The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-15
O~r Washlnston Correspondence.
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Our Washlngton Correspondence.
| WAsHrNGros, June Q, 1856.
Conyresssonai 1nsusements-An Illinois Senatorial
Tut-Ransas Presidential CaIcul0-
Colonel Benton's Action at CINCINNATI
The Democratic Spoil RuIe--Mr. Gushing on the
Pension Latcs-7he Thompson Paper.
While the House OF Representatives were engaged
today on the notice of bill 10 remove the federal
capital to some point where personalities not re
garded as offensive or indecorous, and where fists
and bludgeons are not resorted to to punish impu-
dence and insult, the United States Senate was
entertained with an amusing tilt between the distn-
gushed gentlemen from Illinois. There were not
over dozen Senators in their seats, but yet the
galleries furnished audience Of ladies and gentle
men, apparently much interested in the setto be-
tween the Short heavyset, 6oEd completed Senator
the side and his long, lank, lean pale visaged
colleague on the other. In personal appearance,
certainly no two gentlemen could differ widely,
their physique being as dissimilar their political
| doctrines each bordering on the extremes.
Kansas was the bone Of contention-Judge Trm-
bul aiming to goad his colleague into an expression
fopinon to whether slavery could be carried into
Territories by virtue of the constitution and his
dversary politely proposing to leave aquestion purely
judicial to the decision of the proper tribunal
the Supreme Court Of the United States. The
| South he knew, would bow obedience to the deci-
sion Of this high power, and he sincerely hoped and
believed the North would. He would give no opinion
for the purpose Of influencing or forestalling that
| decision
Great interest is manifested here by all parties to
| ascertain the intended position Of the HERALD in
the approaching contest for the Presidency. Sieve
raj distinguished democrats express their alarm at
the leaders for some days past and the inquiry
| meets me at every turn, what does the HERALD
mean?" It seems TO be a conceded point among
politicians here that the race will be doubtful one
until the HERALD takes position.
Col T. II. Benton claims the credit Of Mr.. Bu-
chanan's nomination. He says, D-n 'em, de.
feated them both, SIR abiding to Pierce and
Douglas. Others are suspicious enough to believe
that Old Billions mission to Cincinnati was to de-
| feat Mr.. B., while protesting attachment to his
cause. The speech of President Pierce, which
sent you over the wires, is regarded here as an ef
fort to his friends from the doctrine Of rotation
| in office. He would have Mr.. Buchanan to admins
ter de bonis upon the estate; but the Buchanan
men here say rotation in Office is the doctrine of the
democratic party, and that nothing less than clean
sweep, at home and abroad, will suit them.
Mr.. Cushing has intimated an opinion that, under
the pension laws of the country, pensions did not
descend to children. The opposite has always been
held by the Executive department of the government,
Congress to meet estimates for this expenditure All
Of this kind have been suspended by the Secre-
tary Of the Interior until full opinion from the
Attorney General can be had
| The Thompson document alluded to in my des-
patch, forward to you tonight It will be found to
be the spiciest document published by Congress for
years, and may eventually lead to the detection and
prevention of systematic frauds upon the treasury
| The report of the commission and the reply of Col.
Thompson are rich productions
| WASHINGTON, June 8, 1855.
Mr. Sumner, his Illness and his Doctor-7ne Ply
| stefan Dismissed from Attend0nce-Reasons for
| his Reconsideration Of the French 4Ambassa-
| dor--Ho,o he Enjoys has Immunities--A Scene in
the State Department Sympathy icith England.
The niger press of the North is loud in its abuse
of Doctor Boyle, OF this city, Summers first physi'
can for his testimony relative to the wounds of that
| gentleman. The Doctor testified that Summers
wounds at no time were serious and that, the next
day after receiving them, he (Sumner) expressed
determination to take his seat in the Senate, which
was opposed on the ground alone that few hours
rest was necessary. It was further testified by his
surgeon that his health at any time after the infc
ton of the chastisement, would not have suffered
by carriage ride from Washington to Baltimore
| in word, that all Summers sickness has been exag
gerated and that his confinement to his room is but
part and parcel of the niger game that is playing
| to keep alive the Kansas excitement. The sequel
Immediately after it had been given the Doctor re-
ceived note from Summers bro ther, acquainting
him that his services were longer needed, and to
| send in his bill Thus this gentleman dismissed
for having dared to testify to the truth and in max
ing public fraud that attempted to be fastened
upon the country by Sumner and his friends.
| The French ambassador, Mr.. Sartiges, has suc-
ceeded in making himself subject of conversation
| IL, IN Of ,oity
who have seen this gentleman in society, with sin
gular unanimity accord to him the credit Of original
ity, viii ID his conversation and actions are stamp Y
with. Mr.. Sartges, for example, can enter draw
ing room in Washington of an evening, where large
parties of ladies ard gentlemen are assembled with
his hat on, segar in his mouth-which he lights by
chandelier before retirng-and M one to interrupt
him, he being the representative of the most refined
court Of Europe. He can sit in his basement win
dow, with Colts revolver, shooting at cats and
rats, and endangerng limb and life of the passer by
! "a privilege which he claims Ambassador Extra
ordinary Of the Emperor OF France. He can engage
in the local political excitements OF the day, and
openly declare his preference for Buchanan Gen.
Pierce, whom he has frequently been heard to
declare was unfit to occupy the seat once filled
by Washington He can express sympathy
| with Mr. Sumner, and pronounce upon the
nature Of the punishment that Mr. Brooks
would and should receive, he French subject,
| and had the act been committed in France. No one
can deny that Mr.. Sartges does not partake of the
greatest latitude of speech that he enjoys in this
particular the exercise of privilege which he would
| fan claim for himself were he in la belle France
Besides Mr.. Sartig0 has no State or diplomatic Sc
crets for he frankly takes hold Of the subject of
governments policy in Central America, comments
upon it for the edifcation Of those listening to him.
and then winds up by saying what France will do in
such and and such an event At the reunions given
by his colleagues Mr. Sartiges has no hesitancy in
taking the side of Lord Clarendon in the enlistment
controversy, and to express his surprise on finding
| that his partisan enthusiasm has not been able to
draw from the other foreign Ministers any reply or
| notice to his wild and highly offensive remarks
! few weeks since, while waiting in the hall of
! the Department Of State, Mr. Sartges suddenly
made his appearance, when after Two or three
"whees about upon his lei to find some one to