New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-21

| the SslNe SkAksOoAre and Absot Q common ooos -
fraternity And al that veey vsl thst 10 as a. MOS ~
too lsiss who hate each her like the Devil Eossp-
/ ipg very Pleasantly over tea tsbh lLMgnvx.i.
Thai is una. il snousts to. Fohs DO not feel tass
Gay. Il is as harmkss, and Just about 50 toohsa -
The ova;lous TO the success Of the Atlantic teegsPs.
That was another one Of your schemes-a dead tah-
We. Ii IL ssj, pow tssti is doubtful whether Mo.
| Buchanan ever did get that message Of the Queeo.
have steb il stated that, 80 far from say OF hN
Fort Of conversation passing,it Vas tick OF trade
The sfock holders got the messAyes aud they wore
cenysyed as the Governments, ana the saresd ooes
got out and the soft people got bit Those not In -
triek we're left IN the lurch. Whether that Is true -
not, 90 rot know; bot do not reckon ssy msssass
VA, aver sent. Two years ago, the Serator ftsn
Louis ans who is so enthusiastic now about GAIA
predicted repeatedly that we s1oud nave great resess
rom th,stelegrsph. told him 1t wouii De tAhsn.
I pointed out Tat You were contributing mcoeS 70
make a line Of telegraph both ends OF which woad
hslo,y 20 ENGLAND; snd said that, throughout sacA
an extent of ocean shark could bite Is Ia too. W
whale could kuock il in two, or II would De ca' u tee
In running over the mountains IN the sea- rfAoHesAys
n my mind there was no chance Tor the th'ss'
Vow, Sir. YOU are here after c abs. 1, seems 70 Dc
a Avorite pr, ject OF Mr.. Buchsaan. l hsve n1 Va
tine or ability Dsay all that want ~ say, OF ~
il such syle So should Ike 70 be 10 trm 70 ssy
it l think Mr. Buchanan is hNdly consistent ups
this subject. When he was Secretary OF s,ste, 10
wrote About il 10 Romulus AZ. SAUNDERS our Mialstse
al Madrid-a roogh coarse, North Carohos mas
eesifemap, though but l reckon, from his nsassr
ana ils Nsk, anu nlo TOOK ioI DC was uky, oauv~Se
be clever, the last man in the world 10 sead
upon such en- errand. SO keen and eager wss
Mr. Buchanan then 70 get Cuba, that he vote
. letter 10 MIR. Saunders on the sa9ect. vii NOS
put il in my speech, but will ask somebody to CON
mest on il who explain il. He told min TO ap-
preach the Spanish Government not in the ordinary
diplomatic way, by notes, but to talk TO the SpsnsA
Minister In sort Of gudsi unofficial Conversation, ia
frierd div chat. "Do not send potes, bes+uss they
" may bind the next Government against u,, bal
" make the suggestion and he told him hsv, IL the
most delicate aao the most nssuatinR and plausible
way, to approach the Queen Governuent Oss
hundred million dollars the limit; and the pro-
p~c;tion not hstened TO- was rot entertained q -
Mr. Saunders wss to cay, Really intended nethieG
" at oil; Ipurposed no insult 10 your Majesty. feN
be comes agaln with this proposition, nov by sort o.
forced sale, warning of ali oher bidders, and -
vents s3O,C0O,oOO to start on. lie viii never -
$50 0oJ00 by my vote TO hapg 40 Q milissoss
around NY SUCCESSORS neck; and IL . treaty wcrU
made in that way, 1 would vote to reject It sey-
hsw, even at the rick Of losing the t3o,000,U o.
Just TO vindica,e the independence OF the Senate.
Mr.. President believe have spoken nearly 10 To-
extent OF my strength and power to-day. rae hosor-
abe geutl, mad from phys al debility hst been com
PEELED 70 be seated while he spoke. vii. not ask for
a continuance to any other Gay, because know tAeS
the time OF the Serat is precious, osn ooiy say n
relation 10 tbs whole project, that It wild resytste ~
country with the Slavery questlop that 10, taak,
contrary to the spirt of our institutions TO POI
money 10 the Presidents pocket, l suppose TO Be
sent to Madrid, for MIR. Preston to use IN -
emergency l think it would be lnproper, IN
Just, and upgenerous TO our successors, wGo arc
to ratify the treaty 10 take this advantage VI Them
| think it is unfair way OF negotiation. l thiak
il would injure Louisiana above all tho STATES II
the Union. think that ut this time We ougUt -
compact and bind together oad build up ana
strengthen what We have. We are young. Les
the griste grow into the bone let MS get esr
muscles developed. Let US feel strong before We
inter 10 such contest lot US cultivate the arts ot
peace for Peace bath its Victories less renowned
Il on war" Tnat would be my policy, and hops
Will be the policy enforced upon the Pfesd.n ~ Coz
gress. l am going 10 look for some sensibn man ~
the next Presidel Ga sourd man would rsther IL
ad no PLATFORM DO not want to run him in bhods L
CO Ifess TO you that ia my opinion, my colleague ma
CntepdeD would, of all men on the face OF the earth
suit the best. Ii you will give him chance, "
risk him upon my personal conf ience, without syia6
down creed Of faith for him 10 go by do DOT waas
to stand man upon platform, or ran him 10 bisds
Besides these platforms are all nonssnse. Let mo
say 10 my friend, the Senator from Nes-YoIk, hc
shoud ever get TO be Pre- ,ident want him TO reool
lect that this platform business is all humbug; sad
when ho gets 10 power to kick down the ladder ~
which he got there. The two or three last platform
Presidents we have had, when they got in tn. oar OF
State aud safely seated all around everywhere, You
&C uld see, DO not stand the platform when tho
cars are in motion" Laughter) That is the way
they manage IL. There is always some emergency,
somethirg to Justify a departure from 1t. We'd,
Sir, L hope I shall be forgiven. hsys been 70
four or five conventions myself on aoooant Of
Mr.. Clay, chiefly, and once, l believe, on socsan
Of my colleague, ~ keep HIM out OF scraPo Of
SOME sort, and know good deal abou. them. In
the time wss in politics and were do sinsns, l
always knew q long time before the Convention cana
on who would be Governor. IL used TO be ssid thss
Won never could know who Governor until tho
election was over but 1t all liked up al doas In
ADVANCE. | wish the country to set on prosperouSy
and peacefully and goriously without any SisvssY
sgitstiop. / want man of sound heart aad soeaa
bead who will administer the Government with thsk
view. can say for myself, AS was said by tue in-
mortal Webster that trust il will be ore and inds-
vsibe, and forever; and that the God who Over
rules us and guides us now, aslheretofore snf 40
hope fer ages to come, will so shape our onds thst Al