Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-10-07
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

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WASHINGTON. Sept. 25th 1859
FNIEND SENTINEL: The nearer Con-
gress approaches, the greater appears to
be the interest taken by all our good
people in every thing that is going on in
the country As two-thirds of them live
upon the General Government, their eyes
are always directed to the rise and fall
Of parties, and they never fail to discern
at long distance, any thing that turns
up looking favorable for Democratic or
Opposition success. The recent full and
final settlement of the differences long
existing between two divisions Of the
Democratic party Of New York, known
as the Hards and Softs, at their State
convention held at Syracuse, two weeks
ago, has caused much satisfaction in
Democratic circles, and as DANIEL S
DICKINSON. was the agent in effecting the
reconciliation, he is now looked to as
one Of the strongest men in the nation
for our party to make their Presidential
candidate. His remark in the mastery
speech he delivered at Syracuse, in cele-
bration Of the perfect consolidation of the
Democratic force Of that great State in
condemnation Of noisy and persistent
President-seeking, ought to be taken to
heart by all who are distracting the par
ty by an indecent pressing of their claims
upon the people. He likened the course
of such aspirants to mems believing for
the stopping of railroad trains to take
them aboard without money, or tickets,
10 entitle them to ride. The great
Democratic train that is in constant mo-
ton, needs no mans believing, but stops
Of its own accord and calls for the pas
uenger which it wants to take to the
White House. The lesson which the
National Conventions Of 1852 and 1856,
administered to those who had so long
been calling for the trains to stop and
take them aboard, may have to be re-
peated in 1860 for the sake Of tho Union
aud harmony of the party.
Judging from the tone and temper of
the resolutions passed by all the State
Conventions Of the Republican party
that have been held, they are not dis
posed to concede anything to win the
support of the American party, North or
South. They will take no men on board
their train who hesitate about embracing
their anti-slavery platform and swearing
by it. Under suth circumstances we
will have to await the result of the APP
preaching elections in Ohio and New
York to see whatdisposition the patriotic
Wings Of these, who have thus far been
identified with the American party, will
make of themselves. In New York
those Americans" who were represented
in their State Convention of the past
week, went over one-half to the Demo
cratic and the other half to the Repub-
hcan party by adopting a portion of the
tickets that had been presented by the
two latter parties. Much as some of
their leaders had denounced the ex-
travagaGce, corruption and villainy" of
the Democratic party, am surprised
that they adopted any of the Democratic
nominees in New York Their doing so
shows they think the Democrats are an
honest an3 worthy set of men after all,
and throws a wet blanket over the bill of
indictment which John Minor Bolts has
framed against us.
If could have had my choice, l would
have preferred seeing the American con-
vention ofNew York adopting all the
candidates of the Republican party
Then we would have been able to deter
mine how that State will vote at the
Presidential election, and then the true
Union men among them would have
joined the Democratic ranks at once. In
that State and the States of Ohio, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey, many of the Americans" are true
patriots and ardent friends of tho Union,
as freely concede most of those in Ma
eyland to be. For this reason | conf
IDENTIFY look to their casting their votes
for the Democratic Presidential candi- |
date in preference to any candidate that
the Republicans are likely to nominate.
President BUCHANAN is in the enjoy
meut Of vigorous health, and attending
to the responsible aud laborious duties of
his position as regularly as the youngest
man in the nation could do He and all |
the members of his able Cabinet have
been uuremitting in their endeavors to
promote the public interests, and have
taxed their ingenuities TO the utmost to
curtail the public expenditures. OF the
Hon. JACOB THoMploN, Secretary of the
Interior, can speak from daily observa-
ton From the days of Washington
down, no President has been favored with
more upright. conscientious and yalu-
able cabinet officer, than this truly able
gentleman Modest and transformations
almost TO fault, he yet discharges his
responsible duties with so much ability as
TO attract general attention and command
every good mans appreciation. Nothing
but economy prevails in all the branches
Of the Government that come under his !
supervision, and if can Judge the en-
tire Administration by what | have seen
10 the Department Of the Interior,
nothing is left undone, any where to |
bring down the expenses of the Govern
ment to the lowest possible standard
All the Departments and the various Blu
seaus connected Herewith, are now bus
lily engaged in preparing the materials
necessary for the several annual reports,
and you will find, when these documents
anna hefnrn tho nnhlic the Demncratin