Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-14
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

administration majority In the next House of
Representatives of the United States, though
no majority bent on carrying ont any policy
or measure differing from those knownas the
measures and policy of the Democratic party
Aooileionism cannot possibly have majority !;
nor can Native Americanism. Yet the temper
OF the majority in against the National Ad-
ministration will be exceedingly bitter. As
Tor majority in favor of any one principle or
measure known as Wing, the idea enters the
head Of nc one we'll informed in politics
The opposition will have but single bond Of
union-hostility to the National Administra-
ton. It's elements will be far more incongru-
GUS than those of which the first Congress of
General Harrison presidency was composed,
which, it will be remembered, had but to
meet, to split. In this case, more or less of
the opposition will be 30 fresh from the Demo.
cratic party, as to render it certain that they
will not act with the Greeleyites on any aues-
ton involving cardinal point of the Demo
cratic faith. There will, however, be no
Southern opposition to tho Administration
Every man in the House from the south will
stand'up to every measure which the Admin.
istration is known to favor This unity of a
great section of the Union, hitherto unknown
in either branch Of Congress, will give them
moral mora strength, which, we think, will counter
balance the plans of the majority, inasmuch
as 1t must check action on their part to oarry
out the doctrines laid down by the New York
Tribune, as those of the new party of lis orea.
tion-the so-called Republican party"
We see no reason to believe that on any one
point the Administration can be defeated
though, as before remarked, its declared enc
mics may be in a ma ority In the House. The
great danger is the creation of Southern
party, which shall ultimately advocate dis.
solution of the Union, per Sc. It is the leoiti.
mate results of the result of the vehement
hostility to the South avowed by most of those
who triumph in tho recent elections at the
North. -
Cuba.-It is understood in this city that the
return Of Concha to Cuba is practical estop-
pei to iliibusteripg in that direction, for which
the country may be thankful. Hisundoubted
popularity among the native inhabitants of
the island, founded on the honest efforts to
amelierate their condition, which eharacter
isea bis former administration of the govern
ment there, 1T is thought among the public
men here, viii speedily bring about the man
HESITATION OF spirit of acquiescence in the OK.
listing condition of their affairs, such as has
not been displayed since his return to Spain.
While that disposition on the part of PROPERTY
holders in Cubs exists, illibustering from the
United States must be a shee waste of money!.
energies, lives, anf brains-its SUCCESS being
utterly hopeless. We need hardly assure the
readers of the Star that We heartily rejoice at
this prospect. Yet it is not thought here that
Conoha's return to the Island will operate to
postpone change Of government there-tbe
acquisition Of Cuba by tho United States, by
purchase Letters are now being published
IN leading London papers, from Madrid,
strongly advocating tho sale of the island to
the United States, which is quite a new fea-
ture IN the controversy over its retention by
spain-quite. These writers, some of whom
are evidently deeply interested in enabling
Spain to maintain her financial credit, take
the ground that it is extremely problematisal
whether che can much longer retain Cuba by
force OF arms; and that it is certain that the
cost Of such retention must swallow up al,
revenue which the island can possibly nav
into the royal treasury. And, also, that the
United States offers liberal price for it-s
price, which properly expended by the Span
ish government in developing The resources of
old Spain, will be worth a thousand fold more
to her future than the retention of the island
under existing circumstances possibly can be.
There is no doubt in our mind, from the tenor
OF these letters and the position of the Journals
IN which they appear, that the Spanish bond
holders, English, y who dictate to the English
Queens governments their Spanish policy, are
beginning to appreciate the fact that Spain
can no longer hold Cuua with profit to herself
and that II she much longer ind ulge in the
idea OF maintaining her authority III the island
to crafty her pride, that will have fall up
der circumstances in which she viii lose the
opportunity OF obtaining Through the proposed
sale) the means Of q speedy regeneration of
the mother kingdom
q. 8 Court Houses and Post Offices The
present visit Of the Secretary Of the Interior
and postmaster General to the North, is un.
derstood to have reference to the selection Of
proper sites for the public buildings for Post
Office and U: S. Courts purposes in the northern
coast cities, which Congress at its last session
ordered to be purchased or built. Those gen.
tlemen will have hard time of it doubtless
as they will find any number of "patriots'' In
each Of the cities of Boston, New York and
Philadelphia, ready to urge on them their in.
divlduale property, as precisely the spot which
should be selected. IF one thing they NAV
be certain. That is, that no speculation can
be made out of MeSsrs Campbell and McClel-
land, both of whom have long heads and are
endowed with the capacity to say a,o-and to
stick to it to the last We know no other two
gentlemen better fitted to disaharoe snch .