Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-05
New ORLEANS, March 10, 1915.


committees. They shall be given next week.
We observe that Mr.. Ashley has been appointed
chairman of the judiciary committee, in the lead
of such men as Webster and Berrein, who are put
on the same committee. We guess that the Hon.
chairman will have frequent need of 'tha, dic,ion.
ary," in the course of his Investigations on this
committee. Gazette.
Suppose that you, Mr.. Gazette, be as free with
your gifts as YOU are with your judgment, and
just make our honorable senator a presen, of
'Webster's dictionary Weopine thu! the choice
of the Judicial Committee of Col. Ashley was
made with open eyes, and that they had the can
dor to perceive and acknowledge his merits. The
appointment rebounds 10 his credit and reflects
much in favor Of Col. AshIey's legal atonments,
and we fully believe that he will as well sustain
the position as would the god, like Daniel
The new Senator from Arkansas, it seems from
his speech, made the wonderful discovery, that
Senator'S during the debate on the Texas question
employed arguments, the like of which he had
never heard used in the practice of the law !'-
We suppose, if he is permitted to remain any con.
siderable length of time in his new station, that
he will become acquainted with many things.
which he never learned in the practice ofthe law;
but some friend ought to advise him 10 keep his
own counsel, and not tell of it in open Senate
arkansas, Gazette.
We recoect that during the trials to elect a
Senator which was made last winter in the Ar.
kansas Assembly, the Gazette was warmly in IA
vor Of Ashley, and that it paraded some very pret
ty encomiums touching Col. Ashley's qualities
1t sings now different song. Who pipes this
key!
Extracts from letters from our Washington cor.
respondent.
WASHINGTON, MARCH 10Th, lS45.
81 witnessed the Inauguration Of Gen. Harrison
the ceremony was magnifcent-the procession
was on an extensive scae-in all, it was he great.
est thing had ever then witnessed; bM the crowd
of spectators who attended tho installation OF
"Young Hickory was the largest over before as
sembled upon any occasion.
Our whig friends would fan attribute this grea,
concourse of the rough. listed Democracy on that
occasion, to the search after Office but in this they
are mistaken; for thousands arrived here the day
ed and departed the same day lthe 4th) and now
only SIX uays slnce lhe great IestlVl!y, the num-
Der has diminished by ten thousand now we can
eat, sleep and walk in comfort
"Amonte the Mexican Minister received his
passport and will leave in few days for Now
York, to embark for Mexico. The wings say this
looks squalIy; but the administration and Texas
party, say, Of course Mexico must buster little.
England will not quarrel, is merely "as'ounded at
the graspng disposition Of Americans The day
the Texas resolutions passed the Senate. Mr.. Pack
enham, the British Minister, was in the lobby,
and observed to gentcman setting next to him,
"what grasping set of people you Americans are.
| should not wonder if you annex England next"
"Ilush! hush!' replied the gentleman, don't speak
so loud; if the Senate hears that there is such
place as England they will annex il aIso." Mr..
P. raised his hands and replied, "well reckon they
would"