New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-21
wAsHINGroN CORRESPONDENTS,
[FRoM OUR srEcIAL CORRESPONDENTS

WASHINGTON, February ~, 1906
THE President yesterday issued a proclamation IN
relation to the troubles in Kansas which you Wlli
probably have received before this reaches YOU II ~
intended to warn all outsiders against any
ence, peaceable or warke, in the affairs OF tat TERRI
tory as well as to repress the Disseminated ana resi-.
less spirit of the inhabitants themselves ~ Is eNi
dent that violent, revolutionary and Illegal ac's nave
been committed in Kansas both by the pro-slaVery
and the reeState men-and that Others equally re'o
1ntionary and illegal are in contemplation at this time
when emiu,ant aid societies in the North are sending
sharpes rifles by the hundred to Kansas-and when
Gen strinefeliow on behalf Of the South, IS calling
for liberal supply of Colts revoyers, it must be CON
fessed that everything does not bear as pacific an as
meet rs it might This state of things has terribly
frightened our lustious premier, (the author of the
plocanation) and am not surprised that he should
have raised his warning voice. But Ifear it will be
of little avail To suppose that the two hostile par
ties in Kansas, after being well armed and equipped,
and under the full inspiration of their previous ami
mosities will quietly lay down their arms, even under
the te11ors of Presidential proclamation, is about as
reasonable as expect that the peace would be kept
by a dozen tomcats in wallet. The idea of squat
ter sovereignty, in this respect does not appear to
work SO well as antcipated-and when carried out to
its conclusion, appears to resolve itself at last into
bloody fights and dreadful ntenecine battles. be-
ieve we are indebted to Gen. Cass for the authorship
of this doctrine-but must confess the obligation
does not appear to me to be ovelpowering
A late number of the London Times, brought by
the last steamer has suggested mode settling our
difficulties with Great Britain touching Central Amer
lean affairs, which is at once novel and refreshing
The Times gravey intimates that England will aban-
don the Belize, the Mosquito protectorate, and the
Ruatan islands, on condition that the United States
will undertake to expe Walker and his followers from
Nicaragua and restore that country to its former po-
| litical condition. Now-even supposing Great Brit
ain is not bound las am clearly of opinion she isl
| by the terms of the Clayton and BuWer treaty, to
surrender her political authority in Central America,
it may well be asked what obligation there is upon us
to interfere with Walker in Nicaragua. The Times
forcets to make this material distnction-tEat Eng
land assumes and exercises her authority III the be-
lie while the United States, government, has no
more to do with Walker than with the Shah OF Per
STA. The government of Walker is one established by
his own vaor and altogether disconnected with ours
and is now an independent sovereignty ejuTe as well
as de facto Great Britain has so long been i'll the
habit of flibusering as nation, that she cannot at
all understand how private individual, like Walker
can 60 ailibusterng on his own hook.
The debate in the Senate our foreign affairs still
continues 1t is noteworthy fact that Seward and
Wilson, of the extreme abolition type have surpassed
even General Cass in brave words and belcose talk
It is supposed that clue to their policy may be found
in the probability of Canada falling into our hands i'll
the event of collision with Great Britain. Seeing
the immense extent Of territory south and southwest
of u.s. which, according to the DEGREES OF manifest des
: tiny, is likely to come into cur possession and
strengthen the political interests Of the South, 1t
natural that they should have an eye to some cores
. bonding advantage at the North There is no sllewd-
er politician or more astute dodger in this country
t than William Fl. Seward.
The House bids fair to get into great snarl oYel
the election of Public Printer as it did with the Speak
er 1t has now been five days at it, and no election
yet. This may appear strange to some people, but II
will not be considered when they learn that the Of
flee is worth from thirty thousand to hundred thou
sand dollars year. according to the capacity OF the
incumbent for iudicious stealing. man by the name
of Folett, editor of Abolition paper in Ohio has
been put up by the Black Republicans; Wendell OF
this city, by the Democrats; and Fanham, Of this
f city by the Americans; though some of the Ameri-
cans are voting for Wendell. At the present writing
Follett and Wendell are about ncck-and-neck-Wen
dell little ahead. This delay in the election Of Prin
terhas necessarily postponed the announcement Of thu
r standing committees.
!. The gay season., as they style it here has bce
st somewhat checked by the intervention Of Lent. Their
10 has been sudden fangoT in balls parties, soirec
E and receptions This is bad for confeconers, hack
er men, and the sellers Of white kid gloves and eau d
n Cologne-but good for everybody else. Nothing cal
F be more artificial and unnatural than the Fashionable
9 parties of the metropolis. 1t is true there are som
in pretty women-but large majority consists of amt
IN quaed spinsters who having despared OF success
other matrimonial markets, have concluded to TT.
is What effect oemtolettc, rouge and Partisan cha
Il will have in this The character OF the male attend
ants is redeemed by the appearance OF few member
:, of Congress and officers Of the army and nayyth
e. balance of them being composed OF clerks IN the DC
Of partments and nanmliners about town. whose Learn
N ing consists principally in knowing how to give tn
in fashionable twist to moustache, and whose highcs
I'd ambition is to understand the exact adjustment of
i crayat While these fashionable follies going OF
cs the Door are starving and freezing in almost
ty quarter Of the city. ESSEX.
re P.S. Since writing the above the House hGs cleo
s. ed Cornelius Wendell as Public Printer. He was til
er nominee of the Democrats and was also sustained b
Il the National Americans.
ID The Speaker to-day announced the standing con
lie mttees. Campbell of Ohio is chairman of Ways an
IL Means Giddings, of Claims liacc Of Post Office
is and PostRoads Neachan, of the District of Colun
is bia; Groc, Of Territories; Guitmar Of Military
IS. fairs Penington of Foreign Relations .Sn,mon
I'd of the Judiciary and IFashbu,m, of Naval Affair
D. It will thus he seen that all the important committee
ed with the exception of that of Military Affairs hay
us been formed with Northern men at their head--pa
of tcuIarly those having anything to DO, directly or il
al directly, with the question of slavery. On the Di
III trict of Columbia old Giddings stands second.
I'D The House has to elect q chaplain, and the
ng after two months and half hard work. it will ha,
completed the list Of its officials It may he questo
ay ed indeed whether there isany need Of such an oc
ne as chaplan--the general opinion being that Il
It, body past praying for There only about TWEEN
or candidates for the office.
ADJUSTMENTS This Evening.
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