New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-12-21
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 1857,

ys WASHINGTON, Dec.g9, 1867.
The best place to find out what is going on in Con-
gress, is not at the Capitol. At the present tenn
perature nearly that Of August = the Senate
Chamber is great sweat house, which even a sala-
mander or congo negro could scarcely tolerate.
The miserable little gallery is always crowded to suf-
location, yet it is never full that the magicanof
doorkeeper cannot find room for lady dozen of
them, hoops and all. The worthy and obliging gen.
tleman must surely have taken lessons from packer
of shad. During the thrty-fye minutes of my mar
tyrdom there this morning, a discussion sprang up
about the propriety of having the paid Chaplain
placed, by dozen or more preachers, who might be
willing for the love of God and the honor of the thing
to do the work for nothing The discussion had not
ended before was compelled to depart. In the view
OF the deplorabe moral condition Of our public men,
would it not be well to employ all the clergymen in
the Union to pray every morning and all day for their
souls
In the House, the squabbe about the Printer is not
yet ended. Steadman and Banks will doubtless get
it. But what enormous federal bone this for any
one man, although he be endowed with the bottomless
NAV Of Democrat, to swallow, and what folly to
waste whole days. at the additional expense Of thous
ands of dollars day, about it. The office ought to
be abolished, and from present symptoms will be.
Why not give 1t to the lowest bidder? Why not dis
tribute the work in various cities This is too much
plumber to heap upon man. and as the practice Of
the party has been to strengthen itself by the distr
button of spcils it is surprising that the Office has
been left intact 30 long. The Office is the richest
within the gift of any government in the world; its
profits are never less than 100000 per annum, and
they may be much greater than that the induce
ments it holds out to bribery and corruption Charges
brought at this moment by Clemens Of Ga, against
WendelL) immense, and the whole institution u
is totally at variance with Republican simplicity
which, least of all things, contemplates the sudden
endowment Of any public servant with vast riches.
The changeful annals of Wall street never chroni-
ced quicker greater depreciation in stocks than
befel the Presidents message. AT one o'clock yes
terday it g sold like hot cakes for five cents at six
it went begging at one cent. trust this may not
prove the history Of its reception by the American
people, for despite its tresome length, and the mat
teroact, almost low level of its tone it is clear
and comprehensive of national affairs, is COR
rect in its conclusions regarding the Kansas matter
firm but calm in regard to our foreign relations. The
stand taken by the President against Walker and his
expedition to Nicaragua will be acceptable to the
people of the South all whose sympathies are warmly
and justly enlisted in his behalf. His success is the
success of the South, and, as recent events have
proved, no efforts of the Government will avail to
check him. We impatiently await here tidings from
him. shall say no more of the message, but turnto
more important matter.
Since this letter was commenced the thunderbolt
has fallen, the Douglas shell has exploded and the
great architect Of the ebraska bill has killed
the National Democratic party, and-himself In the
Senate yesterday Judge Douglas gave notice that he
would, at an early day. take exception to the Pres
dents position in regard to the action of the Lecomp
ton Convention, and to-day, Wednesday, the 9th oil
December, 1857, u day destined to be memorable
proved to be the "early day." Douglas took open
and avowed ground against the President The speech
is said to have been Of his abest efforts its par
tlonars need not detail. Suffice it to say that be
virtually went over to the Black Republicans horse
foot and dragoons During the delivery the speech
Seward and Hale chuckled with delight, at its conclu
sion they congratulated him upon having, at length
obtained correct views and espoused the right cause
heard it said that they went far as to shake hands
with him and pat him the back, but will not voucf
for the statement. This announcement not unantici
pated here, will fall like thunderclap upon many o
our Southern politicians, whose pet and pride Bacl
Douglas has long been. The intelligence need not be
dilated upon; it tells its own story. This speech
gives the coup de grace to the National Democratic
party have said that by this act Douglas has also
Killed himself repeat the assertion That the little
giant Is far.seeing man, nobody doubts that th
speech is bold strike for the Presidency, nobod,
denies but that the strike will prove successful ev
erybody must both doubt and deny. Messrs Seward
y Co. have an important say in the matter; on,
Robert j. Walker has long finger in the pie. Dou
gas is already dead at the South and after they hay,
used him for time, the chief priests of the Freesoi
Synagogue will put him to death at the North. HI
is doomed man so be it, and SO be it foreyermor
to all demagogues and deceivers.
have spun out this Douglas affair to the exclusion
of many other topics, and have desire only to 50,
that we have woman here lecturing upon 'sBeautfu
menn-iEteresting subject and o. S. Fowler phre
nologzing the skulls of the populace. As matter
scientific interest, would be happy if Esq. Fowle
would give to the world correct chart of the Demo
cratic head venture to assert that that head weu
! be one entire and unbroken bump of localty-for O
al! people on the earth to find place and keepit tn
Democracy do assuredly stake the exeeedence.'
Ill MALou.
/ For MEMPHIS AND CkIRo.-STlie Memphis packe
line steamer Nebraska Capt, A. Irwin connecting hreus
ST. Louis and Louisville by packets from Memphis
this day j. H. Freigh sgen-oisee under St Charles uoe
hrn TYala aryr .I.s.- II,