New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-04
IRON Y.4SEINGGCE.
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VIII the arr1va oil ihe IAcoInpssh N"n 'S'"' -
tie interest Of the KansaS drama Las nseacd ~
hight, and the city is faD Of ramors, more OF ICES
vel founded. Anon, them q report 'ha' ""''
Denver OF Kansas 10 in town, having co"e % io-
nonstra.e with Mr.. Buchanan on the course no g
rur,ninr IN regard to Lecompton. Inis IS a'o-
.etbcr imnrobsble: for Gov. Denver could not
hsx. oui,ted Kansas w:thou: being tcraiId by me
Telegraph long before he could get here l. . "1to
,,d that Cabinet meeting has been called thIs
usrpipe. 10 reconsider the Kansas question. ms
!, probably tue; but the President has taken his
poslfiep. and is immovabie. tie ~ under tue haDu-
spstiop that unless he persists IN ms lecomptoB
soicy the Democratic party Is doomed to defeat IN
is6O He openly declares that an abandonment Of
the course which the Administration has thus far
taken upOn the Kansas question, or even any mOdl-
6cstOn OF that course, would be fatal 70 the party.
With this conviction, thus firmly held, there can.
be little hope that the President will be moved from
bis purpose. In Mr.. Buchanans character, OBJ
stinaey is as marked trait az yacillaon, and both
are curiously mixed. While question IS under con-
si5eratiOn, or while he feels little interest IN II,
be changes his attitude toward it from day to day.
He hestates he wavers, he advances, be recedes,
rue. az he meets with impulses or influences from
one side or the other. He is affected like ther-
pometer, by everybody who approaches, and IN
day will run through all gradatODs of the scale,
from boiling point to zero. But when bis mind ls
made up aud his resolution taken, he becomes az
hard and uDyielding as he was before face. Old
age has ss usual, increased Mr.. Blchanan's ten
deney TO obstnancy, without amehOrating his tenn
per or increasing the urbanity Of his manner. The
men who surround him are mostly inferior to bim-
self in age, experience and ability, and however
strongly convinced they may be that the President
10 hurryiDg his administration, his party and per-
hans the cnunfry itself "A DTecDIcp tlPV shrink
from speaking their minds boldly TO him. 1t is df-
6cut very difficult for any President 10 get clear,
sncolored intelligence Of passing events or OF the
progress and condition OF public opinion. For
President with the manners, the temper and the
disposition OF Mr.. Buchanan, IL is almost impossible.
The courtiers of the White House are like the
eourtiers Of all other palaces, aud hattery, not
truth, is the grateful pabulum they furnish TO the
imperial palate.
Contrary to expectation, the Message was not
cent in to-day in consequence, IL is said of certsin
notifications that were suggested at the Cabinet
meeting to-day. These notifications are probably
only such as have been made necessary by the com
plexi0n Of CalhOun's election returns. When tbe
Message was first written, week or more ago, il
vas supposed the Free State men had not only car
red the election of the 4th of January, but that
even Calhoun would be compelled to admit the re-
turns in their favor The Message was adapted TO
that phase of events, and the change in the pro-
u
the Presidential overture.
The patience of the Democratic leaders with
regard TO Mr.. Douglas seems to be well nigh ex
hsusted. The Senators held caucus this evening
with the avowed purpose of adopting test resou-
ton which shall drive him out of the party or put
him to death politically. They have been encouraged
10 this by the guarded manner in which Mr. Doug
las has conducted his opposition to the Adminisra
ton, which has led them to believe that he will fall
an easy sacrifice to vigorous attack. Perhaps he
may and perhaps the attempt to suppress Douglas
may turn out like the attempt of King James the
Second TO suppress Sir John Trelawney.
Five hsndred thousand in the Noth
Viii know the reason why
The fate of the Illinois Senator's in his own hand'.
II he insists on remaining IN the Democratic camp
after he has been shown to the door, he will remain
ss a subdued and disgaced rebel. II ne marches
out boldly with banners flying, he will have followers
enough to make him "a power on earth"
The debate in the Senate to-day on the admission
of Minnesota was interesting and significant. Mr..
Mason of Virginia boldly declared, in substance, be
would not consent TO the consideration OF the ad-
mission of any new State until the Kansas question
vas disposed of Mr.. Hale Justly characterized this
ss q most extraordinary aud startling declaration
involving intentions which carried into practice,
would lead more speedily than anything else to
dissolution of the Union. Mr.. Mason, in reply,
backed square out of his position, intinating how
ever, that the time might come when the Southern
Senators would take the ground objected TO by MIR.
Hale. The menacing disunion tone of Mr.. MaSon's
speech was promptly and iorcibly rebuked by Mr..
Crittenden Of Kentucky, who made fervid Union
speech. He implored the Senate not to involve
Minnesota in the bottomless sea of troubles which
had overwhelmed Kansas, snd protested with much
warmth against these wanton threats TO dissolve the
Union. The galleries appauded him warmly. Mr..
Green Of Missouri replied with some Hppant sneers
about chanting Union songs not very credtable TO
his sense or taste coming from so young and green
Senator as himself, and applied TO the venerable
and respected statesman from Kentucky.
From Oar Own Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Feb. :, 1853.
Who is j. d. Williamson of Trinity Building,
Sew-York iss question which much exercises
the quidnunes of the capital just now and to which
no one seems able to give satisfactory answer. He
appears resolved to set at defiance the House OF Rep
resentatives and is said to be prepared to test by
legal means his right to refuse to obey the sum