The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-16

WASHINGTON LETTER.


frroM SPECIAL coRRKsPoN ENTl
Camera! Wool and his Correspondence Presidential
.spiyatiop,- Ez. Govcrnor Seymour Capt. Rgn-
ssrs-Ja6se Mason -tireeiep's Editorial on tAe
lqe Senator .Norris--Setcards Reelection. -
WAsHISGroN, Jan. ID. 1855.
General Wool, | fear, has been sicnslly worsted
IN his correspondence with the War Department
When the Presidential mania, seizes man, how.
ayar excellent or great he Is generally from that
,,or,an, dome Tor" Washington did not court
the Presidency, nor have many Of those who have
succeeded him Indeed in the history of none of
hi. successors are there any glsrng proofs OF their
managing for the attainment of that Office. But,
slss how many great statesmen have perished in
thu pursui. Of it, and how obviously that pursui,
has been the cause of their failure to ascend -
Clsv. Webster and Calhoun the prominent ex-
amples. tits exceedingly probable that, had none
Of them yesrned for or desired the position, they
would ali la time have arrived at it. Their talents,
their patriotism and their success would have at
,rartei the eyes o. the nation TO them. But when
We seek for the unworthy traits of character they
developed we End them 70 proceed from their UNI
worthy aspirations In this direction. Mr. Randolph
fad Of Mr.. Clay HE will die pointing to the
White House" This was almost verified. lie 1oas
raa7ssl 20 Scott, and ohasrjasd at hts position as
,ss candidate Of t.e wig party. Daniel Webster's
lates, lamentaiion was; "OL that they had ere7a
siasa rs hcir r5cord ' alluding to the South whom
lie had saved.
There Unsny living aspiraats who will never
reach this goal of their ambition, and few or none
who will What is now the prospect OF the present
incumbent Whist is now the prospect OF Senator
Douglas, WAC has lost even his State What is
now the prospect of General Cass whose name il
scarcely mentioned in this connexoni IfGeneral
Houston has prospect, ii lie not in the direction he
Las been looking for It General Scott would now
be Ia the road 10 success II his avidity in 50 had not
tempted him To deviation from the prompting of
As we'll established and well known convictions
he had not c0ndescended TO the politicians trade
hope mat our politicians may learn from this ex-
pcgrHce, aud that all who at heart desiIe the prcsi
Ieucy may keep that desire secret in their own
Easrts, aud school themselves with contentmeut in
Tie lorabie discharge OF the duties OF inferior pc
siaons.
To-day. Ex-Governor sSeymour and CzDtQia
f. a.yS, both Of New York, dined together in this
cry having few others il compenyi They of
g9urse discussed politics, anu repeat some of it,
rs member oi their party repeated il N the public
,a!3on, alter dinner. Captain Ryaders, though
God amocTa. thought he could not .lHd it in his
Conscience, what is that . to vote against Sam
Hyut,1u. rs he calls him, even 4 Sam sho4ld be
lie candidate Of the Know Nothings. lie thought
also Lat Harry Wise had gone OF wrong IN Vir
Siu.G--on the wrong tract: aud he would have to
~ over ana ST him righl THERE'S therefore some
nope lo- III Wise.
ilele is probably bot little room for doubt that
The nee: udIngs from Europe Will announce 20 us
the death OF John Mason, one Of the sons Of the
old Dominion, whose name she vii. forever pre-,
s4rve IL the record Of her most hcnored sons.
The New Crk Tribune Of yest5rday, contains
an editorial notice Of the death of the late Senator
Norris 1t is the ouiy obituary Of its kind | have
ever read. presume it Is the only obituary of its
aiod that ever wFt.ten-dsparagiBg aud de-
4lv {s rtralaD hi,r tIasA
only editor Of MS kind who has ever conducted
newspaper. As little Paul Dombey said when as
sared that there was nobody In the world like his
school mistress Mrs. Pipchin AZ am glad OF that"
The best informed New York politicians in this
city regard Gov. Seward recollection as certain
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