The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-11
THE GOSSIP OF WASHINGTON.
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE

WASHINGTON, Nay o, 1850
zAe Old Line Wigs Balimoe Opposed to GtnerJl Sam
Hotaom-S'oms Of an Old Line Wig rs.- me DOUGLAS
and Anti Douglas Dmoracy-7he creat Difficulty Not TO
De Rsmorxd-1he R<pSblioa~ 1ar.T Bal, DC, for Cam
paiom Pw'JoSs-W. II. Seward Already PLYING he
1Prasdemt Ekct, de-, &C. ~
General Sam Houston - we are informed by an old
line whig this morning, 10 too much oil line democrat
to be acceptable 10 the National Opposition Party Conveu
ton at Baltimore. Thus Il appears that within the las,
twelve months General Houston has committed himself TO
all those things which regarded - ank political here
tes by old line wings such things for instance as Mr.
Buchsnans Administration free trade opposition TO inter-
nal improvements by the general government SO ana
90 the old regular Dyed tho wool wings cannot swallow
the Old soldier statesman Of Texas Sticking
fast 10 the obsolete ideas" OF old line whiggery these
old line wings imagine that John Bell 10 their man. and
thus they propose TO cast away this golden opportunity
for position Of positive power in order 70 try again the
exploded notions Of party dead and buried eight years
ago. .
We fear that the progressive Of the Convention
win be found too limited In numbers TO overcome the old
oges whose faith 10 old line whg resurrection ID like
hat OF thu Meri&s In the second advent-a faith which
neither experience, the failure OF prophecies nor the
lights Of common shake Very few republicans
or democrats In Washington are, therefore, disposed TO
give the slightest importance TO this independen, Union
party or this National whg Convention a. Is called By
the Old National Intel,9snor Perhaps our msgvings
On this score may prove 10 be groundless but siace
yesterday our aniicpsions Of bold popular
new line movement for tho Presidency from this Baltimore
concern have collapsed from the apparently mm ,vable
Incubus Of old line vhisgcry. We may by to morrow
evening have definite results before u.s. for this Con
venon oouveniensly small and lie labors win probably
be wound up In two days, or three 1t the outside
Among The democracy, Douglas and anti Douglas very
confident hopes expressed Of harmonious reunion A.
Baltimore In June. The Douglas democracy profess 10
believe that the FIRE win be reduced TO GOOD be-
hAvor that Douglas viii be nominated by twothirds o.
the Convention the Doogas platform adopted q, Charles
contemplate corporas guard and the popularity Of
Dougas viii soon repair al damages, and the party
The sruD Douglas Conservative democrsn tell us that
sUfc,tnt number of Northern votes viii be "a nedsre
inetes, already promisedto aide bSagas and
ADOPT The Douglas platform; and that next saupeh
strvafye national ticket vi bring the Of M
Douglas 10 a graceful submission
Ine touthorn ghs democracy arc innexble In their
strnsve o. an anti Douglas pattern, or "a independent
sSgfsr5 ren Gem 'cratc nekei aee they hsve but lille
ucL 10 bel ali q an anti Douglas platform.
Toe veois case bovever, is reeucable 10 the short
JARED coat OF MI Douslss He IA the diffcuty. II he
sill oply get OIL u The way there VIII be no dculiy
Bot he VIII roi get out OF the way. Tue adoption Of an
Convsnuon but Bis trends viii pronoaroo ths ssi an
ouusse, AND they WI run him The lsgr,sse oandi.
na~ d the democratic party, cheated oct OF bis Just
cisns BY oombnsrcn Of INSCRIPTIONS rersot al enc
mis-.
1ne Howe Of representatives hsI bssn working verv
ndoeirousJ for the last t~o Gays upon pro,ectve tar
OIL vhieh as sure a. viii be passed N this branch
VII be swtmped IL The o,ter No man ruppo~es thN
me fr,s, object q tbrs b y ROM a capital for me re-
Iutrsn party 10 those rnsky manufa aurng states OF
klode Island, Connectcal, New Jersey and fennsyIva
ma Add 10 this the free Homestead bill u land for he
80, and that broa and all pervaflug Northern anti
slavery ritual CT free soil free speech aud free men add
~ Ia r n gruh lrsu rla fI.ru. In l.ff
For te rough YORK Of the campaign, the reports Of
the Ccvote and other investigating Win sup
ply AL possible ceuapds Thus and equipped the
republicans ready for The nomination Of w ssr-
ard ss their anncnssd leader, believing that the rupsure
amofg the democracy opens the way 20 his rfumphsl
march into the white House. II has been very general
opinion here inst either - ward rluziU viii be our
nsu PRESIDENT and With Doueiss coz of AZ the knees BY
the pres,dens elect