New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-12
FROM FLASHING TON.
.spondence Of The y. Y. Tribune.


WASHINGTON, Sept. TO- 1857.
Tic Star, hand-organ of the Administration, IN.
nounces that j. Clancy Jones does not want to be
Secretary of the Navy but merely proposes to be
leader Of the House in the next Congress. Clancy
is modest man, but has not let the luminary which
sheds its humble light upon his pathway into the
secrets of his prospective career He intends to be
Speaker, and the leadership will only be accepted
a salye to his feelings in case OF failure in the prl-
mary object of his ambition.
Pillows letter is bomb-shcll thrown into the
tent that Jenny Jones has set up in the Lofoco
camp. Jimmy is very accomplished demagogue
and is canyassing with all the ardor Of renegade
for reelection by the new Legislature | stand
prepared to give Jeem.s n certificate that no Black
Democrat in OF out of the Senate has bawled more
loudly than he has for Slavery. In fact his whole
Senatorial service has been little else than con-
tnued shrek for that interest. Gov. Andrew John
son will pretty certainly be chosen to one of the
vacancies about to occur, and the contest for the
other lies between Pillow, Nicholson, late of The
tniOn, and Jones. Pillow is most likely to win
especially if he can keep out of sight those ram
parts which he threw up at Camargo outside of the
bitches which be dug to prevent his own men from
getting at the enemy. In the mean time 1t Is not
doubted by Pillows men that Gen. Scott will die of
grief and envy when be discovers from P.'s mani
iesto what mere cipher he, himself, was 10 the
campaign of the valley of Mexico
Walkers scheme in Kansas is now sufficiently
deyeloped TO ccny &C the South that the FreeState
cause will be crushed By it, and the aGtatOrs on
that side have Gained down. 1t is now perfectly
evident that between the coercion of the army at
the polls, and the vlllanOus appOrtlOnment, the vo-
ing Of the FrceState men can be nothing but FORM
Ard if few Free-Statc men should be returned
they would be promptly turned out OF the Legisla-
lure as they were before PEMAQUiD.
ccue.Pouderce Of The rh,adciphis
WAsnIsGrox, Sept 10, 1857.
The Secretary of the Treasury ebay addressed
letter TO Augustus SobeI, esq., Collector at the port
of New.York, acknowledging the receipt of a CON-
murcson ffom this gentleman Iof the 9Th inst, iu
closiDg copy Of letter from the Treasury Depart
nen:, dated 18th Of September 1896 insructing hi.
predecessor in rgnd 20 the certificate to be app nded
10 corain claims for the return of duties alleged to
have been illegally exscted mportatlons of foreign
merchandise, III der the revenue acts Of 1928.
The act 10 which toe attention OF the Department
was Cslled having been carefully examined and con-
lce,ed tie refusal TO ctrti!y the claim specially
ielIed to or any other similar claim whore the duties
paid without protest being made, l. fully APP
proved the decision OF the Supreme Court OF the
United States 10 the case Of Lawrence VI. Cfcswell
being in the opinion of the Department conclusive
ON trc question. This view of the Department will
be made general lie circular Instructions, now in coutse
Of PREPARATION ieviving the circular Instructions OF
Jpre 20 1872 and declaring all previous instructions
given by the Department in conflict Herewith or that
may be usoeptible Of construction admitting claims
for return Of duties in the absence ola protest to be
Iescrded.
Tie Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Mr..
Clarlts T.. Mix this morning received advices of the
% inst. from Superintendent Cullen, acknowledging
the receipt of instructions 10 pay the Sioux Indans
the anEuies withheld from them on account OF the
recent Indian disturbances. Mr. Cullen says that he
Expects TO have these instructions carried out by the
18th p,cximo. lie has left ere this for the Lower
Sioux agency All these circumstances indicate that
the Indians are peaceatly disposed toward the United
Staies.
The Land Office has before it for examination pre-
lininsry TO the grant Of q patent claim No. =, on
docket of California Commission, Rancho de las Pul
gas Flea Ranchel, on the Bay of San Francisco
which was finally confirmed to Maria dc Ia Soedad
Orega &c Areuello, ct a.. by the Supreme Court o;
the United States, at December term 1850 The
rancho embraces an area of IS, 2iO 47-lOO acres.