Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-02-03
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsII1NoToN, Jan. 80, 1860.

] L.
Spcakership, or win have to submit to
the triumph of some sort of Helperite,
to-day, I must open this letter by ex-
pressing the obligations feel towards
the Democratic members for SO promptly
rallying, on Friday last, to the support
of an old line Wing for that position.
This is the best sacrifice ofpartY feeling
in behalf OF an organization off the House,
that has yet been made by any of the
parties Of which that body is composed
When Mr.. Botelcr, (American) with
drew some time since and proposed his
colleague Mr.. Milson) as proper man
for the support of all the conservative
members, scarcely half of my brother
Know-nothings of that body cast their
votes for him If all Of them had rallied
to his support, or some one of the other
half a dozen men chat your Democratic
friends presented from time to time, the
House could have been organized long
ago. After such an example as that Of
the Democratic members on Friday they
can no longer be charged With either fac
tiousness or obstinacy. They made
noble sacrifice on the altar of their coun-
try's peace and harmony, and it some
four Of the peoples party" members
! (and that is only another name for
. Americans'') had not withdrawn their
votes from Mr. Smith in the progress of
the ballot, the House would have been
organized that day, and +" IIclperism"
laid on the shelf for the time being. As
was sitting in the crowded gallery
witness of the insincerity of those four
| North Americans" in first voting for
Mr.. Smith and then Withdrawing their
votes, wished had been in possession
of a speaking trumpet, to whisper in
their ears" Oh, yoa mean and paifM
! PdgulicS ~
On Saturday, the Republicans held a
caucus and rumor says great enthusiasm
prevailed" They will probably present
some new candidate to-day, and find
''soap-boiler Americans" enough from
the non-slaveholdng States to elect him.
As | am rather thick-headed and short
sighted, you must pardon me for saying
| can sec no material difference between
"Helperite" like Mr.. Sherman, and
those who always voted for a "HeIperite,
like Messrs. Corwin, Pennington and Il
JOY Morris.
Your correspondent "P." was right
in speaking of the dearth of news in this
metropolis. In that regard it is deci-
dedly dull, and so it will continue until
the House is organized BY the by, ]
know your correspondent p well and
intimately. He is {" a good egg" But,
if you ever see him again tell him there
was time when he ought to have
whipped fellow, and if he asks you to
name the fellow, tell him he is some
times found scribing" for the newspa-
pers. The most interesting piece OF po-
litical news ahoat now is the appointment
| by President Buchanan, Of eK- Governor
Philip hip Francis Thomas Of MARYLAND, to
the Office Of Commissioner Of Patents.
This is an important and responsible po-
sition, requiring great legal talent and
habits of close application to business on
the part Of the incumbent, and | have
every confidence that Governor Thomas
will be found more than equal to all its
duties and responsibilities. 4 the Ma
rylanders in Washington and numerous
friends Of Coy Thomas from other States,
now here, feel most grateful to President
Buchanan FOR this most happy and ap-
propriate appointment. Though for a
few brief years, an unfortunate misun-
derstanding between myself and Gov
Thomas prevented that social Intercourse
which ought always to exist among the
sons Of old Maryland, always admired
him for his true party fidelity, his almost
unequallod social qualities, his ability as
a young statesman, and his inaexibe de-
votion to his friends Ifhe has accepted
the post Of Commissioner Of Patents, CAS-
| earnestly hope be has,) the public at
large will find it filed by a gentleman Of
the first class, and all having business
with that Bureau, will soon acknowledge
his admirable fitness for its arduous and
responsible duties / must close nay no
tice of this high-toned Maryland gentle
man, by praying that he may live a
thousand years.
You have heard from Annapolis Of the
passage by the Senate Of the Baltimore
city Police bill, and, perhaps, Of the
amendment introduced into one Of the
sections by my old friend (Col. KimmelI)
Of Frederick. This was proyiso that
no man having the remotest sympathy
with Helperism, should be appointed to
any position created by that bill. You
will see from this that some small parti-
Gle Of good occasionally comes out Of
that 'political Nazareth" to which hey
say | belong. The Helperites all over
the country ought TO profit by the lesson
which this Kimmell amendment 10 the
Baltimore Police Till teaches Col.
Kimmell is n Senator from county
where slaves are not very numerous, aud
which borders on g free State" Yet,
the doctrines Of the Republican party
have even stirred up the anti Democratic
Gas well as the Democratic) people Of that
region, to determined stand in favor Of
the most extreme Southern position, and
have made many men strenuous sup
porters Of slavery, who might otherwise
have looked upon the subject with indif-
ference.
Whenever you come across our friend
"P.," | want you to coax him TO take
his stand alongside Of MS in favor Of
President Buchanan's position on the
Tariff question, as proper tribute be
owes to the thousands Of old line Wings