Daily American organ., 1856-03-12
CITY. 1NTELLIl4ENCE.

CITY INTELLIGENCE.
RIAox RssssIsoAs CAucuss-y1b = spAi N>braska
imsssbeps OF Congrsss heh . oaneW .hs niGbt Il
]. The Capitol 1t which eighty Ave Oonesssmes;Nere
= present. All tho FREQ B<asss were represented -
:, Senator Foot, ofVermont presided, and Hr, Cun-
back, Of Indiana, acted as secretary. s81
M Mr Wilson, OF Massachusetts,, was Mst called
out. lie spoke earnestly for the union of an the
North id favor Of freedom, and, Notwithstanding
the conflicting parties in bis State pledged her for
the ant-Nebrzska candidate for the Presidency "A
Mr. Coifax, Of Indiana advocated making the
great question Of freedom In the Territories the
issue Of the next Presidential campaign in oPposi-
ton to slavery agg-essiOh. sssss ess !
rs Mr. Banks expressed similar views and said that
d no doubt the people OF Massachusetts would carry
g out the question to q successful issuss saato
q Messrs. Collsmer and Seward made speeches, in
sisting that the paramount 0vershadowing issue Of
the day Ia freedom or slavery, and on this an APP
peal to tho country must be made. The latter de-
c.sred he did not care what name tho party bore,
he would support the candidate who represents the
great principks OF freedom He was frequently In
terrupted by applause. He said this was the first
speech he ever made in the House Of Representa-
tives 9e fsts X
y, Nessrs Cragin Of Nsv Hampshire Benson Of
Maine, Howard Of Michigan. Bllinghusst Of Wis
consin, morrill, and Ssbin Of Vermont, Woodruff of
ger Of New York. spoke for their respective States
IN ayein similar to their predecessors. Taa9 2
Mr.. Todd, OF PennsyivaIda, while prcferring to
remain uhcOminitted a to the Presidency, declared
himself strongly an anti-N man. 80 4.
The call Of the States was not concluded when
the caucus adjourned till next Tuesday. n
Wesprcsuine this caucus Is Intended to pave the
way for the nomination Of Republcan candidate
for the Presidency by Congressional caucus Ra-
ither an unpopular mode Of nominating PRESIDENT,
! that. y e lsat tititf tssA i
The President OF the United States went over,
TO Baltimore yesterday afternoon to listen to the
Grafton OF Mr.. Everett ON the character Of George
Washington. He returned at ii IL o'clock this
morning.
M Mr.. Evcrett's Grafton was delivered to an audi
ence OF seven or eight thousand persons, in the
hall OF the Maryland Institute. Hundreds, in ad-
dition, were unable to obtain admittance. SCI
hy5t We repeat our suggestions made few days
ago, that Mr.. Everett should be invited to deliver
his Grafton in this city. He is expected here to-
day on his way TO Richmond, and viii be the guest
of his son-in-law, Lieutenant Wise, U. s. M on g
street. ~s4 lsagss b snausl8
WHAT THEY ARE AFTER.-The presence Of a
large New York lobby at the Capitol this winter
has been freely commented upon by citizens and
members correspondents and outsiders. The New
York Express thus explains the cause of their
presence " 8t1 #th8Ff tft8
" Tho New York lobby in Washington are known
to have on hand as leading item In their "prin-
cples"---3 . g5fi ~ a1.tra sss a8go5sar
First-thc abolition of the duty ON railroad iron,
and sv vo s1W eGt a8f lg7}ia3ha
Second drawback on railroad iron already
imported. t. 4
,5a The duties on the imports Of railroad iron for
the last five years have averaged nearly 81, 400,
900, so that remission of the duties alone would
n hIo 3p,ip, fioyln nf hut
the further depletion of the treasury by the allow
ance of a drawback on the iron already imported,
for five years back, would deplete the treasury b
eB $ll ,0OO, ,OOO.- -ks ,.
m This prize that the lobby are in pursuit Of
would GO one-half to the companies and the other
half to the lobby ITSELF and to the establishing of
= Republican, principles by newspapers, &c
5a The chief of the New York lobby is said to be
General Webb, of the Courier and Enquirer
Whether Mr.. Greeley has any hand in the matter
we are not informed. Being high-tariff man, we
presume he has not. He is probably here to give
! a" shriek for freedom" now and then, when he
finds one necessary to cheer the sinking spirits of
bis followers. .c,
NATIONAL. THEArRE.-M Eddy will appear to-
night in the popular play Of Damon and Pythias.
He is perfectly at home in such pieces, and by his
performance in this line, has won high reputa-
tion. saE
Mr. Jefferson win also appear in al, exceedingly,
comical part.
IS IMPORTANT APPoINTMENT.-The Secretary of the
Navy has rendered to Capt Duncan n Ingraham,
United States Navy, the post of chief Of the Blu.
+ reau of Ordnance and Hydrography, in the Navy
Department, made vacant by the recent death Of
the lamented Commodore Morris. 5 a14slg q
FIRE.--The alarm Of fire this morning proceeded
from the burning Of stable the Island, in llth
street. @
Mrs. DR.. SAVER will lecture at Columbian Hall
Capitol Hill, Thursday evening, for the benefit
{ ofColumbia Library. Tickets IS cents. IT,
III The WooD YARps.--Nearly all our wood mer-
chants are out of woed in consequence ofsthe Sc
verify of the winter and the protracted closing Of
: the river. If the Alexandria railway was in ope-
ration large supplies would be received from the
line of the Manassas Gap railway. As il is we
must depend on casual supplies from teams and
the Baltimore railway. rs sl ts, s 5sf7sr,. t,ss u
b The price for hard wood is now o. so per cord.
II There bas been no Cumberland coal in market
for several weeks suitable for domestic purposes,
and the supply of anthracite is fast running out.
The weather is cold and clustering again o-dayf
n Winter still fingers in the lap Of spring Z
I 81 Ne,o Han,pshire Election. 7g 7o' 4,
Concord, n. a.. March 1.-The general cleo.
ton Of this State for Governor and other officers
was held to-day. The returns so far come forward
slowly. rTqe5 haal hw x
Tho vote of Concord for Governor stands -
Metcaf, American 1l4s Wells, Democrat, s76
Goodwin, Whig, 60.
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