New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-25
BY THIS MORNINGS MAIL.
THINGS IN wAsHINGToN.
Correspondence Of The New-York Tribune.


Within the las; IS hours there has been rather d
decline in Texas stock. a Texas Senator made
that acknowledgment last night The vote Will pro
baby be pretty close one, bat | still have tain
N a Wing Senate 10 save Us from calamity. There
are . Senators CERTAIN against AnneXeuen, IS pref,
" certain for II, and doubtful Ihe coueuql
are Benton Dix Niles and Tappan. II there Is
anv faith 10 be placed IN mems assertions, TWO or
three OF these will vote against the keSoiunon
from the House II any other Is substituted, there
i one Senator now certain tor II, who Hl be ccI-
tam against Il. Ii Senator Pearce returns In time
10 vote think tie measure Will not pass coE'
thsk the yote will be taken before Friday or Satur-
dsy. Though the Iocos pretend 10 feel that de-
bate strengthens their cause, they yet wish ie limit
the debate Thirteen have already spoken on the
question. There VIII be at least ten speeches
more Senate. Cntierden will probably cloSs the
debate on the Wing side. and his speech Will BE
great one.
The Cabinet Is still IN The process Of formation IN
Polk's head Nothing has vet been done. as Tar as
known 10 anv other man. lie told member OF
the Senate last night that " no person Will Know
who are 10 compose L. TIL they are sent 10 The Sc
nate on the ith OF March.
Ii Is now generally believed that the story about
finding papers on Santa Anna, relative toa secret
Treaty with England, IL all Z hoax. intended 10
operate in favOr ot Texas. II any thing : done
favorable 10 Ensand. liseemS as II we should vlo-
late national faith and hoIor TO gain counteTact-
ing advantage.
To show The meauness 10 which such spirit
leads refer YOU TO piece of gossip from Wash
insion, 10 4 Texas paper pdbIShed IN Newly crk.
The story is there told. that Senator Morehead OF
hy. gave his seat to Lord PackenhaEl the British
Minister. during the delivery OF speech on Texas
in the Senate one day last week. Ii the story
was meant for any earthly Cor even lniernai)
purpose, il was meant TO be an argument for
the Annexation OF Texas. But the facts are
not fairly stated. They are these During the
delivery of Nr. Bucbanan's speech IN favor OF
Texas. the Loco-Focos from the House had TILED
NJ, the lobbies. Mr.. PackenhaG, having the prlvl-
!ege OF the floor, entered, bat the boors who had
taken the seats In the lobbes refused 10 yield 10
stranger After Mr.. Packenham had stood long
time, till he must have been tired, Senator More
head very properly, as any gentleman would DO,
rose and offered him his chair, which he took fora
few minutes And this Is wha, Loco.Focos would
urge as an argument IN favor OF robbery and
wrong: suppose Mr.. Everett, the representative OF
The American flag in England, should have chair
rendered 10 him by BreuGham, O'Connell, or any
other member OF the British Parliament, would that
Justify the English people IN tying 10 inIure us =
vet such IS specimen OF the arsumentstor Annex
alton
understand tha, majority Of the Loco-FOco
Delegation TO Congress from Newly ork have signed
recommendation TO James X. Polk. in favor ot
Gov Marcy of New-York for seat IN the Cabi..
net.
Mr.. Van Buren,. it is thought, is playing secret
game for the succession You will remember that,
about 1871, he wrote letter 10 some person or
persons out West, (in Missouri, beleve,) stating
that he had now retired from public life. Some
Loco.Foco meeting passed resolutions thanking
/ him for his magnanmly IN retiring. This was
carrying the Joke 100 far and Van came out again,
stating tha; he only meant for the present II is
supposed that he is now in the shades of Linden
wald only for the present. and il may be that there
is an under current TO get him some foreign appoint
I loo, .l-r,, Al
During the past week we have had as fine wca-
rher as we usually have in April. To-day it has
been rainy. THIS evening about or 10 o'clock it
cleared of cold again. Yours, RIcHELIEU.