New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-30

| 70 Can't. Paulding as he had before done to Capt
himself against blockade that would disable him
| from receiving reenforcements or supplies.
| However. Gen. " aker is expected to arrive here
under the escor Of Capt. Enge, sort OF prisoner Of
State. What is next to be done WIN him is not even
10 be conectured but he will not fail to give trouble
| ~ the Administration, whether as prisoue< here or
| setting on foot illegal expeditions elsewhere. Imme-
| dately upon the reassenbling Of Congress Gen.
| Ouitman will introduce bill in the House for the
modification of the Neutrality laws which will bring
ND nm inquiry and discussion in regard to expeditions
such as those Of Gen. Walker
1t appears that Walker had done considerable
amount Of business while in command of the River
San Juan. He had delivered certain steamers to the
agents of Morgan and Garrison and they will be able
to reopen the transit route at early date They
have already given notice of the reestabhshment Of
their line, and day is assigned for the sailing Of one
of their steamers, in connection with the line from
San Francisco. Col. johnson, with fifty Of Walkers
men, hold possession Of Fort San Carlos and he was
about to take part with the Ncaragusns in their war
with Costa RIGA.
If the Cass and Yrssarr treaty has not been ratified
by Nicaragua we shall know it through intelligence
by this arrival unless indeed Walker has cut of COM
munication by the river.
The Portuguese claim to sovereignty over portion
of the west coast Of Africa il in fair way to be dis
puted by more than one European power. The claim
is founded upon discoveries in l486; but the POrtu
guese authority has been merely dominal until Of late
years, when il has been occasionally asserted. There
is Governor resident al a station on the coast and
he has q small naval force and body of marines un
der his command. The British Government have
disputed the claim, and some time ago sent force to
the Congo and expelled body OF Portuguese marines
The French Government disputes IT, and persists
in purchasing slaves the Congo River for apprentice
ship in the French West Indies. The Portuguese
Governor has undertaken TO drive off the French
slavers by force and to capture and condemn the
American slavers. We shall hear more of the matter
ere long.
VIII the British Government support the French in
opposition to the interference of Portugal If sincere
in the intention to suppress the sayetrade, she may
The Portuguese have sezed upon American vessels
found engaged in the slave trade within her urisdic-
ton. This Government will not, probably, make 1t
subject of complaint
all accounts gwen fresh impulse TO the African
slave trade. Under contract with the Govern
ment twenty thousand negroes TO be delivered in
the French West Indies within three years. These
islands will, by this supply Of involuntary labor, be
restored TO their former pros perity and oduc-
tiveness and their planters will be enriched. r.
England will adopt the same policy 1t remain be
But it would now appear that the slave trade
is restored to its pristine vgor and prosecuted win
more profit and less hazard than usual. q meas.
taken, under treaty provisions, by N, United
States and Great Britain for ts suppression, have
signay failed. 1t is stated by officers Of African
squadron that if one SLAYER out of five escape the
cruisers the profits of those concerned will be very
great.
The abucs of the American flag by the slavers
have been frequently the subject of complaint, ana II
has been AT various times proposed to legisate the
subject. The renty provision by when we engage 10
keep eghtygun squadron on the African Coast LOT
suppression of the slave-tade is found to be useless
at feast far part of the engagement is con-
cerned. withdrawal of the squadron is strenuousy
advocated by some. On the other hand, II 1t be In
tended TO enforce the laws the squadron shouio con
sist of swift steamers. The British cruisers have
lately captured or run ashore several American savers
The United States vesseof-war the Dale, has seized
one in the Congo River, and sent her home. we
shall see whether it will be possible to enforce the
laws in this case, against her owners officers and
crew.
Cone spondence Of The Philadelphia Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec q, 1857.
There was, on the day after Christmas, an arrival
here of several important personages from Kansas
the very last from that scene OF trouble and STRIFE
George n Saunders, Major Russell, the great Western
contractor, and other prominent gentlemen OF the
Territory, among them They all concur IN
statement which gives to this troublesome Droli the
character of Comedy of Errors" to wit: that, be-
fore the arrival of Mr.. Buchanans message and Doug
lass speech. all the original Buchanan and Ad,
ministration men in the Territory were dead
supporters were q few prOfessed Douglas men, who
falsely pretended that they had the authority OF the
distinguished Senator for this attempt to force an OBJ
noxious Government on the people aney e that
effect So impudent and emphatic was Calhoun IN
this assertion, that even Gov. Walker was Al one time
almost convinced that the scheme had the sanction vi
Douglas until he received letter from that gentle
man denouncing the whole procedure. This fact
alone without other satisfactory reasons lushed the
nrompt course of Senator Douglas. From the same
Source learn that the 10Th, when these gentlemen
left Kansas the universal belief was, that there would
NOT be over thousand votes for the Constitution,
though it was apprehended that much larger vote
m;ohf be returned The vote will be Pro- Stdrery-
all the Free.State men and majority Of the Pro;
Slavery men refusing to vote. II proven, beyond all
question that the best of the ProSavery men are the
bitterest against the Lecompton Swindle they say
that their cause has been seriously injured and dis
graced by this scheme of set of imposors ana pre-
tenders who are mostly not Southerners that even
not equal to the FreeState party in numbers, they
were sufficiently strong to secure certain rights Which
are now seriously endangered as well as the status OF
ali Southern men, which has been affected, in great
degree by this great outrage done in their name, and
under the assumed banner of Slavery.
There is a very brisk struggle here for the foreign
appointments. 1t appears to be generally conceded
gan Of Ohio, and Beverly Clark of Kentucky, will
receive frst-class missions.
EROM Albany