New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-15
POLITICAL.

"A correspondent of The Dallas Texas Herald, at
Bsknap writes to that paper that Fort BeAnsp Is to
be abandoned.
The Richmond Dispatch says that an intelligent
gentleman of that city, recently from Cuba says thai,
except smorg few persons engaged in the Amer
clean trade the opposition there to dlbusterism AID
annexation lie universal. They hsve more desire
"to be annexed 10 the United States than Louisiana
"has to be annexed to Spain "Of sl sections Of
Z" this country adds The Dispatch, the South is the
very lest that should disturb the rights of Spain in
Cuba. That .slard is FORBIDDEN FRUIT to US, snd
$50 long i, sins so, the day We est it, we de-
The Mayor of Columbia, S. c., at meeting Of the
City Courc Of that city no. long since, said that he
had received a communication rem the Mayor Of
Charleston reply TO ore from himself, in which lie
says that ne is satisfied that the societies for aiding
underground railroads quite rife in that city, but
so cunning they cannot be caught in the act
The Washington Union is getting supetsttous.
Ii ssys:
The outrage upon the Constitution which the
pred Congress has inflicted in refusing To provide for
enc arm OF the Federal seryics-the coincidence of
this first act Of revelation With the three score
and-teLth Anniversary Of the establishment Of the
G0yeInueLt-the signal manner in which the ssms
Providence whose sustaiuing hand has from the first
been so manifest IN the history Of our country, hes
marked th!s event by the sudden demise Of tue two
chief officers Of tue department suffering the revoG
tioIafy blow from COngress-these notable circum-
stances and condolences have made deep impression
upon the mind Ct the Christian people Of our country
II t ned been Grow now, that hsd died, We could
20 alorg with Tie Uys0n. AS il il do not exs ctly
tie signfcsrcy Of this suddenly taking Off of the
Postmsster-GeIeral and his Third Assistant, unless,
indeed, the dissolution of the Union !s imminent and
al :he good men are TO die first.
The Legislature Of Illinois has made alsw that no
person shall serye olener than once year upon a
jury. Such law here would throw quite number of
gentlemen out Of employment
The Washington correspondent of The MoHtgom-
ery Alabama hdvert''er, writing March 4, speaks
thus Of Mr. Toombs defeat Of tue Post Office bill:
Tie Senate regarded itself wrongly treated by the
House and many expressed themselves: and il was
tais disposition aud feeling that prompted Mr. Toomhs
b. the course he pursuel. SfH he o condemned Uery
geGerdy for the retaliation he adopted in killing the
Post-Oirce bill; and while many sympatIze with him
in the original carse Of difference between the two
houses yet ell WI rot justify the deed he mas doIe
The Washington Star also gave utterence TO this
general sentiment Of condemnation the same even
re in passage heretofore quoted.
Gov. ssm Medary getting into bad oior with
tie Border Ruians, as The following from TAs Hest-
port Border Star OF tue Eth would indicate:
a." II seems that Meiary il in secret correspondence
with Vaughan and the leading kidnappers Of the
Territory, and that they are al working together.
This uErset some Of our friends but we are sorry %
say that are bot az all astonished. We Gsve heard
enough 4 mr. Medsy's operations to be convinced
tha. be hss gone over body, soul aud brooches, 70
the isyhavkers.
-TAe IHdiaHagol.i Journal, which ought 20 know.
thinks that John Petit, Bertons Dirty Dog"
Pettlt, will he an imploveusa. upon Lecomp,e. TIE
-. l. 4
"He has lever, in all his long life, dons or said any
thing TO ertiie him Ia much. He has been mischev-
Gus as stae,mGn, Inscriptions politician, ribali
aQd hselpVGs Sc GaD. iei there has always been,