The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-15
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
The Presidents Message and Our HoIa-
lions with MexicO-The 0uarress or the
Chicago Political ms, Sc.

OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IA, 1860.
It said the President is preparing to make a compre-
hensive review, in his annual message Of the affairs 4
Mexico and our relations 10 that republic particularly
to the insecure condition Of cotermnous frontier
It is expected the constitutional government Of Mexico
will make treaty upon tho conditions have proposed;
but if should not, the duty will devove upon Congress
TO give the President tho power protecting
American interests.
Tho President is again occupied With the dsgracefi
squabbe between the politicians and oHceholders Of Cid
cago 1t appears that Postmaster Cook has been again
overhauied by the Department for misconduct In his
Office and is again cited to Washington the
charges He had successfully refuied his enemies up -
this time but the Postmaster Generals agent receaE
TO Chicago has accumulated large amount Of evidence
from tho oicehoders Cook discharged Cooks dismissal
would great joy among tho Douglas party TAs
President Will not sacrifice Cook TO this feeling nor O.
miss him without clear proof Of guilt.
THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1862
Tho number OF patents issued from the Patent Ofco
for tho FIRST nine months Of the present car Is 1884 "a
the amount Of fees received $lSS 500.
Private advces from Boston state that Mcdonald n.
Gently arrested here suspicion Of being connected ~
the Harpers Ferry conspirators is well known there
and Is undoubtedly insane He is still detained here
though nothing has yet rsnspired establish Lis gu4
Our Washington Correspondence.
WARRINGTON, Nov Ii, 1859
Preecs an Investigation in Regard to I've Ha,1eys Eyyu
Movement
The republican presses and republican orators in differ
cnt parts Of the country ntmae-and see cause hero
to credit tho intnaadonhat in addition the various
investigating committees which tho next House win be
sure TO create In reference to alleged frauds and peou
tons in army and navy contracts, postal jobs &c. there
ma ais he rial
tho Harper Ferry movement They say that tho dems-
Gratis have managed make Of 1t much more political
capital than the thing was really susceptible Of they
desire now 70 try their hands at it and endeayor TO turn
the tables on their political adversaries
The project for this coup detut Is quite simple. Tho
anonymous letter sent to Secretary Floyd informing him
Of tho preparations Of Ossawaome Brown to seize On
Harpers Ferry and create a serve instruction in yr-
gnia 10 be made the basis OF the edace resolutoa
TO BIO introduced in tho House directing the Judiciary
Committee, special committee TO be raised for the
purpose, 70 investigate the circumstances and
70 report the iacts-whether and when Secretary
Floyd received the letter in question; whether when
ne communicated s contents to the Cabinet Prcs
dent; not why bot If Le did, what was he course ofR-
cay determined by the President Cabinet whether
inquiries set on foot through agents not
verify the anony nous ottcr ana
convince Secretary Floyd and the President that those
statements we're materially correct why then had no not
taken measures not to explode the plot premalrely
at least to defend the arsenal and the public property By
sending file Of marines there; and finally, and the up
shot OF the whole inquiry, whether tho OF Floyd
and the Cabinet 10 taking measures to prevent the fatal
consequences Of the outbreak dictated bya
TO make party capital out a the movement instead Of act
ing on the nobler and higher motive Of public duty
l have no Doubt from all that I have boon able
to learn hero, that this programme will DO decided
on, ard that movement towards its execution wili
be made Immediately after the organization II tho
publcans carry tho speakorship, it will follow,
parliamentary matter Of course, that they will
have the craftsmanship Of, and majority In, every
standing special committee Of Importance and there
fore may not be entirely out Of their power to derive
advantage from this project n would open up q nice
question: however,, Secretary Floyd and other members
Of the Cabinet refuse testify before the Committee On
not fit matter Of Investigation for legislative bodiea
We might then have tho veest and most exciting tme6s
~ would hot be unlikely that tho republican committee
ana House would proceed aganat the Secretaries as con-
tunacous Witnesses have them at the bar OF the House
70 answer, and put them through tho same course that
Smonton with bis moral CONVICTIONS was put through
few years since. Or course do not mean " numato tha1
such state Of facts is at all probable, but merely n1ea
ton the matter as curious piece Of specuuoh ior Aa
hour
In this connection The HERALD cannot do better than
publish the anonymous letter received oy Floyd,
and WI by-no knows whom take 1t from your
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