The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-04
WAsHrsoroN. Dec !. /

WAsHrNcToN, Dec. /, 1854
Il purpose communicating to the readers of the
Dspach, daily letters relating to the iucidents oc
curing In Washington and my impressions in re-
gard to them. These incidents shall NOT Learn
from the lips of the President himself nor sball the
Impressions described be suggested by apv rer.rt.
made by "Bin Marcy" "Jeff Davis.n nor sI.ew
Cass." a. we pick our teeth In companv .st.r ain.
ner. For the fact Is, don't often sit In co,nn.rv
with any of those personages neither At nn.r ,,or
aiter dinner Being sound democrats, they of course
do not hold ihemselves above me In the le.., h,,.
as they happen to be great statesmen and an hum
BILE Journalist, our pursuits do not bring us much
together, and only in a business way when we do
meet.
so that, although your correspondent may be
pretty sharp and clever in his way, you must not
hold frank Bill, "Jef" nor Lew" responsible
for either his facts or impressions. But you may
hold him responsible, and he Is one who will not
give guesses for certainties nor hearsays for well
known facts. He is aplain, honest man, somewhat
intelligent, tolerably industrious possessed of be.
coming modesty and reliability, and therefore ne
ther wealthy nor famous.
Now, kind readers, we know each other, and |
trust we may like each other; and so to business
Washington Is lively, gay, happy and peaceable
Ite dtCuuCo are oaliy DcCOuuS tuOTe ana more
thronged members OF Congress are hourly arriving;
business Is reviving In spite of the monetary de-
preston; and frisky season is beginning
Politicians are impatiently awaiting the forthcom.
ing message, which few of them will read and
fewer still reflect upon That document 1t 10 said,
no man has read and no man shall anticipate the
Clerk OF the House of Representatives In reading;
not one word of which do believe. The whole
Administration, and It's printers of the Union, de-
clare most solemny that copy shall escape them;
and yet it win be circulated In New York before
the Clerk will be able to get through the exordum
and an abstract in New Orleans before he shall
reach the peroration. There are many things that
go by favors besides kissing, aud this Is of them
It s great pity and great shame, but it is true
What would impeach and cashier an officer in q
corrupt monarchy, is regarded as a venial offence
in pure republic.
Would you like me to guess at the contents of
this great paperl will do so. 1t will praise the
wisdom of all our past acts of annexation, com.
mend the general policy of getting all can, dis
claim the purpose OF doing so BY force or fraud,
touch upon the prospective acquisition OF the Sand
wich Islands, descant upoa the desrabeness of our
possessing 'the key to the Cult of Mexico" spurn
the idea OF using fibusterism for its acquisition,
pass as lightly as possible over the confagraton OF
Greytown, say nothing about know nothing and
anti slavery triumphs at the polls, commend the
adherence to principle of those who passed the
Nebraska bill, defend the wisdom of the sub trea.
sury law and low tariff, and generalise in general
profoundly and patriotically. But, In relation to
foreign affairs, you may rely upon it the President
will "show proper spirit, thoug gh be will not fght
There are some corners to turn, and he will turn
them sdroty and prudently. Mr.. Daniel, the un.
fortunate letter writer at Turin; Mr. Belmont, who
is accused of negotiating loans for the Gear at the
Hague; Mr.. Soule, the bright and gifted gentleman
at Madrid, who is said to be an unruly and mis-
chievous red republican, and who certainly did
shoot the French minister in the knee;-these gen.
tlemen are all rather hard to get along with, a in
alluding to their missions the President has fine
opportunity to display his knowledge Ct he
o..3sy oi iue WHY dipiomatist
Touching the Sandwich Islands, permit me to say
that have no confidence whatever In the reports
that have been put FORTH They will not be annex
ed forthwith in pursuance Of the american policy
of President Munroe, nor OF any other policy with
which am acquainted; and we are not very soon
to have sable representative in national halls
OF legislation.
But enough for the present on these subjects
The message is in type at the Union office, and we
shall all see it on Monday. Let none of US persist
through the eagerness of desire to see it, or our
enjoyment will pail in anticipation and there will be
no JOY in iruition ABB C.