New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-20
FROM WASHING TON
Pom Or Own CcrTe'roboen;.

WASHINGTON, May ~, 1850.
An agent OF The Constitution is still trayersins
he bureaux Of the Departments, with subscrip-
tion-tst in one hand and blue-book in the other
to mark the pemes Of theee whO refuse 10 DC black
mailed in this insulting manner Many OF ihe poor
-LrAs with saaries barely sufficient 10 keep body
and soul together are compelled 10 submit 70 thls
disaraeeful system Of extortion, which Is res'r'e1
70 for the purpose Of supporting sheeI lDat 'he
pubhc refuses to sustain voluntarily Already an
ss.e,,n,ent Of So 900 per annum II levied on The
Fxecn.;ye binding and printing Tor this Object un-
dsy bargain regularly signed and sealed, with the
direct conpyance of the President. This fact can
not be successfully disputed, and If challenged, an
investigation next Winter will furnish the most In
'cOptes.ible proof. 49,
Illustriou, Bowlin" ia here. He came this
morning with ali the odOr and JUNCTION Of his late
brilliant achievements about him, and particularly
the parts Of il in which he 80 afiectonately EN-
brsced Lopez The leather medal which he ls TO
bear back 10 Missouri, representing that and Other
interesting scenes, is NOT yet ready. But IN tue
mean time, he has consented To stand AZ candl-
date for the Presidency, and if defeated, has tue
consolation of knowing that there is a cordial well
come always ready for him, in the delicious little
Republic OF Paraguay, where the largest liberty
prevails under the mid sway OF the last friends ne
left behind him.
The faithful hereab0uts who have not the fullest
confidence in the star Of Buchanan, are much con-
cerned at the premature election IN Maine oil dele
qates to the Charleston Convention. 1hey do not
understand why the hopeless minority OF that
State, which will probably never give a Demo-
cratic vote again, should put Themselves forward a
year in advance. The presence OF Mr.. john Ap-
pletop there means something, especially as he is
the conscience keeper, director, manager aud
manipulation of the venerable gentleman who tenn
porarly tenants the White House and saves
SIS. .OOO per annum OF his pay The design is SIM
DIV 10 bag the New England delegates, and, with
the aid of few scattering from other parts, to
give some semblaDce of vitality to Old Buck al
Charleston. II will be very funny to zee these
modern pilgrims setting out from New.England,
with their platforms in blank, to be filled up to
order and candidates in their pockets to answer
every emergency. Some of the same patriots went
10 Cincinnati and KNITTED" Frank Pierce; but
they will hardly give his successor even that much
chance, preferriDg, when the time comes, 10 settle
his business before meeting our Southern brethren
The President ought by all means to have Mr. Ap.
pleton's delegates put under lock and key until
June 1860.
Notwithstanding all the assurances given to
Buchanan and Cobb respectively of the intended
support OF the New-YOrk Democracy by the man.
aging owners Of that party, there is known to be
secret arrangement for turning the State over to
Douglas, II the programme now lald down can oe
carried out. They have thrown 80 much dust in
the eyes of these people here, that they can't even
see when their absurd pretensons are laughed at.
About six months hence their optics may be re-
ieved, and then some sport may be expected.
Just at this time, Mr.. John COchrane, whose lights
only sbOne dimly before is now the brightest par
ticuar star especially since that of Sickless cul.
minated. Applicants will please take notice and
send in their orders accordingly.
The prOpIietOrs of the so-called Overland Mill
10 California have become quite exercised at the
retrencbing process of Mr. Holt, whose policy they
90 not appreciate, especially as it aims at the de-
pletiOn of their pockets some $6OU,OOO year.
When the late Mr.. Brown got up this contrvance
for depicting the Treasury, already exhausted and
imposing this additional burden on Department
whose receipts were about third of the eXpendl-
tures the admission was boldly made that the
only pretense for establishing it was not as mail
route. but as the pioneer of settlements. Well, 1t
has been in operation some time, and nobody has
vet heard of any settlements made, except at the
Treasury. At that Jint they have been numerous,
energetic and prosperous, but nowhere else. Coy.
Brown went into this experiment not only rashly
but without the first ground of Justification. 1T
MAS designed for personal and political purposes
only. and 10 serve that end the route was laid 800
miles out OF the travelled track. The sooner it is
abolished the better even if large damages have to
be paid.