New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-23
FROM WASHINGTON.

srEcIAL DIsPATcHE TO THE n. Y. TRIBUNE.
From OO1 CeTrespondenE
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Dec. %, 1857.
TIE debate in the Senate to-day is considered the
greatest that has taken place for many years. Mr..
Stuart yielded the floor to Mr.. Fitch, who attacked
Mr.. Douglas with much bitterness, describing Mr..
Buchanan as an old man who had no aspirations
but for tie good of bis country, and who would
leave the Presidency with more pleasure than he
assumed il, contrasting him with Mr.. Douglas,
young, aspiring man, ard full of ambitious
schemes Mr.. Fitch warned Mr.. Douglas to be-
ware Of the fate of Aaron Burr and Martin Van
Buren,, both of whom had tried to destroy the De-
mocraoy, but had only ruined themselves. His
speech was plausible and animated, and gave great
satisfaction to the Southern Senator'S
judge Douglas replied in bis very best style, aud
made a magnificent speech, defending himself
sccessauly on every point, and predicting thss in
sixty dsys his ssssiants would be driven from their
position. He declared again that if Constitution
was forced upon the people of Kansas against thet
SiB. civil war was inevitable. He charged his
.,sa;l,nts with seeking TO exhaust him by repeated
attacks. Hereafter he should not repe' individual
.,.s;,auts. but when he saw ft he would fire
YakInp bTOe1klCs lLto tho W""'" 6'N~f'
Tn secret session the Senate discussed Mr.. seas'
v;ek, nomination. which was reported ey Tue
Committee on the Judiciary without resommenda-
.;on Tbs Committee was divided three to three
Mr.. Pusb sided with the Republicans Of the Com
.nittes. Mr.. Seward made a Icing and powerful
,nescs. devoted to ON analysis and description OF
Ma character and history of Fernando WOOD
.bom he handled without gloves or mittens. Inc
Senate adjourned before Mr.. Seward had concluded
bis speech.
% the A..Ooi,tsd Press ,o.-
W,su1yGror, Tuesday, Dec. -, 1887.
~. prss;5ent To- day nomipa .ed 70 the Senate Mr..
xIsu ex-me,nber of Congress from Iowa ior Sni ~
:Just,oe OF Nebraska, together WIN INSISTS. n'ou'
WriObt NJ arphy, Angel and Others long aso ap
pointed and heretofore & Jnsesry reported bacE
soc,at asssion but without any recommendation, Tue
pa;asnts nomination of Theodore Sedgs WICK 10 tue
Attorney for the District T o. cave ae to dcus
;nvciviog the merits of some ofthe features OF te
late New.Yoik Mayoraity election. Zoe question 10
no. yet decided. 80. e,o,,,oss;ona, holiday
sosss n,snv member, particularly of the Norh are
making pre- psrstioDs to leave for nome; Ann,
The War Department has received dsPa.cnes mot ~
Col. LOOMS commanding 10 Flonda, glvios aetais Vi
The amy operations in capturing the lndisns and
stroyiDg their depots Of suPYies etc d IND he
place Of Billy Bowegs has at last been iouea anS nc
&ss received severe blow ey inc GsPsaae held 81 -" =
rnunc and at the Iek of bis life entrested the IN,
isns to cone in and only saves 1t by striking p'o'
whenever an opportunity occurs. - a.. .rriv.,
The Government Is oiilc,aly g Gresrms a present
Som her Britannia Msjestys Government, IN return
for TIE arms sent thither IN August last so,,h
No mail has been received to-day rom Poih'' 'o1''
HeDv Potter, Judge of the United States Dls u
Cnu,t 81 North Csroliha, died at Fsyetevhs' 'na'
State, on Sunday last, eyed So'