Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-02-08

CORRESPONDENCE OF THR STANDARD.
wAsssosox. ~ & issa
Rarely hs he City q wsahiagsss Pasassd
more bustling animated appearance shsa q he
prcseas tina The tvo q ihsss vssas psscsGng
the dissolution q Congss sss ssasssny n.sksd
by larss secsssioas a. visitors siis.cssd hisha-
come to look sflss interests penlag bsfuss he to
Houses and Others to miagie In he Cyesi~ q de
closing season But most q thoss VAe 90 60
Hotels and boarding houses si thb s&ags q ~
session arc lobby ms@bssA aGsotA md pees.
claimants So Or The speslsss. usinps.eAed Ishsy
have been most ouss.sseosly sauSSs1 "a thsis
lean eiaw-y fingers kept out q The psblle esA hse
now they srr clated with the prospect a Sushing
through Coagrvas IN The lass hour 800 scheme a
measure which viii repay them fs he shrys osesls
Of patient s.."s sc% Pfs'ss s ~. ;s
viii Be no time to examias into their asutx. and
they viii be either hastily passed q Thrown over -
the nett Congress sess e
A large number a the sssaneen sev IN our city.
however, are politicians Who have ooorsEsssd 10
compare notss. canvass The availability Il certain
persons for the succvsioa. and complete p,aas -
future operations. Pruminsas among thsss s,svs
postsrs stand the worn out political hseaS a Nsv
York City, Schsll Wood Sanders Fowler. SieklrA
Pete Caxses. Coming and oShssx Night shs
night these choice spirits meet IN solemn coociavs
buriencd with the selfimpnsed task a selecting
candidate foe the demo1scy In lsso. AZ hesf os
but few others sssocisisd with these political IN
trisucrs. Il would seem that tho destiny of the DE-
usocrstic party y In The keeping of these isintrs
esse,l psirso Of New York City. and thsi its success
depends upon The endorsement Of Ismsnsny Hall
and the emphatic approval Of tbs Assi's" Of ths
The Black Republicans are also busy pssstesins
their arrangements and eadravosing to cuoeelidsie
their strength. Seward Of New York. has his ID.
hcrrnts here earnestly pressing his claims and -
crcty intriguing for his nomination the csntti-
date Of the republicans. but the blacks doat take
kindly 10 the willy msssisn: his rpahiieanis@
i Of too deep dye fos soms u them. and his Re
chester spcrch Zoo bitter and pll 10 scss
quietly upoa the political stoasehs a The ls.ss
rab;d u this party. Nothing has l~sked out 6um
their confrrvncv> indicating the policy they design
pursuing: heretofore Il has only h<cn detrsmin~d
savage war upon every measure a The siminsssfs-
ton. hut now on the very threshold they arc met
nv this Cuba question, which proves ian apple al
discord' in their midst.
so far the almost forgotten Know Nothing
party o. l. cu0errncd thcrc s~vms to be no move
mcnt on foot indicating IT, existence. Ssncv thess
coayoestion IN this city unser the suspics of Crit
tendon & Co. when they drsisnsted poor Bests -
the man fur the crisis" they scrm 10 have achieved
their sole aim, and with hearts eased by COZ.
sciousncss Of painful duty performed they calmly
await the developments u the future trusting that
something may "tuan up" Gilmer. who d . rr.
markahly wcllprcscrvci relic cf the dcfunet whi<
r.rty and ahors under the str.nsv dsiussc" that u
sun hyss. movs,. ann mas US ICING .s~ss..
exposed crrors, will stand by "hesd him die to
the last. Vance Clingmans succcssos-wIil scarce.
" identify himself With hopeless . cause In .
sectional contest hut will lay aside his Know No.h.
ing Wing arnor Cor the time bcins and at with tho
acney; fS'"ai> "s nv! VI "'ne oee0soe u
mGsrauf~.
now pretty crncfsily ecncde,i tsat nothing
will be done with The tariff this session. and mem
se,s show an S,tusi as'ne''nst'oo 70 hs"r .ssn-
Vet not step t. taken y" sv.'uec our cspeni'tusvs
livery one cries out That there must be fetrcneh
ment, sun no ono VII commence u. s", On shs
.""rsr! heavy appr"Pfns'css arc sdacd 10 shs
iarSr estimates OF the executive department
The only cssrnec q oesarc 10 fvssSneh VA
given IN striking out IN appropriation for u.
miss'en to Is"s" some scvcn OF eight shosssans
dollars saved out ot ".n'sss appropriated u ucy
desire !" cc"n"mmc why not cease authorizing shs
sa'"ns o. eor.,y custom hoasss PSssemesss ecul
houses, &c; nht' '.e usas! Sm Justly s.e'
waste OF the puh'c money IN TINS way suofuc'
in the construction 81 granite custom house %
Gcoryrtown: D. e., at cost Of some seventy 6v'
thousand dollars while the receipts have never ecrs
sufficient to- ray the salary ct the collector. !ht
!. not solitary instance, hut one ot many. IN
Nav! cSPrnhtufcs are ns.faca - e'ofsnous. ms
gentlemen assef' that mcy are csussssnnt; tns
assertion 'mPs'es Eh.~ 'sass. ana shey Know .ha
!" &c inc case why nave snsy not "oos she's ssq
"na en' hs. "sS" yct orsscen sne Navy osm
printed by tho committee ana the original estimate
from tho departments there no greater dinefvnr
than has heretofore shafaStsrusd them ~ Prvsscs.
sessions IT. Navy Yards have mu'siP!'cd TOO nPsd
" and the cost OF maintaining them u too heavy
charge, restrict their operations reduce the fasc
employed and make the" semPcssf'ly simply yard