New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-24
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1AAs tBe New 1Ork eppoln 'meOtb N"IO % Itzsn
=, and dec dsd somorroH, i, is by no mans csrtGa
as tbs hour ,ba, The Cab ret viii sopr pirate the
1sy for that purpo,e. Kausas affairs MAJ eng's-s
TIE whole sitting if the Precedent should folio" a's
nchDsooD Of tskirg Them up a. once Inas Tar
Mr.. Buchanan has been cautious 10 g'Vng No ex-
preston 20 any preference among 'h9 various cnqu's
and candidates. He has heard rbem With t'era''e
pAsiepcp, but made no comm!tal dHec, or ln1lrert
sxeep; 10 pronounce th-m all honorable 1en, al er
Tie order Of Bru,us. Yesterday c 'mni tee Of
new members made a spec al descen. 70 eoligl.en
his understanding and progressed very vel HatI
the President, by a corp detat, concerted W III s
messenger turned in a crowd Of all sorts and sizes,
numbering several hundred, from the aDte-ro)m.
There they stood, Office hunters all, from
Mime 10 Mexico and from Charleston b
California, face to face, confronting each
other libe true patriots, every man armed
with his recon mendations and red tape and no one
Of them opposed 10 yield the floor. Mr.. Bucnanan
Was very aiable; be was delighted n see 50 macy
friends OF the Constitution and Uol"n; he no"
lnew the Republc was safe He ANAL zed the eli
mates changes with much Ingenuity, ne inquired
when they reached the city, and particularly when
th+y meant TO leave it; he shOOs hands with eau
non 40 poor cd Harrison used 10 do after his first
e1terlence: he revived soIne old fecOllectloDs; ne
alluded teeingly To the danger 10 which strangers
were exposed by the grippe; he inquire after va
mons wives and daughters, he spoke Of the coming
crops; be suded ~ the Chinese sugar cane he
uas clad 10 see every mother Of them and then
with a quiet smile said, "GOod morning, gentle
men," The moDgTel crowd tnnbed down .talrs,
looking for all the world if "A stream o. gaslght
had suddenly burst upon the dark depreciation of
hen roost. IL az altogether the Presidents most
con Portable day in the White House.
Half bakers dozen of the NewYOrk members
elect united yesterday in the recommendation of
Mr. Butterworih for Collector. The illust' ious
names of COchrane, Sckels, Ward, Maclay, Has
Aims, Hatch aud Corning figured IN beautiful coa-
junction. How much impression this combination
may make at the White House will be knox just
preci,ely when the appointment il announced, and
not before Some OF those who signed it have not
much faith in success. Mr.. Cobb, who squats like old
CIesus on the top of his money bags aud therei re is
power in the State, says, with Georgia emphasis,
that Scbell thall be Collector, and an empb tsis
fOm tha. quarter means something. The opposing
interests know this and therefore are discreet
enough 10 qualify any appearance of hostility
AL speculatiOns concerning the other appoint
ments are worth just the breath of the retalners
about Wizards Hotel. Although the President
has inclined to ignore the existence of two actions,
still il il very well ascertaned that the selections
for the secondary places will depend entirely upon
the character OF the first. II the Hards triumph
at the begInnI the Softs will hold at the end,
and 20 cice oerso. So much is certain, and the
programmes Of dis ribution must be controlled by
that main idea The great battle has been fMglt
on both SIDES, truce has been patched up, and the
soldiers are resting upon their arms, anxlously
waiting division Of the spOs. While this fierce
contest has been waglng, judge Douglas, who
from his ey RE Dear the Capitol could overlook the
amin ned engagement, has kept perfectly still, and,
Gke philosopher, counted the v,ryiI g chances OF
success. He has grown b0arse win Neorashaisu
and could Lot turn out to fight, bleed and die, as
bis feelings prompted, but his throat forbade. tie
S,s so sick about the same time four years ago,
EErren similar scenes were enactng under tho PJce
!iSSrn.s. ty as to require European tour. de got
r@n how hen it all over, IN tune TO lament the bad
ye~ c'ent his friends had received and ho VII haze
s bs ~, spare and to shed Tor them again. alter the
gratis to =. disappou' ment. The Judge Is sharper
world gives him credit for, and does not
h by any excess Of zeal on behalf OF his
Or toe ans al supporters.
SeriIv ~ Geary is now on the spot there is no rea-
Wdelayi, scton on the GOyernorship of Kan
He confirms all the statements made IN The
LOUIS Democrat, and ascrlbes MS resignation to
want OF the support which vas promised hun
v the lste Administrators. The knowledge that
he LAS not sustained, besides lUpairlng hts own ei-
s6ciercy, encouraged the outlaws whose rule de-
pended upon disturbed condition of the Territory.
No contingency is now contemplated by which he
can resume the position, because he would not go
bach without the Necessary authority, and to confer
, IL would Involve the Administration in direct col
hsion with the Southern wing Ot the party, which
II ia not disposed to seek No ihtmatiOn has been
syen AZ TO his successor. Mr.. Buchanan thinks
Kansas opens fine field for the right man, but doss
not say AS Nathan said TO David thou are the
man." Gen Orville Clark of NewY0rk, has n
Lorp recon mendaton in names, and beng Hard
of the orthodox aid tllnty kind be is commended
10 our Southern brethren" rs one not likely 10
tread on their eOrns.
Although il is of some consequence that proper
man slOuld be- chO,en, il Is of far higher moment
that the Administration should decide whether,
after appointing a Governor of theic own choice he
shall be- allowed the means to enforce order, sup
press violence restrain sssassins, and administer
Justice As long as Lecompte, Cato, lsaacs aud
that crew of judicial tyrabts and and.j"bbcrs are
Kept in office there can be no peace aud no conh-
dsnce in Kansas. Fifty Governors, with James
Buchanan at their head aud Judge Douglas at their
tail could not preserve personal rights or protect
life aud property without the bayonets and MINES,
which Border Rufiansm dresds and abhOrs.
There NUT be visible power at the back OF the
Governor capable and willing 10 put down any at
tempt to subyert rehtfu authority or 10 crush out
hor est settlers. That is the starting pOiat, and
without it, the attempt to better the condition Of
things in that unfortunate Territory will fail, it
did 10 the last experiment Temporary zeal eX-
pedients will not eradicate the disease, 1t must be
treated upon principle, aud with rigid resolution.
INDEX.
From Our Own Couepsndence.
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1857.
IL will not do TO lnsist upon Father Whist!esay q