ArivUVAL OP TUB IIIBERXIA. .? tvrntjrtwa Day Lmr From Knglsnri. t;Teel ffiht president'! Menfngt Dissolution of l'it Huturl SknUtrif and liesturation of the Vttl M'nitlry, Since the publication of our regular edition on Saturday, we received the important news by fti Steamship Ilibernia, which airived at Boston st 8 o'clock on Friday. It wat immedaitely is. urd in an Extra Ledger, which, with extra ftnm the U. S. Gazette and the North American l!Wt, gratified the anxious desire ofth public tit learn its import The effect of the news has W tt hiehly favorable on stocks. The restora tion of the Peel Ministry and the moderate tone of the English press upon tha President's Mes .ijf. are believed to be positive indication of a s'rong deposition to preserve the present peace ful relations between Great Britain and this conn try. V copy to-day liberally from the London papers the expressions of opinion upon tha sub ject in which this country is most interested. Th TLbernia arrived off Haliifax on Sunday morning, but was unable to get into port before Tuesday morning, thus suffering a detention of forty-P'tlht hours, during whiih time the thermo-wti-r indicated a temperature of 10 degree be low I?ro. The P.ritannia arrived at Liverponl ofthe loth JWcmber, in 12 days, and the Cambria on the 27th. in 11 days from Boston. The propeller Mans.-bnsotts reached Liverpool in 20 days from New Vol k. The President's Message Mas received In Li vipool by the ship Sa. Captain Freeman, on the CSd, in seventeen days from New York, and was conveyed to London in six hours from its arrival in the Mersey. It was conveyed by ex press to France and Germany. Parliament was summoned to meet uf Ml des patch of buttress on the 22d of January, Thurs day last. Cotton was a shade better than at the date of our last advices. Flour about the same, though prices were unsettled. The Oregon correspondence had but just reach ed England when the steamship left. Of course i; had not been spread before the people. Some rf the papeis comment upon it with much more bitterness than they bestowed upon the message. For instance, the Spectator spitefully character izes it as, on tha American side, a manifestation of dishonest ability. The Times make its strongest point on the presumed incompatibility between the Spanish title and the Austrian title Vy discovery. There was a dreadful storm on the English coast, Dec, 21st and i2d, which caused numer ous disasters to the shipping, and the lo s of many lives. The Times states that 00 vessels had been Irtt, in the course of a few days, and mert than 100 live. Among the vessels are two steamers, the St. David and Tom Bowling. Another was a Dutch East Indinman, the Twee Ceruolelenses, .vith a cargo worth $100,000 a total los. On the night of tha Cth of December, the Trench Government Steamer Papin was lost on the African coast, near Magadore, and half of her crow, 75, perished ; among them were M. .Moray Monge, the Consul at Magadore, M. Fleu. jot de Lantjle, commandant of the vessel. Tha Arabs displayed upon this occasion as much courage as humanity. In less then two hours they succeeded in brirging off -14 persons, carrying them upon their shoulders, and swim ming with them through a very heavy sea. Ths committee of the London Teace Society h.ive memorialized Sir Robert Peel in favor of settling the Oregon question by peaceful rather than by other means, whatever provocation the British Government may receive to adopt a war like tone and policy. They earnestly deprecate war between th two rations, and urge the pro priety of settling the dispute by arbitration. A AV-ti Vane.'. Professor Encke, of Berlin, baseiven notice on the 13th of December last, tint he found a star of the 0th magnitude in a plaee where before there was none. Professor Shumacher had made a number of observations npon it. It is near Vesta, and has a motion si milar to that planet. It was not exaetly deter mined whether it wa planet or a comet. From Wilmer h Smith' Times, 4th inst RE-INSTALMENT OF THE PEEL MINIS TRY. Bit whila attention was fixed upon the dra matis persona), the public were astounded by lourning that the attempt had been made, and bad failed that th'a leader could not agree a mong themnf lves. and that all was chaos once more. It suU-eqiiently transpired that Lord Grey had ranted the bitch, by refusing to join the Cabinet if Lord Pai'mcrston had the seals of the Foreign office, and tha Whig paper were sa vage with h's loidship for keeping in the dark bis fueling townrd the lata Foreign Secretary nntil he could strike him most effectually. That the blow was unlookcd for in the quarter from which it proceed 'J seems undeniable; but that a cause, in itself o apparently trifling, should havo broken np a Cab.net, and produced results so momentous, shows clearly enough that the em bryo Ministers bad not their heart in the work. They must have deeply felt the responsibility, tha perilousness, nay tha hopelessness of the aV, when the opinion of a single member was nfSeient to snuff tha experiment out of exis tence. Lord PalmeTston's exclusion from the Foreign ofTiee, ly a Governjnnt of which Lord John Rus. el was tha hea l, could hot bav been ralculated on ; it would have involved a eensurt of tha no b'e lord's polity while he bald thi office, and would bava been regarded as a publie conderr.ra tion of one of the uoblett statesmen tbi Whigs have in their ranks. Nevertheless, considering tkat Lord Palmers- Ion, before ha It-ft oilic, did embroil himself, and was nearly embroiling hiseoar.try with Francs considering, too, that hi resumption of power, t thi present moment, woold, In to oatur of things, have rer.dersi th Hemnt of our difk culties with tha I;iiitl States mora perplexed and uncertain we may under all thi circum stances, rejoice that wa have been spared th in fliction. When Lord John Russell threw up his cares, there was no alternative but tosend for Peel ; and thi most extraordinary move in this drama of Cabinet-making is, that he felt as little apparent hesitation in resuming the office, as he evinced promptness in throwing it up. Hi resumption of power immediately made itself felt in very branch of trade. Confidence, which had been shattered by the railway panic, became paraly zed when it was known Peel was out ; the mar. kets fell, the funds sunk, business was suspended, and a gloom, a mist, hung over the commercial and trading world. These evils are fast sitbsi ding with the causes that called them into exis tence. Upwards often days lave elopsel since it be came kuown that Peel was again Premier, and every day has shown improved symptoms in the produc, share, money, and other market. Th change apppars the more extraordinary, from the fact that its future policy is as much the matter of speculations as the new comet even more nn defied, undeveloped. Nobody knows what Peel will do but everyone has confidence in Peel a singular proof of the ho'd which one powerful mind hns over the sympathies and the prospects of millions of people, The London Examiner wittily observes In re ference to this prevailing feeling, "Tha beauty of the present juncture is nobody knows what Sir Robert Peel is going to do, and yet every bo dy is satisfied that he is a man to do nobody knows to'wt. The Cabinet resume power with its personnel but slightly altered. Changes there have been, but they are few, and, with one exception, unim portant. Lord Wharnecliffe, the President of the Coun cil, who died from excitement produced by th resignation of his colleagues, is to be succeeded by the Duke of Buccleuch. Lord Ellcnborough is to be the First Lord of the Admiralty. The Earl of Haddington is to have the office of the Frivy Seal, which the Duke of Buceleuch filled. But the most striking change of the whole i the resignation of the Colonial Secretary, Lord Stanley, and the appointment of Mr. V. E. Glad stone as his successor. The following are the new members of tie Ca binet : First Lord of the Treasury, Sir Robert Peel. Secretary of thi Home Department, Sir R. G. Graham. Lord Chancellor, Lord Lyndburst. Lord President of thi Council, Duke of Cue clench. Commander in Chief, Duke of Wellirg'on. Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Earl of Aber deen. Lord of Privy Seal, Earl of Haddington President of thi Board of Control, Eatl of Ripon. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ripbt Hon. H Gonlburn. Chancellor of tha Duchy of Lancaster, Lord G. Somerset. Commissioner of Land Revenues, Farl Lin coln. Secretary of War, Et. Hon S. Herbert. PresiJent of the Eoard of Trade, Earl Dalhou- sie. First Lord of the Admiralty. Earl of Ellen- borough. Poktmastcr General, Earl of St. Germans. Secretary for the Colonies, Hon. G. W. Glad stone. V'( need hardly trouble our readers with the thousand and one rumors v hich prevailed respect ing the future policy of the Prernitr. Some as sert that the re-construction of his Cabinet in volved a compromise with his colleagues that instead of a total repeal of the Corn laws, which the whigs showed their incapacity to carry. Sir Robert is to suppose a fixed duty of twelve shil lings, or six shillings per quarter the figures have a wide margin in the mouth of Madame Ru mor to be decreased by a shilling or two shil lings per annum, until it expires in the course of six or ten years, as the ease may be. Others say that a permanent duty of three shillings a quar ter, with compensation to the landowner, enters into the new policy. All this is so purely con jectural that we mention it as a proof of the ab sence of correct information, and of the diversify of opinion that prevails. Nothing definite will, in all probility, be known until the meeting of Parliament. Every possible precaution will be taken to prevent the Secret of the Cabinet from oozing out, as they did when the London Times published them a month ago. The premature in stent into cl;;cial secrets leu, there is reason to believe, to the important political ronseqnen ccs which followed. But it requires, we think, little iaacity to determine, that if Sir Robert Peel meddles at all with the Corn Laws as med dle he will and must hi next measure will be a final one. The time for any further tinkering has passed. No half scheme will suffice. All the elements of agitation would remain as strong nd as vigorous as ever; and without the trlut which the total abandonment of the present ays tern would give him, the retention of a fixed du ty, however small would disgust all parties, and give satisfaction to none. The existing state of uncertainty mnst be submitted to until the 2d instant, when the National Councils will become a bare garden of Corn-law politics. Caibes or the Disruption or rns Wuio Cabinet. The London Spectator, evidently from au (jfiicial souicl', gives tlie following a the reasons of the break-down of the Whig at tempt to form a Government Cow in j to Loudon, in compliance with a summon from the newly appointed Premier Lord Grey travelled with a companion, high in the Whig council, who attended all the meet ingi in Chetlmn Place alter the arrival. To that companion Lord Grvy communicated bide termination to tiki do part io any Mioiiuy of which Lord Palcnerston should hold the Foreign Department and he had every reason to rely on the belief that the sentiment ao expressed would have been communicated to Lord John Russell, Whether it wasao communicated or not, Ixrd Grey took care that Lord John Russell should not be ignorant of hi views, although they were so presented at to avoid the appear ance of dictation. On the evening of the Wednesday of which the Whigs had determined to undertake the Go vernment, Lord Grey went home and wrote a letter to Lord John, in which he urged great cau tion in distributing the office of tits now minis try; pointed out the necessity of making it is lit tle a possible like revival of the Melbourne Ca binet; impressed nn the expectant Premier that no regard to personal feelings oujht to interfere with the allotment of offices; anJ stated that hi joining the Government, though ho promi- mid it his cordial support in any case, must de pend on his being satisfied with oil the arrange ments regarding offices. Lord John Russell must have known Earl Grey's opinions in regard to Lord Palmereton'a foreign policy, and could scarcely have misun- lerelood those hints. If he wis in doubt, he should have asked for an cxp'anntion. When at last no choice w left to Lord Grey but to declare his peremtory objection, he did so in a way which forbade every suspicion of personal feeling. The Colonial Office, with the loader- chip in the House of Lords, had been t ffered to himself. He objected by placing Lord Pelmerstcn in the Foreign Department, because such an ap- sointment would create alarm among foreign powers, and also among the great bulk of the community at home, including a larger propor tion of the Liberal than those of the Conserva tive party ; without him-elf criticising Lord Paloierfton's policy he objected to his being pla ced in the Foreign Office, simply as a fresh diffi culty in the way ofa Liberal ministry. At the same time Lord Grey distinctly de clared that he should he most happy to have Lord Falmerften as a colleague in any other de partment; and, in order to such an arrangement, he iiffcred to yield the Colonial office and the leadeiship of the House of Lords if it were thought odvic-ab!e to raiee Wcnunt Pulineratcn to the JVnisli Peerage for the purpose. Lord (trey, therefore, so far from evincing personal dislike, expressed perfect willingness to act not only with, but in some degree under Lord PalmerMon ; and so tar from being dicta torial or "impracticable," he showed the utmost disposition to accommodate his own pretensions or waive them altogether, if he could not con scientiously act with the new Cabinet as Ird John Russell might choose to form it. From Willmer & Smith's Times J THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. The first Message nf President Polk to Con gress, has created, as may be readily supposed, a greater amount of attention in England than any simi'ar document from the head of the A merican Union has done for years Public feel ing wa directed to the Mrssngelong before it arrived, its tone, Imstile or otherwise, formed nbu.n'ant scope for conjecture in the press, and nen I'uripg the rxciiinn lime of the ministerial crisis, j' ur:;alistF, overwhelmed by the impor tance of our relations with the United States, sli pped aside to disciifs the question, even in the ab.-euce nf the President's views. Well, the Message came to hand in the ordi nary course, by the ship "Sea," which made an excellent pissage. H was generally under stood, we msy state in this place, that the steamship which left Huston on the 1ft of De rentier, conveyed a copy of the Message to Mr. MeLsne, the American Minister, but if the fact were so, care was sureesslully taken that neither the spirit nor the substance cf the Mes sage transpired. We have given elsewhere the spVrit of the English prise on this important document. Our transatlantic renders will be struck by the ab sence of all irritation in the remarks ol ihe great organs of opinion in this country, relative to the Message; and this reluctance to avoid giving i ffence, arises altogether from the praiseworthy desire to heal, rather than to foment the cause of difference between us and the United States respecting the Oregon. Some of the articles we have given are able and comprehensive views of the question at is-ue, argued, oteoiiise, with an allowable amount of nation! feeling and prejustice, but presenting, on the whole, a just and generous standard of rnson and logic, One cntije, perhaps, why the Messace has sgreenbly disappointed expectation here is, the well-timed observations in which it indulges re specting a liberal tarifl". If the Oregon is the bane, the proposed reduction ef the tariff is the antidote in the new President's missive to Con gress. The style of the document has elicited praise, and although Mr. Polk has been snubbed by European puplicists a nouveile homme, he lias given proof, in this much criticised docu mint, of the possession of literary powers that command respect, it they do not always force conviction. Eince the Message came to hand, mother ar rival ha brought u the correspondence Is id be fore Congress between the Rritif h ind Ameri can Minister! on the subject ol the Oregon. The misfortune of such document! is, that they are too roluminnu forthe perusal of the great world. The London Times has devoted a te ries of articles to the consideration of the cor respondence, more particularly with reference to the two point! upon which Mr. Buchannau insists, nsniely, first, the title arising from pri or occupancy, and, secondly, the cession of the , Bptoiih c!lin totbe United Stitea. The piper in question endeavors to ihow that the maintenance of these two right is incom patible; that if one is correet the other cannot be sustained. "The prior occupation, and the after cession, may be eited as distinct fscts, but they cinnot confer one title. Two bad titles Can no more make I good one, than two affirma tives can make a negative. ' We should like to have presented our readers with these srticles is, they are considered in this country to be able, if not unanswerable ex positions of the subject, but as they appired only a day or two proceeding the tailing of the steamer, when our columns were crowded with tho statistical information, to which we hsd previously pledged onrnelves, we ire reluc tnntfy compelled to forego the pleasure. Upon the whole, if tho Message lias not given all the nt 'section, in England, which the friends and well-wishers of America desire, it has its favorable point that of Free Trade; and the pending triumph of Free Trade principles will, in all prob ibility.be iccomponied by a sat isfactory adjiisfment of the bone of contention the Oregon. Polk and Peel agree as to the neccessity of the first why not of the last si ternative! Mora of Mexico, Pranre, Spain and Knfi land. The Philadelphia United State Gazette pub lishes the following speculative letter from Ha vana. I he Gazette say th writer is a gentle man of observation : Havana, January 3, 1816. Dkas Sis : I have heard numerous rumors that are floating about in this city, and will give you a few of them : There is no doubt some granl scheme going forward among the European j Courts. One ol the rumors is, that one of the sons of the King of France is to marry the In fanta of Spain, and take possession of Mexico and give it back to Spain. The court of Madrid will appoint the son of Louis Philippe Regent of Mex ico. There appears some truth in this rumor, as we have a large Spanish fleet in the harbor, and a large French fleet is expected here to act in con cert with the Spanish. England will have a large number of ships of war to cruize in the Gulf of Mexico. What share of the rvo'l England is to receive for her share, Madam Rumor does not say, but only hints at Upper California, or the East ern half of Cuba, say to the longitude of 78, as this part of the island will be nearer her posses sions. 1 he Court of Madrid dors not like the idea of giving England a foothold in Cuba as from this is'and Spain derives nearly all ber revenue, and she knows full well that if England once raises the cross of St. George in Cuba, the whole island is lost to her, and in lieu of thi will offer to Vic toria Porto Rico. Santa Ana, is here, and is a deep politician ; he is no doubt trying to effect a revo lution in Mexico through the army, by working cn their feelings against the United States for annexing Texas. As Santa Ana is in the rower of the Spanish Government he wishes to make it appear that he is in favor of giving up Mexico to Spain ; he is in correpondence with all the Gen erals of Mexico, as he receives several large pack age by every ttrampacket from Vera Cruz. Santa Ana you will find to lead the Europ-an diplomat on the wrong scent; his object will be to throw Mexico into the arms of the United Stafes. just at the time the European powers have all things arranged ; this he no doubt thinks will cause a war between France and Spain, in which England must take part with Spain. Yon will see that Spain in her stupidity, will lose the Island of Cuba as the Cubanians only want a pretext to declare themselves independent and have the Republic of Cuba. Uncle Sam will no doubt have an efficient navy to keep off a few bard knocks. Th Trial of Dr. Scott. We recently published a statment of theacquit- tal of Dr. Scott in the trial before the Presbytery of Louisiana, of the charges made against him of falshood and certain dereliction as a minister. The following are the charge and the vote as published in the New Orleans Delta : First Charge Falshood, in stating that Henry Clay had played cards on the Sabbath afterwards denying that he had so stated ; and then, when in formed of the current report, that he had not ta ken proper measures to correct it as he, Dr. Scott, bad said he had done. Aequ!ltrdthe Rev. Mr. Smylie.of Mississippi, alone dissenting. Secnnd CWcInterfering with, and falsify ing and altering the records of the Presbytery in his case, by taking away one paper and substitu ting another. Uaavimt-utly aeijuitled. Thid Cha-ge Acting with unchristian and unclerical temper in a correspondence with Messrs. Roselius, Peters and Recorder Baldwin, in reference to Mr. Clay playing cards on the sab bath. Aeyuititd one negative only, that of the Rev. Mr. Smylie. Fuurlt Charge Heresy, in preaching doctrines contrary to the Constitution of the Church, in the charge delivered by him at the installation of the Rev. Mr. Stanton inasmuch as be assumed the sole right as a Presbyterian pastor of a congrega tion to direct its worship and control its fund for benevolent purpose. Acquitted unanimously. We read in a letter from Haru, in Germany: 'The emigrations from our mountain! for Texas have lately been so numerous, that several of the villages are entirely deserted. In less than three months more than six thousand persons have quitted a country abounding with mines of iron, lead, and mercury, which demanded on ly the application of labor to give rich result, to tempt fortune at a distance of four thousand league.' A Labi wa walking along Great Et James street, Montreal, when an icicle fell from nn of th bouse, itriking ber cn thi head. She bled fieftcly, and was instnsibli for tome time. THE AMERICAN. Saturday, January 31, 1846. I. B, PALJftEll, Etq., at hit Ittnt Ei. tatt and Coal OfT.ct, corner of 3d and Chrtnut Strrett Vhttadtlphia, U aulhtrittd ( act a$ Jlftnt, ard receipt for all moniet due thli nice, Tor tmbicripUon or advertitlnf. .tho. at Ms Otriet.Vb. 160 au Vinct, .Ind S. E. Corner of DnlUmort and Calvert tit., Baltimore. 7 A few 20 lb. keg of printing ink can be had at tbi office, at Philadelphia price, for cash. ZjT The foieign new thi week, crowded out much other interesting matter. 03" We are indebted to E. Y. Bright, Esq., and other friends, for documents. 07 On our outside, will be found an interest ing account of the falling in of the mines at Car bondalc, and the miraculous escape of Mr. Hosie. K7"Thr Forkicn News which has been so anxiously looked for, by the steamer Hibernia, will be read with deep interest. There were three expresses run through from Boston to New York, and two from New York to Philadelphia. Two of these were got up by publishers of pa pers, and one by the general government: The greatest anxiety was felt, to know what effect the President's Message would have in England. From the war-like tone of some of the British leaders, when discussing Mr. Polk's inaugural address, the opinion bad become general that the message would create great excitement if not actual war. But if appears that the message is looked upon as rather pacific. The English evidently have no desire of going to war for Oregon, notice or no notice. Besides, the restoration of the Peel Min istry puts an extinguisher on every thing like a probability of wa. Sir Robert Peel's policy is pacific, and such is the great confidence placed in him, that all excitement subsided when it was made known that he was again placed at the head of government. Stocks immediately rose, and business revived, althongh bis future policy in regard to the corn laws, is unknown and un certain. Sir Robert himself, is not exactly whig or tory. He is a conservative, although his mi nistry is designated a tory ministry. The fail ure of Lord John Russell, the great whig leader, in forming a Cabinet, was caused by the deter mination of Lord Grey, in lefusing to come into the Cabinet, if Lord Palmerston w as appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. Palmerston's views are known to be warlike, and the refusal of his friends to elevate him to that important post in consequence of these views, shows bow anxious the English are to preserve the amicable relations existing between the two countries. The corn laws wr think are doomed, and if not entirely repealed, will be amended, by imposing a small but fixed duty on wheat. The new is therefore ofa cheering character. E7" Tax on Coal. The State Treasurer, in his last report, recommends a tax of ten cents per ton on coal. An important debate sprung up in the legislature, when the subject was introdu ced. It had, as it deserved, but few supporters, and the measure was denounced in strong terms. If coal can be taxed, there is no reason why any other product of the soil should be exempted. The coal trade of Pennsylvania has now reached in amount over two millions of tons, and it is yet in its infancy. If England owe her great wealth and power to her coal and iron, what may we not expect in a few years from the immense natural resources of this state. All weask is, to be let alone. This eternal tinkering disposition of some of our le gislators, is only calculated to destroy confidence without accomplishing any good. If our own slate imposes a tax on coal, we should appear be fore congress in a poor plight, asking them for protection against the importation of foreign coal, which now pays a duty of $1 75 per ton, the re peal of which would almost entirely prostrate the coal trade of Pennsylvania. The British Tress, though they condemn, as was expected, the tone and spirit of the Pre sident' Message, speak highly of it as an able and well written document. One of the London papers say that, although Mr. Polk may have been a nouvel't humme, be certainly wields an a ble pen. Cy Iir-"RTANi from Mexico. Gen. Taredes has taken possession of Government. He march ed into Mexico with 6000 troops. Herrera, the President, resigned bis office without firing a single gun. Paredes immediately dissolved the present Congress, and ordered a new election. Mr. Slidell, our new minister, was not received, and such is the hatred ofthe Mexican army to the U. f tales, that nothing but war with us will satis fy them. Zy A new planet has been disdovered by Pro fessor Hencke, at Berlin. The planet ha been named Astrea, after the goddess of Justice. Omnibi sfs In New York there are over 250 licensed omnibuses, five of these have four horses, and the remainder two, making the aggregate number of horses nearly 530. Cahtal Punishmint Elizabeth Van Valken burg convicted at th last session of the Fulton county, New York Circuit, of the murder of her husband, by administering poison to him, suffer ed the extreme penalty of the law. The efforts made to effect a commutation or change of punish ment in her rase have entirely failed, and sbi was bung on th94tb instant. CtrRipondenet of the Snubnry American. NUMBER V. Washington, Jan. 9C, 1846. Congreis. I might ssy, last week, hid theipi ritof John C. Cslhoun that of "masterly tnac tiviiy." The contested seat in Congress, be tween Mr. Cabell and Mr. Brockenbrongh, of Florida, the former person holding the eeat, took up a considerable portion of the House's time this week. The Committee on Elections re ported a resolution to the effect that Mr. Cabell was not entitled to a seat. The House alter some discussion, concurred in the same, and de clared that Mr. Brockenbrough was the legal representative. Joint resolutions were introduced in the Sen ate, on the iilst ins'., by Mr. Bugby, to omend the constitution of the United States, prohibi ting a President or Vice President to serve more than one term but that term to be extended to six y ears instead of four. A proviso is also em bodied in the resolutions, to the effect, that no member of Congress, during the time for which he was elected, or for four years thereafter, shall be eligible to any office under the Government, and likewise, that no member, for the time of hi election shall be eligible to an appointment. Mr. flughy claimed these resolutions as entire ly his own emanating from no other person but himself and consulting ni human being as to their propriety. As to the one term principle, he has, however, only espoused the doctrine of President Polk, as set forth in his letter of ac ceptance, which, if adopted, would, no doubt, meet with a hearty response from the American people. Mr. Allen's resolution, which was laid upon the table, declaring the principles which will govern the United States, in case ot the inter ference of any foreign power with the indepen dent government ofthe U. States, are consider ed, by many, as necessary. Great Britain's in terference in the annexation of Texis to this Union, seems to call for and justify such a stand. A resolution wns adopted in the House, which provides that a select committee shall be appoin ted to report as to whether any member of the Isst or the preceding Congress, sold his copy of f'apt. Fremont's Oregon Report. I have heard it Mid by persons whose authority is creditable, that some members whose conscience must be ofa very elastic order, make a prsctice of dispo sing of some ofthe documents, voted to them, for a "consideration." It such it, and has been the case, it should certainly be remedied. Nothing; could be more mean and contemptible. How ever, there cannot be many members who are possessed of such grovelling propensities. Judge" Woodward, as I mentioned he would be in my former letter, has been rejected by the Senate, by a very large vote, getting but 19 votes out ofthe whole number of Senators, in conformity with the report of the Judiciary Committee the resolutions of the Danville bar, endorsing his qualifications and strong claims, to the contrary notwithstanding. As I said be fore, the pill made up of the dregs of his politi cal sins, could not be swallowed. The Penn sylvanisn says, "it cannot seo how such an un exceptionable nomination could be rejected." It, as well as some other political demagogues of Pennsylvania, must know, from this rejec tion, that the Senators of the United States will conscientiously perform the duty 'hey owe to their country, let their assmeu dictation be what it msy. Some other unimportant mntters, not of much interest to your renders, have tram pired in Congress the past week. Last week the metropolis, and 1 see by the papers, other sections of the country was visited with a regular snow storm. Here it was about 12 inches, but has now almost vanished again. While it lasted, good use was made of it, but not of the poor snimuls thnt huuled many youth ful specimens of sin and deprsvky, who went it with "unlimited looseness," through the avenues of the metropolis. We don't have the genuine sleighing here that you have in the north. It scarcely ever lasts long enough to give all a chance. A horse snd sleigh during this last snow, brought $' an hour, and was in great de mand at that price. The levees ofthe President's House, which take place alternately every Wednesday even ing, are attended by all the fashionable ot the city. The Marine Band, to increase the plea sure of those present, discoursed most eloquent music The agreeable deportment and elegant manners of the lady of the White House, at these levees, have won for her the esteem o' all. Hon. James Buchanan, Secretary of State, gave a splendid ball on Friday night last. It as attended by about l.00 persons, and might justly be called the ball of the season. It is the wonder of many that the Secretary of State ha, not long since taken a "better half" from tiie acknowledged beauty ofthe metropolis. A "new leaf' has lately been turned in the text-book of Whiggery. A whig, in the Penn sylvania legislature took the lead, and has now been followed up by one of the same party in the New York Legislature that of coining out boldiy in favor of Oregon. Tins is a complete "right about face' upon one of the principle questions that divided the two parties at the last election. The N. V. Tribune from its remarks upon the resolutions, evidently sppioves of this course. And yourown Pollock, too, of the 13tb dibtrict, 'wAo it in favor of anything that tht people are," made a speech, some eight or ten day since, in which he declared our right un questionable. It is hard to aay what brouehf this change of sentiment about, so averse to thi former opinions of the party, if it was not tbi stand of the "old mm eloquent," in favor of out. rights to Oregon at the start Toe oaotirM t
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