New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-15
FROM FLASHING Ton.
SENATE PRlNTING-N CARAGUA-C0L.
BENTON.
From Oar Own Correspondent.

From Oar Own Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Dec. 13 1855.
Both wings Of the Capitol are equally exercised
with political endorsements. series of Demo
cratic caucuses in the Senate have resulted only
In confirming more decidedly the divisions Of
opinion In regard to the choice Of Printer A
large majority prefer The Union as the accepted
organ of the party, while an ultra Southern minor
ity adhere to The Sentinel and will not be bound
by caucus nomination Several enterprisng
gentlemen from the South, who have hereto
fore ranked as Wings. but who have recently en-
deayored to signalize their unimportance by
an excessive oispl.y Of sectionality, have
with proverbia lberality undertaken to engineer
The Sentinel through its present complications and
TO tran SER by wholesale the entire body Of their
former political sssOciates, witho even the civil
ity of consultation. The result may demonstrate
whether portion at least Of that old Wing Guard
can be suctioned out like other chattels, with
which the managers of this movement are moro
familiar A preference between two such ex-
tremes does not offer many inducements TO the OPP
ponents Of the Administration; but when necessity
imposes selection of these alternatives, the bet
ter one at least has claim to qualified partially.
1t is hard duty for Republicans or Americans TO
vote for The Union, but The Sentinel is regarded a.
even more obnoxious to these particular parties1
The public will not fail to have observed that
the Committee on Printing was excluded yester-
day from the general report of Standing Commit
tees in the Senate. 1t is not quite convenient just
now 10 assign the peculiar reasons which coca
stoned this exception. but the fact is by no means
secret about the Capitol that interest was made
for partial change in its construction, which
failed TO inspire the same degree of confidence that
il did as originally cOnsti suted, and which at
tracted 80 much comment and attention as to in
duce a second consideration Of the matter. The
fact is too notorious to be concealed much longer
from general publicity that position in the Senate
Chamber and on certain Committees has BEEN
employed to advance personal and pecuniary OBJ
lects wholly inconsistent with the faithful dis
charge Of duty, and still more so with the obliga-
tions of reasonable integrity. 1t is about time
this infamous system was broken up and those en-
gaeed in il were exposed to public l0ething.
The Administration will soon be compelled to
show it's hand in regard to affairs in Nicaragua.
Convenient causes of postpOnement can no longer
be consistently urged The arrival of Minister
Mr.. French accredited by that heroic com
mander, Gen. Walker, must bring things 70
focus sooner or later Either he must be received,
ard the lew Government be thus recoguheu,Vf
else be must be discarded and il dscredited. Up
10 the present time no approval mas oeen gwen 70
the act of Nr Plenipotentisry wheeler oy WINCH
Gen. Walkers authority was accepted on oenAi
of the limited States The recall OF Mr Marco
Ietta. az Minister from Nicaragua, was, as re-
marked in former letter, communicated through
our Department Of state; and as being announces
10 tina, person, led to a correspondence from him
den,inO the power Of dismissal. That poInt, Ike
many others relating to the same general sub
let had been laid aside for further 70
section. and as one Of those diplomatic con-
Germs which would keep without much To-
iury TO anybody. But in the ne espect Of ~
Gaze it Ia difficult to conceive how the Presidens
can we'll AVOID the direct isSue, that will DO pre-
sented to him officially of receiving or rejecnns
the new Minister As there is nc real disPosltioa
here to recognize Walkers Gcger ,ment, from
doubts of its stability the effort will be, probably
to postpone the reception of Mr. French uHtu soma
sufficient test IN this respect can be established
Diplomacy has expedients enough for all saen
occasions, although it is quite certain tho ffeT
dent will be pressed to Conclusion Ii 1t be o. ~
practicable
Col. W heelers treaty, which Mr.. French hiinss
for ratification, is of course only part OF 'a'
general understanding between him and Whtcl,
and must be made common Cause, with the wao'e
mstter, when brought up for hnN adiussme"