, 1860-06-07
oun WASHINGTON LETTER.


EQfJY3pQ1G&GE&
WAsHsozox. Monday, juno 1, 1ssa
Democracy Ia great Institution, espacinll5
in this city. xon have doubtless heard Of the
desperate efforts Of the police here to di.pesse
the mob that attacked the Republicans on the
occasion Of the serenade to Senator Ttumbull-
said efforts consisting solely in the arrest OF one
or two pcaceable Republicans a!ter the hnA'r
was about over. A similar instance o. cne'gs'.
ic action On the part Of Mayor ba:rc:t occurred
on Saturday. About d week Ego Eomo Hundred
or more Of the iIligant plsantfs were Ians-
ported from Baltimore to this city, ioF lie pur-
POSE Ct being duly installed as "actaal resi-
dents" by to-day On Saturday n'ght, about
twenty policemen arrived from Baltimore, be-
ing dcpu,ed too l5ok after and be ready 10 'sad
the aforessid cmigrants, and tAty (the B11'm9re
pplicfmfn) tBere drr<sfed md put into jul by
Mayor Barrett's CORPS. And ibis morning ten
more policemen came from Baltimore, in u"i-
form, On the seue etraud, aod they were also
arrested. twas an interesting sight TO sec the
officials Of a neighbo1ing city Tins being
marched aIo2R our streets to jul, their crime
be;or that thev cau1c on lawful errapd, to NJ
rcst verahends frcm their own CITY, but this
is That Democratic "yi.jtapce" which il tle
:. r,;c,,, of Democratic "1 "1iberty." AuWash.
;rsto,, .b;a morninc is laughing al the r;d;cu-
,o,s t;.,nre whic,, tie Ma,or cuts. and sba,,
MT he aurnr;scd if lie scp.,ul disgust 1T hi,
course docs mt seriously affect tn result Mt tic
mills ara;n.t him.
wbat.ver uav ha the result or liz act;o, or
co,a,a.s r,,, The Pacific n,;;roaa h,, d,r;no
.,a n,o,ar, seos,on Il il car.a;n thot 4hc ;nves.
t;vo,;ona of the comm;ttce barc tended Greatly
e. a,ca,ar,ta ,be ,roo,eea If n. ,,ore,nen+ md
s,,on1a m definite ac,ion tc Ind unon tbc sinh.
icct br tbc nrcseut Congress-. it nav bc tru1y
aa;d Tint tho countrv will be. nj tbo end Of the
farm muc,, nearer the achievement of this
N sh.v en,ernr;ae than IT WAS a. the commouce-
m,nt The committee held n meeting this
morninr- Mt which Certain amendments wcrc
aprecd unon tn obriate the 1ern1 objections
raised by Henry Winter Davis. / understand
TINT the result of the deliberations Of tie
Committee this morning were TO bring the
donb1e route plau into greater faYor than II has
hitherto enjoyed among the members Another
meeting has been called by Col. Curtis for to-
MORROW morning, and the subjsct will te visor-
ou*ly urged forward not only in committee but
before the House. If the "ineritebe Niger
can only b: kept out Of it, there is hope tLat
something will be done in the premises.
The President is busily engaged in prosecut-
lns h's measure for checking The African Stare
1faoe. l hase previously advised you Of the
disagreement between the President and his
Cabinet in regard to the disposition Of the CAP
tured Africans; and the vote upon Senator Ben.
js1nin's bill. which WIS drawn up in accordance
with the Presidents recommendation, and with
view Of strictly carrying cut the terms Of the
Ashburtoa Treaty, clearly showed tllat ma
joElty Of the Democracy of The Senate we're
against tho Presidents plan Of sending tue
Africans back to their native land, aud In favcr
OF Mclsae's plan Of " indtnturiag" them in this
country for term # ycars, which is shout
eqnisalent to ens1avirg them for life Now,
James buchanan is Just as much entitled as the
DeTil to hnvc "his due" and therefore it mar
as we'll be suid that he seems bent upon having
his way this time. ueis seconded ia lis Efforts
hy Senator Benjamin, who, although support
ing Davis's resolutions, aud generally rauping
himself with the s.ra,cht out Southern pcmo.
cracy, certainly takes bold and decided stand
against the re.openipg Ct the slave trade. or
anything tquinting That way. In fact nen;o.
min, who used to he moderate Wbir. is the
most conservation man, with the execution of
Aciie johnson and Critienden. among the
Southern Senators; and among eouservativa
men here, {whatcrcr the Douelas crew ,nov
think, } his high compliment to Lincoln ms Ind
g.cat weight, and has done more tl,nn anrth;no
else to dispsl prejudice against I1:. l.. If Den-
jamin had complimented Douglas. YOU would
hare seen his name lera1ded through the land
as Judge Dickey's was, as evidence th:t 1be
Old Line Wings we're in favor of Poo,,ar
Sovereignty. Time was when this same Beu;a-
min vas quoted by the Don n1as orrnne fir +f,;a
sane purpose.
And. ty The way. let me ask you whcre;n 1,sn.
;o,,r ,nJ >oh, r r~;,...s.. ,:o'~a ~
- Jun" Aua oon1 - e''''enoen nc" o1nef: lie
4atter fo1fa Jof eoe'y one q the Democratic caN-
cus rksolutions, mud yet when lie saws 4 eood
word for Douglas- we rcrer boar H.. ,as. -.
..:-1. 1.n-::, A' s"s tas' W H.
LUNA oenJan''n endorsement II l.ancoln's
conservatism about rs good as Critteudcn's ec.
doreeroent Of Douplas's conservatism
The J.on;sr;,,a D<,norr,t so,ra .;,,
......, ',, =, e'"Ae .'.n' siace
Abraham I;nco1o vrb;,a n,o,nh.. or c..
fnr three n,;r of L,ots ,r1,;.,b
FA.s " oo"1'' "Aiea "as sa1a 10 haFe
VIC" e"o' gu ~ LIS s'a1'onel5 account. This
'u'o 'nc 4'4a'eS ol tn's elt'' aud atter-
"aFaS sn'o 'ho cnieago Times. Fortunately, |
.oe ooo@s ol 'na' congress are accessible, mud
n1'' =. oeen eAu'nineo os tne oihcers OF the
House, nase ocen permitted to look over the |
accounts o1 mr. Lincoln Tor both the sessions |