New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Frou Our Own Cousspoadeot. .o-c
WAsHrSGroS, Saturday, Aug. =, 1880.

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WASHINGTON, Saturday, Aug Q, 1856.
The Pacific Railroad project, as reported oy M
Denver, is by no means abandoned IL " no" o0'
fore the Committee on Public Lands. upon the
GRANT Of the public domain, which the Dill pro-
no.es and will be presented to the House IN TINS
new shape Immediately. Perhaps an effort may %
,n.da 10 suspend the rules on Monday, butnot
with much probability Of success IN tnat ie,ln
Still its friends are persistent and IN the graphic
language of Sam Patch, some things can DO oone
ss well as others-at Washington.
u, the official returns received from the Custom
House. for the first three quarters OF the nscai
YEAR recently expired, and partial statements 'oi
the last quarter, ending on the 3Oth OF June, II
.nnsars that the aggregate imports e4ceeded
$500, 100000. These figures are wen caicuia'ed
10 excite caution, If not apprehension In commerce.
exceeding as they do not only the largest wants oil
the community, but exhibiting spirit OF extrava'
osnce wholly inconsistent with proper prudence.
No better illustration is required OF the causes
which have prostrated portion of American man.
ufactures, than is contained in this unvarnished
statement of facts. Nor is 1t surprising that En-
GLAND should be 30 nervous concerning peace, OF
that her great War Minister should temporize with
questions of delcacy, when such vast interests are
6epepdent upon amicabe intercourse. war Is d
great calamity and 10 be deprecated, but the truth
cannot be disguised that one year OF such strus
Vie would terminate our commercial Vassalaso W
Great Britain. and give an impulse TO manuiac
tnres tbst would render them independent OF the
restrictions by which their energies are now re-
Drfesed.
After all Mr.. Hickman's professed zeal tor the
success of Gov Reeder, he was cohsPlsuous !oo
terday in contributing to his deieat. SucE t ra
sry would hardly be worthy of notce, ou. Iol VIC
constant and labored assurances 1i !uis monu.i ".
in the early part Of the Session lt is very nat
nrsl consequences of the recantstion which ne
recently made of principles more Important ana
of his adhesion to the Cincinnati platform, with
oil ts bumiliating submissions. There 10 some
comfort in knowing that the Democracy here, 70
whom Mr. Hickman has returned through tne
back door, have about as much regard Ior MS
present sfhiatiOn as the party with which no mas
co3perated during the Session. and just now aoan-
dODed. -;,.,
Rettinp on elections is rather weak evidence
Of confidence. and but poor way OF vindlcating
opir ion. The Democracy has always been gwen
to this sort of swagger, and sometimes have gos
cauobt for their pains. Yesterday, one OF the
braeoip0 buchanan men walked into the post
Office of the House of Representatives, snd pom
nously prOfessed bis readiness to wager SoOO that
bis Candidate would carry Pennsylvania by good
many thousands One Of the officers OF the House
hapnened to have the sum-notwlthstandlDg the
exhaustion of the appropriations-in his pocket
inst as if to accommodate the Occasion; when 10,
the braqger was found wanting, and glad 10
sneak ont of the scrape. The news of the Demo-
cratic union in New. York inspired some of the
faithful with vsgrant hope, but none OF them
were quite. ..6rm enough to accept an offer OF
$4,000 against 81, 500 on the result In that State
and with long odds to boot il necessary.
The old Whig dynasty of Maryland, headed by
Reyerdy JohI SOD, Gov. Pratt and Senator Pearce,
have ali regularly given in their adhesion to MIR.
buchanan, but not to the Democratic party.
They draw nice distinctions, discriminating upon
present considerations among the different candi
dates. Every effort was employed to induce
them to 90 over to Mr.. Fillmore, but the virus OF
Know. N0thineism was too rank for their contact.
They SAY that the recent socalled "Whig" dem-
onstration in Mary land was q sham and cheat,
being nothing but disguise of the new sect under
names which deserted their old political faith.
Brooks and Keitt have paid their watering. place
bills by the convenient expedieDt OF resigDing.
The former who has been in the city several days,
appeared and was qualified yesterday The latter
has been luxuriatlng upon his increased pay aud
new laurels at the Virginia Springs There ls a
rumor of an attempt on the part OF Brookss
friends to reopen the correspondence with Burlln-
game for a hostile purpose. IL seems the recent
exp0sitOns have not quite satisfied the Chigalry,
or left the case in the most credltable condition
under the "code" 1t can hardly be supposed
Mr.. Burlingame would consent to any such sug-
gestion, or allow his position to be changed.