New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-24
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wAsHISsroS, Thursday Jan ~, lsS5
Note Il down as certain that nothing viii be
cfectcd =; the present session Of Coagrass In the
matter of the proposed Railroad 20 the Psciic-aot
hist tie rsass OF the members are inisposet 20 legs
ls;e sor some rosi but the mulrpcity Of plans and
schemes as the subject which have been, and are ye
20 be brought forward promise to 40 ebsrrass each
o,her a. 20 defeat the whole batch. Self Is st the
hcsom Of much OF the pertnscsy With which most o.
these various projects are urged Ia all. | eouni al
leas. dfeeu different plans each nounsly originating
with members many Of whom. in undertaking 70
set plan to this end through Congress. are simply
iabCrng to make reputation or capisa Tor Themselves
Hou1ly TIE belief Is gaining ground that this work
no, 70 be accomplished in quarter OF century oy
Vic donaiiou of public lands more, especially, IS
a. much OF the route through which Is is proposed to
make lie road traverses vast tracts Of land wAich are
universally believed TO be unfit for profitable calsure
l. IA conceived that the reasons which viii reader such
doos,ions Of lands unsaleable win be enough TO pre-
vent sufficient loans from being obtained upon them
srd also that while have many immense bodies
OF oullvablc and really valuable lands for sac Tor
al . per soy none will be found to improve lands IA
large bodies and 30 build cities and towns upon theni'
10 which 10 valid titles can be given, while they may
be euesnibercd with mortgages held by foreign ana
Eastern capitalists For these and other reasons pubic
opinion here Is fas, settling down against making me
Aterrt 70 construct the road upon the plan Qor rSsas
money! which Of late has succeeded in Indiana ILLINOIS
and Michigan Mr. Brooke, OF Miss, has gathered TIE
New York sehere.-thst Of the proposed Atlantic aa'
Pacific Railroad Co which meets much mere favor in
Washington than any other now being considered be-
caus, il believed TO be in the bands OF who have
sufficient ssgacity energy and business connections to
perform their engagements as herculcsn as the task
may be In this case find that the Democratic menu
bers generally and many Of the Wigs, dread thaidca
of having this work undertaken by the Government
eoutcndng that ts construction By private joint
stock company, can be accomplished for half what it
would ccst the National Treasury. ii undertaken by
the United States.
Thl morning. at full meeting OF the Committee on
Commerce (of the House, the Canada Reciprocity bill
received ouiotu. for nme at least. The vote stool
four for reporting and five against Is the yeas being
Messrs Seymour Of N. Y. (Chalrmsn) Stuart OF
Mich Walsh Of Nd, and Duncan of Mas; against it
were Messrs Aiken OF 3 C., Robbins of Pa, stephens
OF Ca, Fuller Of Me- and St Martin Of
Tho objection OF the majority of the Committee
"a tia, i, is not really Reciprocity BIZ. ts bene.
fts to the United States being confined wholly to
States bordering the Great Lakes aud the s. Law
renee Mr. Aiken is ssid to have urged is amend
ment 80 that Il shall embrace clGuse throwing open
our coastng trade 30 British and other vessels contend
ing ihss the South suffers greatly from the feature IN
tie navigation laws Of the United states by which
European vessels compelled after bringing cargo
~ New York or Boston 70 go south IN baii'f Tor
lad Of cotton there being sufficient reighs coaswisc
to their southern Ports OF destination actually suffering
ior OF vessels enable them take the cotton to
Europe il they should be allowed TO carry such 1
feishts al much lower prices than they now charge. 4
Arguments such IA these have certainly defeated the
Reciprocity Bin ia the Committee room for the time I
being. though will probably be again revived !here, l
and an stempt will be made % geiu through With some
amendment to satisfy the SOu,hern membys Of the .
COMMITTEE who urge thst in is present shape pro-
poses step toward protection rather than IN the
direction Of nee trade
The current effort to Cabinet p,acetor Hon
Daniel s Dickinson Of New York, cannot prevail The
IDEA Of hs appointment 70 sny such position Is worry an
populsr among the members even from the South. In
truth they believe that his judgment-wans bal
last and ster having objected to Mr. Dix the ground
Of the urssn o. his views on Slavery questions they
Che Southern rnembers) dsposed to exssperate
his friends By urging the appointment OF Dick !
inson who IA more obnoxious TO them che Baruburn.
ers) than any other gentleman in public life. Gen
Peales Nlr H5bsrd and other New Hampshire men
here daily reporting 10 Gen Pierce the tone Of
Congressional sentiment upon all those being urged
him for places in the Cabinet 30 he cannot hil 70
understsni that the SoHd wish no such place for Mr.
Dickinson however unanimous they arc ia favor Of his
getting any Office under the Government, he may de-
are ereeps to which he cannot be appointed with
out making it exceedingly probable that the act will re-
open the Bsrnhurner and Hnnker quarrel throu yhout
oil the northern states 10 rsge violently than
before NEw YoRK
A ciitics-Tbe New Cabinet Dir. Dayis-iIr.
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