, 1860-04-20

Interesting Washington Itenls.
{" OscaAoca Correspondence Of the Phadelphla Pre=s]
WA.u1za7os. Aprlle, lsSo.
NE. PRYOR AND Ae. po17xn- -
The great body Of Nr. Prror.s friends in this
city deeply regret his double proposition to
fight Mr.. Potter With knives, {after his, Mr.
prYors second. had refused that or1enl1 or to
meet him in street light.
SUBSTITUTION OF DELEGATES. 70 CnAn1ksrox.
Considerable feeling is expressed at the re-
mort. common here, that Hon. John Robbins,
Democratic candidate for Mayor of PHILADELPHIA,
should hayc agreed to allow an anti douglas
man to act a. his substitute in the Democratic
delegation f1ou4 Pennsylvania to the Charleston
Convention.
Nis also said that Hon. Alfred Gilmore, one
of the strongest opponents Of Douglas, Is try
ing to procure vacancy By making resigna-
ton in one Of the western districts to the same
Convention.
MT. HuSTEn, OF VIRGINIA.
The course Of soma Of the protesting fsiends
of Mr. Breckinridge, now ac:irely engaged in
canvassing for Hunter for the Presidency. after
having manifested the strongest feeling tor the
Young Vice President, Is bitter commented
upon by the friends Of the latter.
Mr., Po7rEA's PRIVATE LETTER TO Ills SECOND,
COL LANDER.
MT. 1FTQT Q1f1QN pHQll9uEN t1t3 UHA 4VbAGA ~
his eecond. Hon. III. Chisman, ia the New York
Times Of to-day, feel warranted in giving you
the substance cf the very manly letter Of Hon.
John F. Potter to his second, Col. F. ". Land
er, sent l:te on Thursday, the 18th inst lmmc-
diate!y before the acceptance cf tue challenge
Of Mr. Pryor. 1t a1oFls suggestive contrast
to the spirit which animates Mr; Pryor s rs
proposition, to meet nr. Potter either in tight
with knives, or in \ street conflict After ad-
dressing his second. Col. Lander, in the most
famiIinf terms, Nr. Potter goes on to say that
he is profoundly hostile to The whole system of
dueling-that be regards it as barbsrous II the
last degree that he said nothing in the course
Of the debate to which Ar. fryer t9ek o.!enee
which was intended Is MI insult 10 the latter
that he had no unkiad feeling to Mr. Pryor; but
| ipasmuch as the latter had challenged uncon-
! jitiopallF, without leaving the coor open to
explanation, be was ready to meet the hual a.
| ternatisc- that the course OF events In the
| House Of Representatives during thirty day.
| prior to the election Of Speaker, and lor some
i time after, indicated that the rish. Of tree
! speech was in peril-and that, for his own fart,
il the sacrifice Of his life could prevent bloody
/ collision upon tho loor, and secure the protect
! ion Of this right, he was ready to become the
| victim-that unless soine one did this the inde'
| pendent action of Northern men in Congress,
and The whole freedom of debate, would be
"violent}y oyerthrowH.' lie then rests his case
| with hia second. II Is to he hoped that this
powerful letter will shortly be made public.
| SECESSION or CERTAIN SOUTHERN DELEGATES.
Tie Administration, in yiew OF the probable
! nomination Of Douglas at Charleston, are pre-
pairing to induce as many Southern States a
! nossi6le to retire from tie Convention imme
iia.cIy On tie announcement Of the fact that tx
| is the Democratic cand:date. Judge Black, ane
General Cowman, Of the Washington caast'st
ton. both AGREED, few days aEo, that it woul<
Lc a great deal better TINT tbs Democratic par
II should be beaten, with Douglas Is their can
! TIE DOUGLAS LEADERS IL the DEMOCRATIC SA
! 1IoNAL CONVENTION.
The Douglas leaders in the Democratic NJ
tioual Convention will bo Judge Marshall au'
Colonel Richardson, OF Illinois. Hon. Dari'
Todd, Hon. Rufus II. Ranney, and J. ". Grey
Of Ohio, Governor Dunuing, Of Indiana, Hon
William Montgomery, Of Pennsylvania, lion
Bion Bradbury, Of Maine. and General Shields
ofMinnesota-
HON. ANDREW JOHNSON, OF TENNESSEE.
! The recent bold aud courageous course Q
Senator Andrew johnson, of Tennessee, agalns
the Hotspurs and fire eaters Of the senate in fl
yor Of u fair homestead bill, proycs that be In
not forgotten lis original liberal record. an
NAV nut linn forward az strong ccmpronlls
candidate for the Presidency.
Correspondence Of the n. T. ut1,id-]
WAs:uSG1us, April II, 1seo
The Pryor and Potter affair is considered se1
tied, without tight or O compromise; but tn
Republican, are as lively over it as pond fu
,f frogs after spring run. They are singin
| the praises Of Potter, and they tud the bowl
knife, ten inches clear in tie blade and two m
aha1f wide, q beautiful instrument, though pr
nounced by the Southern friends Of Pryor
barbarous and vulgar weapon Of butcherJ. "
are advised, however, that the next hostile cha
= $r1,, f1ro.n nHfk
will he met with the selection, as the weapol
for tho fight, Of pixies, after the fashion Of Joh
Browns Harper's Ferry potato.diggcrs.
The outside excitement touching the trip
Charleston is dying out. Tie high prices
| proyender and lodging there has reduced hui
areds, aud eEen thousands, originally iuteodil
+ to 20, to the wise resolution that it won't beg
. I to bar. Still, it is unprecedented that the stra
| Cling camp followers short Of funds at the clio:
Of tie Convention will be larger than the imr
! date means OF relief, and that thus perm
.. nent body Of ioafers may be lefs behind gis'II
, to the fixed population Ut Charleston an int
sion Of the ro~dy elements OF Baltimore Ne
York and Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania Democratic tariff men VI
believe in the specific duties and protective I'll
! | ordinations Of Mr.. Buchannu'3 pottcy, a
watching the movements Of their delegates;
Charleston. Thore who are suspected Of di
position to trade upon the candidate, witho
q | reference 10 Tue Interests u ItuAst ~ I'LL
: that is, believing thGt Pennsylvania is lost
the party, those men arc said to be negotiatl!
for their shares Of the spolls in the event OF q
nomination and election Of a candidate upon Il
, 2lao Of sacrificing their own State, and SO
bring them to the test, it is proposed that q
j whole keystone delegation, before the neeti1
Of the Convention, b. called upon to show ths
= hands, in meeting to themselves, so as to :
: rest ID season anything like Southern free ira
r treachery-
The Republicans upon tic final passage Of I
bill for the admission Of Kansas IRE talking 81
). general glorihcation throug ghout all the Mort
I ern Stares, under son:c preconcerted arrAnt
= ! ments. The bill nluy not be reached for To-
a | night, but there is no doubt Of its success.
i but the friends Of the Homestead measure
. | the Senate arc resolved to have test vote up
: it, so that tue exact whereabouts Of erery Ser
:. toriut candidate for the Charleston nominate
!. upon this question may be known to the Conve
!. | ton. Neither Jefferson Davis, nor Hunter, Il
!. General Lane, nor Fitzpatrick, nor Siit.esi. L
. Douglas, nor Pearce Of 3iuryland, oil Of wht
). ! are named as in the list, fer Charleston has {
: fined his position upon this homestead bill. \
= | they afraid Of It? lswou!d eccm so ; for tue /
=. bate thus far has been left almost exclusively
tho Democratic side, 10 johnson and Nichols
q Of Tennessee; Mason, Wigiali vi Texas; 4
. | Pugh Of Ohio.