New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-13
15sgEYAsHINGToN CORRESPONDENCE
TrnoM OUR srEc1An coHREsrosspEST

s The yirorous md progressive movements OF 9eiz
8eral Walker, in Central America, nave compulsory
astounded Mr.. Marcy, and the other Old 1ogles OF the
niasent 4 ADMINISTRATION. Our venerable Premier, no
dnubtE s,,nposng that the revolution in Central
/. oTi,.a would Be, like others which had preceded
Il bnt a temporary and transitory afair-and for
Gettine that it was set on foot by man of Anglo
American nerve and energy, instead Of one of the
etete and brokendoWn leaders Of the native populace,
now perceiyes that he has committed a grave and
serious bunder. Like all politicians of the ante-deu
Wan order, he has conception of the expansive
energy Of our people, Asa consequence of his re-
fsal to acknowledge the new government Of Nicara
gua Great Britain has already plucked up courage,
and talks seriously of intcrposing in the affairs Of
Central America, with view of the final expulsion
of Walker, and perhaps still farther extension of
her protectorate over Central American territory.
great nation like ours owes something to liberal
principles. When ace were engaged in our great
struggle for liberty, we had, not only the cordial
sympathy, but the active assistance of the people of
other lands. 1t becomes us, more than any other
tion to foster and cherish the growth of free pnci
pies in Central America-not only for our own safety,
of AUST appreciation of the blessings we had
ourselves received by the attainment of Republican
liberty And yet our feeble and timd foreign policy,
instead Of strengthening the lands Of our Southern
patrots-most Of them in point of fact, being former
citizens Of our own land-has served only to invite
aggression from abroad and to encourage, by impli-
cation at least the reduction into its former anarchy
Of a country whichhas about its government all the
elements of perpetuity s."
twill be too late for Mr.. Marcy to talk about the
Monroe doctrine when British lnen-ofwar, bristng
with guns have occupied the whole Central Ameri-
can coast There is no common sense in locking the
stable after the horse has been stolen.s We wanta
little more action and fewer words. We want
manly and independent declaration of what we in
tend to do and not so much senseless and unmeanng
bravado. If it is the policy of this Government to
resist the colonization, by foreign power Of any por
ton Of this continent, the people expect that such
policy will be sustained by the action of the Admin
istlation II not let us have more buster about
the Monroe doctrine, Or the Clayton and -Bulwer
| treaty. -.s ~
The Senate has passed the bill ordering the con-
struction of ten additional sloopsof-war. They are
|, estimated to cost about half million apiece No
matter what they cost, ought to havethem. Our
little navy at present. if confronted with the fleets of
other great powers, would be scattered before them
like leaves before the autumn wind-not from lack
of gallantry in our officers and men, but from sheer
neriority Of strength. More particularly do we need
vessels of light ;draught and great speed We must
keep up with the spirit of the age and the necessities
| of the nation.
| But at the present rate of appropriations, Mr.Sec-
rotary Guthrie is not likely to be long troubled about
that little balance of twenty-five millions he has in
the Treasury. Five millions for the navy, three mil
lions for Notifications, and four millions for the De-
ticiency BILL will make hiatus in the iron boxes Of
the Department which will be an 1" aching void >
indeed, when viewed by our frugal Secretary. Let
Gen Gadsden but secure another ten million slice OF
Mexican territory, and it would just size our pile
exactly. .u ..
The Senate to-day decided the contested election
case from Illinois, by vote of 30 to s, in favor of Mr..
Ti7lmbull. Mr.. Trumbull was elected Judge in ILL
nois i1l1S52 for a term of nine years. In 1853 he
resigned his Judgcship. About eighteen months af-
forwards he was elected to the Scrate Now the
State Constitution Of Illinois prescribes that one
holding the Office of Judge shall be eligible to the
office of Senator during his term of Office, for
year thereafter. The question in Mr. Trumhulps case
was whether (llaying resigned) his "tcrm extended
through the whole nine years. or ceased upon his re
| signation. 1t contenled that it ceased with hi
gnation-which is common-sense view of it
whateyermay be the technicalities Of law. 1t wa
also commended that as the Constitution of the United
States hadprescrbed the qualifications of Senator
no State Constitution could add to or subtract from
them. The argument in favor of Mr.. Trumbullsrigh
to his seat was conducted with uncommon force ant
| ingenuity by Mr.. Crittcnden, of Kentucky
In the House, long Black Republican report wa!
presented from the Committee on Territories, full
terrible invective upon the border rifians Of Mis-
souri,. It is nothing but rehash of the editorials
the New Y rk Tribune, and other abolition journals
relative to the troubles i'll Kansas. 1t rnmored tina
the report is the production of Ex-Governor Rcede
himlsclf-he being here contesting the seat of Gen
Whitfield as Territorial delegate. Afterit was read
Mr. Stephens of Georgia, presented report from TIN
minority of the committee, which takes advers
ground, and places the boot upon the other leg. w
shall now have a full food of Kansas defamation
every member of the House being charged with a
least three speeches that question In the mean
time, it appears as if the question was about to b.
practically settled in Kansas by the dreadful ntcrven
ton of Shapes rifles, revolvers pistols and bowie
knives Such are the first fruits of the glorious doc
trine of squatter sovereignty.
Many of the old Jackson Democrats are rallyin
around the nomination of Fillmore and Donelsonwit
cordially. They say, and With great truth, that Dc
mocracy, as understood and practiccd nowadays,
not the kind of Democracy they were accustomed t
during the Jacksonian era. They cannot understan
the spoils policy of Marcy; the riding both sides
the sapng by Pierce; and the intense sellshness
J Caleb the Cute. They declare that old Hickory,
now living, would rebuke this sort of Democracy
thunder tones. They incline, as a matter of course
to the manly straightforward, independent record
: Willard Fillmore man who did what he though
was right, regardless of consequences-and who e:
PEELED traitors from his confidence instead of harbo
ing them with view of future use Every day il
i creases the strength of Mr.. Fillmore. His steru
a virtues and solid worth commend him, more and MOI
every day, to the admiration, the confidence and II
. gratitude of the American people. Essen.
s GA1ETY THEATER.--The 'beneiit of the compan,