New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-19

| ircs are ret very freely narrated by the PsEtct-
pants tbefeie. II Is cautousiy wsspered, ho.ever.
thst srrars Ell pts we're prreestsd In favor ct MO-
S6ders ,btity miliop scheue, squirting decidedly
tosard i,tiu siiors Of ire of policy which tue
! PIetiteIt fss in view. bs'ej upon kHorIedy. ~
| plan by which be believes the purchase OF Caoa
cen be e ctei- 10 OF words, Seq iOrs sere .de
70 Drdertsnd lat the So zoo 900 post v not
merely RANDOM movement in the dark, bet psrt OF
uefured plan or system Of concentrated ofefauon-
What tie plan bipted at is il rot know oaisiie the
caucus. II issvcent no xever that il CHI not M
Vlnce Dir. Douglas, WHO expressed MS doubts OF lts
feasibility srd stated tie only way In which, IN ms
opinion, Cuba can ever be acquired TO wit: By seiz-
ing ii in reort for some outrsa. by Spanish autooty
ard then l8yiDs for Il by negotiation o. eer s,or,
were doubtful Of the practoabi.y Of the Sidell
scheme ss is evderced by the fact that the csRcas
cid not venture vote upon ie pending propos'ioo,
bat separated with sort OF understanding that every
man was TO DO as be pleased.
The Pepbsylvsr avenue Rslrosd job don't
ruh Us wsy through the Senate gate 5. goly as the
New YoIk specu's or, who have /, N charge snt'e
pa'ed Senator's are getting their eyes opeced 10 the
true charscer of this sci ene ard the more they
srd III derstatd, the lees they Ike it. "A city railroad
from the Capitol 10 Georgetoso certainly Is tnuHh TO
BE- detirsc There is object on to such an enter
trise Int much TO conneGd il 10 the favor Of Con.
gress. But in granting the reh to construct il, care
should be taken lot 70 place go vsnaoe tfanchise 10
the al Dc of irresponsible laities hasiG 20 interest
in the District and shose whole sim Is 10 cell II cut
again at or for handsome consideration IN dlvife
to be oOnsun mated, We shsn be sure 70 nave
poorly constr uc;ed road stability equipped, aud man.
aged with hule regard to the puoIic accommodation
The election of State officers by the Indians Leg
islsture resulted in ire election of the Democratic
ticket throughout State Pris Directors, Cirs Com
missioner, State Prner State Agent atd State Libra
risn are ell Democrats.
A dispatch TO The Philadelphia Eren'aS Journal,
dated Washington Jsr. Is, says:
"Tbe Treasury is getting worsely embarrassed. II
is thought that loan Of $29,O 600 will be sed-
&c, instead Of Sl7 OiOOOO which was believed l,st
We to be sufficient to meet the wants Of tue depart
ment.
"The Military Committee Of the House have dissp-
proved cf the recon nendalcn Of the War Dspsrm-nt
10 puichase add nal land for the school Of artillery
practice near Fort Monroe.
cit il rnmored this morning that the Special Com
mttee Of the House the Pacific Rairo al bill have
voted down all the propositions fr tie construction OF
the road. The only To be- acted upon by tue Com
nttee row, is the resolution OF Mr. Stevenson, pro-
vids, that it is Impossible 70 embark in the con-
"strl ction % any rosd at this tire" The general
impression is that the bill not pass az this session..
The Opposition" in Virginia are trying to con-
oenrate on Mr.. Cogein, formerly Member of Con-
sress, as their ca 1date for Governor, against Dir.
Letcher.
The Houss of representatives Of the Illinois Legs
lsture psseed resolution, Wednesday last, for the
cslrg of Co invention for framing new Constitution.
The resolution will probably be agreed to BY the
Senate. In that event. at the next gensral election
Nov 1860, the people will vote for or sgsins. the
propositor which # carried, will compel the next
Legislature to pass law calling such Convention aud
6xng the time and place of meeting. Nearly three
years will elspse before the Constitution can b. put
into operation The vote 10 the House was almost
unanimous
THE PEOPLE, new Independent! American
journal at Boston, edited by the Rev. Chsrlss w.
Denison, proposes for President Gov CHASE OF
Ohio, and for Vice President KENNETH RArSsR Of
North Carolina.
AT tie Cuba stealing meeting in the United States
Senate Chamber, every Democrat wss Invited but Mr..
Broderck, who is ro~ under the ban. Mr.. Douglas
and MI Stuart, who had botu pursued the course he
did, last session. returned to the fold, and were among
the twenty i've who composed the couclsve. IL wa,
an edJipg spectacle to the Senator from Illinois
in fal communion and joining the patty chorus after
heir separation seven months ago.
Speaking of Secret ~ fuckers w.stefa publics-
ton Of our State canvass, The Ffeemaa's Journal
says:
"Tbe statute requires the Secretary Of State TO
cause the CANVASS % be publishes ia as least 'one
paper in each Senate DisTict-thiry two in alt He
has published it 10 drei aud fourteen papers,
ct estimated cost to the State Of over $1,000
There are believe, about seventyhv Dem )cratic
papers 10 tie State. The cost ct publishing the
vass Of sc was a tiAe over 5000. Thi. abuse of
power by Tucker, in the feoeof an empty Treasury
will probably lead TO the passage Of an act by the
present Legislature pacir tie m4ter uhcer tho con-
irol Of the Board Of State Caovasses Of witch the
Secretary Il ole. 10 several S.nste Districts rncker
publishes in but paper, anc from th,. up toe'ghs
The National Treasury he's been pumped dry by
the Democrsts. On Monday next the BIDS for the re-
msinpg ten miloIs of the last loan will be opened.
The certainty that ssother large loan viii be required
must affect the proposals to some extent Though alive
per cent fifteen years loan will command fair pre-
mium with so much capital lying idle the banks.