pacific railroad that Jefferson Davis, certain Texans
and Mexicans and the New Orleans and Opeousas Rail-
road Company at the bottom of the whole plot and
rsov Of Scboas T of 1sas which was made
the said Marcy had given orders to send poor s home
as prisoner If he would not leave Mexico any other
terms. So this treaty Of Gen. Gadsden was bit Of
South Carolina diplomacy outside the instructions Of the
Department. II more than that. 1t was great
financial speculation in which the Secretary of War and
company, the Opelousas aud Southern Pacific Railroad
people, Gen. Santa Anna, Hargous 4 CO., and other
fnanciers in Mexican stocks and enterprises, the
complex machinery which worked out the bargain
Mr.. Mason, the Chairman Foreign Relations, has
been working like beaver for this treaty. II s ad-
minisr alton measure and he is administration man
Of very extraordinary fidelity hut still the treaty has
been a drag dead weight upon the Senate, with sat
isactory promise of its ratification in the shape wh IN
the President recommended it. SO it Is understood that
to-day sort of Joint senatorial aud Cabinet conference,
is TO be held the subject In the of the Senate
Committee Foreign Relations in the capitol and that
discretion allowed them by Gen -Almonte, in behalf of
Mexico because of the urgent necessities Of Santa Anna
for million or two Of ready cash 1t expected there
the consent of Cen Almonte, which may possibly secure
the twothirds required for its ratification.
WASHINGTON March 25, 1854.
The Business Before Congress
The most important matters before the Senate the
adsden treaty the Homestead BILL and the Pacific Rail
road bill. Here is material for three months discussion
including the Deficiency BILL private claims and forth