The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-01

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WASHINGTON, New. -, 1854
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he City Of magnificent Distances Il already pie
thorie with Representatives and Strangers Every
train cones loaded with both, aad hotel kse oers
already begin to talk Of NO rooms left, except In
The stories nearest to The skies." Extensive preoa
rstisns tor The " entertainment Of man and beast"
have been made by the keepers Of phvae boarding
houses, - we'll as the moro public caterers, in the
way Of victuaIliDg and lodging-both parties ansic
psting rush during the present winter. Hotels
have been repainted, rdecorated and enlarged, AMI
landladies have aired the private rooms. arranged
for extra seats at their tables, and, restiug from
these labors, now snxiously await the call. The
old familiar faces of politicians, lobbyes and axe
grinders upon the streets, buttonholdins and being
buttonholed, mako PeDnsylvapis avenue look II
self again.
One Of tho main topics OF conversation during
the past week has been the probable fate sOf the
sloop-of.war Albany. great deal Of feeling has
been manifested upon this subject. She had ON
board many Of the most valuable officers In our
navy who have here hosts Of friends and who feel,
IL the worst fears tor the Albany realized, that
the lives Of those officers have been sacrificed to that
narrow minded, mean and penurious policy which
has heretofore ruled in regard to the Navy Depart
ment. The Albany, It Is said, was rotten and unit
for sea when last ordered ont, and more the proper
~ Of tie rats and worms With which she was inesst
cd, than of the government, whose right
and title In her had been snnulled by
time. To send mon 70 sea In such
q craft is only sporting with their lives-compslling
them to run gauntlet where the chances are on
The side of death. Rumor says . report has bsen
received here this afternoon, via Norfolk in regard
80 her, but particulars were given The despatch
simply stated thst she has been heard from. This
repost ia balm TO the feveish aDyiettes which 90
many have entertained, and desire Is father to the
belief that the next report Of her will be, all on
bosrd Of her are safe
The Spanish Mil lister, Mr.. Cueto, who was few
days since SO dangerously injured, is rapidly re.
covering. For time his physicians entertained
but eight hopes of his recovery, but learn to-day
thst he has been pronounced out Of Danger
The great suit before the Supreme Court Of
the United States, instituted by the State OF Florida
against the state Ct Georgia for the settlement
it 10 probable will be called on a. an early period
Of the approaching term. It involves nearly NO
millions Of acres Of land. The Hon. Mr.. Papy, the
Attorney General Of Florida, Is in this city with
fererce 10 II. Mr. Revesdy johnson is associated
with him. Senator Badger, of North Carolina. and
ex-senator Berran, Of Georgia, are counsel for tho
State of Georgia. The United States wing most
Of the sc lands in dispute Mr.. Gushing, the United
States Attorney General, will appear in behalf OF
tire government, to sustain the line claimed by
Florfca, With runs from the mound made by Mr..
Ellicott snd the Spanish commissioner In 1900, to
There il some specializing here upon the chances
OF Henry A. Wise being the next Governor Of vir-
ginia. Those who pretend to be posted up In the
mattel cay that he don't run any risk whsssvss s
receiving the nomination from the Democratic Con-
vention. His Know Nothing letter did tho nusi-
nees for him, rendering him hopeless case--past
speedily advancing in the Old Dominion, ard tn old
democratic party In that State whose nod was p yer
and whose will law, Is already dictated to
absolutely than she ever dictatee, BY the new Dorm
Billy Smith, be Is called, and ex Governor Floyd,
" is currently reportei and believed, are both asm
bers Of this new and powerful party. If this is so,
the suit can very easily and acca rate'y be figured
out. Smith and Floyd are aspirants, and fra.ernze
with this party. Wise is an aspirant, and opposes
it. The triumph of the Know Nothings makes
Smith OF Floyd or some one besides Wise, The win
nei Of the turkey. The above being portion OF
the political speculations in this place, comes legi
t,mately within Washinaton affairs.
What viii be the tone Of the Presidents Nj ssagei-
pe0CtI or Warnkeg Tnl6 Is the important question
just at this TIM. VIII be take mp the Souls affair,
make mince meat Of Louis Napoleon and his Co
laborers in Spain, send bombshell into Tie royal
palace at Madrid and seize Cuba will he take to
beat the tea hing Of the lines,
Little children should never let
Their angry passions rise,
recall Soule aroogize to the nephew Of Ills uncle :"
ard allow the Queen Of the Antilles In peace to wave
tie flag o. Spain from her ramparts? Il is well un-
derstcod that the Soule affair viii form one OF the
principal chapters Of the Message, In some shape or
other. All the old correspondence that can b.
brought to bear upon the case, all Law that
touches II, all the facts that reach it, are
bcirg collected, BY all who stand around the
President, frcm Cabinet to clerks, with an industry
that indicates something desperate is on band.
Even the assistance Of Senators Is requested In this
general search for authorities; aud II any one directs
to facts applicable TO tie matter IL La "sma favors
thankfully received" But how all this information
10 to be taken-whether with gurpowder or soda
vater-is yet matter Of conjecture. More likely the
former. This coming session 10 the last one
favorable to the administration and what it intends
to do must be done now. The Know Nothings
figure too copspcuousy In tie succeeding session 70
give the President any hope Of welding 1t - he
may desire. The administration "a the "sick man. -
In the last stages Of disease; and desperate cases
| demand violent doct0riDg the gunpowier may be
taken as the last hope. At all events almost every
body expects stirring times this winter and appa-
rent!y majority speculate on the side Of war.
NELL4S.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore SUM-
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is, 1854.
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