The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-04-21
Washington Items,

CONDITION OF AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Times, in describing the sad con-
di.ion of affairs, in letter dated April 5,
says that "Washington is pandemonium
There is no other city Of the Union. not
one, in which the life, the person and the
property of the citizen are so unsafe as in
Washington. You speak in disparaging
terms frequently of New York, Baltimo re
and New O.leans. Compared with this
place, New York is field of Elysium. 1t
has, with its suburbs. 900 900 inha 5i,ants {;
Washington, with its subusbs, has less than
10000. Yet | doubt whether there have
been so many deaths by violence, =, many
riots in New Yoik rs in Washington dur
ing two years. And the whole of this ter
rible scene Of anarchy, crime and confusion
is the result of mis- government The So
cial crisis which We have reached is traced.
in every candid citlzems' mind, to the sedi.
tons arising in party contests, and the in
competency and viciousncss Of those en-
trusted with the administration of law. MUIR
der, riot, robbery and arson rule the CITY,
They stalk abroad and take possession Of
The streets by day and by night Each
week the peaceful and worthy citizen Ia
ments the black record Of its predecessor,
and hopes that the next will bring him the
immunity from danger and insult which he
formerly enjoyed. But crime grows by
what it feeds on, and has now become un-
endurabIe. The patience ofthe community
is exhausted"
WASHING TON, April l2.-.Aftcr the House
adjourned To day, man named w. II Hell
per ii. X. Helper, the statistical sand.rcr
Of the South?l formerly of North Caro- lima,
made an attack upon Mr.. Craige, represent
ta,ivc from that State, upon the floor Of the
| House. The former was wors,ed, howev-
er, and was subsequently bound over to
keep the peace.
April l3.--ln the Senate, to. day COM
mlttce "f three was appointed, consisting of
Mcssrs. Green, Of Missouri. Hunter, Of Vir.
ginia, and Seward, Of New York, TO confer
with similar committee of the IInusr, up
on Kansas affairs. The Utah Telegraph
was postponed ill December.
In the House, the Washington Police
Bill was debated. The Kansas qustion
will be taken W in the House at one o'clock
tomorrow.
April lI.-In the Senate to-day, Mr.
Brodcrick, of California, refused to follow
the instruction OF the Legislature Of his
State, TO vote for the immediate admission
Of Kansas with the Lecompton Constitu.
t'on. The Pacific Railway vas discussed.
The House authorized the appoin tment
of II Committee Of Conference on Kansas
affairs.
April l5.-The Senate yesterday resolv.
ed 10 adjourn on the first Monday in June.
To-day the consular appropriations were
passed, and the Pacific railway discussed.
In the House, Messrs. English. Dem. )of
Indiana, Stephens, Of Georgia, and Howard
(BIack Republican, Of Michigan, were ap.
pointed a Committee to confer with the
Committee from The Senate upon Kansas
affairs. The Committe. on Commerc. has
reported bill appropriating 81, 500, 900 to
river and harbor improvements. Only three
ner works are recommended.
Dir. Houston intends to bring before the
Senate on Monday next a bill proposing
that the United States assume the q rotec
tc~ute Of Mexico.