New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-23
FROM FLASHING TON.
From Our Own Correspondent.

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mares nest, as announced by The tHion, IN the
shape of a conspiracy between Brigham Young and
the Black Republican leaders in Kansas, Boston
and Washington, appears to be based chiefly on
what the organ calls the "curous fact that some
time last Summer, " Brighten Young forwarded an
"express direct from Utah, with extraordinary
d" Dispatch through Kansas TO Boston. Was this
"to communicate with the Emigrant Aid Society,""
grayely and sagey inquiries The Union.
Was there ever before foolish Government
ORGAN! Brigham Young has repeatedly sent ex-
presses from Utah to Boston and thence to Europe.
They were sent to Boston because from that port
there is steam communication with England, a fact
probably not known to the official editor of Tie
onion, but which he might have learned by inquir-
ing of almost any member of the Cabinet The ex-
presses were sent through Kansas, because the d.
rect road from Utah to Boston is through Kansas, a
fact which certainly must have been known to the
editor, who is q MissOurian. The Emigrant Aid
Society of course had more to do with them than
had the Society for prOpagating the Gospel among
the Indians.
The dispatch in THE TRIBUNE Of yesterday, dis
closing the affair of the Senate's printing of the
bred Scott decision was just i'll time, for an arrange
ment had been made to rush the matter through
without discussion. The books have been received
by the Senators and distributed by some of them at
least under the impression that the order to print
had been passed at the extra session Republican
Senators have been personally appcad to, to let the
thing Side on the ground that the printer was in no
wise to blame for doing the work, as he had the ex
plict Of certain Southern Senators that
the Senate would pass the resolution to pay for the
books, and if the Senate did not pay, they would,
out of their individual pockets. Under these cir
cumstances the printer certainly ought not to suffer
loss; but just as certainly he ought to look for his
pay to the Senators who melted him to do the
work. If they want to circulate ~, 900 copies Of
disreputable and mschicvous partisan document,
they Ougr to do it at their own expense and not at
that of the National Treasury.
There is division of opinion among the Re-
pubcans in Congress Oh the subject of Minnesota.
While some of them are in favor of getting her into
the Union any how and as speedily as possible,
others prefer that her admission should be post
poned while rather than to have her brought in
unustly, with representation to which she is not
entitled, and brought in in mode which Will put
the Republican majority in Minnesota in the atti-
tude of disOrganzing faction, when IN realty the
real faction who have caused all the trouble there Is
the Democratic minority, backed up by the Adj
fninstratOn Territorial OfficehOlders. Politically,
the result of the immediate admission of Minnesota
is somewhat uncertain There are conflicting ru-
mors as to the position Of her Senators and Repre-
scntatives in the contest between Douglas and the
Administration.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1859.
The speech which Mr.. DOolittle made to-day,
indicating the right of the President to pursue
illegal expeditions, both under the Neutrality Act
and the international law, fully sustained the high
reputation which he brought here as jurist, while
many of its passages were striking for their elo.
quence and beauty. He showed conclusiyely from
the accepted doctrine laid down by the most
eminent publcists, that the motive in entering a
foreign jurisdiction determined the light in which
the act was to be regarded. Thus, the pursuit of
pirate into the very ports of another nation, by
which the common interest was to be benefited,
could not be treated either an outrage or an in
dignity upon its sovereignty. In this ease, the
Nicaraguan minister had formally thanked our
Government for the Intervention of Capt. Paulding
Thus relieving his act Of even the technical Objec-
ton W hich had been urged against it. So COM
pletey did he review the question in all its aspects
and forestal the points by complete answer, that
Mr.. Brown of Mississippi, who had come fully
charged with heavy demonstration, cOntented
himself with very light discharge of defamation.
The Jealous and mpulsive prOpagandists who es-
pOused Walkers cause heedlessly, are getting sick
If the experiment, and whatever else they may do,
will take good care to keep out of the range OF his
new Nicaraguan bonds, which are considered as
deadly as the rifle whisky that is said to kill at
hundred yards.
There was no weekly report of the condition of
the Treasury made on the regular day, but it is
stated upon sufficient authority that the receipts
from customs have about doubled at NewYOrk
when compared with those after the panic, aud run
an average of fifty or sixty thousand daily. But
this fact proves no beneficial change. Nearly
thirty millions of merchandise have been stored in
New-York for months past, with no benefit to their
owners or the Government The importers have
been ordered to sell any how, and their release ex-
plains what is called the present Improvement.
Ard what is true now will be equally true in the
Spring. because the manufacturers in England are
oyerstocked with goods which can find no market
on the other side, and therefore must seek one
here or be allowed to rot. These two causes may
furnish share of relief to the Treasury, but GER
tainy none to the great business of the country.
All the cODjectures concerning the Lecompt0n
Constitution proceed upon false premises, because
the elements of opposition are yet to be developed
and may not be for some time. A recent estimate
is materially wrong as to the New-fork and Penn
sylvania delegations AT least four of the latter are
openly adverse, and several Others shaky, with
leaning in the same direction. 1t may not be Pru-
dent 10 bazen their names in print SO, too, OF the
NeW-iork delegation In placing Mr.. Macay
among the opponents, entire disregard was paid TO
MS e'ter 10 The Iammany meeting wherein he
came OUT na' looted the other way. Mr.. Slckles Is
not quite settled, and Mr.. Clark has compunctiOus
'lsines The gentlemen from the rural districts
s,lll m0ie exercised, and Mr. Hatch of Buffalo would
give aJew seye TO have this chace pass from his lips.
Although Mr.; Dean Richmond and his confederate
wire-pullers have patriotic eve UPON the flesh
DOts they are still most concerred on tba;r