New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-01
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.


Floyd Cobb & Co., an opportunity to attend the great
celebration In Richmond The storm, after raging
for two days leaves some four or Eve inches of snow
on the ground over and through which the whole
world Of Washington Is dashing merrily in sleghs Of
all possible shapes aud vaInes from the box Of rough
plank drawn by diseased hack horses, to the superb
cutter, laden with ruddychecked danes and damsels
where tender forms are hidden beneath the costest
fars and drawn by steeds winged like Pegasus. Mail
transportation appears not to have been stopped the
boat still runs to Acquia Creek, but the cecutters
are busy Getting Toe three inches thick from the small
streams that empty into the Potomac.
As the 9th act OF the mighty Lecompton serio-
comicotragedy approaches the longooked-for finale,
the actors become more and more furiously blatant.
Some Of the richest exhibitions OF the act Of tearing
passion to tatters have disguised the House during
the week past The principal performers were Hessrs
Hatch, Lovejoy, Bowie and Tompkins The strict
ares Of the gentleman first named were 50 severe
and nnwarranted upon the American party, as to
compel Gen. zolliooffer, (than whom, no man more
proverbaIly calm and courteous occupies a chair
upon the floor Of the House) to brand the author Of
them with dshonoring falsehood. Hatch was not at
the time In his seat bat rose in his place yesterday
and virtually caved in. learn that it is Gen. Us
firm purpose to make any Insult to the American
party personal matter, and bear that his course is
approved even BY Democrats.
Il may not be possible for the American party
within any short time to regain its former power but
II il well that It's numerical weakness suffers not the
additional moral debility OF Northern representation
and that among the few Southerners who contend In
Congress for its principles arc found men too cour
teous to indulge sneer, and too chvalrous not to
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which the National Democracy will be utterly dis
solved. Douglas, completely defeated by the Admin
istration, brutay overrdden, his friends ruthlessy
turned out Of Office, as recentyst Chicago and Co
iumbus, WILL it seems to me, be forced into the Black
Republican ranks. The geographical division OF par
ties will then be complete, and, it would appear :,
that dsunion issue will be inevitable. But the
Black Republicans, with Seward at their head, are
wondrous cunning. Since the accession Of Wise to
their ranks they are morbidly anxious to convince
the people everywhere, North and South, that they
are by no means sectional. To this end, they are
always eager to show their nationality and to give
material proof Of it, by voting the South all manner
OF lavish appropriations Nothing the South might
ask in the way Of money, would be refused. Thus,
and by other such maneuvers, cautiously and timely
made, Seward hopes BY 1850 70 do away with the
more violent prejudices against his party, so that
with the selection Of an unotjectionable Southern
man for the Vice Presidency, the Freesoiers may
ride into power and the object oil Stewards lifelong
ambition be attained.
On the other hand, the chief priests and rulers OF
the Democratic synagogue, are wide awake and hard
at work. Deprived Of the cement derived from the
wounds bleeding Kansas, they hope and believe thai
the Black Republican party will fall to pieces.
Amidst the crush and confusion incident to the over
throw Of 50 great party, MI. Buchanan will disclose