The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-14
Our Washington Correspondence.

Our w asnlnEtOn OOTrcspOnOcnccs
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1855.
The Administration and the Know Nothings-Wise's
Fist to Washingon-The Presidency Matrimonial,
de-, dc,
The administration is beginning to thin out the Know
Nothings who in the public service here ADD l, will
probably extend TO The custom hou and post Offices
all the country. About clerk day an aver
age made to walk the plank from Of the depart
ments here 1t reminds of the French Minister
shooting rats Sunday to the great horror of John
Barney henry Wise when here week before the last
called the President tits said and pointed out three
obnoxious ofricials, whom he demanded should have
leave to retire from the public service. John Wilson,
Commissioner of the General Land Office Pailip Clay.
ton, secsnd Auditor Of the Treasury Department and
b. b. French, Commissioner of Public Buildings were
the three. This will try the Presidents He is
afraid OF Wise but then b. b. French is his bread and
butter risnd Clayton the pet and protegs OF To,mos
aro STEPHENS OF Georgia. and John Wilson Is the friend
OF General Cass.
The Pre,denp has self reliance and is necessarily
controlled by ADLER men who surround aim DE would
uno oubtedy Mr.. Wise's imperious requsitiou,
out, unfortunately, just at the moment in comes VIM
L Marcy and there Is no great affection between him
IN Marcy y posses sion tners very little of
obey WIses orders Wise confidently expects to
~ Virginia, bur Billy sm:th-who also here
shout The ssme time-tnnks Wise has himself made ths
Know NotbiDgs too formidable in Virginia to expect
such q result
The plan Of Guthrie, F. p Blair, and the Van Buren,
democracy, il 10 bring out General VIM 0 Butler, OF
K.ntucsy tor the Presidency They hec coquetted with
General Houston merely TO cover and their real
designs in rsst to Butler. These coaster
able control the President, and hence you
MONTGOMERY Blair appointed the solicitor to the court
OF Claims. H lives opposite the White House, and
tween himself and his atoer they manage glide into
the White House at all times To pisces
out their objects for the future. The Court OF
Claims has not yet organized IL may fairly pre-
sumtd that the next Congress will abolish 1t.
II is said that Col. Washington will lead the
Il of
Florida sooornipg at the Irving House in this city
NJ
WASHINGTON, May II, 1855.
An Interesting Case before the Bounty Land 0Gce-Ne-
gro Siaves not Witain the Spirit ofMe Law-riers Of
En- President LIBERALIZATION Of the term "Boumra,"
dc, dc.
Among the great variety o. cases which have come
for examination in the Bounty Land Office, by
the least interesting has been from the Old D,min
ion presented by President Tyler 1t is of
a negro slave, who was bowman in the company
manded by the EXPIRE ent then Captain ~ le 10 the
last with Great Britain. Although presented by
distinguished an individual yet ComuisSione: Waldo
in The exercise of his judgment aud oic al power de-
cned alo viz the claim no. falling within the let
Ter the spirit of the law In reference TO this reec
tion Mr.. Tyler writes friend in this city aud says-
regret tie decision in the OF William short 1.-THE
negro slave the receipt Of thu patent would havs
acded to the comforts OF his old age. Wastnsr slave
nan, whatsoever his services IN the war
could holi property separate from his maser,
WOULD be most vsluaoe in its influence the mnls
Of all the negroes might hear it. la any future
wars it would bind them TO the country.
These are ews and suggestions avery way worthy of
the dstDg who dates his letter FROM
Sherwood Forest" where he enjoys his otium cum
dg0te and mpathite with the poor sOlier sher
he De white or black. bond or Free And who will
acs the Iorce of the remark as to the
% Mat n
OF the South TLs, however, view OF question
which appealed to the Legislature the execu-
tvs de, artmept OF the government
A. The term DO Smin may bs not ally under
stood at the cay IL may not be uninrrestGg
the readers OF the HERALD have the dstn lion
term in tie words OF the President himself He says:
1t was term ia use In Virginia during tbs British
and IL do not mstase, aled eq uay with the
militia and regulars. II simply body servant.
Each csptan aud lieutenant entitled and believe
70 wait on him, to messages, cater aim ADJ
to cook FOR BIN; and The soldier thus selected
was called bowman. The tern is very ancient, s2d
traces far pack bfore tie Invention o. gunpowd:r
sno muskets Tie chief when he went to war,
TENDED by retainer, who bore hia bows and and
supplied them in the fight cftep oios good ution
himself The necessity for the PERSONAL ettendsu DID
not the nt educ ton OF firearms although the
bowl has In IS been handed do gn to us.n
Mr.. Tyler then ados:-
"Thuf you perceive had g right TO Iraw fro nv line
soldier az my aman but Instead OF doing 40 pul
his place servant, who regularly mustered
into service and HAD more autbori h,u tasn
over any other soier until we're regularly discharg
edhence my opinion tina, Wilsm Short eatitlsd to
the bounty -
How rcunstan:es alter Had that opinion bseu
expressed Few years ago upon similar Gaze. how
much more potent would have been the voice WHAT
difference tteie il between the side Of the Presi
DENTS bouse-tte inside and the outside, We go for
Preside Mt islsrs boSmsn, emphatically Z.