New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-05
FROM WASHING TON.
Frsn Our Own Correspondent

Ftsa Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 80, 1859.
Already there are scores Of applicants up for the
Offices of the next House, who seem to take it for
granted that the Opposition will get the organiza-
lion without much difficulty. Perhaps to that cS-
tent they are right. Toward the close of the late
session flock of members lighted here, looking
after these pickings, and Of the Congress just
PRED, there are known to be goodly number with
the same sort of ambition. Now, with all defer
epce to these patriots, who have already had their
full share of consideration, and, perhaps, in many
cases little more, it would SCI "a 10 better keeping
III pr.pri,ty they should .tobd back Ear another
class, W no have labUled with equal fidelity, aud
without the FIST taken Of r.wdrd Fair play is
lev e. aud honorable exmembcJs who have been
lei on the shelf 10y their constituents had better
turn their backs upon Washina t'n "ot wau'ed.
II now turns ont ihat the great N,pcr bail, aver
which 80 much flourish va, made. and which at
frscted such social Interest az the time, after
all regular speculation o. IN. part If whoever
was uost officous in getting it up, and pretty
good one at that, ss will be seen by brief state
nent of facts. which will MT BE- c'-puteJ The
day before the ball came "f, ths uanagers stated
| that 500 tickets bad been sold At $40 each. Toer
contract With Mr. Wi lard provided that he
should furDi.h the ball. pay the expenses and
take the description list. The undt rstandiog
wss that the managers should Issue and
| sign the Tickets, as pfotect"n against iul-
proper persohs, turn them Over Ia willard,
and let him collect the money as toey we're dellv-
| eIed For some reason or other. best known u
these who cObtrived II, ODly about 25 tickets were
| o. turped over, the rest being -Old by The uaat
| prs or rstoer il should be said, by one of the
number There were only $50 tickets delivered
st the door, being little over half the number, as
Teyerbody knOws, Of men who were p'eSrnt. "A
4 agent sppon'e1 by the m"si actiy" maaAg"r. was
astatiOned at the entrance aud perhaps Gao explain
thi. sudden physic-i cOntracti"n especially ns the
demand tor admission was so great that por"ns
were admitted BY paying Mt the 'Or. Foe the $50
tickets thus Iec-iv.d, Willard has recriyed bu
25OO so that even on the admitted vouchers,
tbe,e is deficit Of Sl,.wU, and II Is
believed that sun equally large was
received but not accounted CIR in tickets. IL IS
.pro,er Ia saw that the highly reputable cizeas of
Washington abo allowed their u1tes Ia be used as
managers h.d no connection Whatever with the
lisssiitg 81 tche's or receiving money. Ihit duty
vas assumed BY O0e individual, though the! are
al liable at law, 81 will be sued 90 that re-Ponsi
billy. May Of the bits Contracted for thu Dali
are still unpaid, and the only excuse assigned Is
that the prce of some of the tirkrts has MT bern
ecllected This plea is u,"st iup'o5 ,bls one, aud
will never be credited till the names of tho default
ers sre published.
/ This is the FIST tine when complimentary and
| kstiVe Occos on vas ever made The theine OF soch
shabby scandal, aud after present experience 1t
4 will cOubtless be the last, as ecutemdu VIII aA.
foo care to understand the a-sociatloa TO when
l. tfey HAY hereafter become committed, aou W
Yusra themselves against such discrc1t,oie cont,u-
| ger ces ss have happened. AS the case now Stands
| come FIVE or SIX thousand do lars are beloved to
have been received all If which belonged to Mr..
| Wizard. though he has only obtained 81 500. The
bsu,c, hss mysteriously disappeared, but cross
| e1su,iOatiOn IN court "ay probably discover tue
hong place. Under all the circumstances, the
Napier ball may be called very profitable enter
| prize.
The President went through the farce. yesterday,
| Of receiving Senior Malta as Minister trosn Mexico
| II any farce, 10 no di-r"spet 10 tue Minister,
| but because only f. q hour before, me news htd
reached here that Mrzmca h,d returned I" the
e,pitsl and held the de fa,to g'ycrnme0t, ~h Gu II
is ALWAYS been our pohc, l., rrc,g oz~ 1t was quite
feiit shii to observ, of the rem 'rks IN the
Presidents speech "f which the following IL a
pee,ous sample: Tho pr"pln Lot Mrxlc ] nave
manifested firm and persistent purpose to SuS
"tan President Jusfcz upon wb"m The Execu-
| "ive sutborlU devUived, under the Constitution,
ain January. 1863, after the flight OF { moutort,
"and the seizure Of Dict'Tla power by Zut1aga
| This il rather 4 c0ot d-claTat"n, coming, as II
does from the President whp approved tue r.cog-
milton which his Minister, Nc. FORSYTH extended 10
tAe &" II Gator 'Zuosga, by which this very C"oeii
= ttionsl Presidebt-more 50 IL tact theu than now
-Juarez was deprived Of his just rights Scnoe
4 ksta must bave had some tr"ubio IN keep
hg bis cOuctenancs undee suJ ct on when
sddres-ed in this Style by the mau who hts
le,t bun waiting in the aDteroom "r the best part
da year. and wbo, only month 'go' r"'n'ea
sbst h. hss now mOst uugr,c'oasy gCHo'tn
This Administration is most resPO"'ioe l"r INC
brrsent condition of things ia Mex co; Tor the
fecoe milton Of Zulosgs by our G'veromeut was
tAr very reasou Of the distr,ctons which nave ,",
bwed. aud the wreck Of thu Liberal Cause Iiau
his moral influence been given to Jaafez wien
Couopf.rt abandoned office, as "as bis right, nc
Mould have had the pre.tiae of that support as
VEL as Of other G. .vernmeOts, 10 have started aus
ear,er at au auspic'ous momeot. lie was c'uSaeu
avn by MIR. Fooyth, ADD that act obtained .ae
sQualfed approval of Pre- siirnt Bachan'r, as tue
leblic ,cumt nts prove, and the LAST ancuai mes
sfe sustains. After doing all this mischief oe a IS
eSdrnly become in love with Jnarez nut inc
tuachnent will not survive many trials.