The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-12-16

tOIulCb WulOu Ill poitiVo WIZ
time.
THE GUANo SPEcULATIoN.-Itis stated at
Washington that a combined force of New
York spectators in Guano, are about to be-
siege Congress to make them compensation,
to the amount of upwards Of two millions Of
dollars, for the loss of anticipated profits in
the Guano trade, cut offby the adjustment of
the Lobos Island controversy. This claim
is based on the letter of Mr.. Webster, to
Capt, Jewett, asserting the right of the u
nited States to the Islands, by which the
spectators were misled! If Capt. Jewett
and his assistants took the advice Of Mr..
Webster as their guide, it was as a lawyer
We agree with the Cincinnati Gazette,
that these gentlemen have no nationality,
which opened the way to official diplomatic
correspondence with the Secretary of State'
and ifthe opinion given was erroneous they
must bear the loss as other people do. Their
claim on the United States is absurd. The
right of Peru to the Lobos Island was per-
feet, and our government could not gainsay
it; but perhaps, champaign and hot suppers,
may present it in different aspect!
@The Journal of Commerce argues a
gainst the acquisition of Cuba. 1t says the
purchase of that Island by the General Gov
eminent, would violate the constitution, and
PROSTATE all the doctrines of State Rights.
This we take to be strange language when
it is recollected that President Folks Ad-
ministration offered a hundred millions for
the Island. That paper says:-
Franklin Pierce yves his nomination al
most wholly to u letter which we saw at
Baltimore, that was circulated among a few
members of the Democratic Convention
showing that he stood where Clay and Web.
'ster then stood, and where Van Buren, once
stood, and we hope will yet stand, on this
question"
This win be comforting news to the Fill.
buster editors of the Eagle and Telegraph.
The TARIFF This sabjeet has already
been brought before Congress and summari'
ly disposed Of. In the House, Mr.. Brooks
of New York, the Presidents Message being
under consideration, moved to amend the
motion to commit the message by adding
thereto the following:
Except so much Of the message as re-
lates to the subject OF the tariff and the rev.
enues from customs, which shall be referred
to a select committee, with power to exam.
inc witnesses and collect testimony here
and elsewhere, with instructions to report
as soon as possible some Till reducing the
duties on imports to such amount as may be
required for an economical adm inistratioI
of the Government"
After considerable debate the amendment
was rejected, yeas 70, nays SO. The Nation.
al ~Intelligencer says:
at is matter OF not less surprise than re.
greet to see that the House of Representa-.
lives yesterday voted down a proposition
made by Mr.. Brooks of New York, to ap.
point a select committee to revise the Tariff
with the view Of avoiding the collection of d
large surplus revenue. No proper Tariff
is likely ever to be framed but by some spe.
cial committee giving the subject their sole
and exclusive study, in the collection o.
such facts as will enable them to embody
their conclusions, in a bill. The already
accumulated and accommodating surplus rev.
enue would seem to make some such steI
as would propose Indispensable"