The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-01-16
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.


WasAingten.
Correspondence Of the HERALD
-, The CAPITOL,
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. IA. :
1hS Le's Dwsi-A~other a~d awother in Progress-
Non,i~atis~ Of Co.. Wlliam H. Polk-7sxas-
Nao Plans and Reactions.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ -
The principals in the duel, Messrs Yancey and
Chngntsn appeared in the House to-day in their
seats, and were warmly greeted by their friends
with co congratulations of the fortunate result. The
tul and interesting account sent you last evening
comprised all the details, obtained, az matter Of
course, from an authentic source. No doubt various
garbled and false reports will be communicated by
the letter writers Of thi. city, but you have the only
after Judge Meek, OF Alabama, who was taken for
Mr.. Cingman. The ball from the pistol of Mr..
9. would have struck Mr. Yancey in the head if his
ann had been an inch lower, and that Of his antago
MIST came almost as near the vtas Of his man
The manner OF firing by Cngman is not consider
I'd as the most certain, although it is the quickest
tte lowered The muzzle Of his pistol from hisshoul
der downwards towards his antagonist, thus expo.
sing his side, and not having line as mark -
Yancey raised his pistol from the ground upwards
thus prntec ting his body with his arm, from which
the ball might have glanced, and also preserving
line Of distance as guide. There appears NO dis
position to move for the expulsion Of these gentle
men, as was loudly threatened by mauy before the
parties met. II will blow over in the same smoke
that Levi D. Slamm. Of the Ptbeiam. intends to
challenge Chngman tor personal abuse in his
speech, and as he left here last evening for Balt.
more, there IS no doubt such is the case. Several
gentleman out for personal abuse, and no doub. he
Will be prepared to meet the whole party, at inter
walls, before the close cf the session.
The nomination Of Col. VIM. H. Polk, the
he Pres ia oIo hut TN.l..
to the comfortable and pleasant situation Of Chara6
d Affairs to Naples, as specially communicated yes
terday, has caused much CONVEX sation here, cspe-
cially among those who have been dancing, cap in
hand, in his wake. He is fine, noble fellow, and
has evnced, In his visit here, much sagacity in the
management Of the political horse.fes that have
surrounded him. He has been bored to death for
state secrets, but probablytoo OCCASION before he
lett home, not to burhen himself with any i'm
p0vtant infor walton. There lie no doubt that hIe
visit here related solely to this appointment, which
we trust will be sent to Mexico, under the coming
administration Mr.. Polk will be confirmed, and
leave here in few weeks, or soon after the inau.
xuration.
Through the personal interference of some per.
son connected with THE office OF the Jouwnal OF
Commerce, Postmaster General Wickhffe has
commenced a movement in the Senate to-day, to
interfere in your Express Mail to New Orleans
He had better save his time and labor, as no
action OF government can stay it's progress, ner no
movement compete with it that carries the mail.
rVIoW0Incus iOleaImcO, say we.
A new proposition to annex Texas was intro
dsced in the Senate to-day, the particulars Of
which you will find in the regular report The de.
bate was also commenced in that body. and we
shall now have Texas in both Houses, until some
decision ie made. My opinion is, however.
that the plan OF Senator Foster, OF Tenne ssee.
wing, and Milton Brown. Of the House, also a
wing from the same State, will be fnall, adopted.
These plans were published in yesterdays Herald
The Wholesale denunciation Of such members as
Brlnkerhof, OF Ohio, and Stetson, Of New York.
with the course of Governor Wright in his mes.
sage in your State, has within the past few DAYS
created strong Reaction in the minds of several
OF the prominent southern and western whig mem-
bers, who are now preparing to come into the SUD-
port OF the measure on broad national grounds If
a regular abolition member makes speech
against annexation, or Hale, Of New Hampshire.
or Hamlln, OF Maine, you may rest assured a Joint
resolution will pass almost Immediately afterwards
The democratic members Of the House have but
Que course to pursue, the result Of which will be
the reservation Of their position in the democratic
ranks-that course is to vote for annexation. II
they oppose they will secure the partial
OF the aboitlonsts-be kicked from their own Dar-
~. and in the end rejected by the very men whose
opinions they appear to venerate more than their
political friends.
In the House, the debate was continued BY
Messrs Holmes, Of S. c., Brown, of Indiana, and
Garrett Davis, Of XIV.