The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-25
FROM WASHINGTON


be Sent Under the johnson Contract at
the Time Specihed-Mr. Hughes Declines
to be Commissioner of the General Land
Office, sc.
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, Sept "a, 1859.
letter received here day, from parties in New
York under the Johnson contract for conveying the Mica
ragua mail in which they the Department that
everything arranged and that the mails will be
sent via Nicaragua on tho 9Th.
Mr. Hughes, of Indiana, who offered the Commits
sionershp of the General Land Office has declined it,
will probably be rendered Samuel Smith, of Tennessee
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON Sept. %, 1859.
TIE Hrods Ninth Wonder-Ls Effect ON Legislation and
Stupid, Long ,cinded Congressman RemouGl Of Tie
Desks to Assist the Bennett Enterpie-Let us have Ma
tional Printing Office and Paper NIL.
The NEW York HERAIDs plan for publishing the daily
proceedings Of Congress Isl in magnitude of conception
and execution second only to the Great Eastern 1t is
step ahead Of thing that has been attempted in this
century Mr.. James Gordon Bennett is constantly sur
prsng his million constituency with the rich fruits of his
exhausess resources his wonderful TACT his genius
untring industry II an enterprise the e6o OF which
will not cease with the simple printing of the debates 1t
will exercise an influence the legislation of Congress-
that cannot now be appreciated The halls of the Senate
and House will, as were, be thrown wide open not to
few visitors in the galleries. but the scrutinzng eyes
and immediate criticism of the whole nation It will
democratze the law making machinery. The people will
be in daily contact with their representatives Buncombe
speeches, consuming the time of the House or Senate
lobbysm attempts to engineer special legislation
to defeat legitimate acts by improper Efforts will cease to
exist before the ressess power Of the electric telegraph
and the New YORK HERALD mechanical alteration now
being made in the hall Of the House Of Representatives will
facilitate the HERADs enterprise by limiting number
OF words spoken per day The removal Of the desks where
the members used to oer listessly read newspapers
or write letters during the delivery Of dull and prosy
speeches. has taken away the last refuge for stupidity
With the members crowded together benches like
hearers in Methodist church, third man will be
permitted to nc his pattudes and consume the public
time. He will be coughed down, in the English Par
lament. Shutting the mouths Of the large number of
Congressman who come in this category of long wnded
will be seen that the legislation will be done in
third the words usually uttered, and the space in the
HERALD correspondngy lcsscned 1t is hoped that your
great enterprise will put end to the printing corruption
of Washington, and that National Printing office will be
established this winter. Why not workshop of types
and presses well Of ordnance and machinery? Why
manufacture the vast quantities that are yearly con
sumcd, putting government water mark or other Off
cal sign in the web and wool Of the paper Let the army
and navy, well Ministers abroad, be supplied
with government paper, instead of contract that the
correspondence on file here may have that uniform APP
pearancc which is found essential in binding and pre-
serving the public archives.