The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-04


sAbn, Of Vermont Michael G. Trout Of Pennsyivana;
and honas w. Cummings, Of New York.
Ok THE PAcIyIc RAnR0AD.-McDougal, Of California
Han lon, Of Maryland; Cobb, Of Alabama; Ewing, Of
Ksrtucky; Bliss Of Ohio; Railcy, Of Georgia. Wash
buue, az Maine; Drum, Of Pennsylvania: Clark, Of Nj
CHG an Hunt. Of louisiana; Kidweli, of Virginia; Wal
icy, OF Massachusetts,; and Walker, Of New York.
O~r Washington Correspondence.
WARRINGTON, Dec. l, 1854.
Arrivol Of Southern Members--D DISQUALIFICATION
among taem-7xs MessGse-TM President WiA
fr$ tie "Conssvafios" Dobdin and the North
Caroli~a &nafOyshp- Davis aSd hts Psospects-
Csbo-7hs Coalition B,sokisg Up.
Az the Southern men come tumbling in, deter
mined set 10 made upon each to prepare him for
the state OF sffails to be encountered. II Is now
well understood that more than one Senator s dis
satisfied, and the ptiful condition Of tho admiaie
trstion makes explaDatil necessary that are veg
difficult TO give.
Not long stree, the few Southern men OF infu-
ence Who dared to have opinions Of their oEn
and express them, were hunted down by the little
kitchen clique here. with the bravado Of armed
cowsrdice. Now, this clique, whose own race Is
run, arc whining and bowling down to the
very men against whom they previously
directed the arrows Of their mAlevolence.
make choice Of who should and who should not be
Of their latty and vi them partakels Of the feast
on public pap. Now, the door is open to all, and
everybody s Invited 20 enter. The party ia getting
weak, AID re ruits are in demand.
In this desperate condition OF effiirs, the Presi
IL Mt is tIea bling bet yeen two expsdients: one to
send ittc Cong ess o sulphuIous war message; an 4
tie other to back out Of all the scrapes In which
The country IL involved by flibus.eriBg ministers
abroad, AMI go 1t strong on the "oonserv asive.'
The pulse evidently BEATS for war, as have suy
gested in my former letters; but portion OF the
Cabinet are for peace, ana that portion must be
respected by tie President That respect may 50
SO far as TO give q Conservative" message at the
opening Of Congress, and special message, with
wsrlike ling to it, q few days afterwards. A halt
ia made bet Seen the applause eS the revolution
ists and the approval Of the InteRigcncer.
Only decide which is the best way out Of their diff
culties, ard the adminish alton, after having run
riot with unlimited publ power. win take it. They
&C ready To surrender at discretion il 1t can be de-
monsi,a'et that their war effort cannot avail, nor
resuscitaie them. TIE only usst1on in this event
is, to whom will they yields The darling IDEA Of
favored few" "Of y special su cesson, - has been
given up with sigh; and Davis even, who induced
the Cabinet to Interfere in the Mississippi elect IN
to set BIN into the Senate, finds tn 1t he has sacri
Fl, cd his former popularity at the South. HIS pros
poets, perhaps, were once brillians-he IL now
among che things OF the past. Dobbin also wished
to escape the calamity Of 1856 by dodping into the
Senate; but the Cabinet sad this would look as il
they were getting weak in the knees, and so he
sacrificed himself" as o Boston pager has it, to
the President. But with regard to Dobbin's sacrl-
nee, 1t may % well 70 state en- PEASANT that he
for the Senate until 1t na been clearly asoartained
there Was 10 Glance FOR him. This is well under
stood, and will be verified by the future course OF
the new senators from Mort Carolina. Altogether,
tire Cabltet uen are aorely embarrassed, and ex-
pressing muftum ia pu,rc, they stand a. folio VS.:
Marcy Is or letting tnss alone; Davis is for dying
game; Guthrie has suggested retiring; D0boin
tf,ed 10 get into the Senate; Cushing has litsly
shown signs Of going over 20 his old sb,htion
friends; and in the meanwhile the "Ou'aiers,"
p airs Of the party, glare on each other With their
returning sectional animcsIties. The result OF all
this Ia lot rifiiculs to forssee. This "house is
dyiyed ag aln,t itself, and must fall tie soits re-
tuning to Buffalo and the Soutaern fire eaters
going straight back to Nashville. Such Is the be-
ginning OF the end OF coalition based on expe-
diency With, ut principle, ard since its conception
only nr Id together by sp0is.
30. 5s l ave stated in the commencement OF
this, the administration have cnJy two alternatives
to choose between in trying to save Themselves
from tie political Gailows--ethor to throw them
selves on tie mercy of the couat y, lie a F." can
81 tyasive message" Or to plunge the Union iato a
.e', with the hope of 0bliteraung in this way the
eI, ~ Of their mbe ,iliy. Cuba Is the card to be
play ed, as have said to You II my letters be o:e
but possibly It may not be thI0En out on the GIss
trick. With the instinct alarm tie President
may net rely entirely upon either Of his two atsr
natives, hut try TO take advantage Of both. He will
stLd in me sage at first, possibly Of - coGserva
tive toEe. The Unioa vii dish up public senvi
ment, and lay it before him. He Will doubtless
6nd public sentiment" not quite so favorable as
be might wish, ind then wil como the war mes
sage as special sffair.
Further LIGHT ccnvinces ME Of the .orreotre a II
my former statements in regard to the tone Of The
Ostend pow WOW. The purse or s word policy will
DO for both lodges in the message, which ssrentl-
ems the probability Of the Presidents testing both,
first ying on the conservative, and II this don't
fi; then take revolu ionary turn.
NcthS outstanding this bids fair to be very ex-
citing session, sill the prospects of important legis
lation are very small. great many Of the terrified
fold, hing tired Of the " coalition" There are no
more Off ses TO stop them, and therefore you may
lock out for general stampede for Buffalo and
Nashville. Let the hotels get ready. NELLIE.