New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-26
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special Dispatch ~ The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1860.
THE VERA CRUZ AFFAIR.
The Herald's statement that our Government will
demand to know of Spain whether Marn's steamers
were fitted out in Cuba with her knowledge or
connivance is simply ridiculous. We have no pos
able concern with any such inquiry. They were
anchored in Mexican waters when first saluted by
shot from chips manned by American officers and
seamen, and had committed no ofiense or violated
any usage justifying such hostile treatment. The
Administration will have enough to do to extenuate
the conduct of it's own agents. As our Government
was fully apprized of all Marin's movements before
be left Havana, and of Mramon's orders to him in
regard to the purchase of steamers there or in the
United States, it is hardly necessary to seek infor
nation On that subject
RETURN OF TIE HON. c. B. CoCHRANE.
The numerous friends of Clark 3. Cochrane are
greatly gTatifed at his return here, and in sufi-
GENTLY restored health to his Congressional
duties.
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
According to reliable intelligence, $50, 900 have
been subscribed in New. York to aid the Democrats
in carrying Connecticut.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
II is definitely settled, and cannot be changed,
that the Convention viii meet at Charleston. ANY
transfer now would involve various delegations aud
individuals in large pecuniary damages from con-
tracts already made.
THE OREGON WAR DEBT.
The Military Committee of the House have not
agreed upon any report on the Oregon War Debt.
The original claim set up was $4,000, 900. The
Controller reduced it to $780, Co., tine arbitrary
principles laid down by q former Democratic
HOuse, but without being allowed to take evidence,
by which claims might have been thoroughly inyes-
tigated. The belief is this sum might and will be
greatly diminished by the application OF ordinary
rules in such cases.
TIE HON. JOHN BELL.
The Hon. John Bell is here, and will remain for
a few days on private business. He has been cor
daily welcomed by men of all parties, who regret
his present withdrawal from public life.
THE HouMAs GRANT BILL.
Mr. Toombss bill for the repeal of so much Of
the act of 1853 as confirmed the Houmas Grant in
Louisiana will pass both Houses if properly pressed
There is much speculation why the Senate Com.
mittee, with majority Of Democrats, have not
reported. Mr.. Slidell's friends asked for time
more than month ago to obtain certain documents
from Louisiana.
THE NICARAGUAS TREATY.
The Nicaraguan treaty will not be ratified unless
the Administration consents to modification of
the obnoxious clauses, so as to conform to the set
tied policy and practice of the Government. There
is sone disposition at the White House to yield in
Wow of this obstacle. Messrs. Slidell and Bena-
min were mainly exercised about the rejection OF
the Nicaraguan treaty, because their Mexican
arrangement contained similar provision concern
Nc military protection; and hence the approval OF
one involved implicitly the sanction OF the other.
Democratic National Convention.
WAsHIsGroN, March IS 1869.