New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
From Our Own Corsspsndsnt
WASHINGTON, Tbursday, July 81, 1856

From Our Own Conespsndene
WASHINGTON, Tbursdsy, July 81, 1856.
All accounts from the interior Of Poomylvssia
ara prem.ips for the success of the Peop,ss
ticket II there be hearty union upon the SITE
nominations in October, @ Is now indicated, TIE
r,ult at the Presidential election will be an over
vhelming triumph. The efforts Of Mr. Buchansas
frierds to keep up the Fillmore organization In
Philsdelpbs and tbe eastern counties, BY money
and all other appliances, shows the desPoodency Of
their hopes, and the desperation TO which they ore
driven in seekipg indirect succor. 1t is By no
means improbable that the accessions In Northern
ard Western Pennsylvania viii make practical
difference of nearly 90 600 votes. Ia several Con-
gressionsl Districts old Democratic counties will
wheel into line under the new impulse. aud uneer-
emopiously sbapdon the false gods which they have
40 long worshiped. This forward movement is
one over which politicians have no control ana
springs spontaneously from the honest masses VINO
upon great occasions rise up with sense oil their
own native power, and discard all Leadership.
The Senate confirmed Col. Geary as Governor Of
Kansas to day. He will at once enter upon the
discharge of his duties. There is nothing 10 his
mast life. either as politician in Pennsyivsois or
as soldier in Mexico, to warrant any extaordi-
pary expectation from the important career that
he ia about 70 brgn Decision and Discrimination
are Lot among bis charscteriscs and they are most
needed In Kansas. The appointment was rendered
directly TO Gen. Denver of California and declined,
and II IL said that offers were made to Others with
as bad luck Experience has taught men to shun
an Office in which nominal authority is made to DO
the instrument of sinister designs, which they can
neither appreciate nor oppose. Finally, 1t was
determil ed, as a stroke Of policy, to confer the
homo on some known friend OF MIR. Buchanan, tnat
the Administration might escape the responsibility
of any future troubles In the TERRITORY. Inc
Democratic candidate, therefore, may be regarded
as answerable for whatever policy may now be In
auaursted, for bis inspirations will be consid-
cred the law at Washington on this point until No
yember.
The haste with which the Post Office Committee
in the Senate reported the bill for Commodore
Vanderbilt to carry the mail between New York
master. General might choose, together with .
clause for terminating the contract with the Col.
Inns line proves that there is decided purpose in
that Chamber to break up the existing system.
Whether the notice will be given at this session
or not, may depend upon very few votes; for the
fact cannot be dss uised, that number OF Senators
who heretofore sustained that line are disposed to
receOe from tntlr optniohb. ihcic ~
hardly time enough left to mature any new plan,
like that submitted by Vanderbilt; but the propo-
sitiOn may be the entering wedge for legislation at
the next session upon the basis of the general bill
reported BY Mr.. Rusk, and which his abseno evil
preven mt from being considered now.
Owing to the want of appropriations, the whole
civil service to-day is thrown upon the mercy OF
sbayers. A thousand Clerks and all their superi.
ors must live on tick until Congress can spare time
to vote the necessary form for drawing their money.
The Government is virtually under protest, while
the Treasury is running over. One consequence
of this neglect is to raise prices and to increase tue
burdens OF the poor consumers. The last Of each
month at Washington is the great settling day.
and any failure affects the whole social machinery,
which is worked by Government power, for sew
eral hundred thousand dollars are withdrawn from
circulation in small aud dependent community.
A telegraphic dispatch was received here this
morning announcing that Gen. Cullom, the Clerk
of the House had been seized with al attack Of
cholera at Wilmington, Delaware. while returning
to Washington. INDEX.