The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-17
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BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TElEGAApYs.


Startling News from Washington.
DEMOCRATIC CONSPIRACY TO DEFEAT MR.. BUCHANAN,
AND TO SECURE THE ELECTION or JOHN 9. BRICK
INRIDGE AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
THE NAVAL APPOINTMENTs-MR. KEITTs SPEECH
RECALL OF MINISTER MASON, ETC ETC.
WASHINGTON July l6, 1855.
avery curious and important secret movement is on
foot here in behalf Of the Southern democracy being
less than conspiracy Of the original friends Of PIERCE
Cass and Douglas. in the South and Southwest, to
shape he Presidential contest as to throw the election
20 the House Of Represer aves by throwing away three
four Southern States upon Fillmore, the great object
being the defeat of Buchanan and the election OF Brecn
ridge to the White House.
is supposed that by thus carrying up Fremont Bu-
chanan and Fillmore House. the old game of the
election Of Speaker will be repeated between the three
parties, and that thus in personal explanations, Buncombe
speeches and barren voting, the whole session. from De
cember TO the 4th of March, will be exhausted. II by
hat time there election by the House. the Constitu
ton Of the United States declares that tho person elected
Vice President shall be President in the Of
death constitutional disability of the President. And
there be Vice President elected by the people, through
majority of all the votes of the electoral college, then
the Senate all choose the Vice President from the two
highest candidates from the people (see amendments to
Constitution.)
The calculation then is first to throw the election into
the House-second, to fiter away the session without
coming to choice; and thus by throwing the issue upon
the Senate TO the election OF Brecknr ge Pres
dent Of the United States In the Senate such would be
the inevitable result whether Breckenridge should
before them with clear majority of the electoral vote
the highest the lowest of the candidates
ried in.
To make sure, however OF good elect ral vote for
Breckenridge, Of the leading South Americans have
been LEI into the plot and is arranged that Mr. Hum
II NJ ~.
others, shall take the stump in Kentucky, North Caro-
lima and other States, for Fillmore and Breckenridge,
diversion which, Is confidently expected will give
the Fillmore states of the South 10 Breckenridge.
You will the working Of the plot when they start
the machinery.
Capt Pendergrast'g nomination confirmed by a
majority OF seven votes. The opposition from the
fact that the Navy bin may be defeated in the House
The provision I the bill requiring captains 10 be styled
flag olcers Is pronounced nonsense, there beng
flag the service to grades Commodore Stewart
will resign II the bill becomes law. lie refuses TO sub
init 70 a court Of inquiry. There large numbers Of
officers about the Capitol today, watching the progress of
things.
The Senate in executive session to-day, had under
sderauon all the naval promotion nominations which had
ben laid aside til the passage Of the bill yesterday,
ably advocated by the chairman Of the Naval Committee
Mr. Mallory. great deal OF feeling manifested 10
the debate and bur combinations made before
the adjournment There doubt all the nominations
viii be confirmed to morrow.
Colonel Richardson Is In Illinois, having paired OF some
weeks ago with Mr.. Mace, OF Indiana, who is also alb
sent II Is well understood these gentlemen would have
voted the Brooks resolution different sides, had
they been present
Senator Toucey is stll quite well.
Mr. Mason, understand has requested to be recalled
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be rewarded
Thurow Weed and several Of hs stat from the Albany
lobby have arrived here. What's in The wInd2
The impression prevails that the proposition for
will prevail, but that Congress win adjourn
about four weeks.
It's rumored that James Watson Webb Is Mccormick's
principal lobby agent here.
The California land title bill Il the Speakers table.
The California Developments viii probably ncu
its friends to LET il drop quietly.
Mr.. Keitts speech day able and manly He did
tuil historical justice his State and though
his denunctons OF her maener, he did not TRANSCEND
the license OF parliamentary debate, like many Of his OPP
ponents.
A dcmocratc caucus held here this evening, OF
which Mr. Bright was the chairman. II was merely for
the purpose Of free interchange OF opinion concerning
the Presidential election and comparing the
relative prospects, which those present considered de-
cidedly favorable for success
Mr.. Hanscom, the correspondent OF the New York
Tribune assaulted this evening by Captain Pate for
q rersal 10 retract statement made by him that the
latter showed the white feather In surrcnieriDg his
Missouri company OF twenty i've to fifteen free
State men inIKansas.
Another jury was procured today, for new trial Of
Mr.. Herbert for the killing of the Kcatng select
ed from one hundred and Ave talesmen.