New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-02
FROM CHICAGO.

Corre,pcndeuce Of The ~ Y. Tribune
CHICAGO, Feb. % 1858.
On this side of the water there to be sort Of
inherent perverseness in every newspaper which dubs
itself " The Times Even your respectable eotenpo-
rsry in Gotham is subject to chronic disposition to
misbehavior which the well timed fageDations of The
TRIBUsE hardly whip out Of il. Your worthy
Occasional Correspondent OF Connecticut, in his last
gave very gratifying account of how he renonced
the world, the fesh, the devil, and The Hartford
Times when he on the point of death. Should
another ike occasion which, under his present
state OF fee ing to wish he ID hereby
advised to get copy of The Chicago Times and read
of its srtses the Lecompton humbug, and then
he csn pass away with some small faith in h9 party
STILL for will be shown unto him that its virtue is not
clean gone forever. Suffice il TO say tbs; Times
is Senator Douglass organ, and, consequently, u.t
now extremely sulsble the goose question. After
subsistng for seversl years the meanes, kind of
earthly diet, such change TO moderately healthy
psbuum gives great hope for its future long life and
usefulness. Its present sensible arguments, compared
with its former subserviency, appesr sufficiently
marvellous indeed " but it does move though" and
verify ten p0rd p9etdntur.
Long John is in high glee because Mr.. Buchanan
snubs Douglas for his disinclnaon 70 take the Kan
sas dose lust Mr.. Pierce seconded by Mr. Douglas,
snubbed the aforesaid John because of his dsinclna-
ton to swallow the Nebraska pill. So one after
other, the invnebes are losing their shining lights.
Their kings their princes and their priests and their
" prophets are ashamed" saith jeremiah. When
every Saul mas become Paul. what will become of
the great Dmmercrstic psrtyl' Perhaps IT. intel
Egent masses will move bsck 10 Ireland, where Of
right they belong and 60 thence 10 establish model
Republic in the region of Botany Bay. The work of
conversion goes steadily year by year. and wonders
will come OF il yet. The scales falling from eyes
that have long been accustomed 20 exceeding dmness
and the mighty men dream dreams and see visions,
lo.-a F0h lba Anfr asla II
by DO means psst Who would have thought that
the chosen apostle Of compsct-oreakpg in "A would
b. holding up for public execratiOn the legitimate
fruits OF rat breach in 50 And there Gysnts
L" IN those days mightie men" and there nov,
ard the Little Giant is the creates. of them al Our
Presidential Jeems aspres 10 the sme Of the heroic
Jack Of the nursery tale, and would fain have sJme
inspired Mother Goose Of the future hand him down 20
Young posterity the redoubtabe Giant Killer Of the
nineteenth century. No doubt the history of the two
persopeges viii De strikingly similar with the single
exception that Jack slew the Giant, while Jeems win
be slain by him. Seriously, though, somebody ought
to rescue Mr. Buchanan from immortality Tkese it
tie operations Of his viii have bad look when the fog
clears away.
Our municipal warfare is drawing 70 focus and
in five days either Hainee "the dusty miller or
Bran8rd "the medicine mar" viii enter the Mayors
Office and disperse jus.ice &C., TO sdmiring
sti.uepcy. Daring his administration Mayor Went
worth ss met with more or less opposition from every
press in the city except his own and has had Ms full
saie of enemies generally; but It can be said Of him
that be has managed the city finances with scrupu-
loJs regard 10 economy ha. re has enforced the city
ordinances with fidelity unknown IN preyi0zs times,
and that lot only has be sought no official pInder for
himself but has devoted his salary 70 charitable
purpos and 8 .his II degenerate and snfll age
Ike .he present, is small praise TO be spoken Of he
Mayor OF q wicked place ike :hs-
But Long John s not only Q Mayor, but, wns: is
better still, al Editor aDd thereby lsDgs tale"
A few days ago, \ the Police Cour:, female witness
Of aot doubtful character made oyers un.eemy reve
latiors concerning certain wealthy merchant Of ths
burg the report whereof wss duly published IN Long
Johns DaIs Denocra- with the othertestinony IN the
case Merchant VaIed wro:h ;hs: his name should oe
psrsded before the pubic IN thai scandseus history
40. armng hinseE with a cane and accompanied by g
friend, ne last evening STOOD by he door OF Johns
room .. tie fremont House till he " victim" came
up frosl :es, and ;hen proceeded 20 infe: san:ry
blsws uySb the edI;,ril cra.inu, VIII b.. b. soyy