New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-13
FROM flashing TON.

4 FfeD Oar Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April IL, 1859.
| When the Post Office Appropriation bill shall BE-
revived next session, one Of the im2ortan! points
in connection with it viii be the allowance of in
terest on the cOntraetors' &C sounts The image Of
the Government he's been ad'erse upon the legal
presumption that it is always prepared to pay; but
in this instance it will be contsnded .hst the failure
Of Congress TO pass the bill made the case excep-
tioDs and hence it is equitaby bound for interest,
IL is known that the President agreed to recon-
mend the payment as means OF inducing con-
tractors to go on with the service and to aid them
in securing the necessary advances of money.
| The Postmaster General admitted the equity of
the obligation in his letter announcing the
refusal of the President to call an extra
session, and this allowance will be pressed
urgently in every official form. As stake of malt
million s to be played for, the lobby will be slim
ulated to unwOnted zeal, in view Of their bad luck
last Winter when every scheme went by the board,
including the Passenger Railroad for this city, in
which much intense patriotism was enlisted.
1t is not exaggeratiOn Of phrase or of fact, to
say that the President has Indicated his intention
to assist in editing the organ, under the auspices
of Bripadier-Ge George Washington Bowman
Of the Pennsylvania militia, that he expects
those around him to aid in that sort of service.
Cen Bowman intends 10 conduct the paper upon
economical principles. Under Dir. Wendell's dy-
nasty the two principal editors received $4,000
per annum between them, and the subOrdnates
corresponding pay. Gen. Bowman thinks he
can play the principal part himself, with
the President as prOmpter, and that $4,000
year ought to recOmpeDse the assistants.
The paper will be distinct and personal reflection
of the views and wishes of the White House-per-
haps more directly so than any other ever estab-
lished here The cause of most cOmpaiot and
ceptiOn by the President against The Union was its
failure to praise his acts and his patriotism courage
and fidelity, day by day, after the fashion of The
Herald. which be regards as d model of an organ.
Now that he has the directing power himself, it is
to be presumed there will be no good reason for
that nervous dissatisfaction which kept the late
editors always in hot water.
The train Of events in Nicaragua has greatly
damaged the President, who supposed he had so
arranged his plans that there could be no failure.
10 the effort to relieve himself from this provoking
dilemma, he has committed the blunder of very
palpable contradiction. One explanation given 10
the public not only under his sanction but, as il
well known here by his own hand, states that En-
gland is acting in good faith, and our complications
are TO be satisfactorily settled by the relinquish
ment of the Mosquito Protectorate and the Bay
| Islands. This statement in The Union was almost
| Immediately followed by one in the New-York
organ, alleging that Sir Gore Ouseiey had acted
| badly, and was persuaded to that error by Mr..
| Manning small Consul, and wholly Inferior
| in position 10 the person thus alleged 10 be
| influenced and both these explanations untrue,
| as will soon be demonstrated 10 the satisfaction Of
| the public Sir Gore Ouseley was appointed to
specia service and he has performed it TO the full
satisfaction and expectation of his employers. If
be pulled wool over the eyes Of the President, or
duped his credulity into practical negstlOn OF all
vigilance the blame of su, I'll dexterty Will not be
laid at his doors by those who expect ordinary per
ceptiOn and astuteness IN the person OF Chief
Magistrate. Victoria ought by all means, to send
Mr. Buchanan the Garter for his valuable services
As for Sir Gore his reward is certain, whenever
he returns TO England. Mr.. Champion was
kRighted for less cause.
Correspondence Of The Philadelphia Pre"
WAsHISGTOE, April H. 1879.
Exposures will be made at the next Session OF Con.
eIess Of character 10 demand the impeachment OF
high officers Of the Government IL would seem that
in many departments there is not only deliberate
disregard Of the letter of the sw but, more shamsfu
fact s thst there has been authorized violations OF
the ssuctty of private correspondence. To relieve
our institutions from the intsmy that the present Ad
mnistTatOn has put upon them, and TO save us from
that dire calamity, in which the finger OF ecorn would
point TO from every quarter of the civilized world
ls d bounden duty OF every man. whether repTesen-
tAye Of the people journalist, or otherwise, " make
the facts appear that they will fall down at once crush
ing denuncistOns upon the heads OF the guilty Here
is one: 49,
A gentleman IN ore OF the great ctes OF tue W est
holds himself responsible, with another, on oath, to
prove that not only documents ordered not TO be
distributed when sent by certain Senstor, but that
letters were also vie ated. An Investigating Committee
will understand be called upon this matter as well as
upon the mslpracces of the Post Office Department,
al 40 early day of the session. So insecure has the
Transmission Of private correspondence become that
one might well think there was here, IS IN the pslmy
DAYS OF the Austrian despotsm, censor o. the mails
one who with dahOca ingenuity, got inside OF let
ters ana ale xed all 10 pass that we're uneNcephonaole
70 lis requirements and withheld ali that we're cscu
lated 10 defeat or emb'Irass the purposes OF the
powers that are Again have sealng-wax aud
deep-cut seals come into almost general use. Com
plsirts arise on all sides that letters are lost.
Then. sgsn, the strsngest rumcrs float about OF
votes purchased by money raised from per cenisges
mon oSptracrs L learn that Philadelphia who
comes here occasionally hesitates not to tell that he
wss ordered TO pay per centage on what be received
for printing the Pos-Othce blanks, 70 hlgn ofcsr OF
ore of the De paItmen;s. All thsse things. and others
rnus come ont The result the cOnstern son OF good