New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-28
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON, Dec, q, 1868.
Special to the New Orleans Crescent.l
Senator Sdell, noticing the article in the Crescent
of the 18th, comes out in a card in Sunday mornings
Union, and denies that he said Senator Douglass
slaves were badly treated, and concludes with the as
serton that Douglas has authorized and countenanced
anonymous attacks upon him. Wemay expect a tart
reply to this from the great Ilnoisan. Indeed the
public anXously await his arrival for more important
reasons than the affair with Senator Slidel Until he
rises in the Senate, the session will be void not only
OF excitement but of any vital interest The affairs in
Central America seem doomed to sleep until he
awakes them,
The Paris correspondent of the Liverpool Times,
writes on the lst December, that battalion of in.
fanty and three batteries of artillery with horses and
equipments complete orservice, will embark at Toulon
Immediately for the coast of Central America and
we hear from Chinendaga, under date October Both
that British Company having resolved to construct
the Honduras Railway, Her Majestys Government re.
garded tas under its care and directed all the British
agents in Central America to favor and protect it
with all the means in their power. Furthermore we
learn that Mr. Felix Belly ilIsubmit tile venerable
Baron Humboldt the decision reached by the com
mttee of the Nicaragua Canal, and will offer him the
honorary Presidency of the International Canal Com
pany. Belly will also secure the good will of the King
of Holland for this canal is evident therefore that
foreign powers already in advance of us in regard
to the momentOus interests connected with Central
America, and hence the imminent need of states
man of the first order of ability and second to in
energy to take this matter out of the pased hands Of
slothul and undecided Administration.
Something more is needed and specified than the
abrogation of the Clayton Bulwer treaty-a prompt,
decisive, unequvocal line policy. The first may be
looked for any day the latter it is to be feared will
be looked for in vain from Government which has
hitherto proved, outside of Utah and Paraguay, as
beligerent in words as mbecile in action. And yet
this very promptitude would do more to sustain the
falling and dsintegratiDg Democracy than any or
all other measures. If it has been decided by the
Administration that some and startling element
must be infused in the political cauldron to counter
act Dougasism why wait for him Is it true that he
alone of all public men, capable OF stirring and
inspiring the whole country?
The Crittenden meeting, mentioned in my last, ad.
journed to meet again shortly, at which time more
definite indication of the policy of the opposition and
the men to represent it may be expected. Nation
atty opposition to parties organized with reference
to geographical limits, and devotion to the Union
appear to be the watchwords of the coalition The
National Bra of this city opposes what it calls this
second attempt to setup the Republican party for
saen and advises the Republican party to set its
face as flint against the ATTEMPTS to tanner with IFS
principles or seduce it into corrupt coalition The
Democrats see in the fusion nothing more than 81 a
union for the sake of the spois" 1t is apparent that
large part of the Republican party will resist any
thing like union nponany terms with the Americans.
the disposition being to run Fremont or a Fremont
man upon the basis Of squater sovereignty, the cleo
ton OF Territorial officers by the people seEsupport
ing Territorial government etc. Under these condi-
ttons they are willing for the Territories to remain
out of the Union until the population equals the then
existing ratio of representation.
Pertinent to this which | apprehend will be the
fixed policy, not only of the Republicans but of the
Democrats of the North, we learn of new emigrant
aid societies at work in New York to COLOMBO Sonora
and Chihuahua Some such project no doubt is on
foot, for Lieutenant Maury has iust returned from
New York. At present however, it NAV he regarded
as an effort on the part of the Arizona and Sonora
mining interest to get up an excitement in anticina
ton of the Presidents possible protectorate and
consequent rise in their hitherto not very profitable
stock
Since the departure of the various Shells of the
New York Democracy it seems to be settled that Mr.
Buchanan will be candidate for re.nomination-an
event predicted,r as nv brother CORRESPONDENTS or
the North would say-"in this correspondenceu Last
winter.
To these New York Democrats ex cnnsnI Coo
Sanders gave dinner at the National. on Saturday
night. There were present members Of CONGRESS
from all sections and among them the notorious Mr.
Barngame, Of Niagara Falls memory. After tbe
dinner was over, and while the marty were all we'll
charged with the amiability incident to sucb occa.
sons Mr.. Burngame took mains 10 make bmseIfox
ceednglv affabe and familiar with some of the
Southern members
Calling Boston man to him, he said. AZ want von
ia 20 home and tell NV neonle nnon what goo terms
I am with NV Southern brethren here He pas
about to add more. when somebody commenced ID
sing the star Snangled Banoer, AT its close Pnr.
lingame claimed loudly and lone Tarning =
Southern member standing near hin, bo said ala
Won notice how appIaudea when he came to tho
land Of the free ~ =" Yes answered the sontbern
member; but, Judging from the distance Won m IN
fight. Thought it was the home of the brgre; Won
were applaudng.'' "CeDter Shot. hy ~ on
claimed member standing BIZ. B1rlinrame threw
up his hands, hnzzed and futtered little bnt took
1t in very good part. II was an admirable ratort
AS you have heard by telegraph the English hill
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