Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-02-25
A For the Standard.
FROM OUR OCCASIONAL WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON. Feb. 90.

DOings and Sayings in Congress the Sweetness Of
Adrersity "-Nazeppa FGrnty- Gdities Of the
-netr0pOtis-Sec. 1hOmPSOh's Grand Party
N0ru- Carolina Diamonds Observation-Disclosures,
Senators Bragg and Ciingman-Singular course
or North CaroltRa as c0ntrnsted Nth her sister
States tOrdrds her sOnS-Literary.. Clubs of the
HetrOpotts-Stdtue Of Washington.
The last three OF, four days have been in legal
parlaRce, dies in legislation as the Senate adj
Journed over from Thursday and the House from
Friday till to-day. 1t seems to be foregone con-
cluS!on, that the frankng privilege, so literally
useu, ana sometimes so outrageOusly abused, is to
go overheard. The Senate with great unanimity
have passed bill aboshing it;-and on test vote
IN the House 1T is ascertained that this abuse will
be discontinued. 1t will be great relief to the
members themselves, well as ridding the Post
Office Department of an incubus that now weighs
down its vitality and usefulness. In the earlier
and purer days of the republic the idea was
that the PostOilice Department should be selE-Sus
tanning. This was General JackSons determine
tcn! but now 1t requires millions to carry on the
Bepartment-and the evil is still increasing. This
is not so in other governments. The Queen of Eng
land has to pay her penny for every letter her royal
hand pens, and has privilege in this regard
than her humblest subject. You have seen and
commented upon the Committees of the House as
organized by Mr. Speaker Pennington. He has out
Sheared Sherman, and the country NAV expect par.
tlZan and exaggerated reports on every question
presented to operate as ammunition for the black
Republican forces In the coming campaign. The
INSCRIPTIONS prescription of old and tried officers
of the House caused many desolate homes and dest
utedependanis, and lisa light premonit0ry symptom
of what the country may see should the election of
President terminate in their favor All the ap-
pointments made nearly every one are from North
ern and the non-SavehOlding States Mr. Mqzeppa
F0rWey in 1852, when elected Clerk, put to the
Knife nearly every unfortunate Wing. He now
turns out every Democrat. His arrogance and i'm
pudencc in recent speech to his allies has excited
the indignation of every decent man in the country
1t is a sad evidence of the decline of morals when
a mere servant of the servants of the people con
stand up in the public places and denounce the VEN
cradle head of the nation, as a dishonest and faith
less man. Will not Mr. Clarke, of Missouri or
some gentleman in the House. move a resolution of
inquiry if the speech of Forney is correctly report
cd, and if so, TO expe him from the place he so un-
wOrthy fills: The country would approve and
applaud it-for however depraved the partizan cal
ulnnatOr may be, the nation has too E:uch respect
for the divine injunction "to honor our rulers TO
tolerate such mendacity, insolence and bilngsgate
abuse.
The election for Printer of the House will he fer
minated probably to-day. This is only another
proof that where plumber is at stake the black Re-
pubcans are at swords points, and qrarrel among
themselves. With the same maiOrities that elected
Speaker Clerk. Postmaster and DOorkeeper their
candidate for Printer (DefreeS) cannot defeat the
Democratic candidate (GoSSbrener:) the reason is
obvious; each wing Of their party want the lions
share oil the rich spoils that await the public
printing
But cdRemHs pdui0 naajore-let us strike mora
agreeable and higher subjects In two months
two little months" as Hamlet would eypress If
the Democratic party will meet in convention. to
select q candidate for the Presidency Never in the
history of the nation has so important an event
been its crisis and the public mind so little
lSrsl md ntrb Al
an occasion. The President, General Lane, Judge
Douglas, Breckenridge Guthrie, and many other
K'chmondS are in the field 1t is reduced to a Ger
tanty, from counting the delegates already chosen,
that as they now stand. Douglas has 1O9; Guthrie
IL; Andrew johnson II Jefferson Davis Is Cobb
10; and Lane s. The whole vote of the electoral
college being 500, it will require for two-thirs 2O4
to select nominee. Conjecture is all that can be
now used and experience goes to prove both in the
nominations OF the conventions that selected Mr.
Polk and General Pierce, that 'the race is not to
the swift, nor the battle to the strong" in the NOM
mating bodies; the name most prominent draws
UPON it the combined opposition of all the others
and some "Outsider" whose name mas not been
canasSed, takes the track and wins tho race
Douglas friends are very confident; while the op-
position to him Is fierce and powerful think one
thing is very demonstrate. If Douglas does not
get he nomination he can control that event He
can be the Warwick, if he cannot the King He
will of course favor who aid To break him
down He will then, in the event Of noe haiao allie
to c,hcentrae force sufficient to nominate himself
nc for some Southern man-perhaps Gov fltzpa'
rick or Stevens, Of Georgia. Prudence anu me eA
annie of all politicians will dictate the Jolly OF
creating n third estate Van Buren, tried this, ana
his Heir and son found after bitter experience that
mindrites were most unpleasant positions for pol
itici,n Your paper takes the proper view, to go
for the nominee The fight next fall will be TAR
and SQUARE one, between Seward, Bates, Cameron OF
some of the black Republican crew, and the nomi-
nee of the Charleston Convention. Who can hesi-
tate which side to take?
Great preparations are making to lnaugurate the
statue of Washington on the day after tomorrow,
. his birthday Mr.. Bocock, of Virginia will make
the speech and the ceremonies, under drectloh oi
a Joint committee of Congress, will be magnlnceht;
. II business will be suspended. This work VIII
add greatly to the reputation OF the artist, Ilark
Mills His statue OF jackson Is the admiration OF
the age His Washington, he thinks. Will surpass
even the Jackson. have seen it. and it is splen-
did and beautiful embodiment of the form and lea
tares of the Father Of his Country.
Bat the most talked of event of the week, has
bean the splendid party of Mr.. Secretary Thompson
which came off on Friday evening last. Under the
ags;ices of one of your kind delegation, accepted
al invitation, and such an array OF style, elegance
ala beauty has rarely been witnessed even in this
aaf and fashionable metropolis Carriages were
dHwn up along the whole line of the street, and at
ter getting in the house. we attempted to ascend
the stair way to deposit our cloaks and hats, we
we're delayed for some time by the passing OF the
fir ones whose long white robes of silks, satns,
muSins and laceS like the sweet dreams OF the pa
riarch transported us into another and more bliss
full region and the stairs seemed indeed like Jacobs
ladder, full of ascending and descending angels"
The Secretary with his genial NorthCarolina looks
gave Us a North Carolina welcome and his fair Ia
dy sparkling with diamonds and Jewels which in
vain tried to rival her bright and brilliant counten-
ance, was the " observed by all observers" Sup
ported on either side by her charming nelces, was
reminded of the enchanting description of Fenelon
of the goddess Calypso and her nymphs.
Your State had fair representatives too from the
neighborhood of Warrenton. Like Ida swans,
they moved in life loneliness and beauty with trains
of admiring beaux viewing them as some bright
peculiar star" of heaven, and with as fororn hopes
to win them. Your Senator, Gov. Bragg with his
amiable lady, was seen with his good humored face,
and burly FORM mixing in the crowd-whiie your
bachelor Senator, seemed making his survey OF