Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-03-04
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.


The election of Mr. Nicholson as public prin,cr
Imposition In caucus or the House. was brought about by
executive management On Tuesday att O'Clock Forpcy
al acknowledged candidate aud actively election
'e'"e among nembers few minutes after wards Sill
the private Secretary of tho President was In
.ae oetk ohcc and by o'clock. Forney was Mt tho
White uouse. Before dark il was extensively -,r,o,
that he had Withdrawn from the contest Thcss tcts
sent strong case Of crcumsan,aI evidence Thor. 90,
heno doubt that suitable inducements were offered hin; h,
tue President to leave Nicholson n clear field. WIZ,
ncsc nhuuceinents were, time only will discover Poss
oily he was offered the Consul shin TO .v.,n -
more probably private arrangement was effected ha
tween hin aud the proprietor Of the Union by which L
Is 10 share the profits of the public printing II ,b
SO, the country may expect to see tSs area,as
waste aud extravaganza in thai branch Of ,hs
CONGRESSIONAL patronage BY tho combined influence
" Tue president, the Clerk Of tho House and ths
Onion establishment any number of f,t ioh .uu
oruefed the large profits Of which will be divided ,mo
au' IN according to pre- existing arrangement B.vsrIS
tucker was not candidate for the office lila pnm.ron
friends hndng it impossible TO meet succ-ssGlv 50 60,
uaoie combination IL the general wish of the conm,
my could nave elected him he would undoubtedly b,va
saieu OH the prize. The manly and indepepdent
course oil his paper has made for him and the ,en,
~ editors who control hosts OF friends e'''1aA~
ioosefVe'in last Tuesdays E1atsiner lust and f,c;
ee comment on the course the Seretary of IN, In,oo
III eteeehns' What Sarnmanly called tho Virginia scr;n
net % long as complaints only made by Will
laey were utterly disrcsardcd by the Locoo
il milan
oeeh directed to the subject by pronineu, snd nt,sn
ua organ OF their party, |. probable that their H.
~ energies viii he qnickeusd into MI attempt TO nrocnre
Of tho law This could easily be effected by
very moderate exeriion on their part The persona nos
IN THIS result reside in the ds water section Of
Tue state and in the Ds;ipt9 90 gbiy mis- nv
ME- So.GI2 military heJees-Genera. nayy aud
napn' ~ lHese two shining lights OF Virginia Democ.
acy had really tue interests OF their Constituent a, Re-
eS wouu put themselves to little trouble to nro
cure repeal OF the Objectionable parts Of the law Inn,
fhav mis-
sNe devoted to warning against the Interests Of othr
Seson that they haye ae attend 70 those Of thsi
own tAe "anner in which this law has been executed
mas been so papaby unjust that the Legislature Of Viz,
8iha very lately entered solemn protest agsipat a; II
The form Of joint resolution and gave irstrp.on, r.,
senators and Representatives to orng the subject TO
Tue attention o.! CoagIcss fhore little hone bow,ve,
thS a" practical good will result from this action
All OF your delegation great scklers ior tho ab
suact right oil instruction. but indolent aad o,reIes
nrc they, that ~ general rule they conne tbcm.sIy.
TO mere abservance OF the letter and M, or m. o
OF Their orders This. however, must be understand a,
ohy applying TO sui Gets Of practical character If
o, distractions u sent here from the Legislature
they seize upon them with avilty, work themselves into
tremendous state OF enthus s, aud with astonishing
vouohty, pour aTth constant Of unintellgibe
iagon.
The speech ofS.na.or CLAYTON thoupb n vc-v nh,o a.
iort has excited general dssatiscii1n His conclusive
demonstration Of tho nnconstuonalty of the 30 called
Missouri Compromise both pcrplexed and offended the
ireesollers aud abOonss while tho untenaule oIec.
tons which he urged To other features Of the bill did not
specially conlmeud his course TO the appreciation Of ia
irends lie Is generally thought have attempted that
difficult ent-oI blowing both hot and cold Mt the same
time In the course OF his remarks he disclosed some
facts which fully sustained the position taken by the
South-tha the North bad invariably refused the Missouri
line when offered 10 them. In 1913, when the slavery
excitement was running high, he was n member of n
select COMMITTEE q eight equally composed Of Northern
anu southern Senators. Ia that committee tho Missouri
line was over aud over again proposed as a settlement of
the pending difficulties but In every instance IL was voted
down by Northern And yet in tho face of this and
other still more conrgsiye f,ca the ccsoers had the
audacty To charge upon the South breach of solemn
compacts No who Is lcd either Ia his private
or public life by the principles of honor and honesty
would have the hardihood urge false an accusation
One oil the numerous bills granting lands for raoad pur
was before the House yesterday and dicw from Mr.
Letcher specious argument in opposition to H. His
spcech contained many good hits aud excited consdera
Die merrlment lie frequently interrupted and n,apy
attempts were made embarras, him; but in nearly
every instance his quckness of perception and readiness
OF 'eparteo enabled him to the laugh against his as
saants He bore hard upon OF the details of the
bill aud the motives and designs Of its peculiar patrons
that long-iegged gawkcy member from Wisconsin
thought necessary to the House that no was not
to be bought-a declaration which seemed 10 DO receiy
by many with very great Incredibly.
Turing the discussion Of tue homestead bill In the
House, fact was alluded TO which exhibits in new light
inc sefanued constituency OF the Virginia Locoloco dele.
gaon Every one knows that their opposition TO grants
oands by tue General Government Is based upon the al
legged want Of Constitutional authority In Congress 70 give
away the pnohc domain. 1t appears however that
during the thirty first Congress bill passed granting
twentysoyen millions Of Of swamp land to the dl
Ierent states in which they lay and that with single
exception every member OF the Virginia delegation voted
Tor IT. Philadelphia lawyer would give up the attempt,
10 despair but suppose politician Of the Bob Hunter
school can very easily explain how IL is constonal TO
nate ct lands though shockngy IN makc
such disposition OF those that are dry.
The Senate have held lengthy and excited session to-
Day aud at late hour tonight had adjourned Tho
friends Of the Nebraska bill eudeavorng to have
vote taken, who ia opponents rcsorng every
spicablo device to savc of final action An amendment
proposed by Senator Badger adopted which declares
that nothing contained in the bill shall 10 construed to
revive any law existing before 1920 other recognising or
excluding slavery Much feolng has been manifested to-
day and Somo sharp personalities indulgod in II vote
morrow IKE.