New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-31
msy be practicable, and 10 rc,. te @ ao%iH'stss
fion from a burden of which 10 J" "0~ heartily


msy be practicable, and 10 rc,a aVe sne Admirstss
tion from burden of which 10 10 now heartily
sict.
I'D to the day before yesterday. Mr. Lufblsf
,ate Secretary OF the Britsb Legation, had ~
c.ived no instructions 10 resume diplomatic ,at4,.
cour,e, but from the nature of recent coy,ss.
nondenoe, it was supposed be wosld soon obtsn
such authority, whether Minister should b.
appointed Immediately or not
Gov. johnson, of California, in calling upon the
President for assistance 10 rePress the action Of the
Vigilance Committee, made requi'tuon ior srms
only. He seemed to be- in utter igneranco of the
a., of Congress. which makes it necessary 10 cass
80 ;nsnyrection before the President can interfere
,bst tbe Governor should call the Legislature
.oco,bsr mr. assien sufficient reasons wbJ " can
NOT he convened. Neither Of these precautions
were taken and when the communication wa
referred 10 tho Attorney General, ne very proper
ly cited the objections as lnsuPeraoie' ths
Governor appears to be literally Know-soshins
Of the first water
Recent accounts from Walker In Ncaragus re-
nresent his condition as quite desperate. The
witbdrswsl of Rivas and bis establishnent at
Ieon prove. beyond persdventure, that the whole
story Of the native pt Puaton desiring walkers
rule was weak invention aLd destitute OF trutn.
L,on is large and AOuiishing city OF perhaps
thirty thousand inhabitants, and 1t 10 the point
ubays the ,srtisans Of Walker claimed he had
mo.t popularity and confidence. II the rec"gn,.
tion Of his government had been delayea unui
now. or rather if the Cincinnati Convention aad
been postponed 80 long, the last Minister woaid
have received the equivocal welcome wnlcn Wss
extended to bis predecessor, Mr.. French. Inc
Cabinet are quite unqualified in their present oe-
nunciations Of Walker, and the president Is NOT
much better disposed
Mr.. Barksdale of Miss, in bis fierce Democratic
defamation on Friday night, announced 70 tue
Uouss that he was authorized to say, II hr.
buchanan WAS elected President he icortd refo any
b;U ,oAich Congress might pass contemplating ne
,,stoyaton of IL Missouri Compromise or the prin
cinle which il n ccgnized. There is strong con
viction prevailing that secret pledges have been
given by or for Mr Buchanan, to the Souta' cover
nc If possible, even larger concessions than those
contained in the Cincinnati platform-which he
sdonted 70 the exclusion of any opinions OF his
owp They have him bound hand and foot ready
for any course which party necessity may demscd.
There was some interesting aud important yoans
in the House to day. When the Committee rose
and reported the Army bill, the amendment OF Dir.
Barbour of Ind, with that of Dir. Wakemsn at
tscb,d declaring the laws of Kansas null and void,
wss Iost by q single vote. Pairing of cost US
dearly for several of our friends we're In their
,eats hut inefficient from this miserable system.
Mr.. Shermsn's provision, however, prevailed by
a majority of FIVE And when the direct division
came upon the passage of the bill, with this clause
inserted the Democrats voted in the negative. IL
this indication may be regarded as expressive OF
the wishes of the Administration, well and good.
II they can afford to dispense with the appropria-
tion, the Republicans ought not to mourn or put
ON ,ackcloth and ashes. INDEX.