, 1860-01-09

From occasional carffsihneef.tl
EAsnk01ox. Jan.4 is'e+
The Presidents Aessnye has fallen dead nna
fiat upon both Houses. It cxcites no remark
md little thought. The Republicans are cont'-
dent in their rower to defeat its Recommended
tiops and the democrats though Eot ali III ac- |
cord with each other. -arc ~sp intent upon
the success of their present ''izoTsan'zsns
ellorta tlat they, have net tune 10 iaAe
into serious consideration the financial wants
Of the country. So poor Mr. Bucl1anan-
the political .,"Dr. James, the SANDS OF
whose life have nearly run QUITS left with II
foolisl, look on bis face. almost in condition u
one who halloes with might aud main 10 awake
an echo in a glen, aud finds by The silence that
follows his lung splitting effort, '1at he t'as
ytra;ued himself in win. Poor old Duck-whnt
Il spectacle lc has made Of himself indeed: :.
Tie condition of body in which two Of the
Justices Of tue Supreme Court Of the Cn'tea
States find Observation-Disclosures 1ancy aud pan-l
,el-is exciting good deAl of alarm, with not
i little speculation umopg The leading Republi-
cans of the Senate and House. They fear th't
destl. will claim both during Mr. D"chanan,,s
term, and that their vacant places On the bench
will be filled by much younger and not whit
lcss interruptions partisaus from the Drel scott
and Lecpmpton pnrty, thus lessen1ng the
chances Tor tue reform Of tl,c Judiciary, which
the Republicans have proposed as one o. tae
fruits Of their success From what I can learn
there is no Immediate danger Of tha deccase Of
tese centlemen; hut both are old, both are in
firm. and at auy time. they may 20 hence.
When they do, il Republican President is III
the Executive chair, their SUCCESSORS must be
7neu who will never consent TO tue Infamous par
steamships to which that Court has descended
Your readers would b. surprised. If here, to
see how entirely Tue attention OF I'LL parties and
Of oil the inhabitants ofthe city. il concentrated
in the contest for the Speakership, now go'ng
on. During the holidays 1he'e1citcu'ent some
whit nbated, but With the return Of the absen'
tees, it rose ng4in to fever heat. Taking With
all classes, An impressed with the overwcen'
ing confidence Of tue people Of Washington City
mud the District, that the struggle will At last
lie ended ia Democratic triumph. They sn5
that never but once before were the Democracy
beaten in such trial Of strength and endurance
and that in tue memorable Hanks struggle tbe'
ienrned lessons that they are now rractsc1nt
with DISTINGUISHED eucce"s, w "'' '.A" 49,
the hepu"ucaas a'e ~ :,
contest begao @ooue" 10 '"e ,'o1e.' 're e'
OF confluence IL no' ~ u" n''4'''s"sA'
,uiscarriagcs Of well elaborated plans by til
hotheadcdueas or rwrong.hcadcdness Of indivlt
,,u} members have occurred; The aid upon whicl
they relied from the Americans ana a'.t' Leeoa.1
tonitca is long a'com'nS, anu may 'sa aNoee''
or; the teroel1F ot the oou'h' "h'eh wou'a pu'
suc IN absentee southron, or one vo''ng iof III
plurality rule; the tenderness o. I'LL shaoe1
politicians over tue Aa1pers fefFs aaa'f' ~
anything which will tend TO convict the" oi a
for or sympathy with those to whom tue ou'pfe:
is falsely attributcd-all these ore SO many o.
stoclcs in tic Way OF Success WHICH NO 'aoor
ingenuity Of the hepnb1icano ean remove -
will be told that the determination 10 s'ana a.
Mr.. Sherman to tie end ID unanimous: ~
nearly. but not entirely so. a se" IN
intimated that rs stroke oi po.'s
Sherman should be droppeo ana cos"ln 'ak
up. But thus 'as the 'n'''nnaon ""s 'ce'
fenced at once. whenever mace 1ncfe
othcrs who would mol oo'ec. 10 ao as'4neetns
with Nr. dlmer' W WHICH, unaef eeF''
pledges rs 70 'he ofeah'"a''on o. I'll. W. volIa
tees, he may DC put oo NV .1
thai IN impos.a"t e'ec,'on '' 10 -ppA'1 =.
TINT II IS 'or the 'Nepou.'saus :" :, e"'A au
success " so"e ae' "'ss" :. mn .o"'''ee
South that ther a'iegea ssee'iona!'si0 40 ~
sen1'on ~ ~, eA' .-. ee
t'ons o' "e,'ocfe !" eoDAus.'.1. ''oa
VIII eacn olne' sos, "a'e NV 1e'' 10 'aA
In T.