The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-13
Our Washington Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, JAM Z, 1860.
The Douglas Mrement-His Friends al his Recrtion-Cts
'ioas Statement Relative 10 his Deposition from the Foreign
Committee, dc.
The great event has come and passed to wit,-Judge
Douglas entry into the metropolis He was formally hand
cd last night by bis Baltimore friends 10 those in
Washington If it were worth the trouble it would be
amusing to look into and disclose the elements Of the
ing held in honor of this gentleman Baltimore 1t was
composed Of both the have beens and the would be and
even Of one nowis The whole thing gotten up by
malcontcntsby soured disappointed sober headed poll
ticians. For example, there were would be Neapotan
ministers, London and Glasgow consuls, United States At
torneys, Custom House officers, and indeed the Of
one actual wouldbe compromise President appears upon
tue LIST Of the committee Of reception. Unlucy for the
suc ss OF this great demonstration the friends of Judge
D., by announcing that he was not to be candidate in
1860 hac thrown great dampcr upon the zeal of his
Monumental City friends Some Of them openly rebel
against this announcement, and say this is not
what they want They wish to hang on to SOME present
man. and not one in embryo The year 1864 Is too lonr
TO wait Their cry is if Judge Douglas don't suit
1860, he don't suit u.s. and hence il was that very many
who were ready week ago to join In his huzzas are
now quite willing to admit that he is not half man
they took him for, nor they discover that he has
been greatly pei secuted after ALL The Baltimoreans
practical people They run after distractions
They want full grown Presidential candidate not
born one
The chairman of the Reception Committee Mr. Spencer
undertook to speak for the whole South welcoming his
friend Baltimore and to assure him he was the expo
nent of sound Southern doctrines. This cool. The
idea OF DISTINGUISHED BALTIMORE Southern city geogra
pbcay, but in fact represented in Congress black
republican, undertaking 70 exnound southern principles
Why New York, this day, ruer 10 the South and the
constitution by far than Baltimore.
By the way the Baltimore Exchange of this morning
makes strange assertion connection with Judge Doug
las speech in that city. It says
~ asked, says the Judge, "what wanted with Gen.
trail America? Then replied that did not tn ~
but that the time might would want it," He
therefore resisted the enanglpg alliance negotiated
sir H. Buwer and Mr. Clayton for which, seems, he
deposed from the Craftsmanship of the Committee OF For
een Affairs he has been deposed from the chairman
hip OF another committee for resisting something else
This statement, il is said is based upon similar asser-
ton made by Judge ID. himself in New York, when he
stated that be had been "degraded from the Committee
Foreign Aars,' because OF his course this ques
ton.
The records Of the prScscd9gs Of the Snats Yin s sss
think that in april 1885, the Clayton Bulwer treaty
signed that the 4,h day Of July following Il was for
maly ratified by the two governments. On the 18th OF
the month DULY 1860 Judge Douglass for the first
time was placed on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, TO
supply vacancy. He continued member of said com
mee until December following when at his own request
personal and PECULIAR he was excused by
the Senate from further service thereon subsequently he
was restored 20 the committee, and has continued
member Of it up to this tme aud is still He never was
its chairman This is strange way to depose or degrade
him from the committee.
The reception Of the Judge in this city, well in Bal
tmore nspld and spirtess in the extreme. No en-
thusiasm marked either event. but IN this the Judge is
that been good his reception would doubt have been
better. But must hope that the Judges friends
not fair weather friends as apprchend bis withdrawal
from the canvass Of 1860 will show them TO be-