The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-27
T III f L At E s T NE w s.
BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS.


| THE FORTHCOMING MESSAGE-MR SOULE-THE PA
CIFIC RAILROAD-THE OSTEND CONFERENCE.-THE
CONDUCT OF COLI FORNEY-THE CASE OF CAPTAIN
GIBsON-BELMoNT's INEFFICIENCY, ETC.
WASHINGTON, Nov. &c, 1854
The Presidents message which is already completed
is be kept back till the last moment for fear
like intelligence should be received before next Monday
week which would render it necessary to change its tone
in speaking of foreign relations. The message
completed is understood is rather quiet suggesting
Interior steps regards Spain, but simply stating
the result Of the negotiations up to this point, namely
total failure in receiving any satisfactory apology
explanations for the Black Warrior and other outrages
The President is determned-that is far rs il is pos
sble for person Of his peculiar organization to have
decided opinonthat Congress must take the response
bty of any proceedings against Spain whilst ut the
same time the Message will be filled with the usual
amount of high-sounding which has charac
teized Mr.. Perce's former messages and his editorials
| in the Union.
The greatest alarm felt by the Cabinet for fear soue
should manage to kick row. and force the President
to recommend the adoption of hostile Even
Marcy believes that if Soue is treated with dsrespec
must be viewed as ga national nsul' whilst the
contingency of his demanding his passports and quit
ting Spain will be tanamount to declaration Of
OF course the Cabinet not quite ignorant not
to understand that under ordinary circumstances the
dismissal of Minister would afford reasonable ground
pos which they have TAKEN that the acquisition of
Cuba cardinal point in their policy leaves
open but to quarrel with Spain upon the slightest pre-
text The good of Congress is all that the country
| has to rely upon.
The delay in finishing the reports Of the different
veys across the continent will afford the President
opportunity of avoiding committing himself upon the Pa
cfc Railroad question in the forthcoming Message
The of the intended change in the Cab
ter here 1t is unquesonably true, and if the Pres
dent only stcks" to his present intention Mr. Cushing
| will be in the State Department before February
Acan will be made at early day in the session for
the joint despatch written by Messrs Soue Mason and
Buchanan the result of the conference at Ostend
commencing the declaration that the United States must
either purchase take Cuba at is not probable
tho document will be forthcoming however, the Pres
dent does not intend TO adopt its warlike advice.
Your publication of the contents Of Mr.. Buchanan's
letter to Mr. Forney, last Tuesday, read with
prise, it known the letter in question private,
and that Mr. Forney must have betrayed confidence in
showing it, However, he did show to several and its
substance correctly given in the HERALD. The ad
minstration must expect very little sympathy sup
port at Mr. Buchanans hands when he returns home in
the spring But is 1t not strange he should have abused
Sckles calling him lazy and incompetent, and even
taking sides against him in the Peabody Affairs Is
Buchanan.as two-faced the rest Of the potcisnss
Capt Gibsons is in bad way, and would not
give sxpence for his chance Of getting any indemnity
The matter stands thus Mr. Belmont was instructed
to make peiemptory demand Of the Dutch government
for pecunary indemnity-s1Oo 00o-for the outrages
committed upon CAPT. Gibson in the Netherland Indies;
and The Captain himself despatched by the State
Department to spur Belmont up. As far the
pondence goes it shows very fair record for Mr. Bel
mont though the speech Of the Dutch government to-
wards the close in which they Internationally refuse
any indemnity, only be accounted for upon tie sup
position that Charge had private understanding
with the Dutch Minister, that demand all gam.
mon. and meant nothing. The Dutch government hav-
ing refused any satisfaction for the outrage Mr. Belmont
communicates the result to Washington, with he
mark that having made the demand according to his in
structons, and meeting with success he turns the
matter to the State Department having exhausted
all the means at his disposal to press it further
One would suppose that the course government
should pursue under these circumstances plainly
indicated. They first directed Mr.. Belmont to make
percmpory demand for indemnity That being refused,
diplomatic intercourse thoud at have been broken
off, and the matter refused to Congress, with
mendaon that Interior steps should be taken But the
people here have different way Of arranging their bust
ness. Capt. Gibson, weeks ago, drew up memo
rial stating all the facts and recaptuang all the steps
which had been TAKEN and requesting the Secretary OF
State to inform him whether the matter now to be
dropped pressed TO the solution which the
ment connected by their instructions to Belmont
What think you the reply Why that the President
very busy, and that he could not attend to the
subject till after the meeting Of Congress, If then
without endorsing the position taken by the admins
traton in the first instancetho demand for immediate
ndemnty--it Is yet evident that, having taken that
ground to follow 1t upis cowardly and weak to
degree annoying in tho Pierce Cabinet Mr.. Bel
mont was directed to threaten the Dutch government
under the impression that they would be frightened into
compliance But instead Of being frightened, thanks
doubtless TO Belmonts private assurance they snap
their fingers, and swear they won't pay guder Mr..
Pierce at recedes and appears in the eyes Of the
world, buserer, ready enough to bully, but
turning cowardy away upon the least show of resistance
IsrN few men bers Of Copgress have yet arrived.