New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-30
from WASHINGTON.
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1 i, one c,se at least the President has relaxed
As rotation rule, 20 often announced as specially
;,teuded for this District. Mr.. Key, the United
S,tes Attorney here, started for Cuoa on oa'ur'
As to recruit his health with an assurance oil IT,
s,stiop. He is fortunate for more reasons INA"
one in be;no the NEPHEW Of Chief Justice Taney'
wi lust at this time Yields an influence ou''ov
hi. judicial sphere that men in more active pon'i'
cal life might cry.
.,,oh interest ia manifested to know why the
Nnr.York appointments, which were maze ever
&C Osny months ago, have not been sent 10 the
Snate. In some quarters this interest has settled
into apprehension that the President may recon-
sder bis first inclnations and in others, that the
roAd through the Senate lie beset with perils. The
hAcf !. not without warrant that Mr.. Buchanan
ueuld ike to recede, and may even follow out that
nyrposs unless Mr.. Sanders aud perhaps some
others should accommodate him with reblgnations
In the matter of Mr.. Sedgwick's nomination, the
President does not affect to conceal his concern az
the form Of the oppOsitiOn-not so much from any
stecnl attachment to the appOintee, as because OF
ascertain reflection which is thus involved, and which
Ae would Gladly avoid If the assurances that were
gten in executive session, when this appointment
VAS last under consideration be substantiated 1T is
extremely doubtful whetheri can be confirmed, not
withdrawing ali the Executive influence that will
be exerted to remove the existing prejudices.
The intelligence of the revolution of the Govern.
nent against the Government In Mexico has excited
no fresh surprise here except In the single respect
a the courage exhibited by COmonfort in carrying
II out. II is believed in the diplomatic circles,
which ought to be well informed that if this spirit
and decision had been shown months ago, the
opposition would have been subdued, and those
difficulties removed which have so much retarded
any form Of stability in the Executive Government
Telegrsphic information received at the Foreign
Legations, while giving the names of leaders who
cfoperated with ComOnfort affords no better insight
iuAO the probable result of the movement than the
intelligence already published. AS the revolution
occurred on the 10th Of this month, and the mail
Let Mexico on the 18th, the correspondence brought
to New-Orleans by this arrival is looked for with
toxiety, likely to furnish a solution of the pros
The Mexican Minister returned to the city on
Saturday. having concluded the negotiation with
Major Talcott and party of American engineers,
for conducting the survey of the proposed railroad be-
tweenVera Cruz and the City of Mexico. Major Tai
cctt will leave New-Oreans on the LIST of January
for bis destination. The success of this enterprise
iSnow assured, after long delays and frequent fail
ures. Inthe first place. the grantee of the charter
Escandon) is able of himself to complete the work,
AID has associated with him capitalists who can
afford to secure six millions for its prosecution.
After the surveys have been made, sections OF the
read will be offered for contract in the United States
with sufficient guarantees 1t 10 estimated that hve
y6Nrs Will be required to overcome the natural OBJ
dacles interpOsed in the first ninety miles, Which
heretofore have prevented any serious effort to re.
move them ON account OF the immense outlay
involved. That difficulty once relieved, and
the table land reached, an extension to
the capital win become matter OF small c0nsldera.
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On the Pacific. The regeneration OF Mexico, so,
cially, politically and materially is to be produced
nv the ciyilizing agency of modern enterprise and
improyement enlisting her industry, capacity and
wealth for their practical and enlarged Development
Hence any movement in such direction ought 10
he hailed with lively satisfaction by every friend OF
lsu,aDity. Revolutions have cursed that Deautuul
country! and railroads may redeem 1t.
As the bearer of dispatches from Com
Paulding had not reached the city to-day before the
Department closed, the Secretary OF the Navy Is
not informed upon what ground he acted IN se'zihg
Walker and sending his force home Inc genera
Instructions issued months ago, when the exped-
4ion was organizing did not contemplate this con-
tineency; and although recent instructions were
iss9ed when Capt Chatards conduct was censured
thew could not have reached Com. Paulding when
he took this responsibility. Considering the strong
Language Of the Message, and the feeling manifested
by the President at Walkers escape from New
being generously sustained and appauded for his
gallant conduct. He has done more than half the
SlOrified and gazetted heroes of the Mexican War.
hut il is certain that his conduct will be denounced
styerely ip Congress, and with him the Administra-
tpn. should he be indOrsed by the President. An
interest in the South does mOre than sympathize
with this last movement of Walker, for they look
fo Nicaragua as an issue upon which Sec
fional interest may be concentrated with
rut division. and as an entering wedge 10
1Neror purposes to be disclosed when the held OF
new empire has been fairly surveyed II Comma
1ore Paulding committed an error at all II was III
showing Walker to 90 on parole while sending
home bs followers in a ship of war. Gen. Suit-
man recently gave notice of a bill TO rePeai inc
Neutrality Laws. as a means of secOndDg the pup
Ic demonstrations in favor of Walker at Moone
and New Orleans which are to be followed by oth-
ora els swhere. He will now urge that point more
u,sIousiy than before, and make 1t test 10 meas
ure Democratc fidelity. While this interest IN 1ne
South Processes friendly concert with the Admins
fration in regard to its Kansas policy, IL Is not 10
be disguised that the relations are more cereino'
NOUS than cordial. They give up Kansas as losl'
and look to Nicaragua and sucn IKE Ioi recoli,
1snas Iynon that policy the President is openly
committed against them, and this explains the coid
crilty between them. lNphA'
1,iGLERS PASSAGE WITH DOUGLAS-ho"
THE SENATOR'S LOOKED.
Correspondence Of The Cincinnati ,nqorC, Dec - 1857
sNSoar,x all tho Senators were present. Hale, with
his broad good humored countenance turned toward
the ladies gallery leaned back in his char the PFC
fyre OF contentment Houston, tall erect ana power
fui arrayed in vest of tremendous pattern, ana
playing with his huge watch-seai, stood near 'he
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