Hillsdale Whig Standard

Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune
From Washington.

Dr. Sevier and his Chloroform—The Wilmot Proviso—The Telegraph Outrage—The Ten Regiment Bill—Supreme Court.

Washington, March 13.

There is little of Congressional interest to day. The Senate was not in session, having adjourned over from Friday till Tuesday, after their laborious sittings on the Treaty.

When I wrote my letter a few days since, on Dr. Sevier's wonderful experiments with political chloroform; I had no idea he would when he got Hannegan, Cass and Dickinson to go for the treaty, what can he not do?—

Poor Hannegan! it was a hard pill for him to swallow, but he yielded—though reluctantly. It was not his own judgement but the party that made him cast his vote for the denounced treaty. Dr. Sevier was quite provoked with this case. The chloroform would not hold up to the latest moment.—

He voted "No," but permitted his name to be transferred afterward. At the performance Dr. Foote came to the aid of Dr. Sevier. They co-operatively applied the fluid to Mr. Westcott. He took it beautifully, apparently, but when the voting came the charm fled and the patient would not swallow. Mr. Dickinson took it as kindly as a lamb. So did Mr. Cass, Dr. Sevier made him believe that he was swallowing the Trist Pill, It took a great deal of the fluid to operate on him.

And now look at the Locofoco party as they stand. They have rung the changes on the dangers of foreign interference on this continent, on the enormity of having foreign capitalists hold stock in our banks, &c., &c., till echo has grown hoarse with the repetition. Now they receive and ratify a treaty dictated by British influence, and they rejoice that the Rothschilds have taken our loans. So, the "honorable peace" we have gained is consummated by paying Mexico 20,000,000 for a Province that was independent before we went to war—England lends us money to pay for the hard bargain which she has dictated to us

The trial of political integrity is approaching. When the House is called upon for the twenty millions of money we are compelled to pay Mexico for what was not hers to sell, the Wilmot Proviso will be attached. There can be no dodging of that Proviso now. Dickinson cannot now say that it is a mere abstract question. Its operation is now practical. Nor can Cass make the same excuse. New York, Michigan and Pennsylvania have declared for the Wilmot Proviso. Will their Senators obey or resign! Obedience to instruction used to be a "Democratic doctrine."

I have no alteration to make in my estimate of the vote on the treaty. Some insist that Mr. Lewis of Alabama voted against it. and will stand his ground. We shall probably know tomorrow. If he stands in the negative, then the vote is 33 to 14. I believe it will turn out to be as I have stated it—39 to 13, which would make it a vote of three fourths.

The conduct of the Telegraph folks here was outrageous on the night of the ratification of the treaty. The country was all agape for the news in detail. The correspondents of several papers had those details at the office at ten o'clock. This is the published time for shutting up. They scarcely ever closed so early before, and will not be likely to do so again until some other news of importance is to be sent on. When important news arrives, editors keep back their presses till a late hour to oblige the public. The Telegraph must be taught to do the same. The correspondents of the Journal of Commerce, Herald, and Tribune of New York, the North American, Philadelphia, and others were at the Telegraph office, to which they had hurried, each one in a carriage, at 10 o'clock. The operators had gone about their amusements and could not be found even at their boarding-houses!

Mr. Polk will probably appoint a Commissioner to follow Major Graham with the treaty and documents. It is said that he is going to astonish us by his appointment. It would be hard to astonish us at anything Polk could do, after sending Santa Anna to promote peace,

I presume the Locofoco party will now push the Ten Regiment Bill. Strange as it may seem. I heartily concur with the Locofocos in the opinion that the ten regiments are now more needed than formerly. They never were wanted for any purpose except for the appointment of some 600 officers to go out as recruiting officers for the Locofoco party in the next Presidential Election. That necessity is not in the least diminished by the ratification of a bungling treaty, by which a more bungling war, it is hoped, will be terminated.

The Supreme Court having adjourned, the Judges are leaving for their homes— Judge McLean and lady left this evening for their home in Ohio. Gen. Quitman and lady also left for home this evening in the same train.

Many Senators and Representatives are now absent, and will not, probably be back till the latter end of the week.

The fashionable folks are also leaving us as if we were Hottentots.