The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-03-06
Washington Matters.

The correspondent Of thc y, Y, CONNER
cial .idr0 user SAYS
oThe Administration has no backing up
from ST. friends. The army bill IN the senate,
after having been banded about for siN weeks,
WAS finally rejected yesterday by vote OF
more than two 60 one, The Administration
MAN of an addition Of i've regiments % The
regular army 10 almost universally secured
fl GOT but eight votes in the Senate, aud sew
cral of these would mot have been given, ~
Senator Davis stated, had Il been supposed
that the proposition had any chance OF teing
finally adopted,
To be raised iu case Of emergency IL b. possible
that Congress would grant them, But before
any bin can be- passed, and force raised ana
organized under H.. the season viii be too lar
advanced tor an expedition 90 tab
The Southern members Of the American
plrty are becoming rcstNr, and mhhirsl %
disposition 90 go against ill l,,compton ION
stituliuu. They viii not support IL from any
affection for the Administration, but from re-.
gard for the sentiments Of their constituents.
The correspondent Of the Times writes
.Iulcsy / am greatly deceive 4, al the hlan
dishmcnts OF executive patronage have failed
90 add anything 10 the strength Of Lccomptou
in the House, since the reference Of the sub
jcct 20 the Select Committee, The inference
n, that ui tho purrhuyahiU WUtrrtai among
Northern Representatives was blrgaincd for
IN advance of that action, ard sealed aud de-
liNcrcd upon the Unsuccessful motion TO refer
To the Committee on Territories,
The Washington Union thus brings in
manifest cut at Senator Douglas and Gov
Wise;
THAT ,nulling ambition which ocrlcaps il.
self and falls on tothor side never yct-in 80
short space Of time worked such havoc with
hopes. prospects aud projections of PfcAidcn-
tal aspirants, az /, has dolc since the last uu-
tumnal irusts stripped the leaves from the
forest Tie 9rIrr h9gsr - dbr0dd ~ Nc
io11 The rivals for the Stakes of 1860, who
have, rider and Nccd, come down with Is crash
in hcadluug career over the Kansas imbroglio,
form n pt0r0oH ~ dcud men who alter litcs
huul fever, seem to sleep we'll
The polit cal cotacombs are filed with Curl
Gus specimens of departed politicians, whose
impatient ambition has consigned them To- pre-
mature ohli,iou-hcrt Il bold. adventurous
legislator and partisan ginnt; there an orator
of flashing. slnshing hcadlong flnqucncc. who
saw no difficulties, ohstnccsi or dangers in
vac Strrp aSCCUt % ptumoIuU and Was dashed
TO pieces IN the iool.hardy adventure"
Horace Greeley, Of the New York Tribune,
was before the Tariff Invcsugating Committee
on Saturday, ard the telegraph reports his
testimony as follows:
Tint no man ever proposed TO put any
money into his hands 10 influence in any wa,
the action Of Congress on the tariff or any
other question, Gndno one suggested ANYTHING
OF the sort with his consent or knowledge.
He never knew until the late crpoSe in Bos-
ton, nor ever heard or belle, ed, that money
was paid or promised ny Messrs. Lawrence,
stone \ Co., or 10y any one else, whether 70
members or others, to influence the action Of
the last Congttss on the tariff"
We tahc.thc following from the coriespon.
dcnec Of the y. Y. Tribune:
"Scnator Stewards great speech will be de.
ivcrcd on Wednesday He divides the his.
tory of slavery in this country into three
cpochs First, when the sentiment of the
whole country was adverse and contemplated
emancipation; secondly, the period of non-oc-
ton aud thirdly, that of increase and extern
ton. This is regarded, by those consulted
as Mr.. Stewards oblcst effort on The ..uAiaai-
SrH5toT Grccn's opening OF the I.eeom1,on
battle Tell lar below his first rrply TO Mr.
Douglas, and is remark able Cor It's ieeblcncSs
and errors of fact
1t was overhaulcd sharply by Senator Col.
laWer Tor miSqnotmg his report Mr.. Cola
mer exposed his plumbers and rctortcd with
admirable effect"
Horace Greeley, now in Washington, writes:
"lhc chances FOR the passage OF Lccompton
40 not look so strong here as they do az "A
distance. There is no doubt that some bill
proud-rr>lor the admission of Kansas is TO
pass at this\SsNjon, hut that the l.ccomptun
abomlnnlon lS><Q be forced on that long aC.
iiieted Territory, sc->ps here scarcely preba-
bic. Its real friends aremurh frwc, than su-
pcrtclnl appearances, would indicate. Al
though IT seems probable that nearly every
South American will vote fori it. douhtwhcth.
err three o. them earnestly desire it's success
Tribune correspondence Of March /.
II is we'll understood here in the most init.
mate cireIcs of the Presidents friends. TINT
Immediately on the adjournment of Congress.
Mt James Gordon Bennett will receive his
commission as United States Minister to An.
stria This will be the simple fufllmcnt OF
the conditions of which the New York HcyolJ
gives its support to the Administration.
WASHINGTON, March .. Mr.. Wolcott pocs
before the Grand Jury to-day, but will not Lr
released from custody or bail. If the Jury
decide against him he will be imprisoned. =,
$50. -
t-V' A correspondent of the Nashua Ron
lister who has, on several occasions heard the
word prgfie pronounced as though spelled
Proteei, begins to fear that in this proyressi,c
are we shall soon hp n 'iu,d a., III q