New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-24
THE CUBA HUHBUG-DESPERAT POLL
TICIANS-THE TARIFF.
from Our Special Correspondent.

from Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81, 1850.
Mr.. Colamer delivered a very full aud able
speech TO- day. Of ihTee hours, against the &C.
0usjtion of Cuba. As an argument, it was, like
all Mr.. Collsmer's Efforts, of great force and CON-
pleteness lie bore down directly upon the merits
of the measure, graphing with 1t in close quarters,
and eyelDg it, stone by stone, to its foundations.
He made clean work, in most lawyeTly and ju-
dica manner He argued, fairly and squsrely with
out pettifogeiDg, talking Like sn upright man and
an intel igt MT statesman, and endessOing to con-
vince and not to delude or beGcg the understanding
Of bis hearers. Jefferson Davis Interrupted him
once, but got brushed away. Jefferson mistakes
passion for sharpness, aud temper Tor intellect.
lie always Resumes b dictatOrisl air in his crtl-
csms and this makes him offensive He was like
tow. boat against sDag, in undertaking to trip
Mr. COllamer.
There ire a large number Of speeches to follow
Mr. COllamer's on this subject, and though Mr..
Slidel gave notice to-day that be would drive the
question TO a vote tomorrow night, doubt If 1t
will be done. / do not see how even the prepared
speeches can be crowded into the limited time pro-
posed 10 be allowed, without talking all night; and
this the Republican Senators will not probably con-
sent to- OF course they cannot be forced into any.
thing unreasonable. The failure Of the attempt to
coerce them on LecomptOn last session is too fresh
in the recollection of gentlemen on the other side
~ lend weight 10 the supposition that they will
repeat the effort. The minority will insist upon a
reasonable time t. deliver their speeches. and they
will get it..
BeDjamin's proposition, TO invest the President
with Imperial power is dead. 1t was bsdly
scOrched in the debate the other day, and went to
the table. II may be called up at any time, but
seeing the temper Of the Senate, Dir. Benjamin
bias wisely abandoned it. lie says be shall not
touch it again at this session. Mr. Collamer un-
dertook to demonstrate to day that il was part aud
parcel Of the Cuba sche me, az | have before aug
gested. The State Rights men of the South were
evidently afraid of the precedent, although favor
ing the object aimed at. The cat loves FISH, but
I" dares not wet her feet"
1T looks now though the failure Of this project
would have an important bearing upon the designs
of the thirty million men. They want to Get both
sword and purse into their hands. If they could
sscceed, their fllibusering folly might involve the
country in a scrape which would require sn extra
session to provide the means for general war.
The managing politicians at the head OF the Gov
eminent are really IN such straits, politically that
the public peace Is IN constant jeopardy and the
prosperity of our commercial interests hanging by
= thread. Mr.. Buchanan is sort of Cuba-crazy
and John SGdell, everybody knows, aud
Plaquemne attests, is one 0f the most reckless of
]
worth while 10 say much about that We have
seen what harec they committed On their own
ranks by their insane project of repeating the Mis-
SCUM Compromise IN defiance OF every dictate of
political prudence. We have seen hO " nladly Mr..
Buchanan rushed to the support of the Lecompton
Constitution last Winter, and what Il miserable
mlDOnig Of his 0wR party il hes left bin in the Free
States, and bow isolated his Administration stands
here IN Washington, with majority in neither
House
judging Of WHIST we have thus seen or tte IN
speakable iollF of TIE Democratic leaders. acting
on subjects directly under their nose and nowise
difficult of treatment by men Of prudence and dis
rnneDt, What are We TO expect Of those same
gentlemen in the present junctuIel They are
bioDderlDg about IN blind pursuit of some fancsd
political advantage, and do not hesitate TO haIde
The great questions of peace and with the same
temerity they have exhibited in treating subjects of
mere domestic interest. They have done nothing
Out ounder hitherto-and are We to expect that
they VIII 90 any thing but blunder hereafterl The
eouatry may Congratulate itself on it, good fortune
hI gets Tie Government out VI their hands in sea
son 10 avert some great national catastrophe.
NeVer dd any party exhibit greater i1cornpetence
III Us leaders, thsn has the so-called Democra.c
organization 81 this country has exhibited since the
year icJ4. he country cannot lie rit Of them too
soon.
The Tariff question exhibited its Inherent vitality
al Tie vote eNeu on II IN the Hous. TODAY. Rur
The power OF the minority 20 arrest action uDo1 IL
Will be found sufficient Ii looks now A If W.
were coming 10 dead lock on the question Of IN.
finances. The Opposition have abundant power IN
tle House u bsiug tie Administration /, ~