Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-23
WaShingfon 3.


The President has wayered like reed in thu
hence tho many contradictory reports as To th'
final decision.
Six OF the heads Of departments. that is tp say
all except the Postmaster General. have SO siren
uously and decidedly opposed the measure thai
the President might well distrust his own judg
ment in the case. STILL he could not defer Il
the opinion Of Mr.. Holt it was finally agreed that
his opinion should settle the question. It wa
finally left 10 his decision. Hence il that the
Union. this morning. remarked that the question
would he settled in few hours. But Senators
Gwin ard Lane, the former of whom leaves on
Monday by the Panama steamer for Oregon. say
that the question was substantially settled before
and in favor of the call Of extra session on the
I'D Of august The proclamation will probably
u issued in time for that steamer
Many ask the question why, il the department
get alon: till September, it cannot be sustain
RI until December in the same way? But in ap-
swcr that it in said, the President is bound to
keep up the postal system, there are legal
therefor. and his only means to call Congress
and ask for appropriations. and that this Congress
lie cannot bring together before the latter part Of
August for il would not be Congress unless n II
the States had n fair chance to be represented.
The compensation Of the postmasters, aud the
contingent expenses Of their Offices, amount to
<, 00. go per quarter, or equal to the revenue,
estimated that the service which is actually neces-
sary Ia Je performed. will require about twice ~
much rs the entire receipts, To say nothing of
present Indebtedness. Next month the contracts
for the southern States nre 10 be made and in
view ii the bankrupt condition Of the Department
it is r'a sonably supposed theproposals will be far
less yprabe than if contractors were to frame
lhcir roposas on cash basis.
r. subject Of the choice Of the Opposition to
.c.t,r the organization Of the House, is now much
mn"t"l II IL really n doubtful question, nm ne.
count IF thr uncertain posiiion Of some of the dis
tf" I'D Democrats, and the tendency Of the South
Anc cans to act in concert with the Democracy.
But 40 Democrats, generally concede the fact
tha' he majority of tho House will not be with
him.
II d remarked how much mISconception and i'll
frela.- would have been saved. as between the
Unit States and Great Britain, if the Admins
trat had been candid enough to declare six
m,'' ago. what they now state, through the Tn
I'm. a. t they are fully advised, and entirely APP
prov" he course of Great Britain, in regard to
Cent q American affairs.
Al he special u.al agencies. seventeen in num-
h-r have Just been discontinued and the order
ganu,,ng extra compensation, out oi the postages
alcr' ,ag about eighty postmasfers. has been re-
sok'i owing to the failure of Congress to make
the n"tcssary appropriations. 1t is not trur, ns
ia. rcn published, that the Postmaster General
~
shall ne an extsa session Of Congress called.
!. Lane will return 10 Oregon in the steamer
of April 9th.
Ga. T. Morris. editor Of the Home Journal has
lcru appointed Consul for Havre.
,Iicial information will 60 out in Mondays Pa
cite mail Of the ratification of the ten treaties
VIA The Indians in Oregon and Washington Ter
r'orles. A this took place during the late cx-
irl,.tlinary session Of the Senate alter Congress
tai adjourned no appropriation conld he made
to carry tnr,n into immediate effect 1t was main
ly caing +" the explanations made by General
H., that these treaties were ratified, that gentle
~. bavi,g convinced his brother Senators that
t"j w"uii tend t" permanent peace. lie had
80 icc' \" support of senator Gwin and cx
f'., NOR stevens in his perse,erng efforts. By
IN. treaties the title to fifty millions of ncres of
l:I, will lac cxtnguishcd at TO this govern
m..t of three and II half cents per acre. On that
or. ion resolution was passed almost unani
IN "-ly. providing that hereafter, when it is pro-
I"..l to buy Indian land, the Senate shall first be
r1u-ultcd before entering into treaty stipularions
ihc Bo.uta Mission will be filled this week. us
wi also the Commissionrrship of Indian Affairs
az. he mmissIonership of Patents.
nor Mnta, the minister ot the .Juarcz govern
m,.t, left Washington yesterday Sunday on his
r'tr,n to Vera Cruz, by way Of New Orleans.