Litchfield enquirer., 1859-01-27
Correspondence of the Tribune.


 The intestine strife which is rapidly rending in pieces the Democratic party broke out with great lirulence in the secet session of the Senate yester fday. MT. Hale was in the chair, and a discussion arose upon the merits of some nominations to office which had been sent in by the President. Mir Pus h of Ohio denounced tLe President with great bitter ness, accusing him of insncerity and insolence and declaring that he meant to oppose and thwart him wherever and whenever he could. b:r Douglas spoke in the same strain, stigmlt- zing MT. Buchanans recent appointments to office in the West in very severe terms. He htimated that the Buchanan Pc nls CTS in I1ilos We're lit. tie better than thieves, and were regarded by the people If any thing missing from the mails, the Postmasters were ilstctitey suspected of lar ceny.
 These imputations on the standard-bearers of the Faithful reused the ire of Mir. Fitch. who denied their justice charged Mir. Douglas with uttering shameful calumnics, and denounced him a rebel to the Democratic party.
 Mir. Douglas haughtiiy replied that he was an 1 unsubdued and successful rebel and that neitEel the President his Senatorial followers could put him down. He then retorted upon the gentleman | from Indiana his charge of falsehood and defama tion. At this stage of the affair." MT. Hale, the Chairman, called the disputants to order, kindly suggesting, in his facetious way, that the harmony of tine Democratic party would not be promoted by such displays of traternal affection. The War of words still continuing, MT. Jefferson Davis at length interposed and sternly rebnke the
 
 talking like hghwaymen and bravos'--I give you his exact language-and that their conduct was shameful and diSgraceful to the Senate. This brought teln to their senses, and they subsded in to silence
 This scene is said to have been the most violent and ndecorous that has occurred in the Senate, even in secret session, where the proceedings are accompanied always with great freedom of manner and of language the Senators lighting their cigars and talking and discussing in the free and easy style of an after dinner conversation.
 JAN. 23.-The city is full of rumors to the effect that Judge Douglas has challenged Mr. Fitch, ac- count of the language that passed between them in secret session of the Senate on Friday. MT. Fitch said that MT. Doug las asserted what not true, and what Mir. Douglas knew was not true. be- leve that the only foundation for these rumors is that negotiations going on tor reconciliation between them.
 Douglas reply, when MT. Fitch taunted Linn with being rebel to the Democratic party-to the effect that he was '' an unsubdued rebel causes much speculation in political circles It is generally con sdered indication that his efforts to get back into the party have not succeeded.
 So bitter is the feeling against Douglas that a distinguished Anti-LccomptOn Democrat said this morning that it was evident that the South meant to kill him physically if they could not politically.
 JAN. 24-The Senate report on Cuba written by MT. Slidell, is considered cunning compilation of clap-trap arguments for all sorts of people and all shades of objection.
 Mir. Seward made a powerful reply, which was listened to with more attention than any speech of the session He declared that the proposition to put the Army and Navy and thirty millions of mo- ney in the hands of the President radical de- parure from the settled policy of the Republc-a surrender of the constitutional power ot Congress to make war That the proposal to buy Cuba while Spain refused to sell ridiculous in itself as well as a wanton insult to friendly nation. In its present aspect the question was not one of buy ing Cuba, for Cuba not for sale. The real ques- ton was whether, with empty Treasury, we should give thirty millions to the President to dis pose of as he pleases.
 Mir. Toombs in reply to MT. Seward secuted the notion of economy. He said that we always had more money than we knew what to do with, and that he Revenue policy of Government consisted mainly of devising ways to keep money from accu- mulating, to empty, not to fill the Treasury: A Republican remarked that Secretary Cobb, then, ought to be credited for the complete success with which he had carried cut that policy.
 The consideration of the bill was postponed till Monday next, when the great debate of the session will begin.