, 1859-02-12
lFrem cur own Correspondent


The internecine struggle between Buchanan
and Cobb goes on. Buchanan has tho most
craft and management, but Cobb has the most
men. Two turious'y excited caueuses rere held
at the capitol On Saturday night. Duchanan's
party met in the Committee room Of the Ways
and Means. They rode up in au omnibus. They
consisted Of ohoice selections from the Penusgl.
ysuis Democracy. They resolved that they had
no connection with the concern over the way J;
that they we're the only real and original Jar
leys- These originals expressed unahated con-
fldence in Old Buck-dear credulous souls, re-
solved in favor of his policy, and against q na-
tional debt, !. g. aga,nst Cobb, and then they
adjourned. The concern over the way met in
the hall of the House. They consisted Of forty
or fifty Southern Democrats, African traders
and free traders, aud fifteen or twenty nercens-
ries, hired to enaw the baggage, from the
North. John Cochrane Was Chairman. The
conclava pitched right into business. The CON-
mites appointed at tbs last meeting exploded
iu report declaring that the present tariff will
yield fifty Six millions and the public lands five
millions, and that tbs public expenditures may
be cut down eloyen millions. A the estimates
are $7s, ,000, 600, this will reduce them to 9i2,-
100000. The remaining million will bs made
up hT miscellaneous. The meeting discussed
tho report with great gravity, for q space. They
taeo began cussin' in great anger, and ended BY
laughing at themselves and their scbemea
Somebody created iutense alarm by suggesting
that if the Democrats could not carry On the
Government for less than eighty millions q year,
it had better be turned bodily over to the Re-
publieaps. Under the excitement caused by
the opening Of this vista, Groesbeek moved an
adjournment "neser to meet more," which was
carried, before the assembled Democracy knew
whether they stood upon their heads or their
heels.
As a sectional conspiracy tbs thing was dead
failure, but Is an intrigue Of Cobb's sgainst the
President It will have important effects. 1t ives
from beginning to end q Cobb movement, de-
signed to organize the Democracy against the
President. Free trade was only = coyes fer the
real purpose, and the idea of rsnenehment vas
the veriest farce- The word Is neyer mentioned
between two Democrats. but they laugh in each
tha r.obh n,,,v nnmha-.d .san. 10 ~" "u'e
~ sao 1o'. paA's nuuos'ea 7ooa1 al3J neo1oefa'
hi. Buchanan was able to got Into bis CAUCUS
only twelve OF htseen members. and .bo,. co,.
s,.a :. o.... D.. ~'A
aueu y" ~ o"n s'1a'e' nu' Dc LAC 'ae sddfeaa
u send TO the meeting Of Cobh1tes. as spies nnd
intormers, ten OF dozen Of his best men. who.
al we have seen, broke up the meeting before it
hse snt;r.3v ~ on+.n:r.3 chh hus tal neSnanan
~ hssa ab,s ~ e-axs". WY. sa9uka ao oas
snh,sm nnna1.s 30. 1;th rohS .suKs.oss ~ H,
,ssa's"' , Uuoelee soes Win Cono sce whole
r@hs,i;,n frsn 4'so mk " s""s soe ground Of
rh;ch mor.msnt ~ or. 49,. ~ H"ah. neS naae' ~
- rTSu ~ .1s. ne ous sAAoks noenanan-e cuts
@ ~ L" TEas n ~lue' Gonsl4unR OF me pure Airl-
eaan. ea:s ~! Goutse, ING ne9'nn1ng OF Inc reform
ssaon eouaassea N patnng on npon tho ehonl.
Gohh,o ~ eoe .nnoeens pastY tas ps!ment ol