New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-28
FROM FLASHING TON.

v-,o ou, st.cia, Correspondent
WASHINGTON, JAY -, 1853.
A telegram from this city has been published at
Ire expense Of the Associated Piess. stating that
the Administration was in " fair way OF acqlir-
i'm Cups. The news must be quito refreshing to
tboee most interested. Just at tbs particular mo-
ment, MIR. Augustus Cesar Dodge is on his way
home fTom Madrid having become Tetber disguised
with TIE tortuous ways of Spanish diplomacy, aud
being admonisbed, too, that his place wac wanted
for E, mo fsithul Lecomptone II any movement
hss been made for Cuba, the Spanish Minister here
is kept in bssiul Ignorance, and 1t may be SAID MI
buchanan has conducted the negotiations to his
own satisfaction, since nobody else ever heard OF
them. The basis for this delightful vision was IN
article in The London Tunes, beratlng Spain for not
suppressing the slave trade at the very time 1t was
am oupeed in Parliament that the British squadron
Ind been ordered away from the Gull OF Mexico,
and suggesting that n mere iBtlmation from LORD
Nalmeebury to Mr.. Dallas OF the passNentss or
neutrality Of England, would lead to tho acquisition
Of Cuba in ninety days by the United States. Inns
suggestion was accompanied by remarks upon the
;phcy of such transfer, intended rather 10 lrrl-
tate Spain than to favor the United States.
This 10 the whole iouOdatOn for the story and INC
facts show with what consummate wisdom our Dip
lomacy must be conducted. That the Admloistra-
ton AIMS at Cnba is undoubted. The PRECEDENT mas
made it his special ambition for good many years,
commencing with the time when he was Secretary oil
State 10 Mr. Polk and offered one hundred, and con
tngenty. one hundred and fifty millions Cor the nc
auisitou. Through tAe persuasion OF Mr.. Pierre
Soule W. was made To figure as the principal OF the
Ostend Manifesto, the preudices OF both hmscl
aud Mr. Mason having been conquered by the art
full eloqrcDce OF that successfu lntriguer, who
persuaded each, separately, that Cuba was to b
81. 4 4 mn ian Of
would consequently BE- elected President by 1t, ne
belop CisinteIescd himself from exclusion under the
Coustitut;oual provision that citizens of foreign
birth cannot be elected to that Office 1t required
much management to bring Mr.. Buchanan over but
1t is curious episode In thst diplomatic achieve
ment, that when drawn in, he became. like all con-
vefts IN Intense enthusiast and SOue actually ap-
appeared as the moderator of the occasion, round
ing of the angles of Buchanans manifesto.
Spain has been standing on her Castilan reserve
and propriety with us for long tune, living up to
the law giving cause for Ofense, and committing
none Of those " outrages" which have 50 mnch eX-
ercsed our national resentment and ventilated our
patriotic feelings toward Paraguay and other great
Powers. Consequently, it is not SO easy to get up
a cause of quarrel with poor, distracted Mexico,
iIem whose territory We are only separated by an
imaginary line. And as to peaceable acquisition,
that is Low and always has been humbug OF the
first water, because SPAN wont sell and because
we can't buy. Our Treasury is no6 empty, the
revenues are fifty per cent below the expenditures,
the public debt has been increased 1900 900 III
five mcnths. and one OF the first demands at the
next session will be for loan, and TO fund the
treasury notes then about to fall due. In this state
Of the fnaaces, it would not seem if we were IN
very excellent condition 10 % seeking Investment
for one or two bundled millions in foreign island,
which now as a neutral performs all the duty winch
this Government ever could fulfill as IN owner, and
without the cost OF dollar to the Treasury. Cuba
and Mexico may make good bait for eudgeOns, but
they VIII hardly withdraw attention from those vital
issues which the Administration would wish To have
covered up, but which, like the blood OF the muir
dered Duncan, will not "out."
Having put his household III order, and given in-
structons 10 the young gentlemen who compose the
Cabinet to behave like good boys for fortnight,
the President is ready for his run TO Bedford
Springs and will get of in few days, much 10 the
relief of various officials, who would rejoice to bear
ne was going to jericho, or beyond il. Ia order 10
Keep the Republic going during his absence, and to
see that the Union is nO5 endangered. Dir. John APP
pleton who has been recruiting down East and III
fusmg healthy Democratic spirit into the Lcconp-
ten managers of Maine, will b. ~ his post tO-nIor-
row, II the railroads permit. II viii thus be seen
that 10 personal considerations allowed 70 de-
feet the President from that paterna. sell ;tude Tor
the cOuh.ry which has So rluch characterized hs
brilliant Administration thus far. Mr.. Floyd isaiso
expected 10 return Tomorrow.
The PostOhice appointments for Buffalo and
Troy VIII be announced tomorrow. Dlchey. the
incumbent, OF Cook viii be most likely TO get Tie
former. Personally the President prefers Williams
but regrets that lie has no party at home. Perhaps
be will discover in a few months that either of tue
Others Is Just as destitute of political and numerical
strength and that all the engraving and other
patronage which We're used 10 placate Mr.. Hatch
toward LecOmptOn have turned out an Improbable
Investment for the Administration.
Tie Union is now striving 70 retrcs. from its re-
cent position toward the Illinois Democracy. and
all at once mas words Of forgiveness Tor the non-
nees Of the Douglas ticket, VINO, in their anxiety 70
get votes, have shown a mesn aud groyelling dspo-
sitlon to conciliate anything called Democratic.
Stili both their letters which are reproduced, ex
press decided hostility 70 the original LecomptOn
Dill ard to the English swipdle. No word Of en-
couragemcpt, or OF forbearance or OF federation. is
however, extended to Douglis, because with Lin
the quarrel is purely personal, aud the dctesmns-