The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-23
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Warrington.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l


WASHINGTON, Feb. Al, 1874
The excitement respecting the late duel still con
hnues DIR. Miller, you will have seen, is making
great efforts to clear his skirts of the blood of the
young man The more sober and judcious think
that, by invoking the aid of the civil authorities
the duel ought to have been prevented by those
who had IT in their power.
Inc new Cabinet meets to-day for the first time.
Mr. Pakenham will be presented to the President
II is said here that should Ex- Governor Marcy be
nominated tor Judge, he would be rejected in conse
quence Of his age So or 81 years. his deafness, and
his want of capacity-arising chiefly from his COM
paratlvely small legal requirements and practice.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81, 1874
Mr.. BATES finished his speech to-day in the Sc
nate. He said that Massachusetts, and New Eng
land were not to be charged with originating the
Tariff, for, as to matter of fact, it originated among
the swamps of South Carolina, In 1916 and 1924
Massachusetts, voted against the Tariff, and South
Carolina for it.
Mr.. McDurrIE said he had listened with grea,
interest TO the Hon. Senator, and he should take
an early occasion to reply to his bold and audacious
statements.
Mr.. BATES made very entertaining speech lie
ADVANCED no new arguments, but he presented the
old ones In very pleasant aspect. He is an agree
able speaker, courteous and gentlemany in his
bearing, and won much credit for his speech He
was listened TO with much better attention than
ed him.
The suicide of Gov. Reynolds, of Missouri, of
which, suppose, you have received accounts, has
created strong sensation among some OF tn r
Western members OF Congress.
The Western Senator'S are full of deep feeling
upon the Oregon questlon-they are charged TO the
muzzle with speeches, and powerful ones they
will be, too. 1t now seems to be doubtful whether
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have the hardihood TO undertake to build up an
argument upon some imaginary invaldity OF our
title to that soil.
The sentiment expressed by some one, that to go
to war for the Territory would be to lose it alto
gether, has met with the most bitter execration.
MIR BENToNis understood to have said that every
man, woman, and child at the West are ready to
swear TO our title to the Oregon.
The truth is there IS depth OF feeling,
thuslasm, a fervor, and excitement here upon this
Oregon question, which no mere political motive
could ever originate. IL is decidedly the leading
feature IN Congress, so far as excitement is con-
cHrned.
1t is matter OF much interest here, that the Bril-
fish Parliament Is also now in session; and how.
ever they may regard the sayings and dongs at
Washington, they may be assured that their own
sayings and doings will be watched with an eagle
eye by members and Senators Of the present Con-
gress at Washington.
The whole question is embarrassed with infinite
difficulties On the one hand the British Minister
Pakenham. will claim down to the mouth of the
Oregon. This claim the whole United States will
resist in toto On the other hand two thirds of the
Senate can never be got TO rafy any treaty run
ming the line below ffty-one degrees And then
President Tyler is very anxious to effect an AMIGA
bic adjustment OF the whole difficulty at any rate.
He is anxious to have the glory Of settling this
boundary dispute rebound to his administrations
And, by the by President Tyler is not very much
pleased that Mr. Webster should have jockeyed
him out of the honor of having personally superin-
tended and arranged all the details of the Ashbur-
ton treaty, cVus, he says, pars magma tui
And 1t may not be improper to state that very i'm
portant parts Of Lord Ashburton's correspondence
were submitted to the Presidents examination and
revisal before they were officially sent to Mr. Web.
ster And the President did revise and correct the
same. Mr.. Webster probably never published
fore.