Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-01-13
FROM our Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Ian 6 Zoe

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 1855
| Congress-No decentralization des;red-7ba ~
T"eS"tg me steye-NeSsage on Internal Lo,,s'
"te"tS-hno0 Nothings Wigs IN disouise- %
dHcta0" Of tie IariB-F1nanciaI aHai,x-1 ne
Ls'eey @rPea't1"n sh0uld carry Slace LJOr min
The holidays over and both Houses Of ~.
gross nave resumed their regular sessions IN
week mas passed without the conclusion of any mo.
Ter OF special Importance. Mr.. Clingman diScpr~S
al some length his resolution to direct the PreSiI
to tender the mediation of the United States bnt,'
the belligerents in Europe but no action was tl
nor Will there be any, Mr.. Baily the Chairman %
the Committee on Foreign Affairs stated onr C
eminent had already made overtures in the nroUa.
arcc'ion, which had been declined. 1t is very d. g
raoe indeed, that peace should exist throughout b
world, but the less We have to do with Epronn
quarreis the better for the interests of the JJnI
States. In the days of john Adams efforts W.
made by his Administration to commit this count
10 the cause OF England against France which cam
near ihVolVlnS us III Il war In offering our media,
ton at the present time should not of c,ur.
espouSe inc cause OF either party, yet, unt the he'll
ll5erents have damaged each other much more sor;
ousy than they have yet done, am confident tbcro
Is little hope of being able to fix on the terms o
arrangement that would even be considered nv al
the powers. And why should the u s mediate H.
tween tyrants anC dcSpos? The war is one between
rulers for supremacy, and the rights and liberties Of
the people have neither lot part in the contest
W Cilc lalcSI auVlceS from EurODp
war continues to drag its slow length along The
siege OF Sebastopol is in effect raised. 1t is admr
ted by the English papers that the army can do uob
ing more than retain its present position Rein
torcements are received occasionally and provisions
are scarce and the more reinforcements they Pc.
ceive the searcer provisions will become So rL
great expedition goes on from bad to worse Tine
int lgence from the seat of is only to the COM
menccment of the winter; where will the Allies bs
before the end?
YOu will of 1au bof,
Message ofthe President on the general subject of
Internal Improvements by the General Government
1t is of The ablest that subject that has ever
emanated from any incumbent of the Presidential
office, and will go far towards settling the practice #
the government, rather of bringing it back to that
Of he earlier days of the Republic AS REMARKED
on former occasion, it recognizes to the fullest cx
tent the doctrine of States Rights and will INSPIRE
the country with still greater confidence in the hon
csty integrity, and irnness Of the present Execu-
tive.
Another vigorous assault upon the Know Moth
ings has been made i'll the House by Col Kct Of
). Z. 1t is quite apparent that in almost every in
stance Wings have been elected in doubtful elections
through the aid of this secret organization The
leading men old broken down Wing politicians
anxious again to participate in public affairs and
they embrace this a most welcome opportunity TO
accomplish their selfish purposes. Thus it is
re.entlnS enemy of the Democratic party and seeks
its defeat and overthrow. | cannot believe that any
Democrat who has at heart the the princi
pies upon which Constitution is based will per
NIT himself to be invciglcd into this snare The ar
engagements in progress in Virginia for the political
campaign typical of what will happen in other
States. The Know Nothings will nominate a candi-
date for Governor of their own, formerly a Wing
and the Wing press will accept him good enough
W hlg Tor them. Admitting the impossibility OF
ceedlng by open assault attempt is made to un-
dermine the principles of the Democratic party and
to commit a fraud upon the people under cover of
jacobinical association.
\ meeting of the Democratic members of both
Houses of Congress was held one night this week
to take into consideration the subject of reduction
of the tariff The meeting contented itself with
passing resolution endorsing the revenue principles
upon which the tariff of '46 is based These princi-
pies are laid down in Walkers report, and will be
sufficient guide for the general action Of the party
this subject. The hard times have already re-
duced considerably the receipts of revenue but leg
lslatlon is necessary to bring it down to proper
economical figure.
Financial affairs manifest but little Improvement
For afew days about the 1st, money seemed little
easier in New York and stocks advanced somewhat
But several extensive failures have since occurred
among which that of Wordsworth & Sheldon, Bank
ers and Agents for tue State of Illinois, produces
much embarrassment. 1t is evident that the crisis
has not yet passed, although the worst NAV posi-
bly, be over. Prices of real estate, however,
going down with a rum and the holders and specu
ators In this species of property have yet suffered
little, as they have not been compelled to realize
NV NSAAASS oSiOiS
raise money by sale the losses must be immense
and every man whose operations were not based on
good share ofreal capital will be compelled to fol-
low the mushroom bankers, and those who had ex-
tended their specuatons too far
Col. kinncy's expedition to Nicaragua or the Mus
quito Country to civize and colonize it. attracts
much attention. 1t is hardly to be doubted that
success will attend the expedition under such thor
oughgong leadership. 1t should be remarked that
the Mosquito coast is within the tropics, and that
the coast has not Il very good reputation to its
hcalthtulncss for the white man. As you go ;nlanc
the heat of summer becomes more oppressive, and
the inability of the white man to labor increases
The eventual success of the expedition, therefore,
must depend on the employment of negro labor, and
L need hardly add upon slave labor, as any other is
not to be depended on. If slavery is carried into
Central America its condition will be regenerated
and success will crown the efforts of Americans to
civilize and COLOMBO it. Without slave labor no
great agricultural prosperity can be expected
MECKLENBURG.
gentleman who gave Ex-President Fillmore the
ballot which he saw him deposit in the box at the
late election, informs the Buffalo Express that Mr..
F. voted for MyrOn H. Clarke as Governor of New