The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-03-19

w,,xuorox, March i2.-The statement
that Mr.. Harris Of Illinois intended to submit
90 the House to-day, in favor oil the anu
Lecompton members Of the Kansas Commit
tee, smbrsces . eomplsss record OF tn minutes
and proceedings. n,
creditsble 10 the character or integrity Of the
majority. Who have stripped the resolution,
under which the Committee wss appointed,
of all practical effect. and substituted their
own views and speculstions alone, in . great
measure. for the evidence which ought 70
haze been collected by the COMMITTEES. With
the exception Of the call upon Mr.. Calhoun,
proposed by one Of the minority, and an in
auiry a. to the appointment OF delegates, the
majority have resisted successfully every ef-
fort st inquiry by either Of the minority.
while they themselves have elected nothing
relative 70 the matter Of inquiry, not already
before the country. Indeed, some Of the
more important items Of information. admit
ted by the majority. in the resolutions adopt.
ed by them at the last session, TO be essential
to the investigation, have never been obtained
by the committee.
They gay that the COMMITTEES, by an aa-
tournament ssss dee, brought its Iaoots 20
close. having. in the opinion OF the minority;
failed to execute the order Of the House; H'a
also to accomplish any one purpose iot ~h'eh
the committee Vas raised. There mas oeen
ample time to procure all the iniofma'ioh
sought BY the House. had the committee Ia
ken the proper steps 70 obtain IL
The report gsins ground that Zen. Cas-
will shortly resign. he 10 cypher IN the
Cabinet. the President being wholly given up
TO Southern inhusnces- Gen. Cass does not
fully share in the Lecompton infatusaon Oh
Buchanan. and probably does not wish 70 DC
deeply involved in the Presidents wild ana
dangerous pro-slavery policy.
Judge Douglas 10 confined TO the house oy
illness, which II not, however. OF . danger
Gus nature.
The following Is the correspondence Oh the
New York Evening Post:
The Senate, in executive secret session yes
terday, confirmed the nomination oil COOK Is
po.,master of Chicago, Ill, by . vote oil 20
10 NJ. Most of the Republican Senators
paired of. leaving the Democrats to settle
their family affairs in their own way. Inc
testimony ordered some days since was read.
III sustained all the charges against COOK
Mr.. Douglas spoke for one hour and twenty
minutes against the nomination, repeating
and proving the $4,000 charge OF deiaIea-
tion 20 the government, in rs clear and posi-
tive manner as language would permit; out
the majority were fixed in their purpose VIZ
20 Mace over the Post-ofiee at Mr.. Douglas
home the worst enemy he has. BY so doing
thew have struck the administration IN In
oo;s blow more severe than any yet dealt.
An illinois Lecompton Democrat assured me
Yesterday that there is not county IN Limos
tha, viii return single Administration Dem
ocrat to the next State Legislature. Every
thing will be Republican and Douglas.
The New York Tribune's correspondent
says:
Mr.. Ksit,'s speech yesterday. declaring that
the Kansas State Legislator. would have no
power to change the Constitution before 1904
has produced auttering among the Demo-
Gratis inclined to recede.
The correspondent Of the New York cou'
rier and Enquirer says:
The plan Of the Executive with reference
90 Cuba il to send special Commissioners TO
Spain with eomprehensve powers to demand
redress for alleged injuries, but to offer TO
compound for them by the payment oil very
liberal idemnity for the eession OF the Island:
The spsech of Gen. Dix at Tammany Hall
referred to this project The appointment oil
the Commission will be made within thirty
days.
The Administration members calculate up
on ten majority for Lecompton: ard andouot-
edly have their men labeled. Burns OF ONO
Humphrey Marshall. and Gilmer Of North
Carolins. are claimed by sanguine Repuoli-
cans as opposed to LeeomP.on. They Will De
miserably disappointed. Niolack oil Indiana
who voted with US on the sth oil February,
has rated back to Lecompton. Horace r.
CLARK win 20 with the Administration. us
triumph IL certain by ten or twelve majority.
Calhoun, IL V alleged. has come 70 the oe-
termination to reject the Delaware orossms
,.turn,. and 70 throw out 700 votes cast at
Lesyenworth City. This will give the Le-
comptonites possession Of the proposed new
State government in all its branches.