The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-11
Our Washington Correspondence.

VAbhlNoTONb m6y y, Aooo'
The Day Of Adjournment The Work Before Con-
gress-Ihe Work Before the Committees-Ihe
Clayton Bxi,cer and Yrisarri Treaties, &c.
] find an opinion prevailing pretty generally
among members of Congress that the business of
the session cannot be finished by the 7th of June,
the day fixed by joint resolution for adjournment.
There are but twenty-four more days to work even
should Congress sit every day except Sundays, and
should there be other interruption to the regular
business, by death or other causes. Besides the
regular and necessary legislation required to keep
the wheels of government going, there is a very
heavy list of private claims, long standing back,
which ought to be considered. In view Of the short
session next winter and of the length of time before
the next Congress can meet, organize and get to
work, il would seem that the interests of the coun
try and of Justice to individual citizens require more
time than that prescribed by the joint resolution.
The House meets at eleven o'clock every day, and
some of the committees are about to meet in the
evening. The committee on the contested election
case in Maryland, about which most volumnous evil
dence has been taken, and of which Mr. Boyce, of
South Carolina is the chairman, will meet tonlor-
row evening ut seven o'clock. This notorious
case, exhibiting 30 much partisan violence and
dsgraceul rowdyism Is full of interesting instruc-
ton to the public, and will be reported upon
doubtedly by the committee in manner to arouse
the vigilance OF respectable citizens In future
elections.
The Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads
Of the House expect to be able to prepare a report
on Tuesday next when they meet, the question of
ocean steam mail service understand their report
will favor the views of the Postmaster General az
expressed in his letter to them of the LIST of May.
| The committee is disposed to favor extended
| system of ocean mail service by American steam
ships; but looking at the condition of the treasury,
the enormous expenditure of the government at pre-
fha hur Of the BOgt (1fice
upon the treasury, and at the difficulty OF deciding
upon many claims and projects of steamship lines,
without appearing to be partial, they will, probably,
adopt the views OF the Postmaster General and defer
the consideration of new routes schemes ti next
session.
Mr. Clingman's Clayton Bulwer treaty resolution
in the House will probably die with that members nh
was but little chance of its passage, even under his
| personal management He will have less chance of
succeeding with it in the Senate where he now has
more conservative and consider such subjects with
| more mature deliberation Not that there is not
majority in both houses who deem the Clayton
Buiwer treaty blunder, and that ought not to
have been made but, looking to the course of the
administration with regard to the States of Central
America, which is virtually aboshing that treaty al
far are concerned, while the text remains as
check to Great Britain, it il considered questionable
policy to disturb that treaty at present, unless
more liberal arrangement can be made, more agree
able to our growing power and interests on this con
| tlnent. we 40 not COlOHlZe III Inc way III WHICH
England does. II is not agreeable to our system of
government and institutions to have distant posses
sions under sovereign jurisdiction. Great Britain
has colonies in every part OF the world under her
sovereignty, and il is her policy to increase these
| Especially has she been DESTROYS of extending them
on this continent, either to hold in check the United
States, or to keep up with Usher only great CON-
mercal rvalmin progressive , enlargement 9e id,
vidual matter in the case of Texas and not under
the authority Of government The result in the end,
in Texas, was the same as British colonization, in
| adding TO the population, wealth and power OF the
nation and will be the same with other parts of this
| continent. We could say then, without sacrifice to
our interests while perhaps it was unwise to enter
| into any such bonds, that We would not COLOMBO
that is in the manner of Great Britain under the
else OF territorial soveregnty-any portion OF Central
| America. By the terms OF the Yrisarri treaty we
may colonize after our manner, without violating
the Clayton Buwer treaty, but not after the manner
of Great Britain; and the end will most likely be the
same-the return, in few years, Of our enterprsing
wanderers to the family of States, TO which by aec
ton, interest and national pride they belong.
Lord Napier thinks we have copied closely in the
Yrisarr treaty the treaty Great Britain made with
Honduras, and that the opportunities Of England
are as favorable In the one case as in the other
This il not entirely in the letter of the treaties
even but lift were the consolation his ordshp draws
from that might be lessened II he were to consider
the different circumstances of the two countries re-
latively to Central America. From geographical
position from the character of citizens and from
commercial aud transit intercourse, well a. from
a sense of international interest and obligation, we
| must advance UNNECESSARILY beyond the power and
| wishes of Great Britain TO advance. However,
! will not contend with his lordship, as he acknow-
lodges superior interest in that part of the world,
and that we have right to consider ourselves the
first power in affairs on this continent. only wish
| 10 foreshadow the future, as warning to present
diplomatic managers.
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