The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-08
The News.

The Cunard steamer Europa, having been out
nearly fourteen days. may be expected to arrive in
season to enable us to spread her news before our
readers in to-morrow's paper. She will bring two
days later intelligence, which is anxiously looked
for by those watching the progress of exciting and
important events in the Old World owing to the
fact that when the Baltic sailed formal declaration
Of war on the part of England and France against
Russia was daily anticipated.
Our Geographic information from Washington
concerning the proposed resignation of the Clerk
ship of the House, an Office worth three thousand
dollars year. with perqusites amounting to many
thousands more-the contemplated resignation of
This valuable Office of honor and profit by Col. John
w. Forney-is q very curious piece of business.
Our special correspondent enters SO infinitely into
the details and contingencies connected with this
movement that we suppose there can be no doubt
about it. What does all this mean? Have the demo-
Gratis of the House become disguised with Forney
their clerk the chief musician of the Cabinet
organ, as both the clerk and the chief musician,
or how Does not this impending removal of the
corner stone of the Kitchen Cabinet from the House
indicate crash in the kitchen and smash up in
the Cabinet? How can the administration the
Cabinet stand when the under-pinning is taken
away? Can the country contemplate the prospect
before us without alarm? Is there any safety for
the Union if Forney leaves the Cerkship OF the
House, We live in strange and eventful times.
Read over again the extraordinary correspondence
between the Emperor Nicholas and Sir George III.
Seymour-read over carefully our news from Wash
ington, and then tell us, is the country safe
Mr. Mason, Chairman of the Committee on For
gn Relations, failed in endeavor to prevail upon
the United States Senate to go into executive session
yesterday morning, from which circumstance it is in
ferred that the Gadsden treaty, the merits of which
we have explained in detail in an editorial article,
has become a complete bore to the members, who,
after various Intellectual efforts to improve it, have
ut length given it up as a hopeless task and in
Clined to throw it overheard. The debates on this
wonderful project reported to have been of the
most extraordinary character revealing incidents of
o very singular description concerning the unscru-
pulous designs and Vaccinations of spectators, job
bers and lobbyites-from men in high public places
to the smallest ofiice-seeker and fnancer-to alb
stract the surplus of thirty millions of dollars
locked up in the public treasury. When the ban of
secresy is removed, the people may expect to be
tonished with revelations of political corruption and
fraud of truly startling character. The Senate
took up the private calendar and passed fcrtyeight
bills including ten from the House.
The House of Representatives, after an interest
ing discussion, in which individual enterprise was
shown to be far in advance Of that of the govern
ment referred to the Committee of the Whole the
bill authorizing the PostmasterGeneral to contract
for carrying the mails between New Orleans and
San Francisco according to time. The body then
went into committee, nominally..on the General APP
preparation BILL whereupon Mr.. Caruthers, a Mis-
souri, wing, took the floor and made forcible speech
in support of the Nebraska BILL In the course of his
remarks he gave some "reminiscences of the past and
present position of the administration which will be
found quite interesting. He was replied to by Mr..
Washburn whig, of Maine. Both houses adjourned
till Monday.
According to our advices from Albany, the Maine
law men in the Legislature, despite the horrible APP
pearance of their late prohbtory act after it had
undergone dissection at the hands of The Governor
do not even yet despair of securing bill before the
close OF the session. They now willing to sub
init the question to vote of the people, but desire
that politics may be thrown out of the issue alto
gether. We understand that the Senate debated the
subject till two o'clock yesterday morning, and final
ly made it special order for Tuesday. Those inter-
ested in the details Of the proceedings yesterday are
referred to the regular and also 70 the special
despatch from our correspondent, which contains
many curious and important items with regard to
the movements of the politicians and wire-puIers at
the capital. Both branches Of the Legislature al
jonrned till Monday evening, and most of the mem.
bers are now in the city for the purpose Of visiting
public institutions, ia accordance with the iny
taton OF the Ten Governors.
From the statement In another column respecting
the authorship Of the famous Hulsemann letter, il
appears that the original document was returned to
Mr.. Everett upwards of year ago by the literary
executors of Mr.. Webster; consequently we sup
pose " must be conceded that it was drafted by the