Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-09
Items from Washington.

The correspondent of the Philadelphia In
g,arer in bis letter of May Srd gives the sub
joined interesting items:
The friends of Seward must now make up
their minds to give up what hopes remain of
his nomination. The Senator from New York
is cunning statesman ard willy politician.
but, ito use a common phrase) he cant keep
a hotel at Chicago The conservative men
Of the country demand the right to be heard,
and they will be heard, depend upon it.
1t is reported here that the Administrations
will join the Union party. and advises all
good Democrats To do the same. If the
Union men should have wit enough to put
up Sam Houston, they will ba almost sure of
the support of the Administration.
Judgr Mclean just now appears to he the
general favorite among the conservative men
here, and il is thought that he will be the
nominee If The underground" ''irrepressible
conflict" element does not prevail at Cbica-
90. IL IL does. and the nomination is TO he
purely a Republican one. the Union move
ment will at once assume a commanding po-
sition. Meanwhile we are TO have exciting
times and busy wire-pulling here, ''all hands
around"
Cornelius Wendell. before the Covode Com
mittee, was examined for two hours. Checks
to the amount of 1925. 900 were produced by
him. and lett with the Committee. Most OF
them are dated during the contest on the Lee
compton bill. They are payable to no par
iicular individual. Curious combinations oil
Of letters are inserted at the usual place for
the name of the payee. Mr.. Wendell refuses
to give any explanations Of these mysterious
marks The members OF the Committee are
not to be defeated in their Investigation. and
these cryptographic symbols will be inter
preted-
Some Of the checks are payable to Sena-
tors, others to members of the House OF Rep
resentativies. Whether these payments were
made In secure the passage Of the Lecsmpton
bill. or for other corrupt purposes, Wendell
refused to disdore. Ii appears that Bean pre-
tended to have great Influence over the Dem
ocrai members from Ohio, and contracted for
Eve thousand dollars TO aid in the passage Of
the English hill. Whether Bean pouched the
money or paid il out according TO contract.
nobody can tell yet Bean has been mott
fled 10 produce his bank book. aud then we
may have s,mething rich and racy, unless
there are more signs and passwords.
TIE change tactics on the part OF the Ohio
Democratic delegation in the Thirty-fiflh
Congress, Indicate that some improper Use
wa made of this fund of five thOus nd dol
lar. and gises color To Beans 5rsgadocio.
The moderate Republicans are delighted
with the pow-wow of the unterrifed and
hitherto harmonious democracy. Stewards
enemies are ehuckling over the defeat that
waits him a. Chicago. Not even sham dele
gates IRON the Southern States can save him.
The signs of the times as Indicated by the
late elections in Connecticut aud your city,
have filed his heart with terror. Dema-
gogues OF every stripe, shape, and color. are
bound 20 be defeated at the ensuing Presi-
DENTAL election.
The excitement among the Democrats,
however IL intense. Tue suddea explo-ioa
Of the Char lestoa Convention has had a stun
ming effect upon them. The Douglas men
here are greatly mortified at the want Of
strength OF their leader; they had no notion
of the intense hatred entertained towards
him by the South. The cunning Course Of
the New York ('i'eier Cagger") delegation
IN hrst buying The Soath. aud then selling
Douglas y voting for ,hv two thirds rule, Is
calculated 10 excite eyeH the most sluggish
partisan " the Little Giant"