New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-16
FROM W.fSHINGTON.

WAsHISGTOv Thursday, Jan. H. le1S
Tie Senate today confirmed Reed OF PennsyiyaGh'
as Minister 10 China by q 10 IL John Bgler oi Cal
iiorna as minister 20 Chilli y. +. Angel Of New YORK.
- Minister 10 Sweden and Richard kidder Meade oi
Virginia, az Minister 20 Brazil. u
Brooke Williams Of Georgetown-brother OF MAJ
anne Bodisco-will be appointed Consul to ZEN,
The President SAVE he will appoint the remaining
Consnls on Saturday Rowland of Brooklyn, is siren
uously urged for Consul to Hamburg.
William Wier, the United states Attorney for Kan
sss arrived to-day. II is understood that he brought
the Lecompton Constitution. lie proceeded directly
to the Presidents who has been engaged all day, pro-
fessedy on urgent business.
notice today. proposes to submit both the Topeka
aud the LecomPton Constitutions to the popular vote,
either for against and the ADMISSION OF Kansas VIII
either if accepted If neither ls accepted, tue OH
authorizes new Convention. The General says that
his purpose is 10 the fullest exercise OF popu-
lar sovereignty
The Grand jury have been for week or more en-
gagged in investigating charges against General Cuonl
late Clerk OF the House OF Representatives, without
obtaining any facts a am informed tending to con
Wet him Of any improperly.
Many members Of Congress were subpGnaed for the
lOse of examining them in regard to transactions
between them and the Clerk. Many of them refused
to give testimony, screening themselves behind their
privilege.
understand that the Administration does not rely
implicitly upon the support of Senator Hunter OF Vr
GINA for their project of forcing Kansas into the Union
with Constitution which the people have not ratified,
but which they repudiate He is said to be more than
half inclined to take the same position that occupied
by Governor Wse-and as he is not a man TO be ntim.
dated by threats or influenced by the seductions of
patronage il il natural TO expect that the more he
thinks Of the Lecompton swinde, the less disposed
will he be TO give his vote for It's contamination.
have again heard to-day that Senator Hammond of
South Carolina is of the way of thinking. The
opposition of these two gentlemen to the Admnisra-
ton at this time will be faa-unless they succeed
in wheeling some New England man into voting for
LecOmpton and manage to have another opponent alb
sent at the critical juncture-contingence not impos-
sible in view OF recent events.
Whatever may be the faults or foibles of Gov Wise
Of Virginia. no one will accuse him of insincelty
of looking two ways at once. Nor will he wink at
these ecceBtrcites of character in Pre- sident
Hearing that Mr.. Buchanan accused of having
been originally in favor of the submission of the
whole Cor sttutOn of Kansas to the people, Mr. Wise
addressed him private friendly letter, which he sent
on here by his own The answer was so equivocal
and unsatisfactory that the Governor concluded at
once that the charge was true, and am told upon
excellent authority, that he is now engaged IN collect
ing evidences with view of publicly convcting Mr..
Buchanan of duplicity. lCOr. Times.