The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15
BURLINGTON,

ED-ExERT,oMs or THE PRKsIDENT AND CABI
! NET-REsoLUTloN OF THANKS TO SPEAKER Okl
RKsIsrED-A MERIrED REBuKE-ExECUTIvl
SEssroN-DKFEAT OF THE Posr OFFICE BILL.
reegaphic Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gazette
Washington, March A.
Congress has expired. after = continuous ses
sion of more than twenty-five hours. The re-
suits may be summed up briefly, BY stating that
the House, after refusing to suspend the rules
several times during the night, to take up the
miscellaneous bills, finally caved in this morn
ing. The great contest, subsequently,, was up
on the Senate's amendment, inserting the Treas
ury note clause This was once lost by sin
| gle vote, but the Pennsylvania Democrats, AZ
| expected, retreated under the lead OF Florence,
/ and it was carried by eleven majority. This was
the turning point and after that all interest was
| lost. Most Of the amendments to that bill, in.
| cluding the Panama and Tehuantepec routes,
| the aqueduct here, appropriations for public
| buildings, and the like which the Senate had
| inserted, were abandoned. Mr.. Broderick in
| formed the ST nate that they covered much cor
ruption, and if persisted in he would. use his
privilege, under the rules, to defeat them. Hun
ter yielded, much to the modification and loss
Of Gwin, Benz amin and others.
The President and Cabinet were at The Cap
itol, and exerted their influence at the critical
moment in persuading the Pennsylvania Demo-
Gratis to abandon their professions and princi-
Piles.
After the course of Speaker Orr in packing
| the Kansas Committee, it was expected (and
this anticipation was realized) the usual vote OF
thanks would be resisted. Only a little more
| than half the liouse voted, and fourth Of that
! acted adversely.
The Executive session Of the Senate will not
continue more than a few days. Treaties with
New Granada, japan, and the Indians, are all
| before it. 1t isn expected that the President
will ask advice concerning Mexico, and if he
| did, none could be given.
Although the Conference Committees Of the
House and Senate reconciled the differences be-
tween them in regard to the Post Office bill, by
relieving the question of punctilio, and the
House adopted their report, Toombs interposed
| in the Senate and killed the bill, contending
| that the COMMITTEE had no right to act as i!
did, and that lie would show what one Senator
could do in vindicating its dignity.
VERITAs.
An Interview w with James Buchanan.
| Tie Presidents Private Opinion of the Demo
cratic Pary-His indebtedness to the Repub-
| Ecdns AcknouiedJed.
| Correspondence of the Worcester (Mass.) Spyl
Washington, Feb 90, 1859.
| One day had an interview with the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Scott, Mr.. Collins, Of Amoor river
and Mr.. Aspnwall, Of California, accompanied
ms We found the old gentleman dressed in
his morning gown and slippers, in his Office
Oar reception was very cordial. He is a yener
able old man--nore SO than the pictures OF him
indicate-but he has the FIRE of youth in his fac
| ulties yet.
We were attended by Mr.. Scott, of our State
who is great favorte with the President. AnG
| tb nl tur md pp
important as--"Had any of US come overland?'
Yes; then he must be informed of the journey
He expressed himself strongly in favor of keep
ing open all the avenues to the Pacific, because
they develop resources, and aid settlements, ane
are thus benefit to the whole nation. But ht
said that there was danger that these avenues
might be closed up, on account Of the factou
opposition Of a majority of Congress to any
measure he had proposed for the national good
In fact, he said, there was danger of the Gov
eminent being bankrupt, because Congress
seems determined to adjourn without providing
means to pay the demands upon the Treasury
and that he will probably have to call an extr'
session in August to meet the emergency which
will arise. He declared the Democratic party
the great party that elected him-that built th
Cincinnati platform, and from which they al
seem to have fallen off except himself-to b.
disorganized, split up into all sorts of factions
incap sble OF adhesion, or of carrying any meas
ure as party: his own adherents are so fey
in numbers that without the aid Of the "Blacl
Republicans" he could not have carried throug
any measure at the present session. To then
he was under obligations for unexpected assis
tance on several occasions, but said he, mot
man of them has ever called upon me-" H
said if he had Republican Congress he coul
get along better than he does with the factlous
unmanag geable Democrats who, the moment b
proposes a measure for the honor and glory @
his country, raise embarrassing questions in
tone that heaps opprobrium upon it, and thu
he is defeated, continually, and his recommen
dations pass for nothing. A Republican Con
gress, he said, would feel some degree of re
sponsibility resting upon it, and would act wit
reason.
He spoke OF the admission of Oregon-but
did not claim that measure as party success
He was much pleased with the result, givin
credit for it to the high.minded Republican
who were not afraid to do right. even when b
so doing they voted against their own friend
The President declared that he would not b
held responsible tor the failure Of any measur
T OF his administration. He believes We are vi
der the protection of Divine Providence, an
has faith in the future vindication of all his act
before the people, and that his administrato
will be not only successful but popular on
He told us he was then preparing messag
asking for power to protect our citizens IN trd
situ over foreign territory-the same messae
which has excited the yirtuous indignation
) the press North and South.
He spoke of Cuba and the Thirty Million bi
! Its passage was matter OF time; it might IA
this year, but it would come up again, and C'
} ba would inevitably be ours He evidently II
lies upon the success OF this scheme, more tn;
: any other, to make illIstrious the page of bi
: tory, which shall celebrate the renown of Pre-
t dent James Buchanan.
t We remained about half an hour, having e
:. joyed very pleasant interview. W.
t. slavery Established I'm New Mexic
> To the Associated Press by Telegraph:
u Washington, March 2.
> The mail received from Santa Fe bring:
copy of the stringent laws passed by the Leg
lature Of New Mexico to protect property
slaves and totally prohibiting emancipation
= that Territory.
Upon the above dispatch the New York 7
!, bune comments
When Mr.. Webster made his great and ia
q . plunge, he did so on the express ground Il
there was no need of inhibiting Slavery in N
!. Mexico and Utah-"the laws Of God" havi
~ rendered such Inhibition utterly superAous.
. Slavery cOuiO never De plautcu III tuoSe Aei
tories. We have o-day an expressive comm
: tary on this assumption in the fact brought
= telegraph that the present intensely Democra
~ Legislature of New Mexico has passed an ac
~ protect Slave property and forbid Emdncipat
therein. That is 10 say: Slavery has establish
=, itself in New Mexico just as it did in New Y
n. or Virginia, by assuming Its own existence as
"a accompiishedfact and legislating to protect 9
"a perpetuate that existence. There has been
o. ''agitation" in New Mexico, do you mind?-
"a "Biack Republicansm" there-nothing but
m tense popular ignorance, british degradat
! of the ilterate majority. and unanimous y
no tional Democracy" And here We have the
Il tural sequence.
70 A CoNrRAsr.-General Washington was,
James Buchanan is, the President of the Uni
q. States. On the evening Of the passage of
g, bill, a few days since, admitting Oregon q
OF State, mob paraded the streets and 'sel
in AIDED" Washington's successor, who ,hereu
ir. "made speech" to them from window OF
- White House. He made three points:
elr Point first: He congratulated them on
admission of State "filled with noble Der
nd Gratis"