New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-02
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. %, 1856.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. %, 1856.
The first part of the long agony is over. After
repeated efforts to bring the Democratic Caucus Of
the Senate to a nomination of Printers that hercu-
lean task was accomplished to-day, but only after
fashion. There were but twenty-three Senators
present, and of these Mr.. Nicholson of The UnDS
backed by Mr.. Forney, though not nomnallys
candidate-received eighteen votes, and Mr..
Tucker of The Sentinel FIVE votes. Several Mem
beers were absent who are known to be friendly TO
The Union. This is only the preliminary struggle.
The real battle is yet to come off in the Senate
Chamber, unless the minority of the Caucus con-
slider themselves hOnorably bound to support the
nominee after having submitted to this party test.
The Senators from Virginia, who have been most
active in opposition to The Union, may perhaps
endeayor to renew the contest before the Senate,
ia the hope of beiOg able to lead the Republicans
and Americans, as they did on the occasion Of
printing the Presidents Message, and the Treasury
Report to the tune Of fifteen more Thousand
dollars of benefit for their peculiar organ. We
shall see if this game can be repeated, aud the
public shall be enlightened, should it occur, as
the inspirations which will affect the result. II
gentlemen are inclined to wear two faces, thsJ
should at least take to cover the eyes of out
side observers, for these are days when duplicig
NAV expect to receive the punishment whichh
always deserves.
Mr. Seward has the floor for Thursday and
to follow in the footsteps Of Gen. Cas-, and
stand by the Administration upon the foreign pOleJ
Il :. Ia Tbooa aooaaaiana al
strength, if they prove nothing else at least attsd
the ability with which one department Of the Co..
eminent has been administered, and are no indf
ferent compliments to the sagacity which has cor
strained such acknowledgment. Now that To
Senate has opened this field Of discussion, just
the eve of Presidential election, when it is y
desirable that Senators having real or supposa
aspirations should give renewed assurance OF then
OVERLOOKING patriotism, it is to be presumed th
discussion will take range enough to include even
the remOtest candidate within the category OF d..
man speculation upon that floor. Fillibusten@
will be the order Of the day, and the Monroe doc
time will be played like shuttec0ck betweo
the coItendiDg sides Of the chamber. There W.
time when the dignity Of the Senate rose ADO"
these small strifes Of ambition, and when ms
staked their prospects upon admitted ser'lcest
the country, or upon the sort OF eminent ADM
which challenged universal admiration. but thS
day has gone by, and the little expedients OF dem
ooooeusm have succeeded most unwOrthilyn
bese commanding qualities ofcharacter.
The failure to organize the House has acted 81
dead lock upon the ordinary sources Of the "af
culating medium" OF the third Of million y
dollars, usually received and distributed for POI
ard mileage by this tine, only about one forrib~
il has been obtained on the credit Of the SergeaDy
at Arms, who has acted as the ConsressoDs
beneiactor. In consequence OF the cramPea co
dtiCn of things, all the departments or trsae a..
business dependent upon Congress--ahd -
single one here does not suck its milk IRON va
national teat i-complain Of an unpreceoensI
money pressure The hotels and hackuash az -.
hxcksters, the widows and faro banks---sh ".
| pressional institutOns-cry out for neP' - -
mourn over the Generalization OF the peoP...
Representatives. Turn where one may, OF W."
whom you will, the same jereniad is uttereor,,.
! same sorrOwful sentiment over the decline VI
Republic. The Union is never considered ",
safe here in Washington when appropriateness
| limited or the supplies cut of. .,a
| The Attorney General has been STRIVING, ~
the small arts of which he is an acconP"n
master, to get his opinion upon the EniAn.ss
which was furnished to the President 10 AayI
last. published and circulated. He has cones
the absurd idea that the policy adopted m
Administration owes its paternity to bis R'vl
brain. and acting under that assumption M
| he has made the opinion conform to the s.a~r,
facts which existed at the time when Mr. W.