Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-03-17
From our washington Correspondent.
n AsHINcroN. March 10. 1875,

4 Badger-- Union Of Hards and iSefts-Iarif not
redueed--Free trade the true policy Of our Cor
i ernnaent---La Bounty--NeU Postage Laao
- Congress has adjourned and the members with
few exceptions, have departed for their homes and
with them have flown the birds of passage that an
nually congregate at this point in pursuit of pleas
re or in the furtheranee of private Interests Wash
ington for the next nine months will enjoy quiet
season, the more delightful and refreshing after the
4 excenents and dissipation incident to the presence
OF Congress and its attendants. The close of the
session marked with greater degree of or
der and proprety than usual, and the important bu-
siness pressed into the last moments was transacted
with a more accurate understanding of its bearing
than is ordinarily the case. The appropriation bills
were all disposed of before the hour of adjournment
! although fears entertained that final action
| could not be reached on all of them.
| The President achieved signal triumph in his
veto OF the bill altering the contract with the Col
| Inns line for the transmission of the mails between
! New York and Liverpool. The bill passed the House
originally by majority of seventeen when it was
returned with the Presidents objections there
majority of nineteen against t-a change of thirty
six. This was revol uton that the enomies of the
veto power did not anticipate and put an end to the
| denuncations they had commenced to shower upon
| the President. The Collins Company contracted to
build i've Steamships, yet they have only completed
four, and now want to make the construction of the
fifth condition upon which all control over the con-
tractors is to be yieldcdsby the Government Such
are the pretensions of this Company that they have
succeeded in controlling legislation in their favor,
! and nothing but the firmness and decision of the
President has prevented the of their schemes
just at the close of the session the whole
pondence growing out of the desire of our Govern
| ment to acquire Cuba, sent in and much of it
has already appeared in the papers of the dav. The
Wing papers generally make it the occasion of an
attack upon the Administration, perceiving probably
that the question will become one of much import
ance in the next Presidential contest and desiring
to foresal public opinion by cutlery in advance of
its perusal The documents show that our Govern
mcnt has offered to purchase Cuba at fair price,
and that the Spanish Cortes has refused to entertain
The yyhe
interests deeply involved in the acquisition of
Cuba as to justify US, in sepreserVation, to seize
upon it. Neither the three conferces at Ostend nor
Mr. Marcy assert such to be the case, and therefore
the negotiation is closed for the present Mr.. Sou
lie found that his mission would not be successful
one, and hence he had no desire to remain at the
Court of Madrid any longer. The publication of
this correspondence will have good effect upon
public sentiment both in this country and Europe.
Abroad, it will be that we wish to acquire Gu
ba the reasons inducing its acquisition and the lib
era price disposed to give. The reasons if
good, will serve TO bring European Governments to
the contemplation of the inevitable result, and to
satisfy them that whatever opposition they may
make cannot defeat its final annexation the Union
The appointments in the four Regiments authori-
Zed by Congress, SO far made, give very great
satisfaction. The remaining officers will be selected
immediately with the exception OF the BrIgadIer
General, whose appointment will probably be post
poned for some time. Among the field officers find
the of Captain Braxton Bragg of n. c., and
brother of your excellent Governor.
this time towards New Hampshire and Virginia. In
the former the election off on Tuesday next
The contest is animated one and the friends and
foes the Administration of every stripe strain
ing every nerve to accomplish their ends. Know |
Nothingism there is nimical to the Administration,
it is everywhere, from the Organ in this City down
to the Raleigh Star. By the way, suppose that
Mr. Doub don't mind being told that he lies for as
Know Nothing he has taken an oath to tell lie; so
says Judge Douglas.
The appointments by the President of Judges of |
kOc III II
good ones Judge Glchrist is the Supreme Bench |
of New Hampshire, Blackboard that of Indiana. |
and Lumpkin on that of Georgia. The two former |
arc Democrats, the latter Whg-a division which |
will doubtless give the public increased confidence !
in its decisions. understand that Judge Badger has
formed a co-partnershp with Mr.. Carlisle in this |
City, for the purpose OF prosecuting claims before
this Court.
An effort is now being made to bring together
the two divisions of the Democratic party in the
State of New York, with view doubtless to the next
Presidential election. To combine such dscordant
clements Hards and Softs is possible, perhaps,
but hardly any one but New York politician would
undertake the task. Ii, however, it can he shown
that it is the interest of both divisions to coaesce it
may be accomplished; for nowhere does interest
troll the action Of politicians completely than
in the City and State of New York.
1t is to be regretted that the efforts to reduce the
Tariff did not meet with After several days
discussion the Senate struck it out OF the Civil and
Diplomatic Bill, and thus it failed. had hoped that
this would be the first step towards absolute free
trade. so long as large amount OF revenue can De
raised by the General Government with such appa-
rent ease Congress cannot be persuaded to put any
limit to the expenditures of the Government The
revenue has to be paid by the people, whatever may
be the mode Of raising it. and therefore it would be
better that every should know exactly the
amount he has to pay, and pay ii directly. The
stituent would then be more watchfll OF his repre-
sentative than he now is, and not measure the use
fulncss of the latter by the amount of money he
succeeds in getting appropriated for his District.
On the contrary he would feel direct and m1nedi-
ate interest in economical Government and would
sanction act of his representative not pro-
motive of that end.
Applications for bounty land coming in upon
the Commissioner Of Pensions by thousands. Judge
Waldo has just issued small pamphlet containing
full instructions for applicants, with all the forms for
making the applications. busy time they will
have of it for the next twelve months. Land war
rants 160 acres, already down in this City to
one hundred dollars; they will be lower before the
whole amount is issued.
An alteration of the Post-ofice laws has been
made providing that all letters shall be paid in adj
after the first of April next and that after the
first of January next, all shall be paid by stamps.
The rate of postage remains the same-three cents
over three thousand miles, ten cents. Everybody
should keep this in mind after the first of April
letters will not be forwarded if the postage is not
paid. MECKLENBURGH.
REV DIR. IvEs-AGA1N Abiding to the report
that the late Bishop Ives, of North Carolina had
been reduced to condition. in this city, bordering
on beggary, the Freeman's journal Roman Catholic
remarks
This abS11red renort NAV from wis ureh have