New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-25
POLITICAL,


York, Horato Seymour Of Oneida, and Geo. W. Pat
terson Of Chsutauque.
The Washington correspondent of The Commercial!
Advertiser says that it is asserted with apparent
f-ence that the Presideat did not wish Congress to
carry into Effect the recommendation Of bis Message
for the adoption Of mesns to enable him TO resotate
for the purchase of Cuba. But the Committee of For
eign Affairs of the Senate after general consultation
with the Democratic Senators, have resolved TO report
bill similar TO that introduced by Mr. Siide!l.
In regard to Breslns private account book, or
memorandum, in which about $500 600 of the peoples
money was accounted for, the Ohio STATE Journal
says there is much diversity of opinion The Colum-
bus correspondent of the CleUeand Herald says that
be has from the highest authority, that the investgat
ing committee 90 have sucn book, and " sre igno-
rant of the existence of sLy such book look every
tme While the editor OF the Herald las in note 10
the correspondence the following;
"We thirk our correspondent mist aken, for we
have il from the highest authority that msmoranta
~ Mr. Bresns have been found, which let IN ig' on
the whereabouts of $500 900 of the stolen money.
We understand continues The Journal that
member of the Inves,igstiDg Committee denies that
the Committee have any book Of the kind ALLOW us
TO ask the Committee to inform the world of the
N
long sought for and but lately fJuud there might,
accidentally be something astonishing brought to
light.
-" Ion" writes to Tie Baltimore Sun that the
friends of jadcious tariff, to use Gen. JscksOas
phrase begin to feel confidence in the passage Of
one at this session. The Pennsylvania iron interest
will be coutent with very moderate specific duty not
amounting TO more, on an average, than the present
ad vslcrem duty.
Our correspondent at Lawrence Kansas writes to
US that the barber at that capital is black man,
slave of Judge Emore and that his Excellency Gov.
Medary recently went to his shop to be shaved. Just
BE- fore Tom that is the barbsrs nsme got the official
by tie nese, that finctonsry, who adds economy to
his many other virtues, said: Look here want you
to shave me by the month";" g. Well, msssa, don't
know, nasss" stanmered Tom, hesta,ingly "Well,
why1 tcky not Tom - "Wel, masss Gobernor,
don't II can no rz dspeck, but den all the Gobern-
ois OBJ dis Territory don't stay here but so short, and
dey run away go fass and Use not ia. yol be
here monf; and So you see, don't know, massa.'
-Speskipg of the bankrupt condition of the Ma.
tional Treasury under Buchansns administration, the
Wsshingto correspondent Of The PHILADELPHIA Press
says:
/ heard Yesterday that some of the creditors Of
" y
is no cash for them; their bills accepted and
passed, but there is money 10 pay them. They
put 70 all sorts of trouble 10 raise the means and
many are in the greatest distress.
The 7uaess correspondent gives the following
sketch of the collision in the Senate BET Senators
Douglas and Fitch:
"Mr. Douglas, in the course Of debate upon the
character of some OF Mr.. Buchanan's appontees,
stated that OF J0OC0 documents which he sent to his
constituents through the msil, not reached
il, destination He said, further that BE would give
800 for every copy that could be shown to have been
delivered.
'Tne nomination pending ws- tha. OF Potter rs Col
lector at Toledo Ohio. Plgh opposed il, because the
man displaced his friend, and he charged that the
nominee was unsuitable for the place.
"This gave Douglas en- opportunity TO comment
upon the Illinois appointments at Chicago and else
where nil vacancies made by sacrificing his iren ts
Against Postmaster Cook OF Chicago he made specific
charges snd denounced the sppointees generally in
the most bitter terms, as Incompetent and corrupt.
The frst charge made by Douglas that all of the
appOibtees Of the Administration in Illinois set
of corrupt scoupdrels. The second charge was that
the Postmaster at Chicago, Isaac Cook was dishonest
ard little better than common thief; that he had To-
tercepted his correspondence during the late cam
pagp. and that he DOuges) had sent To the Chicsgo
PostOfice 30 900 documents having his frank, which
had never reached their destination that Senator
Green bad written him several letters, addressed to
him at Chicsgo, and which be mad never received,
and ntimsted that they sbstracted by Cook the
Postmaster Douglas likewise stated that Mr. Fitch
claimed n some remarks made by him in the course
o the debate 10 know more Of Illinois politics and
men than he .DoUglasD.
"To these allegations Fitch ne his son was one OF
those appoinees iet csled upon 10 deay the general
charge untrue and said that Douglas knew to De
untrue. Dongas admitted that there were exceptions
to the general charge aid intimated that Etchs sou
was an exception.
"To the charges against Cook, Fitch said that
Douglas, on previous Occesion, had made similar
charges against Cook ard pledged bis word and his
honor II at If the Senate gave him time 20 procure off,
cia papers he would prove them; that time was
granted him. ard he appeared before the Senate with
bis papers but that they disproyed every charge be
Senate 10 believe bis unsu-taintd as sertiODs.
"To this snswer ia reference TO the hirgs sgsiaat
Cook, It is alleged that Douglas remained silent.
"To Douglass last statement, Fitch reoiLed that
he had used such language, entertained such
sentiments and that he requested Douglas, when he
alluded to him. 10 cor fine himself 10 the truth During
the course OF Fitchs remarks which were very per-
soIal, hs vas repeatedly called 10 ofcer.
Douglas rejOined fercely and bitterly ard was
finally checked by the Chair, at general cries Of
der and was proceeding when he cs led 10 orte,
Mr.. Brown subsequently, moved that Dodg.as be per-
ni.ted TO resume his remarks IN order. In response
to the notion Mr.. DAVIS laboriDg under some excite
ment reprobeed severely the style Of debate assumed
by Douglas, but although not offsnsiyely personal
subsequently, spologzed for his undue excitement.
TIE Branghng was continued until the adjournment,
without any vote. At the close of the debste Fitch
made spoogy TO the Senate az body but, turning
toward Douglas, said he had no further apology to
make
The correspondent Of 7ae Philadelphia North ADler-
sca~ rays: