New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-14
FROM flashing TON.

From Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Saturday July II, 1856.
The onion, with q soft of graveyard fear, whis'
tles sharply to keep its courage up, which is very
v ell known to be at low ebb Still, it cannot
conceal the alarm that has already taken possession
of the Democratic managers and which is prosa-
bly, confessed BY those who are candid. No coat
del &c Of success is really entertained here what
ever may be conveniently professed else where, and
it is no secret that some Of the disappointed aspi
rants at Cincinnati are quite willing the election
should prove failure, in order to dispose perma-
neLt'y Of antedeluvan leaders. who balk their no
tons and spirit Of progress. Brigadler General
Caleb Gushing is very free in his criticism OF the
Who'll, affair, end his confederate n.riguers from
the East who fOurshed at the Baltin Coavea.
titn n 1852, are BY no means mealy -moushed In
expressing a conviction Of FremOnts success.
Bucbapans nomination is now acknowledged to be
tead failure. 1t excit.s no enthusiasm, enlists
70 zeal, ond inspires no ardent hope. The Union,
with calculated purpose, Celebrates to-day the
cbatces Of breckenridge election a. President,
should the coItest be carried into the House. THE
conforms to the suggestion 10 my recent letter,
that the game wos to be played with stocked
pack, if the people failed to elect, about which
probability, how ever, patriotic partisaDs need not
much trouble themselves, from the present signs.
M. divers report on the Kansas investigation,
is Of course suited to the peculiar notions he was
expected to represent, and is quite characteristic
of one " no encouraged the invasion of that Terri
tory, and was strongly suspected OF participation
in some of the Outrages. He has produced bare
assertion against facts developed by the test0Ony,
and by peryersiOn attempted to neutraize what
be was not able to disprOve. Such document
will only weaken with impartial and intelligent
men the cause which it is designed to sustain, by
exposing the expedents that are required to
prop up a deliberated system of oppression and
crime. Mr.. Oliver appears in the capacity Of an
advocate in this come ctiOn- if no represents in
part the very men who were engaged In this
"bloOdy business" and he owes to their votes the
position which enables him to support the preten.
sions of Whitfield on the same floor, claiming his
seat substantially, though not ayOwedly, under the
same ubiquitous constituents.
After its extraordinary labors Of the present
week, by which the majority crammed down the
throats of the minority second edition of Doug
lass Patch-6catiOn Scheme, the Senate is resting
upon its oars with cOmplacent cOmpOsure. With
the refreshment of two days it is hoped they may
be able to muster quorum on Monday to repeat
the farce which has been regularly performed for
seven months.
AT the w mite house anu lts sclcct clrcl6 the
oyerw heming reputation of the Internsl Improve
ment vetOes is badly taken-and especially the
demonstration of Gen. Cass, who had on the recent
ratification of the Cincinnati nominations received
the strongest assurances OF Executive partially,
and eyep affection True tina. was an occasion
whtn two disappointed patriots could afford to ex
pend much love upon each other, since both had
been consigned BY the same hand to common
oblivion But it was really unkind in the old Gen.
eral considering how often he has boxed the cum.
pass on this very policy, to have treated his com.
pani,n in misfortune with such diminished consd.
GRAFTON. He at least might have spared the disci.
pie who had honored him as Gamael. The Pre-
sdent will not be deferred by the overssughiDg of
Congress from yetOeing the whole catalogue Of
bills ofthis kind which yet under confederation
He will probably go down to history more distin-
guished for having his vetOes cOnstitutiOnally an
Dull.d than for anything else, except his dearly
purchased connection with the Nebraska iniquity
II is amusing to see upon what small capital the
Leading British Press is capable Of getting up
clsDor and fuss. The Times is said to be full of
wrath snd cabbage merely because some Amer.
lean whom Mr.. Dallas bad in charge for Court
ceremonial, was not exactly tricked out according
to the discipline Of costume and the Minister re-
turned to bis lodgings on the refussl Of admission
Really, such trihes are but mockery between
two great nations, both claiming to be the exem-
plsrs Of simple institutions. Of course, it 10
proper that every gentleman 10 presenting himself
o. State occasion should be attired with becOm-
ing pr1priety. sud should conform to the general
custom Of the Court But the idea of raising O
DatioDsl row because knee buckle happened 10
be tut Of trim, or q pair Of inexpressbes not cut
scc.rdiaQ TO rule ia simply rdcuIOua and on eht