New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-09
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
Meeting of conTre.s-The Van Ness Case.
WASHINGTON, Dec.

WASHINGTON Dec. 7th, 154G.
The two Houses met at 70 o'clock to-day three
f,urtbs of the Senate and nearly as large proper
ton OF the House Of Representatives, being present
], not the practice to call over the names OF the
Scuators but 1 counted forty three in their seats.
Mr. WEBSTER crossed over the chamber TO shake
hands with Gen CAss, and there was apparently
some cordiality in the shake. Mr.. CALHOUN and
Mr. BENTON also exhibited similar juxtaposition.
From the close conversation in which saw Mr..
CALHoUH with some of the friends Of the Admins
traton it may reasonably be inferred that there is
n good understanding between them. Mr.. SrEIGHT
seems MS usual, to be social with the W higs
than with his own party. Nothing was done to-
day beyond the organization OF the two bodies, tix-
ing the daily hour Of meeting, and ordering the
usual supply Of newspapers
The Message will of course be sent in tomorrow.
You will probably receive 1t from your city Post
master in the course Of the night, such as under
stand, being the arrangement tor the supply OF your
paper.
ills very generally rumored that very short IN.
tcrval viii eapse before the President will come to
Congress fora loan of Twenty Millions. he may
come, and obtain the authority but he cannot get
that sum in specie at per cent for stock at par
That he may rest assured OF.
The Van Ness case was resumed day ~ the CIR
cult Court
Mr. Calian who had been previously examined, was
again called the stand and the letters of orphans
and the ohe disputed letters were submitted to
his inspection. H. had been agent tor Gen. Van
Ness up to the day o. his death, perfectly familiar
with the pecuisrlties in his style OF writing, having
been frequently instructed by him while corresponding
clerk of the Bank Of the Metropolis He swore that TIE
letters shown TO him not in the hand. writing OF Gen
Van Ness.
Some impcrtm: testimony was nitcrward brought
forward James Mcguire, the witness who WINS
set aside by the Court on Saturday because he was
Of nI 4I-
witnesses, was called by consent OF counsel on the
plaintiff side You must bear inmind, Ia order 10
understand the bearing the testimony, thu, Mrs Con
alleges that Gen. Van Ness put letter in the Post
office, Philadelphia. to her address between July 2Gih
and August % informing her that he had made arrange
ments for their marriage &c. The envelope OF this let
ter has been produced in Court The posnaft on II has
been proved be forged and has been proved farther
that such letter passed through that Office
Mcguire proves that he purchased machine for cutting
envelopes used for Congress III April lSiJ Finding 1t
unsuitable, he sent il to blacksmith to be altered with
having used it, IL brought back to him on tic
9Th OF July ls45was then found to require other al
teruuns. sent back to the smith, and was finally re-
turned to witness and usGd for the first time the ith
August He described this machine singular IN Its
structure that the envelopes cut by II were different
from any Others cut in the United Sltos owing pc
cniaiity in the angles which he pointed out. The en-
velope 'shownthe referred to us having been
put in the Philadelphia Pos;oce between July 20 and
August 2he identified both from its form and the parti
eulor psl.sr of which it made as cut with his ma
chine and that II could nor have been so cut under any
possible circumstances before the 18th OF August ls'3
Counsel for the defence also produced OF the letters
filed in tho Orphans Court purported TO be the writing
of Gen. Van Meas, and placing them evenly one with
the other held them up the light when they appeared
TO be a single signature, showing that the whole OF them
had been traced from single signature.
This testimony has had great effect upon the Jury
one may Judge from their countcnanccs. VERrTAs.
MIR. Nezey of New-iorl will be nominated next
week for Consul at Bremen in the room Of Mr.. Grund
and Mr. Grsbe will be rcnominated Consul for the
Rhenish Provinces of Prussia