New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-23
neinas Of the Last Week.


The departure of the illustrious HuRga-
fian from Washington at the commencement Of the
mast week left void that nothing could be expected
10 ill The previous week OF stirring events and IN
t.restiue eccurrs noes has been followed by one to-
tally destitute of interest-almost OF importance.
The contrast has been tedious and even painful,
while not gle attractive incident has contri5u
ted 10 relieve the general dizziness Of the proceedings
Of Congress.
The runor that Mr.. WEBsTER's most confidential
advisers from Massachusetts among them a rels-
tive, q prominent Government ofice-holder, and an
ex-Member of Congress-had arrived in the city,
confirmed by their actual appearance, gave the prom
Use OF some interesting gossip to dealers In that art-
Gle which has no. been realized. Nothing has trans
PRED as to either the real object OF their mission or
It's results The solemn conclaye has separated
at least part have gone-yet no man knows whether
they departed with certain little insect in their
ditory organ or whether they have succeeded in
their object, whatever it may have been.
Gentlemen, supposed TO be the confidential advis-
ers and especial friends of the President have been
here also. Has the presence here, at the same mo-
ment Of these different haiOS been accident or de-
sign That s the mystery Would, for your read
ers sake could solve it. But as your correspond
ent never LAYS claims 10 any more than he really
knows he is bound to confess himself as much IN
the dark they who profess to know the most
II that the friends Of the Secretary had
n view the withdrawal Of the President from the
course while his friends advise Just the opposite pro-
cedure tbs seems probable, but cannot vouch
for It's reality Per contra, have also prevalent
mmors that Mr.. FILLMORE viii soon announce pub
lclv that he doe not me al to be candidate forihe
Presidency.
This. however, is apparently coasradicted by the
leading article in The Republic Of yesterday evident
~ "by authority" This darkly shadows forth that
after all the Loco-Focos may quarrel 50 badly
and get so broken up, that the Wings nay by uniting
on their strongest man, elect him. Who this much
desired strongest may be- we are no, positively
informed but left TO infer from an article m
column, giving an account of some meeting in an
obscure corner of Indiana. by which meeting aiore-
sand Mr. FILLMORE is pronounced TO be the strong
est candidate for the Wings that our respected
President is The fortunate individual. It's pity
however, that We have nothing in the way OF poPu-
lar votes to confirm this agreeable impression. Tae
late Virginia election certainly affords no apparent
continuation. But pardon me, had 10 intention OF
branching off in this Nay upon The PToitless field Of
Presidential aspirations. | leave II forthwith.
We looked, at the commencement: Of the pas,
week, for speech from Mr.. DAVIS. OF Mass, some
times known as Honest John"-upoA Mr.. FOOTE'S
Compromise resolution. But the Senate Is pecu-
liar body Although l. vas in order each day, Il vas
passed by and various other topics received atten-
ton SO the week has passed, and yet no speech has
been forthcoming. The expedlency Of saying any
thing, at the present moment, upon the everlasting
Compromise Quettion--which means, Of course the
Fugitive Slave law and nothing else-msy well be
doubted After all the camor and fuss aooa. aslts-
ton which sundry Of tAe Unon-sayers have made
during the past year. for one was quite willing MOI
only that the renewal of the agitation by tins reso'
luton should have come from these very agitation
haters but also tina. II should be, as thus far has
been, confined exclusively TO them. However, Mr..
DAVIS is a very prudent and safe man, and do not
apprehend If he must spcak, thar he viii say any
thing that ought not be said. Thank God, the days
Of this Union-saviRg madness are passing away and
people begin at last to things they really
Reason and common sense are beginning to resume
their control over the minds OF men, and tined In Its
light no the great deeds OF the FOOTE'S, the GLE
MENsEs and the CASES dwarf and dwtnde Mr..
DAVIS will tell these gentlemen, you may be sure,
some home truths which perhaps II may do not
them, they are incurable-;he people some good TO
hear.
During the past week the grand public land scram
Die OF 1850, made manifest in the Land Warrant bill
of September Of that year has been revived IN even
more hideous proportion. II comes up in the shape
of bill PROCESSING to amend-yes, that's the woTi-
to amend the bill of 1850 Now what DO you sup
pose this amendment is You VIII never guess, so /
must cen tell you. II is nothing less than this, TO
grant Land Warrants 20 each and every person WHO
since 1870 has been engaged--in times OF peace,
mark ;hat-in preventing and suppressIng Indian
hostiities, or have been paid for such services BY
L Icle Sam More than this the bill reported by Ar
DUSHAM Of Indiana proposes aso-noi to limit these
Warrants, as has always been done before, 70 he Land
now in the market, bu. TO open to their operation
all and any lands tha, may hereafter be sur.
veyed and offered for sale by the GoYernme a..
Here Is a compound of ra,cality for you. Not only
are all the several and particular scoundTels VINO
hung upOn the skirts OF the Seminoes-Tarre
upon them, under pTetense Of recovering fugitive
negroes-incited them by intrisues to hOsliltes-
and then aided 10 drive them from their homes
only are the marauders who robbed cheated and
punGered the Creeks and the Cherokees not ONLY
are the desperadoes whose crimes led 10 the Black
Hawk val. ard the Winne5ago difficulties, and .le
fnsl expulsion OF that ill-used ,r5e not only are
these and kindred rascals, who have been already
paid for these services, 20 be voted these bounies,
but this grand SSIndliny operation isto goye.iA
Their The Land Warrants of these gentry, sod out -
spectators, may be hell back until the richest iia-i
oiMinnesotA Oregon o. California surVeyei aad
opened to market Then these vulmYes. with pr
haps millions Of dollars worth OF these WARRANTS ~
their POSSESSION, viii pounce upon and cover the oess
portions with their boarded warrants-surrO-ntm dina
the growing villages with belts Of territory 10 De let.
purposey unoccupled thai they may be improved IL
value BY the toll and danger OF the hardy settler an
incumhus and drawback TO these infzn, settlements
and serious injury to the sales by the Government
Is not this precious bill Tha. II wiu pass G n
hardly believe We. We see Stranger ilinss nos-a-
days irHwRlSL
q Tie PeHnsylrGnia Freeman, the o.
gan Of the Pennsylvanis Anti-Slavery Society pub
lished at Philadelphia has been enlarged 20 the SIZE
OF Tse Boston Ls5ratQT and much improved n
typosraphical appeafance Tbs Frss,,n - $50