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

During the year which terminated yesterday the
great topics of political interest in the United
States have continued to be the questions of Kansas
and Nicaragua-questions which, as the year went
out, acquired new and startling importance
The commencement of the year found the fill
buster Walker worsted in his struggle with the
allied Central Americans and driven to take refuge
at Rivas where he was soon besieged. The cap
ture of the Transit boats by the Costa Ricans cut
off his means of communication with the Gulf OF
Mexico; his supplies and rcenforcements from San
Francisco dropped off; the attempt of Lockrdge
to force junction with him failed; even Capt
Davis of the frigate ST. Marys finally took part
against him. and he was reduced 10 the necessity of
submitting to capitulation, under which no and
his miserable followers to the number of some
four hundred. the sole survivors out of as many
thousands, were sent to the United States.
Immediately on Walkers arrival he set on foot
combinations for new invasion ofNicaragua. At
the South he found jealous supporters, while
quarrel, which had sprung up between the Costa
Ricans and the Nicaraguans for the possession and
control of the Transit seemed TO hold out new pros
poets of success. In spite of d strong resolution
expressed BY the Administration to prevent any
further flibuster invasions of Ncaragua-Martlnez
having been acknowledged as President of that
country, and treaty negotiated with him-Walker
contrived to escape from Mobile with some two
hundred followers. His arrest and reshipment to
this country by Commodore Padding has created
very strong excitement among his Southern sup
porters. The Government at Washington is re-
ported to wayer Whether or not the fllbuster
system is to be accepted aud sustained as part
of the policy of the United States seems likely to
become leading political question.
In Kansas Gov. Walker, the successor of Geary,
succeeded as Geary had done in maintaining the
peace of the Territory. But as he failed to secure
the favor of the ultra Pro-Slsvery party or in de-
feet Of that TO bring Kansas into the Union at least
a Democratic if not slave State he, like all his
predecessors in that fatal Office, fell into disgrace,
and was snubbed into resignation, while Acting
Gov. Stanton Was peremptorily removed for having
presumed to cal together the Territorial Legisla-
ture with view of resisting the LecomptOn usurp-
aton. The Lecompton Constitution, Slavery
of the 2lst in which the Free-State men refused
to participate reserving themselves for the election
ordered by the Territorial Legislature, at which
they will have the privilege of voting, not merely
against the further importation Of slaves, but
against the Lecompton Constitution entire. Mean
while, civil war, so il would seem, has broken out
afesh in the district about Fort Scott, and there
is but too much reason to fear that in the present
state of excitement, the fame thus kindled may
speedily Involve the whole Territory, and be aggra.
waited perhaps by new Missouri invasion.
lofhese two difficulties ofNiCaragus and Kansas
inherited from his predecessor our new President
mas contriyed to add third created by himself
by miserable mism.uagement of his undertaking to
SEM an army TO enforce law and order in Utah he
has encouraged the Morsons. with Brigham Young
al Their head to resist the tutry of the troops who
are reduced to pass she Winter amid the cold and
desolation Of the Wahsatch Mountain. cut off from
all chance OF action for six months 70 came lsft
IKE bears In Winter TO suck down the six millions
OF dollars expended in their outfit, and with the
chance OF being decimated two or three fines ovar
by cold, starvation and disease.
When TO all these turbulences We ala ,h ,,A,.,
poverty which has fallen on the Tre,su,s. ana
driven that institution from the ostentstop of nav.
ing heavy premiumsfor the privilege Of dschareinr
deot' not yet due. to appear in Wall street
Suppncaa' TOR d-scouo.i. i: ms! b. con.