New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-25

The stories sent out from this city of disagree
ment, division or doubt in the Cabinet upon the
Lecompton Constitution, since the Kansas election,
are pure fabricatOns from first to last. Nothing of
the kind has occurred, or is likely to occur, and
the enterprisng authors Of such absurd specula-
tiOns ought to refresh their memory a little by
reading the letters from the heads of Departments
to the Philadelphia meeting. Upon this subject
the Administration, from head to TAIL is unit, and
in that light only must be regarded and treated by
the country. Apocryphal Cabinet meetings, how
ever cunningly contrived by newsmongers can have
no other effect than that of misleading minds
which ought to be settled in their judgment to
the responsibility of the President and every
member of the Administration in this business.
They do not shun it themselves in speech or in
correspondence and the readiness of others to re-
lieve them is rather gratuitOus in any aspect IN
which such intervention may be considered 1t Ia
also untrue that Judge Black, who is reported to
have been absent from pretended Cabinet meeting,
differs in any respect from his colleagues except in
being even more radical and confirmed for LecOmp-
ton than the most Southern enc of them. And this
may be heard from his own lips any day in the
week.
There is another foolish speculation which also
deserves contradiction. 1t is suggested that MIR.
Hunter of Virginia AMI Mr. Hammond OF South
Carolina incline to the policy of Judge Douglas, or
to some other policy different from that proposed
by, the President. This assumption is untounded
for the best of reasons, which is that the Admins
traton has come up to the position taken by Mr..
Hunter before the meeting of the Virginia Leglsla-
ture, and for which he was arraigned by The Rich
mond Enquirer and others. He then laid down the
doctrine that the people had conferred all the neces
sary power upon the Calhoun Convention, and that
therefore it was not necessary to submit it in part
or whole for ratification to fulfill the letter OF tho
Nebraska BILL Mr. Buchanan stands there to-day,
and there no necessity for MIR. Hunter to turn his
back upon himself after having brought the Adj
mnistratiOn over to his ground. True, there Is no
love lost between this Senator and the President or
his Cabinet but that grows out of personal causes,
and has no connection with this political question
Mr. Hammond is equally fixed in his opinions
which. from position rather than from inclinatiOn
are even more decided than those of Mr.. Hunter.
Whether Gen. Scott will or will not be sent TO
the Pacific, must depend somewhat upon actual or
probable legislation here. The President has no
power to call ont volunteers while Congress is sit
ting and therefore without that authority or an i'm
mediate increase of the army, it is difficult to sup.
pose what material benefit his mere presence could
give to the intended operations next Spring unless
clothed with the means of extemp0rizlng suft-
cent force. The two Houses are at lOggerheads in
regard to the means of augmentmg the army. Mr.
Faulkner has reported bill for FIVE regiments,
following the recommendations of the Presl-
dent and Secretary of War. In the Senate
Mr.. Davis proposed to increase the exist
ing regiments by two companies, and to
enlarge their numerical strength. He knows best
whether this proposition was intended as side
blow at the Administration; but whatever may
have been its prompting motive it will be insisted
upon, and with much likelihood of success.
blast of Indignation has already been sounded over
|, hnal h. he cd MI nf
motion and the hungry applicants for commits
sions. Perhaps too, there is third class, which
is no less exercised, and that is enc which looked
to the cOnsOling prospects of percentage for OBJ
tanning commissions. The regular Ofice-brOkers
are about in full force, and their sefassured inH.
ence does not often 60 unrewarded The rush tor
military honOrs quite equals the demand for civil
EMPLOYMENT and both exceed all former precedent.
In consideration of it's hard labors for seven weeks
past Congress is taking a holiday. Efforts were
made yesterday to bring the House to the consldera-
tion of long neglected private claims, but without
any effect. That sort of legislation Is not popular,
since it only concerns the rights OF ndvlduas' ana
not the opinions of muttudes.
A statement Of the condition OF the Treasury Tor
the past fortnight was reported from the Treasurers
Office yesterday. II appears by it that there 10
nominal balance of "a 500 $50 20 subject to draught,
but as the deposits in the Mint and Assay Once are
not available, they must be deducted, so that me
net balance is really under million, when Is ap-
pcabe at the discretion of the Secretary in all parts
of the United States. The receipts from all sources,
for the two weeks between the LIST and 10th OF
January, were 81 sos 81 %, or something above
The rate of SAL 900 000a year, less than one-hat OF
what VIII be needed for the current year. This mi
proyement may or may not be temporary. Opinion
on one side is quite as good as on the other. Com
pared with the average receipts of November and
December, these returns show gain of nearly
lOOper cent Were they double, the wants of the
Government could not be supplied without loan or
Treasury Notes. linden.