The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-15
Our Washington Correspondence.

49, vvo@ssA0s~1 SVAAOsEOsss4DseSOs
WASHINGTON, May Q, 1865.
buchanan and The Osend CdTespondeRce-7Ae Embdrass.
me~t Of the Pyesdat-CAban Policy Of Adrcy approved
BY Ps1oe-Ar. Dalos-Hw CAances-Huxsr and
Darts Rssh-AicAs0an Impr0usments- RigM of SSf
frdge IN the Diari6 Of Colum6ta-Gmral Cas- Speech
on Sqaaaaer Sovereignty California Land CIains.
The Buchanan question 10 coming rapidly to head.
To chess terms he has suddenly assumed the attack
His positions are al guarded, and he has made move
lately which, besides being admirable ITSELF has
uncovered battery which will Iced to certain checkma
unless warcsd of by some remarkable play Buchanan
has thrown himself back his Ostsnd document q .
reply to the charge that the North and East him.
This Ostend proclamation comes in ct time when the
President least expected it. and puts the executive the
defensive and viii force him either into the abandon
eLt Of his aspirations for the nomination. the absn
donment Of Marcy's Cuba policy.
Who killed the Cuba question: Does the President
tain Marcy Does he sustain the position, Of MAson
Soule and Buchanan? The President must meet the is
sue and either endorse Marcys management OF the Gu
ban question differ openly with his Premier. The
publication of the Osend document rserre to would be
well timed and the readers Of the HERALD viii at
glance the i'm ,ortant bearing 1t viii have the Pres
dental question. Soule would be openly for Buchanan,
on the strength Of that Ostend matter to-day. it wore
cot for his luminosity side who Ia of Mr.. Buchs
SouIe and the Cuba and Nicaragua wiz combine at
Cincinnati against the President The manner in wh ,h
the Cuban question treated and the concessions
made to England even the insulting Of Nicaragua,
while fighting calamity for her freedom will finish Mar
cy and the President will be held serny to ACC 1unt tor
his approval OF his Minister'S diplomacy.
There is ely game being played for Dallas during al
this storm The pubic viii remember how suddenly his
Tss s being Tr ne s
his friends 5ugnt his best consisted in master
y inactivity. His Withdrawing pleased Pierce, because
il well known that Soue Perkins and other leading
of the South for him. The Secretary of War,
it is certain, prefers him after Pierce. BuchanAn's
friends on the other hand, In Pennsylvania, de-
lighted to get Dallas out OF the way, ard doubt made
proper concessions Beyond doubt Dallas the second
choice Of the Keystone state II the Western men find
impossible get in their favorte (DouglAs) hsy will
combine against Pierce, who will alone prevent Dougas'
nomination if the sutnor of The Nsorassa bill Is post
indeed so bitter between the three prominent cAndi
dates. that it is almost certain now, tha neither will
recsive the vote of the Convention In such event,
Southern may be taken up it is believed that
Southern democrat could obtain better vote than
Q Northern Nebrssks man. In view Of such contin
gency thsre little private Characteristic affair going
on be tween Hunter Davis these gentlemen and
their immediate friends having determined to combine
against Rusk OF Texas as tina. supposed to
stand web with the people anu therefore must be killed
off
There is rumor in political circles that the of
the soft party their leaders the Nebraska
principle IL ia said the Buffalo plank inserted originally
placed there please the voters ana afterwards
moved to please the worninistra ton.
Early on Monday the Hon George W Peck, OF Aichi
gan moved suspension Of the rules, for the purpose OF
bringing up Senate bill No. appropriaung sum OF
money Improvement OF the ST. Marys river in his
State This Of the objects defeated last BY
President Pierce pocketng the BILL Tho mott On 70 bring
II for the consideration OF tho House elected deter
mined opposition from the Pierce and Buchanan demo-
cra who said it would mbArrass those gentlemen
appropriated money for internal Improvements. They
tried to drive Peck from carrying Out his purpose and
when they failed in that opposed the suspension
Of the rules, and In every way underworld to
defeat the bill. 1t passed by Q majority of aoout
twenty avail irg the signature Of the Presi
dent to become law. Nearly svery Pierce and Buohs
voted against it. though some OF the SO me gen.
tleen vo'ed later IN the day. much larger appropIa
ton for the improt OF the Mississippi river The
passage Of the bill mainly dus to the earnest exerons
Mr. Peck, lent his whole personal influence in Its
he heard the floor to The Pierce and
Buchanan sgapst opposition to 1t, a. Injustice to
getting bold in their demands, they claim that the
next appt rtonment VIII make Them the power in the
government
The Know Nothipgs we're considerably exercised on
Monday about q bill wbi,h the administration members
attempted pass relating TO the right Of suffrage in the
District Of Columbia. As masters now stand, the IN
spect0rs of elections virtually conro the po and those
inspectors are Americans. The Know Nothing journal
claims the defeat Of the bill glory enough for one
day."
Gen. Cass' speech on squatter sovereignty is to be
piled to BY ultra Southern rights OF the Vir
gniA abst1aconist school, In the course Of the week
circular has been issued the Attorney Generals
office to the proceedings under the oomis
fornA This officer proposes the LIST OF June next TO
com mence the examination OF the transcripts with
view the dsccntnuance of appeals In all cases where
Justice requires IL and it be done without manifest
In the general Of the calendar Of the Commissioner