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WASHINGTON, June I, Il

WASHINGTON, June I, 1850.
Now that the Presidents marriage de tatto
has relieved the press and public from the
STRAIN Of surmises and guesses, 1t can pull
itself together and turn its attention to
affairs political, social and pious.
At the Capitol Mr. Manning's letter of
resignation was regarded as just the thing
that any high. minded official would do in
rarily disabled should free the hands of his
chief to make any arrangements necessary,
The Presidents letter in reply is also re-
garded as an eminently proper one. A few
there were who seemed inclined to take the
correspondence as implying virtual termi-
nation of Mr.. Mannings connection with
the Treasury. Their reason for their belief
is that Mr. Manning will never be the same
man again and never will be able to resume
control Of the Treasury Department. This
view they persist in holding, notwithstand
ing Mr.. Manning's very rapid and contin-
uous improvement, and in the face of the
doctor expressed opinion that Mr.. Manning
could resume work to-day without much
risk.
That Secretary Manning will return to the
Cabinet is earnestly hoped by those who
have enjoyed the cordial hospitality and I'M
swervng friendliness of Mrs. Manning dur
ing their residence here. Although fond of
society, and certainly well calculated to
shine pre.eminently in it, Mrs. Manning
quickly gave up her desire to go out to any
extent last winter, when the Secretary found
his business cares had encroached even upon
the hours he had to spend at home. Since
his illness Mrs. Manning has been devoted
in her attention, and was anxious until she
secured the Secretary promise not to think
Of returning TO work until after the sum
mers rest. Secretary and Mrs. Manning
left here yesterday for the Warm Springs,
Va, but their summer plans will depend
entirely upon the progress made by the for
mer toward recovery.
The sensation at the Capitol during the
week was a speech made by Judge Fullerton,
of New York, in favor of the payment by
the United States of the rebel war debt, and
it will be long time before we hear the
last Of it, 1t was suggested that the repub-
lican congressional committee may have en-
ployed this distinguished attorney to appear
before his committee on war claims, to advo-
cate a measure that is prohibited by the
Constitution but | know he came, as any
other lawyer would, to earn a fee. The stu
pid bankers Of Amsterdam, Holland, who
hold several car loads of Confederate bonds,
employed that celebrated philosopher, Rufus
Hatch, Esq, to see what could be done about
the redemption Of these securities, and Uncle
Rufus probably told them that it was only
necessary to have a bill introduced in Con
gress, which he would attend TO. The bill
was introduced by Mr.. Merriman, who
hadn't the slightest idea that IL meant what
it is construed to mean, and then Uncle Ru-
fus paid Judge Fullerton $1,000 to come
over and make speech in support Of it.
The committee was panic stricken when
they found what they had under considera-
ton, but they let Fullerton finish his speech
and earn his fee. This incident will doubt.
less be discussed upon the stump by every
republican campaign speaker, as proof that
the rebels have captured the capital again.
There seems to be settled conviction
among Government clerks that after the ad.
journment of Congress there will be
wholesale discharge. They think that now
the heads Of departments fear to make many
changes because they apprehend that such
action would retard the progress Of their
appropriation bills. The officials say, on the