The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-06-10
NO. 597.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

The Philadelphia PennsylUanian says that
there is great difficulty at the White House
about the foreign appointments; that Mr.. Sill
dell is the man for the French Court, and that
Mrs. Slidell would do the honors of the position
very gracefully. The Pennsylvania, an ortho.
dox Administration paper, further says, that
Mr.. Dodge is entirely unfit for his place at the
Spanish Court, and that somebody must re-
place him.
The removal of the postmaster at Cleveland,
Ohio, and the Collector at Chicago, both &C.
eused of sympsthizing with Mr.. Douglas, has
reopened the war between the Douglas men
and the Administration. The Cincinnati Com
raerciaI says Mr.. Douglas will sweep the State
of Illinois in the fall election, while other jour-
nails claim that the Republicans will triumph.
Mr. CO, the proprietor of the line of
steamships with that name, has been IN Wash
ugton the past week, erdeavoring to procure
q contract with the Government to carry the
mails from New York to Southampton.
News hes been received at the De asrtments,
If great disturbances in Arizona. Eight or
ten murders had been committed, there being
no power to punish the offenders.
Lord Napier sent special messenger to the
Admiral of the North American feet, last week /,
and it is reported, with instructions to put an
end to the outrages in the Gulf"
Ii is the intention of j. CLANCY Jones, in &C
cordance with the views of the Administration,
early next session, to propose revision of the
whole postal system, foreign and domestic, in
order to bring the service, which now costs the
Government some FIVE millions per annum,
within the receipts of the Department, and
make it selfsupporting.
Secretary Toucey says the Navy Department
csLuct get along without a greater addition to
the navy than ten sloops. The necessities of
the service actually demand twenty, or more,
in order to occupy the stations where Ameri.
can men-of war are needed, and afford proper
facilities for the relief and repair of vessels.
The Washington correspondent of the NJ r
Times is responsible for the subjoined bit of
gossip respecting Mr.. Douglas and the Presi.
dent:
-" The rupture between the President and
Judge Douglas has been rendered more durable
by recent occurrences. A number of very ex.
IRENE Southern men, not yet prepared to break
with the Northern Democracy, waited upon
the President last week, and represented to
him that they could not afford to drive Mr..
Douglas into an alliance with the Republicans,
or to permit him to be crushed by them. 1t
was therefore necessary to the cause of the
South that Mr.. Douglas should be returned 10
the Senate, and that event might depend upon
the patronage of the Administration. Mr.. Bu.
ehanan instantly betrayed strong and vindic.
tive feeling. He declared that he would not
stay his hand that it was no longer desirable
TO keep terms with Douglas; that he had failed
the Democracy on q critical occasion, and was
more to be trusted by it than John P. Hale,
and that he should proceed to tura ont of office
all his followers, whom he could reach. He
therefore resumed the work which he had
suspended in March, and Immediately removed
three of the most effective and able friends of
Mr. Douglas as a Senatorial and Presidential
candidate in the Northwest"