New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-17
FROM HASIITNGTON.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.

subject directly before the Committee and to assign
three evenings in the week, Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, for the delivery of speeches to Bun
combe. To this reasonable proposition the House
responded bya negative vote of l39 Nays to "A
Yeas. The privilege of utterng elaborats discourses
on all sorts Of political topics, and having them
corded in The Congressional Globe aud circulated in
pamphlet form, is not one that will be readily relin-
pushed.
Mr.. Campbell Of Ohio next offers resolution au-
thOrizing the Federal Government to enter into
gOtiatons with the Governments possessing Nova
Scotia, the Canadas and Cuba, with view to their
acquisition and anne xatOn to the UniOn with pro-
visO that the States that may be formed out of ter
rory thus acquired shall not be admitted till their
constitutions have been submitted to the direct vote
of the people, and till the inhabitants of those States
have had an opportunity to regulate their domestic
institutions in their own way. This resolution, be-
ing generally considered a mere squib against Le-
compton, is summarily voted down by all parties.
The next question of Importance that came before
the House was the case OF WolcOtt, the Boston
banker. His answer to the demand of the House,
touching his refusal to reply to the questions Of its
Committee, was long document written, it is said,
by Reverdy johnson, denying the power of the
House to compel witness to answer irrelevant
questions and declining on that ground to answer
the interrogatiOns of the Committee The House
evidently is not satisfied with the document, and is
restve under its reading by the Clerk. 1t ends at
last, and Mr.. Stanton of Ohio, Chairman Of the
Committee of Investigation, rises and asks the
House to listen to him for fifteen minutes. He is
good speaker and has the reputation of very able
lawyer. The House listens with unusual attention
as he demonstrates the powers aud privileges which
it possesses; and when he concludes by Offering
resolution directing the Sergeant at Arms to take
WoleOtt into custody and commit him to the COM
mon Jail of the District, there to be kept till he CON-
plies with the request of the House and answers
the questions Of its Committee is evident that the
House is determined to condemn and incarcerate
the unfortunate banker. Stanton calls for the pre-
vious question. 1t is granted, amid good deal OF
confusion and opposition. The Yeas and Nays are
called ard WoleOt is consigned to jail by vote of
1888 to 55. He WAS in the Hall when the result was
declared, and was immediately removed by tho
Sergeant-at-Arms.
Public opinion outside of the Hall seems to be
decidedly on Wocott's side There is a good deal
of natural sympathy felt for a thus arbitrarily
doomed to indefinite Imprisonment, without trial,
without Judge or jury, and merely for refusing tO
disclose matters which, if his assertion can be cred
ited appertain exclusively to his private affairs, aud
have no bearing on the question of corruption in
Congress. The House, on the other hand exhibits
the natural tendency of the pessessOrs OF power to
extend it's exercise as far as it can be made to
stretch.
BORDER RUFFIANS IN WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of The Evening Post.
WASHINGTON Feb. IA, 1853.
This is nv first appearance in Washington this
sion. cannot step into the street without being re-
minded of the vilanes Of which Kansas has been the
"Hell Is empty, and al the devils are here"
Lecompton, the headquarters of Border Rufianism,
must be abandoned, for all the notorious characters
that remember to have seen there during the sitting
of the infamous Calhoun Convention meet me at every
Thaxra 70 in laryA m
"Krkwood.' just round the corner, off the avenue,
in Twelfth street they have hired hall which they
use as q headquarters They meet there and hold
their drunken councils. They number about loO
Among them are the following John Calhoun, Judge
Cato, J. =. Carr, j. j. Clarkson, John A. Halderman,
s. Denman, Boyle Ewing Vim. II. Russell Judge
Walker Gardner WakeI IT, ySek & s1detson e5s EIcrS 1 b.
Nearly an the above hold some office under the
Government expect something. The following is
Il programme of of these WORTHLESS, which send
you as am sure none your regular correspondents
will be likely to get they not go we'll acquainted
with the favorites of Mr. Buchanan as am.
j. j. Clarkson the bearer Of the Lecompto1 Const-
tuition to this city, is the present Postmaster OF Leav
enwortb. He wants to be Superintendent Of Indian
Affairs to fill the vacancy occasiOned by the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Cummings to the GovemorshiP OF Ctah.
This Office to have been reserved Tor Mr. stanton
under the programme made out by the President when
the former accepted the Secretayshp OF Kansas, but
Mr. Stanton is shelved and Csrksoa comes IN toe the
vacancy. r.,
1t understood tn9t JOun CbinOun, thc PohuN",
" swinder,' who for about three years has received
the salary of Surveyor General Of Kansas and Ne
brasks Territories, without performing the duties WIN
be requested to resign his commission as his services
can no longer be made available in Kansas lie still
expects that the Lecompon Constitution will be forced
through Congress- in which event he will declare the
ProSavey Legislature elected and through them oe
elected himself to the United States Senate, which
will permit him to reside in Washington, out OF harms
way When Congress is not in session. he will pfooa'
bly, return his family in Springfield, Illinois, where
they have resided constantly since he has been 10
Kansas. This last fact alone is proof thai he y not
legal resident of that Territory the people of when
he claims the right to represent in the United States
Senate.
Mr.. Findey Patterson, formerly Of Pennsylvania;
but for the last year two resident OF Kansas ana
superintendent OF the construction OF the oap.o, M
| buildings at Lecompton Ia farce, inasmuch as no
buildings have been erected Is doing his best 10
obtain the SurveyorGeneralship. He is blowing not
and cold on Lecompton to get it, He is for LeconP
ton in one place and against it in another The isct
that he is Pennsy vsnian will probably secure HIM
the place. inasmuch as 1t Is notorious tact tnst
every State and Territory in the Union where feGo,
sylvanian applies for office he gots It over osa
residents if he has not been there longer than sy
The Calhoun fraternity are playing q cut t-thsoat
game with their old Border Rufian friends, 0en'
| Whitfield, OK Delegate, and Daniel Woodson, , OK,
Secretary of the Territory. II seems that Whhned
| and Woodson have been shaky on the LeoonRton
Constitution. Some say they voted against u. Ing
former is Register and the latter Receiver o. ius
Land Office at Kickapoo, in the Delaware DasIre.,
appreciates the importance of making Kansas free
State. For this reason, Calhoun, Clsrkssn, Hender.
son Co. are doing their utmost with The fIee'uen'
| to have them removed. ,;.
Jack Henderson wants one of their places Tor nun,
self He is now one of James Buchanans secret nla
agents from St Louis to Leavenwsrth, "a. i,I ous
desires promotion under the bele< that ne has
| something handsome in returning the peis"o w.
cinct vote. This is the more nseessaIY' .nxorsS
II tka r,..lA - Attta nd