New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-05

SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO The NJ 1. iNioCNk'
F,sx Our Don Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Friday, Dec. a, 1897.
Tho influence Of Senator Docglas Is already very
oy,ioxs on the state Of opinion about Kansas
There are indie .ious Of powerful opposition from
the Democratic side IN Congress 70 the Leconplen
Constitution. An abstract of that document was
published In The States this evening, and great fault
il found with it Independently of the Slavery ques-
ton. The extravaganza of the Prc.Slsvery clauses
sYcites surprise among the Northern Democrats.
There is reason to suspect tina. whatever arrange
ment of the Kansas difficulty may be attempted on
sbasis which rejects the LecOmpton Constitution
will have coupled with it ProSlsvery projects
about New Mexico, Arizona and other Territories
% the side of Mexico.
The Democratic caucus is formally called at
D. M On Saturday. There will be little opposition
to the nomination Of Col. Orr for Speaker. If the
South Carolina delegation attend is is supposed
that Keitt, Mcqueen, Boyco and the member from
Charleston (siles) will not go into the caucus.
The Republican Caucus will be held at the
Capitol at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Senators
Seward and King are here, asd quite number Of
New York Representatives; also Messrs. BaffintOn,
Hall, COmius and Davis Of Massachusetts,.
FrOm .inoihey Co,r,.pordent
WASHINGTON, Friday, Dec. 4, 1857.
Tho Treasury statement for the past week is as
follows: Amount subject to draft S6,o76,35 23j
reduction from previous week, 1852 O54 80; weeks
receipts $500 $50 81 drafts returned paid 81 $685.
l73 ~; drafts issued, SLAP, ia "a.
Mr.. IDghsm assumes the Commissionership OF
the Customs to morrow.
The President has appointed Mr.. Anderson, the
late Commissioner, and Mr. Ssreeter, the late
Solicitor, to temporary places elsewhere, and did
not supersede them till their designations were
freely rendered Previous eommistsls alone induced
the changes.
Mr.. Marshall is the only Democratic member
from Illinois who concurs with the Kansas policy
Of the Administration, and that te does qualhedly.
Tho Treasury Report vii take decided ground
against the present organization OF banks ana advo
cate mode by which small notes may be expelled.
There is quorum Of members in the city, aud
the Democratic ssucus is ordered for to morrow
night. The ultra, Of tins South are inclined to
cstechse the candidates for tie Spessershie con
cerniDg the Kansas Constitution, but this course is
deprecated By the Northern men, who wish to pro-
coed with the organization and oyerrue all prelimi
nary tests.
Private aiyices received from Mexico represent
The condition of distraction and anarchy a, worse
than public intelligence had it, and the next m,il is
anticipated with deep anxiety by the legation here
An arrangement is just concludedby which M,jor
TslcOtt is 10 conduct the engineering on the pro-
posed road frOm Vera Cruz to tue Pacific, for
which the Company is organized and means secured.
If the Government stands or its stability is insured
the enterprise will proceed.
Postmaster- General Browns Report is in 6fty-one
pamphlet pages, and is mainly devoted to the de-
tense Of the overland California mailroute.
Mr.. Aliens prospects for Clerkskip are damaged
somewhat by Senator Douglass position.
To the Associated Press.
WAsHINGToN Friday, Dec. l. 1857.
The Constitution framed by the recent Kansss G a.
sttutioIal Convention is sruy approved by Ssnator
Bgler and other prominent Democrats. Although
Senator Douglas hiss freely expressed himself against
the LcOnptOn movement, the mice Is current bat
be viii DSt place hinseh in eireC, Antagonist 10 the