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IesSusy is.aPPareni ii every more, and neser
w mere more f3nx,e!sd vigilance kept over
re doings and acts Of Cabinei lheers and Mem
5srs Of Congress than at present MI Calhoun
watches the movements OF the &" Old Hanksrs'
IN Congress, and Mr.. wrighl's & Hunkersr scan
every act Of Mr.. cslhOun's in the Csbinet--
Mr. Benton !" lets slip the dogs Of war" ever
and amor, ~ he Senate Chamber, al Mir Cal
houn and Capt Tyler, and indeed any other
,han good feeling IS fell among the heretofore
Plfabis. democracy at This Iime--when, II ever
they should bsye been united, as they have just
triumphed, and that too, as they declare, 'upeH
P,i~eiPis.' II % Principle, then how can DIFF
ference or sentiment sxis;' Principles should
be fundamental truths-lhe lensls OF political
faith which icl be praetised eo-joiniIy must FRS,
6~ 6-t1 -5@ss - "a. N ths NJ FuciniAs nfthe
I Locofoeo party the same. in each section Of our
4 Country !; > Are they ali held CO jointly By every
one who lays dim 10, The tiIle Of Demoeraeyi'
n no, priaeiple cannot mark their course Of &C :.
iion-a a, least no part OF moral principle.
4 The Loeofoco Members Of Congress, in heir
determinations, le! slip The great secret, that il
'uas their having no established principles, no
\ settled policy msIkirg their late political &C.
rsaap, lhatgaye them the aseendancy-lhat pro-
cured Tor them the triumph!
4 correspondent Of the New FORK Herald.
who is believed 10 be a Locofbco Of some pro.
minence-under the sigDatureofths ). Mem Der
from Nsbraska"-w writing frtm Washington,
I says
r" Texas is all the go here-all look UPON il
~ beacon BY which 10 steer. The Speaker
ives n a district, Wing By 250-be1ce. 10
please Calhoun, Benton, Wright, Dallas, And he
J lesser lights, is'an object; else he msy Tsii 10
oo,aln foat' or small 6sh, Il least, from Air.
pa n, % D. 81 1.nes~ay can lo 75 s9 oar commit
\ 11con.a1fttees for the fun understanding OF
The arrangement 6f whieh would require q
long article upon that subject alone. VIII only
say that his committees give great and wide
spread dissatis fsclion-to induce him. Al limid
man, toencountersuch dissatisfaction as he must
have known would follow his apppininlenls
there must have been powerful motives Look
al the commilee Of Foreign Acknowledgment
Il IS wen known, wishes 10 20 10 the Cohrt Of
ST. DANES Tyler and Calhoun. can say. with.
out proof wish To kill off Benton, Wright, Al.
len and others connected with them aud YOU
will shortly see Buchanan. Woedbury, Dallas
and their conductors thoroughly united with
them in the work ofdestroy ing Van Buren's old
Fife guard. lngersol, |. say, who wants q To-
reign mission, is placed upon aud at the head or
the Committee Of Foreign Affairs, 10 please lhe
formidable list Of men JUS, named; an knew
at once, that il Calhoun thought il would kill
OF Silas Wright in he South, snould his friends
vote against The annexation project, purpnsely
made offensive in lis terms. Insersoll wsuld o.
bediently bring The prepared BIZ forward The
result has disappointed no one "
I The Richmond Enquirer's CORES ponder. takes
tbe~ Member from Nebraska to task for this
exposure, and de ais pretty harshly with sin for
his Administrations upon the Political integrity
Of Sir, Speaker Jones,
Thel'sieam must end tent. Ills upto The
high pressure principle now, and the cap will
be blown cf,' unless some good and ind heart
ED mediator, possessing the sdroil tact, and ro-
litiea Ski; of The Seer Of the Enqoirer. should
! step in and remove or scatter lse burning ele-
ments OF .faciious malignity.
Perhaps, as Annexation is the great scheme,
absorbing all Others. The patty, 10 msisilia it.
unly and strengthen its cohesive properties,
mag unite on Mr.. weiler's Joint Resolution.
which. BY the bsiswe are disposed 10 look upon
as being in favor with the Enquirer These re-
solutions are sufficiently non-commital, leaving
every question or difficulty TO be settled BY fu-
TUE legislation, and being nothing more than a
sweet embrace Of darling Texas, thus rescuing
il from The rod of its mother, Mexico. BY the
| adoption pf these resolutions, The golden mo-
mepls' spoken Of by the Enquifir, would be hap
PLY employed. and Texas would be saved
Mr. Benion's plan is disconntenanced ana
indeed condemnation boldly avowed, BY ali Of
the Calhoun faction, as it is, we believe, With
out an excepiiop,b BY the whole Loco press ofvr.
ginia. OF coursAMr. Benton is opposed 10
Mr.. caIhapn's e.s,d as we had hoped, de-
funei treaty, and - "a there differences con-
tinue, there must be an end 10 the Texas An
nexafion Scheme, At least for h is session.
The" Member from Nebraska'' is disposed to
think that Mr.. Benton and Mr.. Calhoun will
kill of annexation at this session, By peisisrng
with 50 much violence for The adoption Of their
own peculiar methods for is Accomplishment
and thinks that both will be superseded By auotb-
er attempt at Annexation by some prominent
member Of The party, either by joint resolution
or in some other way.
On this snhjset Nebraska" writes:-
4Bai, sir, Ms ca lhoun, hor Col Benton, can
be allowed 10 XIII The Texas measure b. their
absurd measures The people The Soulh want
Texas fat more Than They desire 10 elevate men.
Hence substitute will be thought forward al
ami early day, under ausp an imposing
character lhstswili supeIse| exploded uea-
w. Such men as Cave and Ahdfew Johnson.
A. ". Brown, Mr.. Mckay, Gea. Houston Of Al
ALBANIA, Weller Of Ohio. Linn Boyd If Kenlucky,
Gen. Drongeole. Col. Cobb II Ga sad Mr. Me-
clttnand If Illinois, and hosts If others ap-
plicants for cffics-not adhsrehts n Calhoun
and Wight bot friends Of annexation, are not
disposed 10 stand by with folded arms and see
Texas whisilsd Ksy by mes more ANXIOUS for
power than jealous for county. hink but a
few members will v0,e for The defunei lrsaiy ; | /
nope we shaii notvq1s on il al all. bui npon
practical proposition at once, Even though il
should fail 10 yield mission ID Charles Jared
lngeFsoIl." AN
Speaking or the envy that rankles "a he DO. !
SONS OF the members u the several factions Of
Il koeofOee panty, that writer says-
vol. Benton will adhereGIo his Improbable
bill, and Calhoun 70 his absurd and dIssrseefrI
iIeaty bul think We shall be able to POT Them
bo,a down aud carry Fessoprf'n measure. To !
pres.rafel MIR xriehI, Mr. o.ASbn would be
willing % Use Texas BY insisting upon the de-
faect Treaty to gain a mission, Inscrsnil will
aid him 10 reap the harvest that would follow
ibe eveflhfow Of, Wrighl, M. Dallas. Ar. Bne- /