The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-19
WASHINGTON, Menday Night March u.

WASHINGTON, Monday Night, March IL.
Mr. Clayton to-day denounced General Walker,
of Nicaragua, in most unmeasured terms q bri-
gand. .robber, ruffian, intruder. &c. As Walker
OF course knows that he deserves It, there can be
no harm in Mr.. Clayton's treating him thus. But
was not Sam Houston brigand, rufdan, intruder
&c oncel Is he not great man nowl And will
not Mr.. Walker be great man anonr Gb 10
Internal improvement bills glide through the
Senate with great cslerity-through this Demo
cratic, strict construction Senate. Mr. Cass led on
Ia support of such measures to-day. The old gen.
tleman looks strong hearty and cheerful. never
saw him looking better He disclaimed the purpose
OF discussing general principies but would support
special measures. And so he did The st. Clair
Flats are in Michigan, and he, of course was IN
favor of deepening Them They often have but
eight feet depth of water, while steamboats, that
should pass over them draw eleven; and these
boats unable to pass and unable to 60 back, stand
for very many days in the way of lighter boats
Moreover properly worth fifty five million dollars
pass over here annually. MIR. Csss rected these
facts and the bill forthwith whistled by.
Among these bills was one for removing OBJ.
structons from the Savannah river, which found
an opponent in Senator Iverson, of that State
The history of the case is this: The last Congress.
appro priated one hundred and sixty one thousand
dollars for the purpose of removing from that river
certain distractions, placed there for the protec.
ton of the city, during the revolution But when
the officer of Engineers to look at It, he found
that the removal of the specified distractions,
which were the hulks of sunken vessels, was not
the only desired service, but that the deposites
they had caused to accumulate must be removed
also It would have required great force to
give the law this construction, but this was not
the only difficulty. The law alleged that these
huIks had been placed there by the Americans for
the protection Of the city, whereas, believe they
were sunk by the British to prevent the approach
of the feet of the Count d Estaing
The amendment this law needed was only such
as would give expression In formal words to what
all know was the purpose of Congress but the
Committee of Commerce framed new bill giving
general pow ers to the Secretary of War to clear
the river, and to this Mr.. 1verson positively OBJ
iected both because he was opposed to the principle
assumed, aud because he felt convinced tie Presi
dent would, if consistent in his policy veto it. This
drew upon the Georgia Senator the somewhat
harsh responses of several members of the CON-
mittee whom he had not SCRUBBED to charge with
serving this appropriation up in such form az
would, If successful render it 4 precedent for Sc
veral that were to follow.
The debate on this subje Is to be continued to-
morrow, when Mr.. Iverson will no doubt have the
modification of seeing bill pass, purporting to
be for the benefit Of his State, but which she may
refuse to accept, or which the President may veto
To avoid all trouble Mr. Iverson proposed q pro.
viso to the bill, to the effect that the money ap-
propriated should be used In removing the desig-
mated Instructions and the deposites caused by
them. The bill will prevail without this amend
ment, and then-the veto.
Mr.. Millson, of Virginia, made fine speech to-
day on the Kansas question, and as ever, was lis
tened to with profound attention by the House.
He is one of the very few members who command
the stiffness of the House and the universal atten.
ton. His views were Justly averse to Reeder and
to all the Kansas abuses but he forcibly and most
eloQuenty reminded the North of the many sacri.
fees made by the South, for the sake of peace and
concord for such he regarded acquiescence in any
| act proscriptive of slavery anywhere. A. B. c.