Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-03-12
From Washington.
Especial Correspondence of the Nashville r.triotl
The Inaugural and Outs-Nev Admins
tTation-ID ou0Los's Schema .a

The LuGuguraE-Ias and Outs-Nev Admins
tratiOn-DougIas's Scheme.
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1857
The Inauguration passed off quietly The
address Of the President has but added excite
ment TO the already discorlant elements which
compose his party He reiterates the Ostend
Manifesto, though clothed in much more deli
cate and inofensive language. he goes
strongly for the Pacific Railroad These two
points constitute the topics of conversation
this morning, and the extreme Southern anti
internal improvement faction of the democra-
cy denounce the railroad project, but approve
the Ouba-stesliDg or rather purchasing sng-
gestion, while the Northern faction denounce
the latter and approve the former. These
two suggestions may constitute the bases OF
grand dissolution Of the party. The Union
loving sentiments of the inaugural are approx
ed; SO likewise, by all except the Csss squat
. ter-soVereign, the expression as to the time
when a territory may adopt or exclude slavery.
II is strange that the President should select
Oass for the Premiership when they differ SO
widely on this important point. Congress
has adjourned. The democrats anticipate
majority in the next. To have such they
must gain eight members in the south. They
will fight hard for these eight and no means
will be left untried to succeed. The democra-
cy have several plundering projects on hand,
and to carry these they must have a msjority.
The safety of the country will be endangered
| by their success in both Houses of Congress.
The American conservative element should
hold the balance ofpower, and fit is desirable
to avert danger, the people will see to it, that
such is the result. ---.---
cannot close this letter without alluding to
new scheme on foot, which if carried out
will insure an expenditure of about six mil
lions of the peoples money. Mypurpose in al
ludiDg to il is to bring it to the notice of the
! people and to members of Congress. 1t came
near passing in the hurly-burly of the last
hours of the session. Senator Douglas sue
ceeded in securing its passage through the Sen
ate by large vote. 1t isto enlarge fairgrounds
around the Capitol, taking in about one-fourth
of the city. The writer is one of the many
property holders who would be probably ben
Gifted pecuniarily by this purchase, all his
property lying within the attempted purchase,
yet it is his duty to denounce this proposition,
as an effort to involve the government in the
expenditure of at least six millions of dollars.
Douglas owns property which would be great
ly enhanced in value by this purchase, and it
is said many others have recently purchased
| property with view to its enhancement by
this extension of the Capitol grounds. This
may be only an idle rumor. But certain it is
that parties in this city who have recent
ly purchased property within the limits refer
red 10, have been and will continue to lobby
Congress trying to urge through this scheme.
1t is one of those projects, which, unless ex-
4 posed, would never come to the notice of the
members, but be eugrafted upon some appro-
| priation bill, during tie short hours of an ex-
piring session, and these operators endeavor
to make the impression that il would cost on
ly few hundred thousand, aud yet if it were
exposed to sale by the sheriff for cash, it
would bring two millions, and costs much
more TO ornament AMI enclose it. 1t is stu
pendous swindle. --lrh,g8 Is nEsv
The city is crowded with the hungry, and
I tomorrow the rush will commence for Office.
In regard to this question, the Inaugural failed
to enIghten the seekers or to satisfy the sins,
and both are now waiting anxiously for the
decision of the question of rotation. The
movement of Senator Brown, backed by nine
teen democratic Senators, to require the Pres
ident by positive enactment, to apportiop the
clerks among the States according to popula-
ton, is ominous of trouble, and is regarded as
adirect blow on the administration. The sins"
regard Il as declaration of war against them,
and the seekers look upon it with very great
favor. To us, who are among the prescribed
(bsing Americans) it is q matter Of but little
consequence, though as many democrats cling
to democracy because il pays, they will sever
their connection with it as soon as it ceases to
pay, and we may be troubled with the pres
enOe of many such, seeking admission into our
ranks.