Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-13
From the Washington Star
wkCuTgCTOy NEWS AND GOSSIP

Tue AMERICAN Consul AT LONDON 1t is begin
ming to be conceived in political circles IN Wash
neton. that the President will find himself COM
pelled to decline sending in to the Senate the nomi
nation OF George n. Saunders, as American Con-
sal at London. This impression arises, from the
fact that Mr.. S. is appearing IN an entirely new
character for an agent of Government in his posi-
ton. His is the first case on record in which a
Consult has undertaken to play political correspond
ent of newspaper, over his own signature, writ
ing things, as q Government agent, which, being
''hard to lake. by the Government at which they
are aimed, are likely to get those formally response
bic for his acts into no little trouble with the Offend
ed parties; who, of course, will MOB be slow to
urge that the Government of the United States
are entirely responsible for his course. Though
there is really, nothing in bis letter. such is not
written daily for publication by other gentlemen In
his position anonymously however, the parade
of his NAME which seems to involve official sane
ton of his course is believed to be giving grave of
fence to the representatives of more than for
eign government here. Indeed, it is said, in diplo-
matte circles that the English Government cannot
long hesitate to revoke his exequatr, if the United
States fail very shortly to recall him. All the Euro
pean Governments are exceedingly jealous Of Amer
lean interference IN their affairs, ami are by no
means inclined to have American flnctionaries
among them openly using their positions to the in
jury of what they call law and order" on that side
OF the Atlantic They think, doubtless, that moth
ing be more likely to inspirit the devotees of
the cause of European revolution than to permit
an American official functionary among them to
tall in print, over his own signature, true be-
You'd question, the views of men and things on the
other side of the Atlantic, which are well known by
general readers as those of the leading champions
Of the revolutionary cause.
We have thus explained this case at some length,
that the public may understand why it is now
seriously embarrassed by the course which Mr.. ,.
is pursuing as regular writer for the press
DEMOCRATIC OPPosITIoN.-It seems to be already
understood in well informed political circles here,
that the effort to get up organized Democratic
opposition to the Administration is dead failure
the most lamentable political failure of the age, as
it were. From all that can learn we doubt
whether the drumming of the twenty or twenty
five talented pseudo-Democratic politicians from
New York, who have been trying for fortnight
past 10 damn the prospect for the confirmation OF
Mr.. Redhed, will end in securing three Democratic
votes against that gentleman As for Mr.. Peter u.
Washington, who is, if possible, more obnoxious
TO the business interests which this anti-Redheld
lobby seek to subserve we seriously doubt whether
if his name were tomorrow submitted to the Sem
ate six Senato rs in all would be found willing to
vote against his confirmation in his present position
These facts show that the game OF making new
Democratic party fails to pay, IN this city at least
where, Of all places, it should pay best if its
gers hope seriously to effect anything throughout
the country at large Thus. it has taken the Presi-
dent but month to live down or ride down the
storm of opposition in his own party, which was
utterly to have annihated him, according TO the
Albany Argus, the New York Herald and the pre-
cious National Democrat-the Gardiner organ, it
will be remembered. As for the Wings of Con-
gress there can be little doubt of their intention TO
make an old fashioned manly Wing opposition to
the measures and principles on which the policy of
President. Pierce is based This will become evil
dent shortly, in the emphasis with which their
leading minds in Congress will oppose the PROPOSE
tons for changing the revenue laws, and for the
future management of the public lands, which will
soon be brought forward by leading friends of the
Administration