The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-03
Washington.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 30, ls43.
Affairs at the Capitai-Arramgement for htear-
gence for the Herald-indications-I Message
Puddle Priater-Position Of Parties, &c.
The delegated wisdom of this model republic is
now rapidly concentrating at the Capital city. Up
wards Of $50 national legislators are already on the
ground, which is to be the scene of their future
glory, If the fates have any of that commodity in
store for them. Scarcely an hour passes without in
Producing TO the broad walks of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. some accession to their numbers, and there is
every prospect that on Monday morning next the
campaign will be opened in the House of Repre-
sentatives by very full assemblage of the men,
bers. Solar as they have yet displayed themselves
am inclined to believe the members of the coming
Congress are generally working, Industrious, prac
cal men, with very little of the oafer and still less
OF the rowdy In their composition They seem
fully impressed with sense of the arduous duties
that are before them,. and prepared to buckle up
their sleeves, and begin the work in earnest. The
prospect ahead seems charged with all the elements
of distraction and strife, and it will be well if they
are prepared face their duties with that camness
and seriousness which have been SO eminently dis
regarded in the representative hall during recent
sessions. The readers Of the Herald may rely upon
receiving full and faithful accounts Of all the dongs
in the Capitol, well the earliest and most am
pie intelligence of what is going on in the more
confined atmosphere of the White House.
Perhaps an opening ofCongress never approached
amidst such utter darkness and mysteryast to what
are to be the character and contents OF the Pres-
dents message. Of the contents, to be sure, it is
impossible to prevent something being known, but
what Mr.. Tyler's recommendations are to be on
the prevailing measures to which the message
rienced caucussers and logrolershere seemed to be
lamentably ignorant. In the meantime, however,
the great bone of conte among the intriguing,
wireworking race Of politicians Is the election OF
pt1Nl ,1Nnroy
above the petty business of mere jobbing in poll
tics, busy in speculation to what is to be
the ground taken on the Texan and Oregon ques-
tons The election OF a printer, however, al
though it is matter in which the people have as
little interest as in the state of the thermometer al
Timbuctoo, will, il is thought, bring the Van Blu
rem and Calhoun democrats into immediate col.
lison, and thus throw light at once upon the ques-
ton as to which Of these parties is to be content
to lay its back against the wall. Every member il
caught and canvassed with this view the moment
he arrives and the name of Francis p. Blair is the
great locofoco watchword. Mr.. John Jones seems
to be nowhere.
Fresh rumors spring up with every passing breeze,
but they are worth nothing more than to enable the
papers, to indulge the speculative fancies Of their
readers. This much is certain, however, that the
question Of the annexation Of Texas will create II
tremendous sensation in Congress- great num-
to pour into the ears of members high sounding
descriptions of the benefits that would accrue TO
both Republics by the union, and many deliberately
prepared speeches are already cut and dry upon the
subject The general impression is that the Presl-
dent will recommend it very strongly in his mes
sage, and that a majority in both Houses will
vote for it, which you aware, will be sufficient
to carry 1t through in the event Of its coming up by
purchase.
President Tyler is in his usual health, and at
tending daily to his duties. The clerks in the va
rious Departments are busy night and day, with
their copying labors, and all here are bestirring
themselves TO meet the very exciting and boiste-
rous session of Congress that will commence on
Monday J.E.