The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-20
aOnday Evening, ian. IA. 1883,

WasRIaoros GossiP In both branches
Of Congress. our foreign relations appear to
attract most attention and it is altogether
probable that many matters of high im?or-
lance viii have to yield to the members de-
sire 10 talk upon the above subject. Last
session, the presidential question Afforded
the opportunity. In the Senate, the Clay
ton and Bulwer Central American treaty,
and in the House, the Cuban question now
afford a theme for lengthy debates After
wasting considerable time and gassing about
"544lor eight" it is probable that the cOun-
try will come to the sage conclusion that
something might have been done for eur own
country had members been less mcdllesome
in the affairs OF other nations.
The correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
says that "the Atlantic aud Pac e. Railroad
Company have probably, by this time, OBJ
tanned their charter from the New York leg
; ~islature, and will soon present their scheme
TO Congress. The names connected with
this enterprise are i sufficient guaranty that
b. it will be carried through, provided Congress
shall sanction it. The company desire the
pristige of the government support more
than they need the sum Of fifteen thousand
dollars a mile. which they ask the govern.
10 pay them as the work progresses.
"The company have already received prop
o%sitions for furnishing Il 1.-The locomotives for
the road and taking the company's stock, a,
par, in payment. Similar propositions they
have received for a supply Of American rail-
road iron for the entire work.
But it is objected to this and all rilnilar
schemes thatit is unnecessary 10 pay capital
ists to undertake a work which will pay 20
per cent. annual profit; and that the Gov
ernment should make, and own, and direct
the road, constituting the public lands a
fund for the payment Of the same.
This is also d good scheme. The gov
eminent can make the road as a military and
post road, and manage the same. If it is
constitutional TO acquire territory, il is so to
make a road to it. But after all the various
projects shall have been brought forward,
The chances are that nothing will be done
by the present Congress, whose existance
will terminate before they come to a vote OIL
the subject.
On another SUI ject, another writer say,
that ''the Cabinet of Gen. Pierce is SO ia
formed, that it is certain that all sections AM
fractions of the democratic party will b.
represented in it, Gen. Dix will be tn,
member from New York, and Mr.. Mednry
will be the member from Ohio. Gen. Di!
willtake the Treasury, Gas | have previousI,
annouced,) and Mr.. Medary will b. the Pos
master General.
The Secretaryship Of State, since Scna
tor Hunter has declined, will be filled eitheI
by Senator Mason of Virginia, Mr.. George
II. Dallas of Pennsylvania or Caleb Cush
ing of Massachusetts,.
"Mr, Nicholson Of Tennessee, will not &C
ceptany appointment.
at is believed that either jeff. Davis o
james Thompson, OF Mississippi, will b,
Secretary Of War. Having stated that
paper numerously signed, was in circulation
urging the appointmcutof Cover Cobb to
place in the Cabinet, it is due that ! shoul.
also state that he has written to his friends
as follows:--'I am unwilling that anything
shall be done by my friends in Washington
that shall place me, or seem to place me, In
the attitude of an applicant to Gen. Pierc,
for n place in his Cabinet. / can nevsr con
sent to occupy that position"
SO much for guess work. 1t is altogetheI
probable that the writer is much mistaken
in supposing that Medary will have place
What does Gov. Cobb meant