Randolph County journal., 1858-01-07
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
From our own Correspondent
WAsmxcroS CrTy, Dec. 3O'

WAsHIxcToS CITY, Dec. ov.
Mn. Eprron Although most of
the Members Of Congress have left to
spend the holidays; some with their
families at home, and others with their
friends in the adjoining States /! we
still have something here Of daily oc-
currnnce that is Of interest to people
at a distance from this great Meafer of
;ntrigues and management.
The dispatches from Kansas have
astonishcd the Administration party
here, as they all expected the Slavery
clause would be voted out of the Le-
compton Constitution. Their next
move will be, to try to admit her under
this Constitution with a proriso that
il be referred back for full vote of
the people upon the whole Constitu-
ton. / am fearful that they will be
able to carry that proposition through,
as a compromise measure between
the Administration and Douglas men.
Capt. Ryndcrs, the United States
Marshal for one of the districts OF
New York, arrived here yesterday,
with Gen. Walker the invader of
Nicaragua, who was received at
Browns Hotel with shouts of applause.
There never was so great a farce played
off. Mr.. Cass, when told by Rynders
that he had the General in custody
and brought him before him for further
orders, informed the Marshal that he
had nothing to do with him. And
thcreupon the Marshal informed the
General, that he was discharged from
custody Ia position that he really had
not been in J and the Captain and the
General left the rickeHy old Secretary,
and returned to Browns Hotel, where
the great little General is the lion OF
the day.
Walker is q very ordinary man-in
height about five feet six inches light
complexion; auburn hair; smoothe
shaved rather thin visagcd dull, hazy
blue eyes, and slow of speech. In a
word, there is nothing unusual about his
appearance, unless it is his GOODNESS
which is only cqualed by his apparent
want of kind feeling and sympathy,
which should characterize every politi-
cal and truly great man. All Ms
greatness dwindlcs to insigniiicancc
the moment you see him.
Southern gentleman declare that il
Paulding, the faithful officer of the
Navy who arrested him, is not dis
charged from the Navy, the President
should be impcachcd, and | have nc
doubt but the President will either
rcprimand or discharge him for what
he will be pleased to call u violation oi
instructions for he seems to be unlor.
tunatc in having his instructions vio.
lated on every hand. He will in this
ease doubtless insist that his instruc
tions were to intercept him on the higl
seas, but did not warrant his arrest o,
land: aud the orders to intercept was
issued mt q time when it was wei
known that it could not he done -
showing an evident disposition OF
the part of the President to deceive tn,
great mass of the American people as
to his true disposition, and wish in re-
lation to Walkers deprcdations upon
neighboring nation, with whom we ar,
at peace and upon the most friendly
terms, by pretending to suppress every
effort TO violate our treaty relations
when in truth and in fact, his Who'll,
course has shown either wilful ant
criminal neglect, or total ignorance il
relation To the movements of Walker
and his band of pirates from beginning
to end. And finally. to cap this eli
max, he has this pirate chief arrested
and brought some thousands of miles
in order that his Secretary may inform
him that the Government has nc
charges against him and thcrcupon h
is discharged and f;onizcd by tn
chief supporters of the Administration
Thus encouraged to again renew his
outrage, you will find him in all proba
blity with additional forces, in a yer,
short time, again invading some on
Of the South American States foi th,
purpose of acquiring additional South
crn Territories for the benefit of on
Southern iirc-catcrs and Slavery pro
pogandists.
Bright made speech Monday nigh
at Philadelphia, in favor of admitting
Kansas with or without Slavery, thu
committing himsey. But | tell yo'
il will not be admitted, mark that
unless there has been first "a fair vot
of the people in favor of it,
AMICUS.
Locfner To be Hung.
The motion for new trial in tn