New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Calhoun The Nashville Convention nhd
it, Designs The Nicaragua oGesiion-The
baltimore Navy Agert-Oid Claims, &c.

Correspondence - lte Tribune
W.HIyeroS. Monday Mach =
within The last ,orty eight hours. Mr. CiLHor>
mas So far revived ~ 20 elevate the hopes OF his
friends. that he may after al so ar become cow.
lescent a. 70 cnshle him 70 dictate another speech
and then to return home 90 uot myself Partici
pate iu ,h,s couhden.-
through n Soutber member a. Congress ! la.
ascertsiued what was anticipated by tle action a.
the contemplated National Convention. And : -
sert most positively hat the leaders o. tins scheme
design proposing az nlmenis T. ihe C9rstituiioa,
rs TIC only slte NATIVE "a prevent separation Of
the States Those amendments are ui that mature
a. 10 restore and preserve ior the future the ECU
librum 50 much talked Of l., NJ CsiHous ia bis
asst speech. one vas 90 provide thst whenever
a Free stat was sd.arted into rhs Mon SiaVc
State should also conn. pro with a. Another cor
templsted auendmeut . that the Wee Presideu'
shall be taken alternately from Slave AID Free
State. And thiri is. that 10 al legislation touch
ing affecting the q-csplB OF slavery such legs
ietion before 1t shall become positive enactment
shall be otcial'y approved rs the Wee President
" e.. as the PresiGen. ~ IN other words, that
wide distinction should be made on behRf Of I'll la-
gisation tending % pcfpetIatc and propagate Sis
yerv and that lis advocates should receive benefits
and privileges lot cxtendet toward any o;herspe
cies Of legislation IA ~ country These amend
nents c." @ be rec mmegLed ty t-S Nan nai
Convention, a. tie .mstnn of those wh1 wii
nave the nlansg,uen' ani contro' cd re he l0tir
lions And y 90; scc pied by the Free States
,hau . favor al1 ADO te Dlsuuill.
There = cte tact that the Nashville Convention
Ja-n might as vel consider before toe colvocat!0u
Of thu. bo5y. and Whca may have some influence
ID determining What they have ~ 10 Gccomplsh
.n esteb! sA.u, This equilibrium they 50 much tsk
si-0lt Tue whole ares 0i the Free states IEcla
DIM Iowa = ft4l square uals No" is 81
happens hat tie Save states that have been add
ed % the ? 1igea States. SINCE TIE adoption Of toe
Constitution contain 1890 more sIuare miles
thsa the aggregate area Of the Free States L.
rs zee % THIS q u.t 80. Louisiana las iC.f'l
square miles " ssouI o. $50 square miles, Afsan-
sas 52l9- square miles. and Texas ~. 20 square
miles making Az agr gate 81 20, -0i square miles
ia these tive new omitted save states alonc
svainst $3.50 square miles the aggregate area
ol all the Free States ia the Union II VII there
fore De seen that Nhle tie L. Free States contain
cot ss4 $40 square .n les, tie . Slave states cuu
tan a36 80 square miles, making excess oi area
90 TIC part OF tlc save over thc Free states %.
l-l g-9 square mice Tie irst step IT, towards
so eeainUrurn viii he the admission Of Free terri
tory INTO the Union 0s Slg'e' equa. % ne excess
%. Slave State territory, being a above shown
r-l.NfU sllat MICS nAt tAl, NhAH'' y ~. - t.tN
Of an equilibrium = PIT tRmtnr, and only De-
sisued as plausible pretext lor caryine out what
tie ultra Southern meu have alone N oontempla
rion-e Dissolution OF TIE uion-
For some days past, ior the want Of aeTs, sev-
ersl Of the respondents Of this city, nave been
-suuiDe the public, BY STATING that there "as d
srreeTneDt between Great Britain and ourselves
upon the Nicarszgs question that "a not hkely o.
De settled Ii any such d.hercuce exists, IS
wholly unknown u the staie Department aP q
this rncrni.s, aud / assert rJEhdsHtg that tie
Administrator anticipate Cow, DC dlthcciy D.
nero;istipg a treaty that VII be saiisiac.ory g.
botn governments, sni tha WI secure % oar Owl
az that we have ever required The dispatch
BY The steamer jast 10. MAJ change The face Ct
things IS they are. Bat II tney Do Lot, then t5ere
q 10 foundation whateye. kr the minors 70 winch
have alluded.
The baIspce ciaime. BY the Eited States Of the
ls.e NAVY Agent a. kalnDOre . 8, 20. 4 dram
has b. IL made upon MN 'or the amount. which. q
not met he Eln be prosecuted AZ once under tie
sub Treasury Act There Is also ta-arce sgairsf
rs Leo Foco predecessor Of $500. Ani tow
whom The same steps have been tsksn a. Va tne
case OF White The tsrtlness 10 bringing these
men u Al accouuf bss Is orgi1 With The Loco 70
e,sc-ocptislc ocsrs v no alone have the evidences
II deiaicarons IN their ctices
IT,. cain II slg3y0o, ior interest q - a. ~
cla,u, q less than $50 CO 70 which alluded =
a.t le,rsr 10 making gate str Il some quarters
F. this CIV Ilesrn this morning. that rsexaIni-
narcn 4 tas papers vii probably be had and tbs
srpe lesk ~ the Treasury possibly slipped. L th7
Opinion 81 AZ Attorney Ge1sral Is Il al instances
= override lhe decision q tie acc0aHfing ohcers
d he Government WY 1t shclsh this isrter cisss
a. an entirely superuUnerSTy csariai COPS of tie
s.aployueni and payment q Wiki saere s D. ne-
c-ssirv AIM
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