Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-12-10

sage, taxing Issue with tue fresldent on the
kanzas matter, although not so severe in tone
as was expected. Senators Bigler and Mason
followed IN defence Of the President, and quite
an interesting discussion took place between Sen.
Ators Douglas and Bigler.
The House was occupied in the election Of
Printer. and Mr.. Stedmsn was chosen.
SENATOR DOUGLAS AND KANzAs.-The
Washington correspondent of the New York
Tribune, writing under date of Dec. s. says
''1oday should be marked with white
stone. If the promise of today shall be full
filled tomorrow, we are at the dawn of a new
era in our history-at the beginning of most
momentous political con test. The remarks of
Mr.. Douglas in the Senate today, are almost
universally considered decisive of his ultimate
scession from the administration and from the
South The Southern senators, Mason and
Davis, plainly showed that they so considered
it, by their tone and manner A Southern
senator congratulated General Wilson on the
secession of Mr. Douglas to the Republican
party "You have got a new leader, who will
lead you to the devil, as he has led us" This
was clearly confession of fact which win be
made more conspcuous-tha that the passage of
the Nebraska Kanzas act, although an appar-
ent triumph, was in reality the beginning of
the ruin of the democratic party.
Much, very much, depends on Mr.. Doug
lass speech, which is expected at one o'clock
tomorrow If he falters, and equivocates,
and qualities, he will only throw himself
away-he will be driven to the wall and
crushed. In any case the whole weight of
the administration and of the South will be
thrown against him. If he confIonts them
holdlp and foEas nd
going position, he has the whole North, the
majority of the nation, with him.
President Buchanan and the pro slavery
leaders here hope that the free State men in
Kanzas will vote on the Dist of December,
and thus send to Congress nominally free
State Constitution. 10 get such vote is now
their game, for if the free State men refuse to
vote, and Kanzas comes here for admission
with plain, palpabe, slave State constitu.
ton, the dissensions of the democracy will
be altogether past healing.
Governor Walker will be here tomorrow,
and will probably put forth an address TO the
people in reply to the Message.
The following is from the correspondence of the
New York Commercial, under date of 9th
The administration begins to feel those trou-
bles and plaques which befal all who are respon-
sloe oI tHe use OF me powers OF the federat gov
eminent. The yexations and embarrassments of
the Pierce administration were very considerable
but were light in comparison with those that be-
set Mr.. Buchanan.
The administration at this moment is losing
friends without concilating opponents. They
have alienated the Pierce men, and are in danger
OF losing the support of the Douglas, Walker,
and Forney men. They are iealously regarded by
the fire eaters, who are ready to quarrel on any
point. Worse than all, they are out Of money.
The first thing that Mr.. Buchanan is to do will
probably serve to repel from his support the
Northern Democratic conservatives and the
next is to 60 to Congress and ask for means to
carry on the government in time Of peace This
is not what he bargsined for when he accepted the
Cincinnati platform, and the nomination for the
Presidency. Still, he is not disposed to resign
his vexatops post though in fact for the past day
or two,sesen with the talk with Douglas, he has
been much out of humor."
Senator Douglas, according to the correspond.
ent of the Philadelphia Enquirer, met with re-
markable reception on his arrival in Washing-
ton. The writer says
"His entrance into the Federal City the other
night after only brief absence, was more like
that OF some Roman emperor than one of the
soveregns of republic, Cannon were fred,
houses were illuminated, bands Of music gave
forth their welcoming notes, and stranger
would have imagined these congratulations were
IN honor Of some one who had slain his thou
sands, or who had at least been the instrument OF
some great national benefactions. Not only him +
self but his wife, and even his wife's relatives,
were made the recipients of these public compile
ments
The movements Of the little giant the next
day were watched by an anxious crowd, and even
the telegraph was called into requisition to carry
in thousand different directions the fact and re-
suits of his interview with the chief magistrate of
the nation. Poor Mr. Buchanan faded into insig-
nihcance for the time being, and one might have
imagined this visitor instead of himself, to have
been the President. confess that l have been
bewildered, and have looked upon the whole
scene as a sort Of phantasmagoria. 1t certainly
means something What does it mean ?"