Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-05
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wAsniSoroS, May s.
Il seems to be generally understood that tho Mexican
treaty ratified by the Senate should Il be approx
cd by Santa Anna viii meet with very decided opposi-
ton In the House. Before can have any binding effect
Congress will have to appropriate the millions which
Is agreed to be paid to Mexico From present Indications
this large sum Of money win not DO voted out Of the
Treasury without somo scrutiny into the nature OF the
treaty ITSELF and Of the agencies employed effect its ra
LITIGATION. So much corruption Ia known to exist In the
administration, and many persons high in tho conf.
dence Of the President believed have been largely
paid for their active e1ertons in behalf of the treaty. that
very naturally the whole transaction Ia viewed with susp
con. Tho warm interest displayed by the Washington
Union has benefited Il in public estimation. The
ua proprietor Of that paper known to be largely inter
csted in the Soo grant, which is provided for by
the Seua,es northumberland since Foneys connection
with the Union every one takes II for granted that
scheme Of tho kind receive the support Of its Editors
without their having been previously well paid. For these
reasons honest In Congress very reluctant
propriae money without the fullest investigation II Is
said that old Benton will probe the whole transaction vo
ry thoroughly, aud will bring to light startling de-
velopmens.
In the late rough and tumble fight between Gliding.
and Billy Smith, the latter in very wreched TASTE boast
cd Of his popularity with the Democracy Of Virginia.
which will be ap, astonish the people OF his Ds,,ic
The following from his speech taken from the
Congregational GLOBE, and probably revised by him
before being published:
"when returned from California where had gone to
mend my fortunes, had scarcely reached home before
my friends tesan to talk Of returning Congress-
Circumstances my wishes, made a candidate and
elected without csnvassng county withou'
treating voter; without holding priv con
v,rsstion but with worthy, but plain aud ambition.
/ be-
stood up and relied upon my character and principls
ani upon liberal sentiments Of the noble people
suffrage l expected; aud l am here.
This intelligence is as It probably will be
every in State 1t is certainly in direct opposi
ton the general impression, and is received wi the
scornfu nereduly By such Of his constituents as
have heard allude it, So far from bis desiring
election not "cauvasng county" it is matter o.
notorety that shortly after his from California, h,
announced himself candidate repudiaed the necessity
of holding Convention, and sumped it in variou.
parts of District In fact unless my memory greatly
deceives me- his anxiety be elected carried him
that he proaned the Sabbath by haanguing Il
day assemblage OF tho soveregus. So offensive
this dem ocratic nostrs that the Fredercks
burg Recorder rebuked his conduct in very emphat
terms. This notion Of Blys that he elected with
out his wishes" and by q sort Of spontaneous
Of the people, is all fudge. He worked hard foe hi
seat and after all loosngt. His majorty
less than 200 in district which gave Pierce between
seven and eight hundred. In his county he wa;
beaten nearly SO votes where the Brig ,der had receiv
ed majority of over hundred But for the indrer-
manifested by the Wings he would never have en-.
joyed the opportunity Of exchanging Bingsgate with
Grddings of acting "whipper in to the admin
tration.
Il is somewhat curious that tho Alexandra Sentinel
edited by of Extras, and generally regarded
he organ should in publishing his speech have substitute
the word organizing for the word canvassng where
i. appears in the extract have already quoted. The
editor wisely though, it indiscree, to let such
ton go before the people in author tative FORM
Or late, fAvorate hobby OF the Washington Union Is
dcscant upon the frauds pracsed under the late ad-
minsration in with the spar,an.like purity
which prevails under the present. This is indeed fun
ny idea, and coming from the quarter does would e1c
brazen efronery. When it is remembered that the nom.
na proprietor of the Union procured his election as
printer 10 the House, by OF the West frauds ever
prscsed the impudence OF such assertions il really
amazing But Nicholson to have been so contami-
by his association with Forney have become
utterly without shame There is nothing gross or Toe
unounded, to find place in the columns Of his paper
The long expected came in to-day and gave rise
to quite an animated debate in the Senate Strange
say it was violently assaied by Governor Brown, o
Mississippi, whose connection with the Chivalry woulc
alraly have induced suppose that il met with
his entire satisfaction IKE.