The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-05
THE TEST NE w s.
BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHs.

Extraordinary News from Washington.
TEE MEDIATION PROJECT ABAND0NED-MORE ABOUT
THE OSrEND CONFERENCE.-THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
WASHINGTON, jar. 4, 1855.
The mediation resolutions will not be reported by the
Committee Foreign Affairs, the President has anti
cipated them by once rendering to the bellgerents
the mediation of this government, which promptly
rejected report now would be humihating.
The administration admits the Ostend conference
to have been its of prng but Mr.. Marcy declares
that soule nteroper in the affair The resolu-
tons Of inquiry suppressed ut the instance of the
administration Had they been adopted, the President
would have been compelled, as Mr. Marcy says, to
fuse the correspondence. This would have created dis
trust abroad and embarrassrsssAs at home.
The Committee Of Ways ana Nssns report tariff
bill on Tuesday next
CABINET sQUABBLEs FOR THE sUCCEssI0N-CUsH-
ING's TREAoHERY FASTENED UPON UNLAWFUL
SCENE IN THE WHITE H0UsE--FoREEY's HAUL.
OF THE sPoILs-HIs INTEREST IN COLTS PATENT
CENTRAL AMERICAN sCHEaE-GEoRGE LAWS
MUsKETs, ETC.
WASHINGTON, Jan g. 1855
Important revelations have just taken place that
well calculated TO change the present political state OF
things in this city.
few hours before the exit Of the old year the Pres
dent had placed before him the living evidence of Cush
ngs treachery in the form Of letter written by the
Attorney General to personal friend in ylvana
wards the next Presidency This letter-which by the
way, the property Of distinguished lawyer elected
at the recent to judgeshp of great promi-
nency in his native state-was sent by him In conf
dcnce TO q member of the Senate for explanation and,
through this channel 1t finally fell into the Presidents
hand.
am sufficiently we'll informed to give you a FEW
particulars In addition to the above.
The letter, after a perusa, was pronounced by the
President forgery Its genuineness insisted upon
and to settle the matter the PRESIDENTS compliments
sent 20 Mr. Cushing expressing wish TO him.
The Attorney General accompanied the messenger, and
upon entering the executive chamber ne found the Pres
dent standing and in conversation The simple question
Z" Is this your letter, Mr. Cushing was, after much
hesitaucy, replied to in the Affirmative. Explanation
requested but the self-coec,ed response Of sumo
other time, +" for tho moment dismissed the subject
In about an hour after this the Of ForueT
announced. Am engaged; can't see him"
tho significant reply You will bar in mind tina; when
this answer was given the President alone in his
chamber.
lent give the verbatim character % this electinnecr
ing letter. but the most unus aspersie upon
General Pierce Tor his retention in Il Cabinet OF Marcy
and Tho IN xpeiicncy 81 mentioning his (Pierces)
In connection with the next Ir, sdency clearly
shown.
,haU no, anticipate the result Of all this, but the
" 90 ijeItes" Of the Cabinet, much the subject Of
eulogy the part Of tie Union orgsn exist only in tho
nk which puts them forth to supposed gullibe people
trutb.
The President Is becoming daily convinced Of H. in
sincerity of those about him. To Marcy and Dobbh he
expresses himself rs determined to hang on.
John W. Forney has possessed himself OF over
hundrcd ouiand dollars during his two years soioun
In this city. lie has now single job in hand which
successful, win give him twenty thousand dollars IN