The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-17


ton, and the continued expansion Of the power,
the prosperity and the institutions OF the re-
public.
Old parties and platforms are worn out and
defunct. New parties are coming into life.
The anti-slavery elements Of all the North are
tending to general coalition, and they can only
be overthrown by new, consistent homoge-
neous national union party. Let the admins
tration and its party 60 down. The Union must
be saved.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT INvEsTIGATIoN-We ere
Informed from Washington that telegraphic
despatch published in the HERALD, on the 9th
inst, from that city, has been the cause of
much uneasiness on the part Of certain worthy
gentlemen there, who, not satisfied with
taking the goods the Gods provide without
question, are extremely DESTROYS of finding out
how our correspondents obtain correct informa-
ton of all that is going on at the capital. We
republish the despatch, as it seems to interest
the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
WASHINGTON, June s. 1854
We have learned some particulars which are of in
res of the proceedings at the meeting of Senators and
members called by the President last week. to consult
upon the Cuban question In the early part Of the week
the Committee Foreign Affairs of the Senate had M
Shdeil's resolutions under consideration President
that IT wcula nstfra,h position Of the Senate, in its
cfpacty Of advisory branch of the Executive take
the initiative any proceedings which might be deemed
advisable against SPAIN that the constitution devolved
the duty and The responsibility of conducting our
foreign affairs upon the PRESIDENT and therefore until
with him Under this view Of the case, tie 's com
Mr.. Slidells resolutions at this time The folio x.nr
morning the President requested the attendance Of
the democratic members Of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations and also that of General Bayly the
Chairman Of the House Committee. Upon repairing
to the White House, the President told them he
had determined to issue proclamation against fbus-
tiers forthwith and upon the reassembling Of Congress
next hs) week to send in message requesting an ap-
preparation for the appointment Of two commissioner
to assist Mr. Soue in representing to the Spanish eoyer
ment the outrages which had been committed upon ,u
citizens, &C., &C.. as already stated in the HERALD Mr.
nation, but MI Mason and Mr.. Bayly seemed delighted
with the idea both these gentlemen being opposed to the
e OF coSs on 'S os we poss tina.
Of Cuba Finding, however that the President had set
his heart upon the proclamation he then insisted upon
the proclamation being kept back till the message with
regard to the commission sent in and that the mes.
sage should contain full and clear statement Of the ont
RACES committed by SPAIN and the Of redress
sought for by government OF this also failed
the President refusing to thing in the message
further than that he had high hopes If commission
were appcintcd its abors would be crowned with
Eeyond this nothing could be extracted from General
Pierce He talked, however, very ueny of his deter
minatlOn to enforce the honor Of
usual of Fourth of July oations He also said
that at the proper time he would request an appropr
ton to be inserted in the General Appropriation b at
the end of the session. providing that in case of the fail
ure Of the commission he should be empowered during
the recess of Congress- to extend few millions In
adopting such steps as he might deem necessary in Tho
emergency.
We have no objections to indulge the curl
osity Of the Senate or Of Mr.. Slidell to reaso :
able extent, as to our private business arrange:
ments, if we can only be convinced it would
be Of any service to them But upon mature
reflection we cannot clearly see how any benefit
will result from such an expose on the present
occasion, and, therefore, we decline uHravelling
the mystery. There is no doubt the White
House is leaky from the cellar to the garnet,
and If Mr. Slidell was an Eastern instead of
Southern man, he might venture to guess at
the authority without troubling the Senate
Committee to investigate the exceedingly i'm.
portant secret.
We trust the Senate will not repeat their
proceedings adopted after we published the
Gadsden treaty. They then appointed
Special Committee to investigate the circum-
stances and determine whether Mr.. Marcy, Ge-
neral Almonte, the President or the Senate,
furnished us with copy of that document
After intense application the committee re-
ported they could not find out any thing about
it, but that they had ordered number of cir
culars' neatly printed, with smell type, calling
upon each Senator to declare upon his word Of
honor whether he had given the HERALD the
treaty or not. We have taken some pains to
learn, but up to the present time we are unable
to announce that single Senator has been
brought to the confessional in consequence of
the circulars.
As for Mr.. Slidell we rather like him, and.
therefore, trust for his own sake he will aban-
don the attempt to find out how we get our in
formation, and turn his attention to solution
of some Of the easier problems Of Euclid, as
likely to produce more successful results, aud
build him up more enduring monument of
fame.