Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-05-31
PROM wAsHINGroN.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Express.l

The Present aspects Of POkitLcS-Ihe tcdy the
Germans ociU rote Heregtter-7Hc Re-nomiH-
alton Of INr. Buchanan.
WASHINGTON, May 81.
An unusually large number of prominent and
influential Democrats are assembled IN
Washington from every quarter OF the Union,
some of whom are attracted here by the hope
Of receiving some foreign Observation-Disclosures
with view of receiving for themselves or their
friends a share in the domestic loaves and fishes,
and others to obtain whatever stray crumbs,
foreign or domestic, that may chance to TALL
from Uncle Sans bonuntiful table.
These gentlemen with few exceptions, are
willing to admit that the Democratic Party has
received severe blow by the recent agitation OF
the popular mind at the North, caused by the
attempt to force tue LecomptOn Constitution,
upon the people of Kansas against their con-
sent; and although they rejoice at the return OF
the Douglas Democrats in Congress to the Blu
charian fold vet they fear the continued and I'M
limited segregation from that once harmonious
flock of thousands of Democratic Electors, who
can neither be purchased by brides, caJoled by
flattery, or terrified by threats of eXcOmmunl-
cation, The Germans, they fear they have lost
forever as they regard them as AbOlitonized, in
advance of their emigration, through the siren
nous eXertions of British diplomatic and consul
lar agents in every German State of any conse
quence. BY the way, l may remark in this con-
nectiOn, that an interesting paper on this sub
ject was presented to the State Department last
winter by one of our ConsulS abrOad,-hlmself
German by birth, but for many years resi-
dent of South Carolina. This paper has never
been communicated to the public, for the rea-
sen, doubtless, that its peruSal would probably
convert ninetenths of the Southern people to tue
doctrine of the American Party.
| The Germans, then, they reluctantly relinqnish
to the Republicans for they ''loye the sweet
German accent" " well as Gen. Scott nor do
they feel quite safe about the Irish, since the
secession Of Abp.-Hughes' man Friday, McMas-
terS, on the LecomptOn question. Some of them
declare it as their opinion that the Irish are by
nature a treacherous race, and by no means as
grateful as they ought to be for the favors heap
ed upon them in this country, by successive
Democratic Administrations. And this reminds
me that an Irishmam in this city, the wellknown
Jenny Maher, has received from the United
States Government, Since the election OF Jack
son in $780, the large sum of 100000 for en-
tertaning Indians while on their periodical visits
! to Washington blaher uniteS to his function
of stavcrn-keeper that of public gardner, out of
which his receipts from Government must have
been enormous, as he charges 81, 40 for every
tree he plants in the public grounds or avenues
the labor being performed by the Govern
ment workmen, and the tree boxes furnished by
the Government carpenter. So that Pat with
! his Indians and his trees, has a fine thing of it
! intircly from our good uncle and is altogether
noble instance of Democratic liberality toward
the sons of green Erin.
! The Germans being lost, and the Irish doubt
full how, say these Democratic gentlemen, are
we to maintain our asccnGency? For we cannot
even depend upon the South, where Wise has
already raised the standard of rebellion in Vir-
! GINA, the Boetha of LocolocOism, pure and una
du.tcrated; and where certain other Hotspurs in
| Georgia and Alabama, Mississippi and louisiana,
are merely waiting for n convenient season to
violate the neutrality laws again, and make
another foray into Central America and Mexico.
/ Another cause of the weakness of the Demo-
cratic party, is conceded to be the unusually
| large number of aspirants for the Presidency
among its chiefs. For, in addition to Cobb, of
| Georgia, Brown, of Tenn, and Floyd, of Va,
all members of the Cabinet, Hunter, of Va,
Orr, Of S. c., Andy johnson, of Tenn, and the
redoublcd Wise himself are also in the field, to
say nothing of Douglas and Dickinson, and
host of other Northern Iuminaries, who are
shining at present with lustre somewhat dim
med by adversely. To quiet all these aspirantS,
and unite the Democracy once more for victory,
an opinion prevails that the denomination of
James Buchanan will be found indispensable, -
that the South will accept him as the best North
| ern man who could be opened to her,-and that
the North will be made acquiescent by timely
distribution of fat contracts and other induce
ments to awaken patriotic feelings. Nor is Mr..
| Buchanan's extreme old age without its effects
in producing this conclusion,-fOr the Southern
| nTbitcrS of Democratic destiny naturally anti
| ticipate his demise before the expiration of his
/
Breckenridge, vigorous and talented Southern
man, than whom no more eligible candidate for
the Presidency in 1854, they conceive, can be
found. a's
A successor to Mr. Hale of the Senate is to be
elected next month by the New Hampshire Leg
islature. Among the candidates is Mr. Edwards,
of Keene, an old wing, distinguished lawyer,
and gentleman of education and refinement
But us he is regarded as an aristocrat by many
of the Republicans, his prospect is not very
bright. So Mr.. Hale will probably be elected,
and continue for six years more TO amuse the
Senate galleries with that delightful buffoonery
which lie was the first to introduce upon that
once exalted arena. So the Roman Forum once
the theatre of the eloquence of Cicero, HOrtensi-
u.s. Pompey and Caesar, is now infested by grea-
sy friars, the vcnal Swiss of the Vatican, by
mountebanks and vagabonds ofevcry grade.
By the passage of the Election Bill already al
luded to, the Administration expect to carry
this city on the 18th of June. Butas tits bad
rule that will not work both ways, mayhap some
other party win derive aid and comfort from the
bill aforesaid. SARATOGA.
A Drawn GAME.-In prize fight which
came off on Long Island, at sunrise last Monday,
between Charles Ross, of New York, and John
Casey, of Troy, for thousand dollars aside,