Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-05
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WASd1N0IUN N6Wo AMI uVOSlk
The HARps MEETING A VERY HARD FATS
ISDEED.-Just before we went to press yester-
day as We announced in few hurried lines,
the House laid the preamble and resolution of
Mr.. Cutting onstho table, by vote of 1Oi to
66. This was cruel action, under the circum-
stances-realiy heart-rending; inasmuch as
it amounts to pricking the bubble of misrep-
resentation as to the Congressional strength
of the anti administration Democratic move
ment, which the Herald, Sentinel, Richmond
Eraminer, ct id omne gems in the newspaper
line, have been so long endeavoring to initiate,
as it were. The point sought to be obtained
by these newspapers, was to make an anti
Administration Democratic party out Of dis
appointed Office seeking materials from Maine
to Oregon; and it was deemed wise to asser-
vate the country into the belief that consid-
cradle portion of the Democrats in Congress
wished God speed to such an organization.
Peter the Hermit rampant abolitionist
up to Taylor's election, a Taylorite in Taylor's
time, a Pierce man when the election Of P.
became dead open and shut game, and Every
Hard indeed since Secretary Guthrie revoked
his promise to give him q clerkship, ION find
ing that he was by no means proper subject
for his pat:onage,Gh letter in the Herald
(of New York; Of Tuesday last, which fully
exempiifes the game Of these parties. He
swears by his beard flor "Peter the Hermit"
should wear very long and conspicuous
beardl that this and that nameless Southern
Democratic Senator and Representative de-
clare to him their intention to bolt shortly,
unless the Cabinet are turned neck and
heels out of Office, and asservates much
more such balderdash. In all quarters OF the
country, gentlemen who have been disap-
pointed in getting Office have been stufing
the newspapers with stories of combinations,
emeutes, prOHuncimentOs in embryo or ia fu-
tHro. These dark cOnspiracies- VOLCANOES
under the Presidents feet &c.-ha.c been
thus so confidently predicted that many sim
ple-hearted and sott-headed people have be-
lievcd that there might he something in the
stories.
1t will be remembered that from the meet
ing Of Congress to this hour, the Star has
secuted the idea that there was serious disaf-
lection among the Democrats of the House,
that is, disaHection which would result in
finding half dozen members not from New
York, who were elected is Democrats, who
would venture to take ground with the New
York Hards against the National Adminisira
ton. Now, mark the result. The test has
been fully and formally made. MIR Cutting
who Is conceived by some of the l1ards to be
even u more effective man than the Hon John
Wheeler, the Hard leader, has made the grand
movement of his party. The Sentinel has
been sroaninS over the removal of Bronson
for months past. The Ucratd has been as in
dustriously nlsrepresenting that act, and the
Richmond Eramtner has been siushiIg its
authors with blackguardism without stint,
about 1T, for Il long time. The House arc
brought to the trial. Mir Cutting moves his
preamble with all the whereases'' attached
that might be necessary to give currency (if
adopteD to the idea that in adopting them
the House had censured the Administration
for Br5nson's removal. Protesting that he d d
not consider yesterday the time or occasion
proper for the argument Of the questions in
volved in his movement, he did argue his
own side deliberately and with consun,nate
ability. Ills speech was a series of SUPPOSE
tons adroitly framed to lead directly to the
inference that all his friends contend for in
the Bronson case, is right and all that the
Administration have done in the matter of the
difficulty in the party in New York is sig
nal!y wrong. Apparently dreading least the
special pleadings on which the whole OF his
effort was based, might be upset in a breath,
as 1t were, he took care to move the previous
question at the conclusion of his own speech;
thus to cut off reply. He forced the House
to vote on the merits of the removal Of Bron-
son, solely upon his own showing of them
The vote was given and, alas !. for their hope
of making new Democratic, but anti admin.
istration party the Democrats Of the House
marched up in solid cOumn-the New York
Hards and the two Messrs. Stanton and MIR.
Bayly, OF Va, alone, of all the Democrats
present, failing to vote that the Secretary had
- sarved EN- right
Mr.. Wheeler was to have followed thi. move
ment of Mr.. Cutting. with the great speech on
their side. The House went into committee
OF the whole to hear it, congressional and re-
portorial curiosity was on tiptoe The gale
ries too, were crowded-Ioaded down-with
politicians, and the fashion and beauty
of the metropolis. Mr.. Wheeler rose, and all
were we'll nigh breathless with interest and
excitement, straining their necks to catch his
words. MIR. Wheeler arose, as We say Just above
and declined speaking on tina! occasion =.
Now, the truth is, Mr.. W. is as cunning as a
fox: OF, to use parliamentary phrase. he Was
too sagacious to make Mr.. Cuttings blunder
worse for his friends. The case had fairly
been tried, and decided fatty against them
The great guns of the HeraW the .Stni,neI.
the Examiner, the Albany Argus, &c, and
the adroit speech Of Mr.. Cutting had failed to
make what might be considered the slightest
impression upon the integrity of the Demo
cratic party in Congress Their powder and
shot had been expended without bringing
down a single Democratic bird, who was not
theirs without the firing of gun. So, Mr. |
Wheeler instantly realizing that discretion is
the better part of valOr, declined putting his |
& foot in it, also. 1t was bad enough to have
the g Hard" cause bungled into the dilemma
involved in the manifestation utterly beyond
question. that the Democracy of Congress EN- |
phaticaliy repudiate it, its Issues griefs and
labors, without opening n debate in which
twenty gentlemen stand ready to knock from
under 1t the subterfuge Of principle, on which
1t has protested to stand up to this time Sem
Sble man, Mr.. Wheeler, to know when TO let
bad enough alIne. All new members do not
understand So soon, and SO clearly, the philos- |
ophy OF saving the pieces"
1t strikes US that to vote with "the party"
ON this occasion, went overwhelmingly hard
with half dozen gentlemen, who, however,
came to the scratch. Aye" ratified in their
,nroats, rs they uttered the magic word ~
though 1T chOked them. These are gentlemen
with private grievances against the Admins
tratio.--all about the Offices to which their
brothers, cousins, or immediate political re-
tanners were not appointed, in accordance
with their earnest solicitations.
We have only to add, that yesterdays work
In the House proves how completely the New
York Herald, and journals of its kidney, have
been deceiying the country, as to the real
strength of the Administration before Con-
gtess; and how signally correct the STIR has
been, in all that we have published on the
same subject. We make it Il rule in what we
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