Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-25

The mails came yesterday late due--three or four, we believe, together. We have therefore 'as' mass of papers, which there has not yet been time to examine.
 The proceedings of Congress are particularly in. terestng. We refer tp the debate in the Senate, on lhe adoption of lhe resolutions offered Iy Gen CAss for an inquiry into the state ol the national de- fences, in view of the of foreign relations The resolutions, after Ineffecal effort 10 post- pone on ihe part of Mir MASGuM. backed by other whig Senators, among whom are Messr Archer, 1 Berrien and Webster. unanimously adopted. Siessrs Archer and Mangum thought Gen. Cass was going loo fast, and that there was some danger of provoking war by this oyer.readiness to be p pare for such contingency. But they both em- phacally Rvowed lhelr concurrence in Ihe views of the President, and their approval of what he had done and Jeff undone in this Oregon controvers,.- 1 This IS of the heaviest blows which could be given to lhe National Intelligencer and s associates throughout the country, who have been carpine tine course of Mir POLK and contending directly in- directly that Great Britain has been wronged in the l position assumed by the American Executive. Reports have gone abroad that the last steamer brought out instructions to Mr. Packeulam to re- the negotiations which he closed so abrubtly in August last. Tine only way, appears 10 us, that negotiation could be resumed after the refusal of 1 Mir Buchanan's offer, and the withdrawal of that offer, would be for Enga to tender it again on her part, with perhaps slight modification. But the renewal of negotiations al all, is mere In regard 10 the great preparations said 10 be in pro- gress in the British dockyards, the New-York Courier is something of mind, when It says that they are chiefly intended "to guard against the an ticpaled contingency of Louis Phillipe's death- That event is supposed not to be far distant; and when it takes place, "Young France" and the Prince de JonviIle are expected to give England quite enough to do By arming for such contin- gency, Enga hopes avoid it; and hence her ac- tivty in increasing her steam n,vy.''
 l Mr. Alien, chairman of the committee on Foreign Relations in lhe Senate, gave notice the 18th, that he should the next day ask leave introduce joint resolution, author ,sng 'he President to give the requisite notice te the British Government of the termination of he Oregon Convention for joint occr- patton. The New York Albion, a thorough British journal, is of opinion that Great Britain will give ths notice if we do not, and that il is desirable for the peaceful settlement oftIe question, that the joint occupation should cease.
 The opinion is current at Washington that Mir. Slide Minister to Mexico, goes credited with powers to settle our difficulties with Mexico, in way that shall include the purchase oi California, and that i!e arrangement that effect is expected | in very short time.
 joint resolution for the admission of Texas into the Union, Son an equal footing with the original Slates," was introduced lnlo the House of Repre- senarves the 18th, and by force of the previous question carried through and passed Al to 56.