WAsHTNGroN, Dec. 8, 1874.
All Sorts of Things.
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JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Esq -


do not assume any OF the rights OF your able
regular correspondent, nor do make great preten-
tons to having the confidential ear Of any member
OF the democratic party, himself possessed Of a
perfect knowledge OF every pulsation in the :" all
victorious" dem ocra,ic party. But since have
been here, my position has been such, that do
know thing or two; and perhaps have chance for
obtaining thorough knowledge Of certan events
to take place, and that too from source near the
fountain head. The different ciiqpes have begun
to "post stakes" and to g mark bounds" Rival
factions are watching each other with argus eyes.
Every movement is marked, every word weighed.
Each class posts their sentinel upon the wall, 10
make known every movement, to report every
spec OF news, and to see the latest intelligence.
Already is the "worn button hole" to be seen
upon the coat Of certain leaders, who beset for
information as to the best plan for me to set my
stake. The current has already began TO set, al.
belt there are not few counter and under cur
rents to be seen and felt in quarters. Parties
are drawing new lines every hour, and new deve-
Iopmenis made every day, that carry terror TO the
hearts of some other faction.


The first demonstration OF not following in the
footsteps" or not following precedent, was the
vote upon the Zotn RUE, Wnere % 'NOfInrIn ne-
mocracy" for the first time ''broke ring" and voted
for lis repeal Here 10 a "wheel within wheel"
II is only one Of several strides that are to be
made il is the first Of the series but II isa poker.


II told with the tones Of thunder upon the sensi-


tive feelings OF certain persons "born nse nslble to
iear;" and yet these General Quatlebums offered
not a word, they "raised not u line--they carved
not stone, but left i alone in its (iormer) glory"
What's fire brand this has always heretofore been,
but now how calm it sleeps in death. All the for
mer ebullition set the "Pickenses," the ''McDuf
ics," the "Quatlebums," and host Of Southern
demagogues now rests in the same grave.


President making has begun in good earnest.
There is to be no legislation this session-that il
settled. What is legislation in comparison to who
shall be the successor-or who shall go into the
cabnet-or who shall fill the one hundred thousand
Offices in this couniryl Not AZ feather IN the ba-
lance. Already you can see too plainly TO be mis-.
understood that the different factions that now ex-
ist will be narrowed down to two distinct parties
Of the great democracy; the hrst to compose
tarfmen, natives sbolitionists, and northerners.-
the second composed Of Tree trade, Virginia ALB
srscsionists, nullifss, and the "peculaF lAss'su-