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PERSONAL RENC0NTRE.
The Constitution of Fritay contained gross
personal attack upon Mr. Schnabe, one OF the
speakers at the recent Douglas meeting here which
be resented yesterday by going to the office and
chasiising Mr.. Bowman severely with his own
cane, which happened to be lying Cd the table. lie
subse quenty surrendered himself to magistrate,
and enter,d bail to answer for the assault. NO
Jury Will convict him upon this proyocaton. The
paper now denounces Mr. Schnable as unworthy OF
notice, after having on several late occasions made
bin the subject OF editorial comment.
During the early part Of the Administration, he
was on intimate terms with the President and Cab
met and in 1856 was one OF Mr. Buchanan's prin-
cipal stump speakers and travelling agents in Penn
sllyania.
EDITORIAL CHANGE.
Mr.. Bowman has retired from The Constitution,
as foresbadowed in my recent dispatches, under
the requsition of Mr. Brecknridge's friends, who
insisted that this personal connection with the
President should be severed or they would start
another paper. Mr.. Browne acts as editor, but
the political conduct is to be removed entirely frem
the White House, which has heretofore dictated
its own aduaton.
TIE CALIFORNIA MAILs.
Mr.. Vanderbilt has written to the Postmaster
General saving that he will carry the Mails to
California regularly hereafter, on the basis of his
proposition for hostages, aud relying on Congress
for remuneration hereafter He states that the
dispatches addressed to him at Saratoga were de-
layed, and that upon receipt of them he instructed
his agent to carry the Mail, but these instructions
were not received till after the sailing Of the
steamer.
Mr Vanderbilt consulted his interest in agreeing
TO carry the California mails, because temporary
arrangements would have been Immediately made,
and new contract eutert into with other parties,
after the meeting of Congress, until the overland
route could be established on practical footing.
But for the stern expressions of the press on this
subject, it is doubtful if the concession now pro-
posed would ever have been made. No individual
or monopoly can stand against that power, and
Mr.. Vanderbilt showed his good sense in acknOwl-
edgingit
MIR. OWNS CHANCE OF REELECTION.
are considered desperate, even if his own party
should succeed, which is now regarded doubtful,
after the overthrow in Oregon. All the signs
promise an utter prOstraiiOn OF the Democracy
everywhere, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. No
news has dispensed more general satisfaction here,
than that of Joe Lanes probable defeat for the
Senate and the redemption of Oregon. He con-
sidered himself So having lie estate. This Result
will rather curtal his political pretentions and
proportions.
MIR. JOHNSON FOR BRECKENRIDGE.
Andrew Johnson of Tennessee, who was one Of
many candidates proposed by the Douglas interest
fer the Vice Presidency, has surrendered TO Mr.
Breckenridge, like Messrs. Pryor, Clngman,
Toombs, and others, who were regarded as among
his supporters at the South.
The Treasury balance is less than half the mar.
gin required for smooth working, and the current
receipts not equal to the ordinary expenditures.
In cutting of the power to reissue Treasury notes,
Congress compelled the Secretary to live within
his income, or TO eSbibit the excess through
deficiency bill next session. While that authority
existed, he could cOntrye to shift even when
pirched. Now there is no resource but to expose
the true condition of the Department, and to
admit the inadequacy of the revenue uhder the
present tariff to carry on the Government. 1t is
obvious that loan Will be required Immediately on
the meeting OF Congress, and that, when the post
poned liabilities have been legslsted for, another
must be voted to meet those obligations which will
swell up from $40, 600, Geo to S20,00O,U00. Atthe
end OF Mr.. Bucbanan's term, the public debt viii
probably be eighty odd millions, exclusive OF
balance OF $40 OGOO 600, transferred to him by Mr..
Picroe.