Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-01-19

I,,oopr.Nr FROM WAsHINGroa-AExIco-
TrxAs-OasGoN learn, from a private
correspondent in Washington. that thae is the
strongest probability Of a law passing both
Houses Of Congress, authorizing the Govern
nent 10 take military and civil possession OF
The OREGON Territory, as indicated IN the last
message Of the President.
Upon the subject of Texas and Mexico. II
annears that the President had been, a few
weeks before the opening of the ST ssion, driv'
en- from the ground he had intended to have
taken. by the spirited correspondence OF the
Mexican minister at Washington. aud the gen
eral appearance of difficulty which that ppsi-
ton MIGHT throw around his Government du-
| ring the wear and half he may remain there.
| We know for certain that the Secretary OF
State. Mr.. Upshnr, declared mos, emphaiical-
Nv. previous 10 the opening of the session, that
The President would assume positive and de-
termined ground in relation to the annexalion'
question, and Texas affairs generally; and we
have every reason TO believe that the very pas
sage, in which this position was taken, was
introduced into the message, but subsequently
taken out in consequence of the spirited remon'
strances of Senior Almonie, the Mexican am
bassalor. Thus far upon this point.
1t is very evident, therefore, that the affairs
of Mexico ard Texas, so far as they are corr
nected with our relations with Great Britain,
will be left to chances and contingencies here
after to be developed but the question OF la
king possession Of the Oregon Territory stands
altogether in diferen; position. From lndl'
cations in every quarter, in the House d Rep.
resentalives and the Senate, we have not the
sightes, doubt bnt law will pass, by strong
majority in both Of those bodies for taking pos
session of the Oregon Territory, and setting at
defiance the delays in the negotiations between
this country and Eng land upon that very POINT.
| The Western States, as constituent element
! Of this confederacy, are all united upon this
point, and they possess prominent influence
in both Houses of Congress, but particularly
in the lower House, where they have, proba.
bly,, nearly eighty members out of two hundred
and twenty. Daring the year past, and ever
since the law passed by the Senate Of last
session. the subject of the Oregon has been Ia
ken up by popular bodies in every part of the
Western States, and both parties unite in con-
sdering the taking possession of that territory
as settled question in political affairs. II
will be recoIected, too, that the bill which
passed the Senate had very large majority
and that it was merely the approaching terml'
nation of the session which prevented lis being
passed by the House, even as the House was
constituted under the old census. The increase
of Western influence sweeps away every op.
position to that question now ; and we have nc
more doubt that Congress will psss law fol-
that purpose, expressly to meet the wishes Of
the Executive, than we have of our existence.
Thus, it will be seen, that the delays and
! the procrasination Of the British Government
in relation to the negotiations upon This sub
iect, and the imbecilty and want Of fact of oul
own minister, MIR. Everett, in London, will be
both set at nought, and sneered at, by the acts
of the Legislature this session. What the re.
suit may DO in our relations with Great Brit.
ain, it is impossible to predict No doub
there will be great deal Of feeling created
upon the subject; but that feeling, 50 far as
this country is concerned, will be treated with
perfect sccrn and contempt, and will not pre-.
vent public opinion here from uniting, strong.
! ly and firmly, uron the Oregon question, al
all hazards and at all contingencies fact.
we begin already to dread more collision be.
tween the two counties growing out Of this
question, than all the others put together.
The ATMOSPHERIC RAlLwAY.--The
London Mechanics Magazine for October,
1S43, says:
"Ano,her trial Of the atmospheric rail-
way, which is now nearly completed be-
tween Dublin and Oakley, on the plan oil
Messrs. Clegg and Samuda. took place
last week when the results obtained were
even more surprising and satisfactory than
before. We have seen letter from q
gentleman who was present, who states
that the speed attained was fully sixty
miles an hour, and that all parts of the
machinery worked with great exactness
1t would seem as if we might now almos,
venture TO pronounce the days of the steam
railway as numbered. A speed of mile
minute is as great stride beyond the
present railway speed as that was beyond
the stage coach rate Of twenty years
ago."