Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-12-05
From the M. Y. Herald.
INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.


INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
The Forthcoming Message-Mr. Soule-,
The Pacific Railroad The Ostend Con-
tession-Basc Conduct Of Col. Forney-e
The Case Of Capt. Gibson Beinaoafs
ineticicncy, SC. g
WASHINGTON, Nov. &c, 1854.
The Presidents Mess rye. VIII ch is already
completed, is to b, kept ,ck to the last mo-
ment, for fear SOM wasl.ke intelligence
should be received before next Monday week
which would render it nee ssary to change
its tone in speaking of our fore gn rela ions.
The message, as completed, it is understood,
is rather quiet, suggesting no ultegior steps
as regards Spain, but simply stating the r.
suit Of the negotiations up to this point.
namely total failure in receiving any It
sfactory apology or explanations for the
Black Warrior and other outrages. The
President is determined-tha is, as far as it
is poss BILE for person of his peculiar or
. .liz ation to have a decided opinion--th,t
Congress must take the responsibility Of any
proc ,edings against Spain; while at he same
time the Message viii be filed with thu usual
amount of high sounding nonsense which his
characterized Mr.. Pierce's former messages
and his editorials in the Union.
The greatest alarm is felt by the Cabinet
for fear Soule should manage to kick up a
row, and force the President to recomln n /
the adoption of hostile m assures. Even
Marcy beAeves tn It if Soule is treated with
lisresp ct it must be viewed rs n 'sRational
insu!t'' while the conting ncy Of his demand
ing his passports ana quitting Spain Will be
tan,amount 10 declaration of war. OF
course the Cabinet are not quite so ignorant
as not to unIcrst ind that under ordinary
circumstances the dismissal Of Minister
would afford no reasonable groun for b J.
lgerent procce d ngs but they believe that
the posi- ion which tn y have taken, that the
acquisition of Cuin Is Il cardinal point in
Their policy, leaves no resource open but to
quarrel with Spain upon the slightest pre-
text. The good nsc of Congr, IS is all that
tn, country has toiely upon.
The delay in fin shing the reports of the
different surveys across the contin mt will at
fosd the Presid mt an oppor uaty Of avo d.
ing committing m,elf upon the PFC &c
Railroad question in the Forthcoming Mts-
sage.
a call will BIZ made at an early day in the
5, ssion for the JOINT dispatch written 10y
Mes RS. Soul, Mason and Bucha an, as the
result OF the conference at Ost nd, recon-
men.ling the declaration That the U.it,d
s at s must either purchase or take Cuba mt
once. 1t is not probable the document will
be forthcoming, owgver, rs The PEGS dent
does not in en- to adopt IS wa k. advice.
Capt. Gibson's case is in b d way, and
we would not give a sixpence for his chance
of getting any ind .mnity. The matter
stands thus {: Mr. b lmont was instructed TO
make a peremptory demand of the Dutch
Government for a pecuniary indemni v
Sl0O, 0o0-for the outrage committed upon
,pt. Gibson in the Netherlan Indies; and
the Captain hims If was dispatched by the
State Department to spur Belmont up. As
far rs the correspondence goes, it shows a
very fair record for Mr. b lmont, though the
speech Of the Dutch Government towards
the close, in which they uneond tional y re-
fu<e any indemnify, can only BE- accounted
for upon the supposition that our Charge had
private understanding with the Dutch
Minister. that our demand was all CANNON,
and meant nothing.
The Dutch Government having refused any
satisfaction for the outrage, MIR. Belmont
commune ties the result to Washington, with
| the remark thai, having made the demand ac.
cording to his instruc ions, and meeting with
no success, he turns the MISTER over to the
Site Department, having exhausted all the
means at his disposal press it further.
Capt. Gibson, some weeks ago, drew up a
IN mortal stating all the facts, and reap tu-
lating all the steps which had been tax, n,
and requesting the Secretary OF State to in
form him whether the matter was now to be
dropped or pressed to the solution to which
| the government was connected by. their n-
structions to Belmont. What think you was
the reply? Why, that the President was We
rv busy, and that he could not attend to the
subj ct till after the meeting of Congress, if
then.
Without endorsing the position taken BY
the administration, in the first instance-the
demand for immediate Indemnity is yet
evident that, having taken that ground, not
to follow it up is cowardly and weak to q
degree even annoying in the Pierce Cabinet.
Mr.. Belmont was directed to threaten the
Ouch government under the impression that
they would be frightened into compliance
But instead Of being frightened, (,hanks
doubtless to Belmont's private assurance. J
they snap their fingers, and swear they won't
INV a guildcr. Mr.. Pierce at once recedes,
and appears, in the eyes of the world, as a
mere blusterer, ready enough to bully, but
turning coxardly away upon the least show
II resistance.
Very few members Of Congress have yet
arrived.
Yankee editor out West says: ssThe
march OF civilization is onward onward
Fra the slow but intrepid tread Of jackass to