New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-15
FROM Our Own Correspondent.

FROM Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Feb -, 1856.
The election of Printer was contaminated to-day,
in conformity with arrangements known to have
been completed last night. Mr.. Wendell Of The
Union succeeded by a majority of ten; and some
body has made good thing of it" in Congressional
parlance and perhaps in Congressional experience
There were seyenty-odd MISUNDERSTANDING of them
convenient ones. This result-tbough it may strike
many persons with surprise, as Mr.. Wendell was
the regular Democratic nominee-was not wholly
unexpected here, considering the well-understood
influences that were brought to bear in secret, and
BY which good many pockets have been lined
The bulk of the South Americans yielded to per-
suasion and Joined this attractive coalition; while
some of the Republicans openly, and others pr-
yately. favored it for that may appear
hereafter Mr. FOllett was abandoned without
much regard to caucus obligations, and thus the
most important part of the patronage belonging to
the House was voted away for the benefit of a few
desperate adyenturers aud venal borers of Con.
press. Tie history of this transaction, if fully
written, as it yet may be, would furnish some idea
of the mode by which corruption is VIGOROUSLY
practiced at Washington.
Mr.. Banks, after much reflection and some hest
tation, announced the Committees this morning.
Generally speaking they are fair, but viii produce
no striking effect. The Speaker aimed to relieve
himself of the imputations which had been circu-
lated against him, by liberalty to the South, and
by reasonable distribution of the donors in other
directions. Doubtless he has succeeded to his own
satisfaction, even if he has not fully answered the
expectations of others. When the name of Mr..
GiddDgs was read as Chairman OF the Committee
90 Claims the Democratic side OF the Chamber
responded with a general burst of laughter. They
had probably anticipated something more obnox-
ious and took this as practical joke. SuDse-
quently when he appeared second on the Commit
tee on Territories they appeared less hilarious.
There is no mistake in the Dallas breed or blood
where Office is concerned. The English mission,
with its seventeen thousand year, was well
enough in it's way but not quite the thing without
fye.andt we nty hundred more. 30 the Old Dallas
and the Young Dallas and all the Dallasses set to
work 70 have the son established in the Secretary
shin Of .egation. And what is more, with the
aid of the eldest daughter of the hOrseleech, Vir
siDia. in the person of Mr.. Mason, they succeeded
The American Embassy at London will now be ex-
clusiyely family concern, and no interlOpiDg will
be permitted so far as official honors concerned
The next step will be to ask for an increase Of
salary in order to maintain the dignity of the con-
| Germ.
A letter was received from Mr. Buchanan, by
the Persia, stating that, owing to the illness OF
| Lord ClarendOn's mother, he was unable to pro-
cure an interview with him, and therefore had
been denied the opportunity of presenting MI.
Msrcy's dispatch requesting the recall OF Dir.
| Gran pton. There is bare probability, from this
development, that the next steamer may bring the
intelligence which is 80 snxiously looked for. OF
course. It'll now certain that the Pacific does not