New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-29

90 had been delivered at Salt Lake. This, You
see, il giving the contractors premium ior-suner-
ing their trains 10 be cut on.
Correspondence Of Toe N. T. Tribune
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, ISIS.
Information reached here this morning, that the
Postmaster OF Leavenworth was on his way WIN
the IecomptOn Constitution, and intelligence was
also received reiterating the assurances OF FRO
Slavery majority in the Legislature. As these re-
ports come from the agents of the Administration
who have acted in concert with Calhoun, and who
understand biz policy and purposes, they may De-
accepted as indicating aresult already oreshadowed
from other quarters. Tho Constitution VIII De
here BY Friday and, until the agent arrives, there
ia no means of knowing whether it VIII take the
regular course of being submitted by the presiding
officers of the two Houses, or reach Congress by
wsy of the White House, with the Message, when
is there ready and waiting chance of delivery.
Whenever presented. it will be referred to the
Committee on Territories; and as that ia the
Senate is nearly equally divided, the majority and
minority reports viii sun up the case with all the
moral force that the best ability of both can COM
msnd. Judge Douglas Intends to lay himself out
for this effort, and backed as he will be- by the
calm and philosophic mind of Judge Collamer, and
the strong determined viii Of Judge Wade, the
minority will appeal TO the country with dOcu-
ment that need not fear the captlousness OF crit-
cism, or the peryersons of opposition. The House
Committee was packed originally with six to three,
by way of guarding against accidents, and sitting
any possible expression in behalf OF Popular
Sovereignty" But Mr.. Grow, who leads the trio,
is not easily put down, and the odds against him VIII
be apt to feel the power of his blows before the
contest is over. Single handed, he is match for
the best of them, aud, sustained by 80 stern sol
der az Granger, and 30 true u one as Knapp, the
msority may discover that there is another sort Of
strength which mere numbers can neither intiml-
date nor compel into submission.
As the day of struggle approaches, the line is be-
coming frightened, and men are taking position On
either side of il. With an uncertain few who de-
sire 10 count consequences, | therefore hold back
from committal. But they must snswer to the
ro-call, and may be admonished BY the dreary cat
aloeuc of doomed predecessors, who went down
into the Dead Sea with the wreck of the Nebraska
bill.
The Amy bill reported in the Senate cannot be
got through Congress without restriction like that
proposed by Mr.. Pugh, forbidding enllstments after
the expiration of two years. until the personnel OF
amendment was accepted by Mr.'Seward, as cover
ing proposition of his own, for supplying suff-
Gent force 10 meet the eXigency in Utah, and yet
providing against any permanent increase OF the
military establishment. A the Republicans con-
slider that the army employed to prevent the
fair expression OF opinion in Kansas, they will not
consent to augment the power by which the Tx
ecu'ive may repeat that experiment elsewhere.
MeIicOls in the last thrOes of CONFUSION, pre-
ceding dissolution. The news by telegraph from
New Orleans this morning, only confirms the pre-
yious intelligence received by the President and the
Foreign Ministers. And what has come 10 pass
now was anticipated by Developments two months
ago, some of which were visible to the public eye,
and others contained in diplomatic shifts, which
more truly represented the actual condition OF that
unhappy country, so long the prey Of faction and
the victim Of rival demagogues. The President stu
diOusy avoided any reference 10 our relations in
his Annual Message. but that silence had
as much significance ss the open attack upon
Spain for postponed claims. And if Kansas
were now out OF the way and any dis.
position manifested in Congress to appropriate
the needfll Mr.. Buchanan would not stop to show
his policy by reslming negotiation for territory
which was discouraged by the consideration which
Mexico asked. He knew when that overture was
made that a better opportunity would offer, and
the proptius moment in his eyes is now at hand
and would be seized upon but Of the reasons sug.
gested. They may be-, even with these embarrass-
meDts, for acquisition il the point OF strongest am
bltion with the Administration. The revolution
may have turned up fortunately for Mr. FORSYTH.
IA he was Just on the eve OF being turned out. OF
course he cannot be- displaced in the midst of such
confusion, and with no established Government to
receive successor. So the applicants now here
rnay go home and pray for peace.
II has been stated in justification ofMr Stanton's
removal that ne disobeyed instructions in converting
the Legislature. This plea is wholly unfounded.
The President, in the first place. had no right to in
struct, the law placed the discretion exclusively in
the hssds of the Acting Governors but the had pro-
posed TO exercise that supervisory authority, il
would have been disObeyed or followed By resigna.
ton. Although Gov. Denver did not concur in that
act be did not hesitate 10 express his approval Of
the general course of Mr. Stanton, which ought 10
be, as things go, sufficient cause for his being bow
striDged. linden.