The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-09
Our Washix8t0 Correspondence.


WAsmsoroN, April = 1866
Poais and Parslyss Of dss Adminsratios-Ge. Piera
Bought ", wtth Pyonisg, to be Sold olS eiA Disap-
pointmests-PoluLS Stock Compgsy-Mr BucIanar
Tried and Cbndemessf Without a Hcari,,g-No Inter.
uenttor in Nicaragua Voos Of Lcadsry Atr-Divissos
ef kev'co, ana is ABSORPTION.
This 10 called the s'seat Of government but 1t really
gives fsw signs Of tts character ~ such. Ths,s is
svsyvhsre here stmosphsfs Of utter parsysis The
government Itself has 10 dead stand The presi
dency after vastly important than the Psesideuy
bsfoso March, 1857 Gen. Pisrcs . In the whiss House
and does little else than receive su,ict
sver tho certainty o. his renomaaton and election In
s respsot tho South Is playing the fun gsms-tzadng
n PoduoT buying bore and preparing to sell after
Cinoinna G. ion Perhaps In instece sinoS the
ozssnizatoa of the goenment hae tasre been so mush
Management and 80 ntts sincerity msufestsd towards
Presidential candidates Washington h Literally An ii
fec ,sd district There ID .ch,n AMONGST ell the
politicians thssit mako eand datyad then elect him
There are thoss even wnsp.stend to ~ that Pierce
mighs succe,a st the rers. Ths cca.try 10 neither
,hougAt of ssnsztsd Politics hss,besn TUNED into
stock, and har ostaoshed TRANSFER oass In thus city
II has tN pSesdent and dscto-s is eents clers and
servants. IL hsa become distinct power; and hist of
the democracy 3rrwn bold By the evdont dssrne Of tue
Deger worshprsrs the spasmodc ION OF the Knew
Nothirg ano cisssted wi b Va nsraon has set
up tor nislbihtg, Ia vast ahirhsd of with
marvellous eooness. II denoun:es Psr,e AID Marcy ia
private, asd sussis them in pupns. rences tnst 1t
is in power snd ithankul that i opponents are both
weak divided It declares tssf irresr for the
errors OF Ito COVER ,urept and It ny, there
no vitality az squ In its cPPors sL,s 70 e1poos them
Axtpoit that hs rec rea the iansss gsaaon
AID only adhesion to that As it is
Mr. BuchAns Via tbs e!svery uuosiir out 1t
seems .itsie queer thai he sLoud convicted ithout
hsEing, srciin bis Aohehss at that against the
tenor Of ,and active pucic s T,e movements VI
politicians, snsespeca at he present momont backed
Anov ged sdsiteso of Gov Marcy a sue 90 to LEAD
u TIE psl.e1 tpat instead doing Mr. Bz hanan an
injury, they are'dciDg him essential service Blows
iad On 10 his reputation by such p0itcsI h-yn
viii only reoonzansnd him to pop1lsr Besides
there is point which to be regarded ac
bnowledged nee ~sty amongst a the fac,ionstaat
country dtmisu6s and VAL have the nomination or we'll
known aid Mbh gnsn. There are IN trl.s circle a sw
Dallas Mr. Dt,ugss, Mr.. Wse and Mr.. Htn,.-, ali men
Of sei'ity sns re4tner octhe a A auestionao the
subect of slaery; and believe the light the past
will. after ALI te impossible pass ,hs marrow boun
cary ter nosnii ces
lie Central American sGs- s matter Of ycr7 eerious
internal nsnt sI,ongst the leacng ercf
Gov iaarcy IL firmly AID ooggsdls ,sed to
tie Rlvss AAker govern and would if hs mad thu
p. wer scrusA il out Bat the mssortons IL thai the
tovernmen. Ia About any powsr tc ac. Tt.e reyoca.
lion ,he Tran =: Conrany's charter nsmed W. Mar
cy, but failed; alter all, to give aim chsrce ac.
that affair is soneseic ooaeesa wi wbi:t this CIV
srLEen has no Dutcss. 1t has served 70 ggo
Of General tar and sas s6ied what General
Perces prouis ~ to Mr. Vanderbilt to lock the ma
ter, but It has ntc way Of Intervention The truth
s the gove nDtsnt Is utterly denned for recog
nisiI the RvaP government de fGco. Leading Ssna
have distinctly informed Gen. Pierce that thcy have been
Kept from dsparciDe his policy towards NiosrsguA only
te avoid disturbance in the happy family Of TIE dsmoc
racy just or the Of election. Coonol DAVIS tho
Secretary f Vtr, saySSenersl Walker, wits thou
sspo nar, IA mors than match for at the Central
An erican Natsa comhGed. No doubt is entertained o.
b oonques, e Costa kica and this "a feared by
oecsuse 1t viii compel hina to recognise havas govern
nent.
All the Pr sltsDt aaks is, that he may have no
thing furths to &C about Nicaragua En- tays he. wih
by eooey soccgn the government aad this
uieensy p aass avon hi % countsrvaiing movement
to Great hsitsia IN the BeLfs
1t ir beisyv.d THAI Mexico wul be permanently
divioed L. is thought IT. be inevitable In la oon
.tDgency toe pcrtsnce of American ootnnld in
Nicaragua hecomts matter OF the greatest magnitude
rb whoo snb.ecJ Ct Central America hsth In reerencs
t. The frrrs Industrial and commercial interests of the
United States. ano N conneoon With conflicting
views with Great Bssin fast assuming portanca
which has mol herssot-s attached 70 IL. little time
will Illustrate the scp-en folly Of tha Aton
retusM tc recsys the Nicaragran ambassador I. il
powo-tby fact that the March Eumo-r Btact.ooods
MOS0s,Ae contains full fair and candid defence Of Con-
Walker bis associates. The defence certatpy has
cuIoua origin in the tory press of England, pub.
lshtd in the face OF os edits Upon c zens by
our own g. ve--melt
is thoroughly settled that the government viii
l DO nothing foc Mr. Vanderbilt.