New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-17

The other hand, they er,bsrrsss the fey Northern
men who have constantly adhered to the fortunes
Of Mr.. Fuller through out for II cannot be sup
posed they quite ignorant Of prOcee tings which
are notorious to all who are well informed in the
political circles.
A quiet effort has been making for several days
TO bring about a combination between the regular
Democracy and the Southern Know. Nosllngs,
upon the basis OF new candidate who might CON
bne both interests, AMI perhaps enlist the aid Of
mat struggling and frsgDentary concern, which
affects all the &" Nationality" above Mason and
DixOn's line. This movement has been suggested
upon the assumption that the Democratic psrtY
In the House is radically opposed TO the Admins
tration, and would be prompt to adopt any Oppor-
tunity OF slgtallzing that opposition Extensively
1t is 70 be doubted, however, whether the enter
prisiDg msDagerl who have undertaken to carry
out the scheme ~ succeed ultimately, unless it
be in transferring the American force over to
the Democracy, TO which il is more than half
inclined already despite the lavish professions of
hostility that are INDUCED 70 entrsp the unwary
If a law were passed making the rg4nizaaOn of
the House a condition precedent 10 pay, the pres.
ent obstructiOBs would disappear as readily az
mist before Summers sun. And there is every
good reason why it should be So 10 the face Of this
fsgrsnt waste of time and factio1s disregard Of
the National interests. Members were sent here
to leeislste, and not to caucus and csba and con.
spire as they have done, only to CRAFTY pre- u
dices or to serve personal ends. The temptation
10 squander time and to spin out the sessions is
entirely too gross under the system which now
prevails, for beside the mileage and per diem,
every new Member is entitled to selfvoted books,
costing about Sl,l00, but many Of which are sold
at considerable discount for cash TO the
publishers, TO be resOld to the Government, as
long as this fraudulent cOntrivance can be kept
going. The only true reform would be TO cut off
the mileage and emOluments entirely, and salary
every member literally. Then the country wOuli
actually know how much it costs in dollars and
cents TO legislate and the public business would
be better done in half the time, and without the
cOrrupting power which is now barefacedly
brought to bear, in behalf Of every mammoth pro-
ject and appropriation.
1t appears upon investigation that Jones, the
Sheriff of Douglas County, Kaps who has figured
so unenvably and VIGOROUSLY in all the recent
troubles in that Territory, is not an officer of the
Federal Government. He dG hold the Office of
Postmaster for some tune and for about three
months Jointly with tina. Of Sheriff, but was re-
moved from the former place. So that the Admin
istratiOn has lOophOle to escape through if it
chooses in disavOwing all official connection with
the ministerial intervention in these difficulties,
except so far as they may have been complicated
by that laundering and half era sked braggadocio,
Gov. Shannon.
No break in the column to-day. Banks's friends
have stood their ground, and the present proba-
bty is that they will not yield to the dctaton of
faction. Their cOlors are nailed to the masthead,
and cannot be hauled down with honor until the
cause demands q change of names. That time has
not yet arrived, and it will not be apparent until
every means be exhausted. All true men baveen
listed for the campaign, aud not for parade day