New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-24
THINGS IN wAsHINGToN-TEXAs AND
THE CABINET.
from The Z d TOT.
WAsmScroN. SATURDAY. Feb. 22.


The friends of Annexation in the Senate have
resolved 10 press vote on Monday 1t tAey ,eel as
sure then as they do now think the vote ''w De
taken either on Monday or Tuesday, and greatly
fear the result will be adverse 10 Peace and Free
dom. though Go no, despair. Il Is now virtually
settled that q Wing Senators will vote against An
nexation. provided Mr.. Pearce oil Md. can be back
from the bedside OF his sick wife in season, as II Is
believed he will be. In that case, 1t needs but one
Loco Foco vote 10 defeat the measure. Where
shall this one come from? There are hall dozen
whose understandings and consclences tell them
they ought to vote Nay but tleIr Interests and am
bitlon plead SO strongly on the other SIDE tina; !
greatly fear the latter will preponderate.
The President elect is the naster-splrit OF the
Texas intrigue, and is concentrating ms immense
power and patronage wholly on this point NO
secret is made of the fact that he Is delaying The
formation Of his Cabinet until The Texas Question
is settled with express reference 10 securing votes
for Annexation. By This device he has already
broken down the opposition OF Silas Wright " 20.
and secured the vote OF Senator Dix Tor the Reso-
luilons. Wright and Van Buren want Mr.. Comp.
troller Fagg in the new Cabinet To all their rep
Presentations, the answer IS Texas first and then
- The effect OF this is a rescrlp' from Albany
10 Mr. Dix TO surrender at discretion.
On the Ohio Senators | thought more reliance
could be placed They know that their conslltu-
ents are largely hostile TO Annexation, The popular
msiority against il being, at the last Election, some
1900 The Legislature, by adecislve majority II
each House, has explicitly instructed them to oP
pose the measure These instructions Mr. Aller
1. n, 4 tbnD o.
will no, vote at ALL He is brother Of Arthur ant
Lewis Tappan OF n. Y. and at least as thorough al
Aboliilonst as either OF them 1t will be hard task
for him 10 refrain from voting against Texas bu
the party screws are strong, and Foreign Missions
are tempting eight new outfits, 5000 each
were inserted in the General Appropriation BlI yes
terday) Aliens vote for Texas will use up what
is leit OF binding Instructions 10 Senators.
Mr.. Niles of Conn. wants 10 vote against the
Joint Resolutions, and assured a friend he wou!C
do so, lust two days ago. ! fear he gave himsel
credit for more virtue than he possesses.
Mr. Bagby Of Ala has several times attempted
10 indulge IN the luxury of conscience on TN
point OF rghtin Congress 10 unite tins Country L
Foreign Nations by a simple majority vote OF tn
Houses presume he will be laughed or threat
eaed out of his scrurles before the vote is taken.
If then, the Senate is full and all the Loco Focos
vote for Texas, with three sort=of Wings, the Re-
solutions will be carried by q TO % If Pearce is
absen, and Tappan does not vote, the majority is
the same II Pearce returns TO vote and Tappan
avoids il, the Resolutions pass by one majority.
Batif Tappan, or Niles, or Ba2hy. votes May, aud
Mr. Pearce returns the Resolutions are lost.
There is an immense lobby influence here, all
for office, and of course for Texas. Mr.. Poll's
position Just now gives him immense power to
warp opinions to his liking. | cun but family hope
tor an a,spicious result.
believe Oregon will be allowed to lie over
another Summer. The bill has answered Its pur-
pose by helping Texas through. 1t is quite likely
thai the bM to make States OF Iowa and Florida
will likewise fail for want of time.
The Cabinet stands back for Texas. II Annexa-
lion prevails, Mr. Flags seat in it is pret,yisafe. -
Mr. Bancroft will then be the New-England mem
ber, verv probably If it fails, Senator Woodbury.
may come in as Secretary OF State on the wlui-
drawal oi Mr. Calhoun. lhlnk Buchanan is max
ing no Roadway for the Premiership OF late. Ste
vcnson, Mr.. Riichie's lavoriIe, is shut ont by the
retention of Judge Mason, the present Secretary oi
the Navy.
Senator HuSrINcroN's Speech against Anneya-
tion. now in process Of delivery is OF the ablest
OF the many able Speeches on the question II. C.
Among the New-Ycrk notables here, obscrve Hon
A. H. Tracy of Buffalo. Maj. Noah. w Paxton iIallett
John A. Morrill, Caascvoort Melville, Hon. john Cramcr
&c Sc From nos,or. we have MeSsrs Geo. Baneror
H. Rantonl Jr Ch G.. Greene, Lewis JoSSelyn, &c. &C.
MANUFACTURES AT THE SOUTH.