The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-21 00:00:00

UNITED STATES.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY Noes's°.
The Arago has arrived at Cowes, on her way to
Havre. She left New York on the 7th instant.
Amongst her cargo is specie to the value of
230,000 dole. for France. On the 7th she signalled
the English or Hanoverian ship Godfrey.
The Africa and Baltic had arrived at New York.
The New York Herald says that Messrs. Cobb of
Georgia, Floyd of Virginia, Pickens of South Caro-
lina, Brown of Tennessee, Bright of Indiana, Clifford
of Maine, Black of Pennsylvania, and Jones of Old
Keystone, will most probably be some of the parties
whom President Buchanan will have in his cabinet.
The Canadian government have appointed Justice
Draper to proceed to England to plead the claims of
Canada to the Hudson Bay territory before the
House of Commons.

The New York Herald of Feb. 6 makes the follow-
ing statement about the secret proceedings in the
United States Senate at Washington, with regard to
the proposed treaty with England:
. . . .

We understand that the Dallas-Clarendon treaty upon
Central American affairs, after a_protracted and anim rated
debate in secret session, was, on Wednesday last, by a voto
of 33 to 8, recommitted to the committee on foreign relations,
with a view to certain amendments. This reference also irjr-
rs to be generally interpreted as the virtual defeat of the
treaty; but it is quite pmitible that, without any definite
action of the senate in the Interim, the treaty may go over to
the 4th of March, and thus become subject to the direct official
Whence, one wrsy or the other, of the new administration.
Mr. Mason, of Virginia, chairman on foreign relations, ad-
vocated the ratification upon the bards of Mr. President
Plage' proivrocudations. In there views Mr. Mason was

sustained by his colleague, Mr. Hunter, by the North and
South Carolina senators, and others of the southern foreign-
policy conservative school. But the north .western demo-
cracy, supported by Mr. Cam and Mr. Bought', are in oppo-
sition to this Dal Clarendon treaty. Mr. Douglas c,pe-
(idly, we understand, objects, became the treaty more dis-
tinctly recognises the British Central American pprotectorate
than the Clayton-Bulwer treaty; because it aonllrye certain
British usurpations there heretofore disallowed ; and iPIM
maw this new treaty tramples the Monroe doctrine under
foot, and is an " rntsngling alliance" with England.
Without pretending to speak with any authorit we should
me that rather than reject this treaty negotiated by Mr,
before giving a hearing to the President elect the
Senate will take the safer course, if neceinary, of holding it
over to await the views of the new administration. We are
Inclined to the impression that Mr. Buchanan is in favour of
this treaty ; his antecedents, hie pacific character, his fare-
well apse& at the lord Mayor's dinner at London, all lean
In lib direction ; and, upon the whole, we apprehend that
Ids towards England, during a state of peace, will be
tied Grai an amicable policy—that in, more tho judicious
policy of Mason than the grovelling, group
M, tory, bellicose policy of Cam and Douglas. 8
shall see anon who speaks for the new administration.
The Senate has also discussed, and refused to con-
firm, the appointment of Mr. Harrison an successor
to Judge Lecomte in Kansas. This decision, if it
implies an approval of Locoulte's conduct, will tend
to increase domestic irritation.

News has arrived from the West that the rivers
are rising, and that the ice is giving way.
A bill has been reported in the House of Repre-
sentatives for the removal of quarantine.
The Indians in Florida are about to be vigorously
attacked.

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