New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-13
SpoiIs-Cuba-Cabinet MakiBg-COngress-
Whia Helm for Pierce.

WASHINGTON, Friday, Dec. 10 1852.
The last session was spent principally IN pre-
parinp for the Presidential contest, and this viii
be mainly occupied in disposing of its fruits.
This fact may denote but narrow and vulgar
range of thought in our public men, but we
reckon il to be fact, nevertheless. DOUGLAS
and WELLER. of the Senate, have both set forth
in their own chosen way their statesmanllke and
iar-reaching views Of the character OF the late
contest, the summary OF which Il, We have
beat the Wings and now let's have the Offices.
Funeral h0nOrs will be paid by Congress to
Mr.. WEBSTER The obsequies Of the Wing
party will not be celebrated till after the 4th
OF March.
Tie Cuba bubble has utterly burst. We do
not see but our Wing editors who have been
prompted to nurse this bantling OF promise, lest
tlev should be hereafter accused 0iinhosp itality
toward it. will now have to abandon the little
wretch as quite unworthy of the pains they pro-
iessed 10 bCstow upon it. The IDEAS lately set
forth in a number Of editorial articles OF TIE
Charleston Mercury, are those which must,
sooner or later, prevail throughout the entire
South The editor of that paper is llttlc
mealymouthed on the subject but the gis! OF
the articles is that We cannot get the Island
peaceably. and if it were 10 come as the result
Of any revolutionary or tlibustierng movement,
the blacks would be inevitably emancpated in
the process. and that We should thus find our
selves with another st. Domingo on our hands.
Such is beyond all question, the true view Of
the case and such is the view which has been
entertained by sagaciOus men from the begin
ming of the heroic exploits of our tllbustlcrs 20
wrcst theisland from Spain. f0rourpart have
never looked upon the scheme OF getting Cuba
under the auspices of the ragged tatterdemallons
=. II. hoo a1 hxrf ha
9" little GIANT himself, as other than q scheme
of utter folly and imbecility. Nobody who lsngs
for the emancipation Of the slaves in that island,
or who aims at abolition in general, could have
any other desire than to see IL prosper, or would
fail 10 encourage it. We have thus looked with
complacency upon the spasmOdic cilOr5s To pro-
mote the designs of the hibustiers, by whOmso-
ever made, and have been glad 10 see such gem
tlemen rs Judge Douglass stirring the embers
of grand black cOntlagrai0n, foreseeing moth
ing. certainly, but that the mischicfmakers
would be pretty apt to be blown where they be-
longed and which place shall be nameless and be-
ing by no means sure whether good or evil would
ultimately result therefr0m being willing, how
ever, perhaps even anxious 10 see any project
prosper that promised step Ill advance toward
the universal emancipation Jf the African race.
But we never had the least faith or apprehen-
sion that any such scheme as the annexation of
Cuba To our Conicderacy of States would be
accomplished in this oar day and generation.
Unless Spain would consent to q cessiOn, which
was never probable, and which consent has been
plumply refused, and now seems further of
than ever we reckon the chances of the annex
ation of Cuba to be just as good as the chances
for the annexation of Hayti, and no better And
probably both will come together in the fulness
Of time-twin black ssters-lOvely gems Of the
Antilles. We would that Scripture Dick"
should be alive to pronounce the welcome to
these curly-headed blossoms Of the Caribbean
Sea, and to sing the epithalamim upon the oc-
cssiOn of the marriage ceremony with our An
glo-Saxon Republic But alas this cannot be,
for be will be dead and worms will have eaten
him before that day shall have arrived
The matter of Cabinet making is engrossing
considerable share of the valuable time and
attention of the qudnuncs of this political me-
tropolis. Erastus Corning is prominent among
the candidates OF those who have nothing to do
with the appointment of the Presidents adj
visers. People turn up their noses at the sug-
gestion that either Mr.. Gushing or Mr. Soule
will be Secretary Of State. But it may be that
they viii have 10 turn them down again. The
prejudice against Mr. SOue on the ground that
he is frenchman, is unbettting the members of
aparty that owes its triumph in the late election
10 the votes and the money of our foreign born
population. A letter has just been received in
the city from the Presidents br0ther-in-law in
which twas stated that nothing was settled in
regard TO the Cabinet except thaC there would
be no reservations. Mr.. Buchanan has recently
declared himself TO be entirely Indifferent 10
resumlng a position in the Government. and
proposes TO employ his leisure by writing the
memoirs Of his times.
Nothing need be expected of this session in
the way of legislation. Canadian Reciprocity
will be handed over 10 the next Administration.
So will be about everything else The move
ment in the House on the Tariff is what Carlysle
would style "pretentiOus ineptitude"
Mr.. Everett is turning his attention To the
Fishery question, but il is likely this will 90 into
tie general budget Of our relations with the Brit
ish Colonies, which our neighbors have for some
years been trying 10 swell into sufficient import
anee 10 attract the attention and secure the &C.
tion OF our Government. And though the Pres
ident recommends in his Message separate
treatment Of the question, We have no idea il
viii get it, This bubble has not been blown ND
for nothing The diplomacy of John Bull OF
late years has wholly oyermdtcled ours, and we
fear it may il the present case. II the much
Wanted settlements of the Oregon and North
Eastern Boundary questions could have been
STAYED off Until now, the abrilgment our terri
torial possessions have suffered on our North.
Western and NORTHEASTERN borders, would be
unthOught Of
Various mtrigues are On foot here in coDnec.
ton With Cabinet appointments. A curious one
LIS been set in motion in reference u a distin-
s. Of