Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-17

and strange combination OF crcnnsances The I'M
sojourners for little loans which they win n
| you will only take their word for Il 'ttr-"
Nov that the national democracy have been smnlv and
tromphanty vindioatsdtn Congress by Mes Wash md
real OF all parties lot the matter rest Al les E
tho present There Is Of course fear 70 be apprehsn
ded OF the sos reviving Ii but Il Ia currently uhspere
round that little hdgetty fellow named Wheeler VINO
seems To have been Ear better suited for carver AT IN.
ner table OF hotel eating house. than for ono of ,h
representatives Of city like Nes York In the nat ops
Cougress Is resessly anxious deliver himself Of
hc calls "a speech which he has been writing revising
rewriting and committing 10 memory" ever ,neo ~"
people OF his district during period OF political hauci
nation aud without knowledge or idea OF Tho
chap for whom they voting, bad tho misfortupe 10
elect him. To such ho has bad the check 70 tall 10 an
the SUBJECT no announces his intention Of rec,ng mi,
rhapsody on the first opportunity in the House. II he
does and Is not shielded by his lnsgn6cance from The
well merited cxcoriaon which such uublushnp inper
nenes Is so emneny calculated to invite, some Third rate
member will be very apt to give him dressing which
| even he will not readily forget - -
Peckham OF Albany, too has been preparing opc mr.
two speeches on something but he is think q man Of
too much judgment and intelligence TO attempt them mi
Of place. Being practlsed lawyer Of good standing br
be expected to speak we'll and to the purpose on
subject which he deliberately undertakes to discuss
There has been quite effort made for many 8n,bs
past by tho Pennsylva democracy to effect tho "a
moval Of Mr. Ashmead, the present United stnes D,,
Attorney In Philadelphia, but yet all attempts have
proved Ruthless He was, when appointed bv the nrece
ding whig administration. and still remains an opon va
hement and influential member of the native America,
pary aud his political friends here say they defy and
Tie administration TO touch him. Bolh they anj he
servedy assert that he retained in compliance viii, Tho
provisions OF bargain solemny entered into between
them and President Pierce previous to the election Of
1909 IL this be not II Is surely strange that small
who is vastly his superior IN capacity and demo.,, =.
unquesonable orthodoxy has been able 10 Obtain tL
appointment backed he had been by Senator Brol
head and such Congressman William H. wbittle .ni
Others from the State. wonder whether Il will no, ys,
leak oHt that some arrangement ola similar character
iue with the Aornos and othery The whole secret
nrtlaR tIIn nlatra ftn, a.,
n Pierce was brought before his ns
for the chief magistry Of this republic and the real
uves 9y which no and his special advisers have been
tuated since his elevation to power-wouId If 6h6,v
written out and published prove both instructive acton
'sh,mg aud hImliatng to the unini,iated multitude
Ihere mas been regular swarm Of New York arrivals
during the present week, ia addition TO those already TO-
uring about here for some time back Ipe Pnniv DSn
Deiavan, Froment Fernando Wood and another pper,i
nent sno6 named Purdy, who is In some way or olber.
connected with your Common Council arc smonn ,h
Soits and Gus Schel Gen Ward and bis q. II,,, 49,
inaw, Col Burnett Of the heroic New York Volunteer,
represent ne nationals though they do not seem to
oe themselves about politics. Purdy Wood Del.yan 4
Co., appear to feel considerably chagrned nj the
than cavalier treatment which they received on n. ,iJ
NOBODY taking any more notice Of them than If thew
were 80 many vendors Of oothpic or pocket combs
Tho other Puriy-the fellow who represents L;ms.u a.
Councilnan-came here lobby for that moat sb.mc
less aud atrocous swnde, the Woodwork patent What
benefit they could expect from the services of scb nm
impertnent numbskull it is difficult to conceive Us
seemed sadly put out because members of Congress
Tor whom he in, would leave their seat neoac,
the important business devolvng upon them come On,
and listen 10 the drivelny twaddc with which he vas AZ
eager to annoy hem in reference to the scandalous
pose of his visit
E1-Comproer Wright is still here, begging, IL Is sad,
or some stray appointment rs reward for his New Yotk
perhiy Ills chances however, rather dusty ma bia
day oil even reasonable political fitness has
never 10 again return is bad enough, heaven knows
to be poor aud honest but be poor or and
discarded which is, in public e about the same thing
WIN the consciousness that have been base aud trea
cherous towards your best friends purpose must
indeed be bitterly annoying to the last degree.
The deficiency bill, TO which alluded at some lenuth
in my last, was up again this week. number Of adJi
tiona amendments similar to those tackled on last week
were fastened on it. and reported to the House on
Thursday morning. expressed To you NV doubts abon
the House sanctoning this action OF the committee ftbe
ayes aud hoes were called upon the several amendments
and the result proves that mistaken The ave.
and called upon Of the most
and when the final question taken the bill il wa,
lost by n single vote.
motion to reconsider then laid on the table which
ehectualy sranges il. This shows that something can
be done, honest will only remain at their posts
and exercise moiety OF the watchfuness aud
ance exhibited. with relentless pertins
CITY, by those seeking to plumber the treasury An IN
successful attempt was however, made introduce new
deficiency bill Of sort, on Friday but the promp,
manner III which the proposition secuted should serve
as warming to those from whom it emanated to be lit
tie cautious during the future to respass too far unon
an already grossly outraged House. The defeat Of hi,
o mas c'oi'ed great CONSERVATION among those who pre-.
viousy supposed that all they had do TO obtain the
sage OF anything simply say they desired IT, There
any quantity Of log rolling and every effort will be made
10 induce weak men 70 sluy themselves by either voting
against their honest CONVICTIONS and recent action or AZ
least by shooting the pit" have seen SO much of IN 1,
sort of dsgraceiu business before-boh here and else
where-that am now free To predict that BILL similar
III all ITS essentials, not Identical with that Just rejected
will in the course Of week. yet pass Such i mod.
ern egislaon-such the consistency and integrity of
large number OF those whom the people select as their
representatives.
Ex-senator Jerry Clemens of Alabama seems IN have
been peculiarly unfortunate and painfully dicorv In
all his recent political movements. We never knew a
man who lost caste rapidly and so thoroughly few
| months ago. comparatively speaking, he stood high
among the prominent and promising the land; and
now where is he? Ii Is but the other day he published
letter addressed a committee of national
fhlladephi', tbnt they say il them in
which he somewhat sneerngly repudiacd their course
aud volunteered iusome and disingenuous defence of
the administration lie was then said have been
tm expectant for head Of the War Department in place
OF Col Davis who was TO have been elected United States
Senator from Mississippi only he wasn't Clemens and
his friends were nicely guled in that affair and having
now served the desired purpoSehavng been rendered.
poweress by this deserton OF his old friends, and what
may deem his old pncples-ihe ntrigues at the White
House don't care bg how he goes the devil lie
IL now down upon the administration though as vet not
openly He told me- the other evening that he could
stick TO them no lougcr-that they poor huckster
ing get OF rasca and nothing could them from the
contempt aud ignominy which so dcservody awaited
them IL unfortunately happens, for his own fame that
he did not come to this conclusion in time and is equal
unfortuate for the logic OF his argument that the ad
instraon has done nothing since the publication Of his
Philadelphia letter which could justly add the contempt
which IL had previously drawn down upon ITSELF
Clemens late tier to john Nebraska aue
ton, most piiiful and
believed hoax, got up by unendy
satire upon his recent vaciatons had
knowlejsen 81 its authenticity himself b.fJe
IN Tue papers There any quantity Of backing
nebaski aud Kansas BILL though could easily
VIII hhaiy go IN the House, after IL
nate have no disposition To relieve dastAfdy
EnHyes on ril"er side IRON the torture OF
on the subj Ct e bised opposition qubbe al ut ne In
dan titles bus as this has have
meet the itue In n more direct
Whatever lie may do, will however
10 the least aud he (DuSssD aud all others
% new presidential hobby viii hnd heii political
long before the meeting OF the National land
trust no the nation IL to be by the corrupt
calls as those who figured Ia that u 1851
readers are doubt derou Of hea reliable al
Zen Cas-. may well Inform them /.
vgor, and wal down from WIZARDS 10 the Capitol Whl. is
good mile, every morning, with frame sirp
seemingly elastic II he but look.
as he did The fret day saw him. and everybody
So He may, however know best lie will speech ne 1t
week Douglass J and bslnS worthy Of
his fame. lie evidently looks the whole and tie
manner which has been Ide drspfabIr
mlgoBuc,m on the part o. Douglas though say
He will support the b course II helnS simply
an embodiment Of the principle viii n he
1873 He would doubtless prefer meeting
nanuly, by declaring In miny words $780,
known e Missouri compromise, Is hereby repealed and 10
not AZ all unlikely that he take occsson
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