The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-13
Our Washington Co 'respondenco.
WxsurSpar Eah IN Tor

Grants-- The Action Of the Senate.
We are all sgog here to know the identity of the
man that nominated Frank Pierce, and also to find
cut the Specification Of those mysterious letters
P. &C.
The expostions in the HERALD touching the
Gadsden treaty, so called, has had the beneficial
effect of opening the EYES and Gle aring the under
standings Of Senators, and the confirmation or rati
Gcaton OF the affair. reluctantly submitted to the
Senate, is highly problcmatical. The history OF
some Of the elements Of this business would prove
curious, instructive, and interesting H is well
known that the assignees of Garay, Hargcus & Co..
after much difficulty succeeded in obtaining some
six hundred thousand dollars from the same COM
mission which gave George A. GardDer over half
million. This was done through the influence,
agency, and peculiar exeftions Of Daniel Webster
one March and Edward Carts Bat this n asJn able
amount, il would appear, is by no means sfsc.ory
TO such wealthy men az the present owner of th.
Garay grant Like Oliver Twist they ask Tor more.
The Senator Benjamin, from louisiana has a
very large interest fn this matter but unfortunately
he belongs 70 the whigs. Hence, after the demise Of
the gcdlke Webster, the larties cast about to find
the proper Influences TO operate upon our Prcsi-
dent and upon his constitutional advisers, with q
view TO favor the Garsy and Tehuantepec scheme
and oppose the Soo grant. II IL said that after rakng
over New England, and especially the sovereign State
Of New Hampshire, the right bowers Of the President
ia the psrsons Of Col. Whippe, Captain George, and
some other persons Of credit aud were found,
sno extensively "sweetened IN advance witn
promises os any contingent remaod THAI m'ghs
thereafter come into existence. From the fact that the
Cnuck ~ arrangement, which secured the rlgnta
and interests Of Soo and associates, has not been
submitted to Senators, we cannot but infer that the
nAue nce Of the Aforesaid gentlemen must be para
mount a. the Wbi'e House and the Department OF
| State Whether or not p, p. p. g., has been en-
poyed by either OF the parties in interest," it is just at
| iresest quite impossible To ascertain.
NJ xnp /
Of the propretors of the UniOn, and owner jointly
OF Pacific steamers, ia the principle man in the
Sloo enterprise, it may seem surprising that an IN
uence sufficient TO counte rbslance Whipple, Georges
Il Co could not be brought TO bear. Nevertheless,
and notwithstanding the Pres dent and Governor
Marcy ard Gushing seem TO frown upon Tue opera
toDs Cf Sl0o Harris Sykes Co., they are, never
theess proceeding the work with the gre test ener
nv and Ddnstry and 1t may be that before tne Ga1s
den treaty shall be ratified plank road wl'l % com
pleted across Tehuantepec, all despite my Lord t,e
Csrdiral.v H
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1854.
The Frerd Spoi,otjon BN-TM Efforts to Gef
il through Congress.
Tbs agents engaged In prose cutting the French
spolation bill are again at work. The principal
man in the concern IS Mr.. Sullivan, formerly con-
tractor for paper with the departments but OF late
years engaged in impressiny upon members OF Con-
grsss the propriety Of passing the spolatioa BILL his
principal argument being good dinners and plenty
Of winc His Zee and that OF Mr.. Caustin, another
agent, is about three hundred thousand douars-to
sav nothing Of the cash down already received for
| the dinners, NC.
The erea. argument used by the friends Of tho
h,u "a ,ha. 1, will relieve the necessities Of q
rrs nr,oher Of INDECENT females who lost their all
by The seizures BY the French; and another reason n
nyged Is The representation that the government q
ms Tni,sd states have been indemnifed by France
e., ,Sese loeres and that it Is only common honesty
for this government now 70 pay over N the claiur