Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-05

Seward and his forces in the approaching ma.
tional election. The Republicans are antisi.
pating that he will turn out eventually to bs
one of their leaders in the Hall; while Mr..
Fillmore's men seem to have given up all
idea that he will affiliate with them upon any
question of Importance to their future.
Mr.. Richardson, of Illinois, the Democratic
nominee for Speaker, now No. A on this CON-
mittee, was its chairman in the last Congress.
He managed its business then with great. sue
cess and credit to himself, being thoroughly
competent to the discharge of all his duties
in that connection. He is so we'll known over
the whole country as to render an extended
analysis Of him as public man unnecessary.
Mr.. Houston, Of Alabama, chairman Of the
Ways and Means for the last four years, fol-
lows Mr. Richardson on this committee. He
has had great experience in Congress, and
his former position on the committee il evil
dence of his competency to the discharge Of
any committee business with which he may
be charged. As in the case of Mr.. Richard
son, all the country knows that he Is strict
Democrat of the strictest order in "the
party"
Mr.. Granger, is new member from Now
York. Late Seward Wing, he is now
Republican, pretty much after the fashion of
Mr.. diddings, we hear. He was formerly Q
merchant, and comes to Washington with the
representation Of being capital ssumper He
has not yet essayed to participate in debate
In the Hall; so we cannot say how far his
Ability as stump speaker at home will avail
him in debate here with the gentlemen of
great experience and talents with whom he
must contend, if assuming to be more on the
door than an ever ready voting Republican.
He is said to have been remarkably successful
In the conduct of his private business; which
leads us to believe that he will prove very
serviceable in transacting the details Of bust
ness in the committee room on all occasions
wherein the slavery question may not be in
volved.
Mr.. Zollicoffer, of Tennessee, is now serving
his second term in Congress. He was lately
q Wing. Now, however, he belongs to that
wing Of the Know Nothing party that seems
to make the task of smashing the Democrats
the chief end Of its political efforts. He ia a
gentleman of fine abilities, both oratorical and
as business man. We know no ADLER parti-
san dsbater on the opposition side of the
chamber. As matter of course he will be
found ranged against the schemes Of the Abo-
htionists in connection with Kansas; though
we have no idea that he will side with the
Democrats wherever he can possibly feel at
liberty to refrain from so doing.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, a new member,
comes to Washington with the reputation of
being one of the first lawyers in his State.
Politically, he is an ultra Republican, having
been very ardent Free Soler with Wing pre-
elections, not long since. He has not vet ad.
dressed the House. So VIC know nothing what
ever Of the style of his oratory Asa business
man he cannot fail to take high stand; as he
has been successful in the conduct of general
business at home.
Mr.. Perry, Of Maine, is gentleman Of very
uncertain politics. At the last Presidential
election, he was an ultra Democrat. Suisse
quently he d" few off the handle" on the
Maine liquor law and slavery questions; being
at this time, as intense in his aboltionism, we
hear, as Mr.. Giddings himself. He is q law.
yer by profession, and was, not very long
since, the conductor of a newspaper We
presume that he will aspire to be debater :;
with what success, time must determine
DAZZLING in Diplomacy.-Really, the Chew
alier Webb "takes the shine clean off, the
chevalier wykof, whilom renowned as afunny
secret diplomatic agent of England On the
Continent. That distinguished operator in af.
fairs Of love, dancing and diplomacy turns out
to be mere circumstance to the Chevalier
Webb; if the latter's letter in Mondays
hfslltgsnesr is to be credited. Palmerston
only promised him (Wykof) certain pecunia-
~ reward for his diplomatic services, and
then hustled him of for mountebank Cheya-
lier d. tndustris, On coming to comprehend
the oharlatanism of his diplomatic pretensions.
The Chevalier Webb, luckier wight, Is re-.
Warded for his volunteer efforts on behalf of
England csuse as against the United States
according to his own story-with the privilege
Of hob-nobbing it with my Lord Clarendon,
and with letters from that august man ad.
dressed to him as "My dear-Chevalier-
General-Webby-good fellow-or what not.
He il evidently as pleased with his privileges
growing out Of the use he tells the world that
Clarendon made Of him against his country,
as Mr.. Turvydrop would have been with q
familiar nod from the finest gentleman in all
England" Clarendon is just now his weak
ness, beyond all question. Diplomscy, all
know, has long been his besetting sin. For
ever since the Senate refused to trust his Tur-
vey-dropish brain with the management OF
this country's affairs in Vienna, he has been,
according to his own published letters, play
ing the diplOmatist abroad on all occasions in
which he could pick up a customer soft enough
to take his pretensons at his own estimate OF
their value. As Clarendon is evidently his
weakness just now, so he is, in turn, irresisti.