The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-18


WARRINGTON, Feb. 10, 1852
Another Niger IN the Fnce-Thwloo Weed and Seioard
Layiag their Heads Tbysther-- Row in the Albany Pos
0fce-7he Naval and Printing Commitees-Pay Of
Members Of Congre Foreign Intervention In Mersco
address of John COchraae Before the Art Association Of
WasAsm0ton, &c., dc.
As the approaches its close the excitement and
interest ncease plots and counterpos are the order Of
the day but the schemers operate Is almost
impossible to correctly define understand their real
tenons Under the pretence of attending Napier ball
politicians and lobby swinde's gathering rapidly.
Thurlow Weed and Seward are connecting stupen-
dous scheme. Weeds principal fugleman, Farmer Abel
has been here the entire session attending lobby
Schoocraft, Murlows Albany banker, has recently ar
rived, and the numerous secret meetings lead sup
pose that there ngger in the fence somewhere Last
night Seward, schoolcraft Co. met in Shermans (oI
Oho) room, at Wizards II than probable that
the programme they arranging is how they can bes
advance Master Stewards interests clog wheels 60
verpment stop legislation cut Off supplies and embarrass
the administration.
Mr.. Thomas Z. Davis, wealthy gentleman Of New
York. particular friend of Bishop Hughes and Sew
ard also the ground and 1t may be he has something
TO Go with these pottipgs.
am informed that there is row In the Albany Post
ONCE Comstock OF the alias and Argus, the Postmaster
has been pitching into Secretary Tucker other Arm
friends of the administration and hence the trouble The
Postmaster Indianapolis also IN hxthe part culars
have not yet iearnedbot presume Is the Old story
some bungrer individual his place. II reported
that the Naval Committee Will hand 10 their report
row. doubt the rumor, because they sent the Sergeant
at Arms only yesterday to New York for important
Desses The applications from New Workers., out Of
employment, volunteering testimony, numerous-$52
ahO 50 day are the Inducements.
The Printing Committee will soon be ready TO report.
easy This confirms my first statement, and further
rants the concnson o. last letter. that the affair would
end in smoke
The thirty million bill viii pass the Senate; but in the
House fear there will not be time to get vote.
While members of Congress seized with such at of
economy aud retrenchment would not be well for them
TO look into their casep First take their pay and
will be seen that, by the law which gives them salary
Of per diem, additional charge of over
million hundred thousand dollars each Congress
Will they TO the eight dollars day and this
large AMOUNT? The long fesson of from five to six months
last year. The session OF months make
. little over one thru of the Congressional term-two
years in actual The pay now, under the three
thousand year salary, amounts to nearly one million
eight hundf thousand dollars for the Congressional
while under the old law of eight dollars day it would
amount taking the OF service of this Congress- to
little six hundred thousand, making difference
before stated of one million ono hundred thousand
dollars.
In another matter with regard themselves our pat
rotic members Of Congress might retrench-
nent The mileage far beyond actual travelling
expenses. heard member Vt the House from the Far
Westsay that his mileage amounted to about fifteen
dred dollars, while his travelling expenses sixty
dollars each way the amount charged were only what
necessarily expended hundred thousand dollars
would be saved 10 the treasury Besides the wholesome
reform in the wsy OF retrenchment change in this
respect would strike at the Of demorazpg system
OF deception, covering up extravagances, under the
And 50 tho reform might be extended to the abuses Of
the ranking privilege, extra allowances 10 employees at
the Capitol change IN the corrupt charges for mileage
Tor witnesses called by investigating committees which,
with other allowances, put twenty thousand dollars
year in the pocket Of the Sergeant Arms and In many
other abuses the legislative department Of the govern
ment. At least q mhiion year could and ought TO be
saved In expenditures by aud for Congress.
In my communications TO the HERALD some time ago,
Stated from reliable information, that the French and
English about TO intervene in the affairs Of Mexico,
under The Prssnoe Of enforcing claims agsns; sass coun
jects of those governments The late news from Mexico
confirms hie statement The administration has been re
peatedy assured in diplomatic sy le that these European
Powers had no such purpose and had designs the
territory Of Mexico and was, at one time, disposed to
place confidence in those But events speak
more forciby than words aud believe the adminstra
ton now realizes fact that, while adhering
the policy Of aises fare the Powers Of Europe are null
lily ing every step the Monroe docrre aud secretly
and actively trying to render the United states secon
Diary Power the American continent.
The address Mr. Cochrane the other night before the
Art Association Of Washington, was quite up 10 the ex
pec.ations of his intimate friends who have long known
what well Of deep and refined sensiblty hidden
under the superces OF his political character but it
disappointment, though most agreeable and surprising
one TO the large number Of bis auditors who had only
known him heard OF him az leading member Of Con.
gress. Somehow, people had imobed notion that,
though Mr. Cochrane acknowledged TO be gentleman
OF considerable figure politics and society, and without
exception the best eocusonst in either house. yet TO
speak satisfactorily on art before such assembage ss
gathers in exhibition sach occasions, would
require kind Of taste, species OF dscernment sort OF
Learning, and mode Of discussion, very different from
those qualities which ordinarily distinguish representa-
tive from your city Whether il was that Mr.. Cochrane
was determined to show that he had exquisite
relish for better and purer things than politics, or
that the asssmbagc of beautiful paintings and sculp
lures had viyhed in him the feelings with which maay
man iooks the objects Of his fond and secret doa
try, unknown the world know not; but he certainly
made address-f not extemp0raneous, at least with
thoroughly extemp0raneous air and manner-easy, fluent
aud vivscious he caught at the ideas just they
presented themselvcswhch would have been creditable
10 of the amateurs erates who have in any pre-
vious year delivered lectures before the association.
II listened to by the elite Of our metropolitan
ciety, including the most Of those who not taken up
merely with lrvoities banquets, and speech In
Congress OF this session has been talked about Poll
tics temporary But art taste erature are eternal
Sanders. Buterworth, Sche Caldwell, deputy p NJ of
New York, and many other New Workers., still here.
Weather beautiful