The Whig creed., 1846-01-03
coNGREssIoNAL SYNOPSIS.

IHE proceedings OF Inc HTst IeW odys vi TIC
meeting Of Congress, have but little of importance
or interest in them DAVIS, of Indiana, IS elected
Spea ker Of the House; RITcnlE HESS (s'organ-
grinders,'') Printers for the House. An effort
was made to revive the 2lst rile, prohibiting
the reception of Abolition petitions which fail
ed. A bill for the final reception of Texas into
the Union, passed the House with but little oppo-
sition. The arrangement of the standing Com
'mttees in the House, indicate warm support of
the Presidents message in that body
In the Senate, the. proceedings have been more
interesting. Besides evincing a disposition to
Rive more attention to the obvious wants of the
South and West, than has heretofore been given.
having taken suitable initiatory steps towards the
defence of our exposed borders and coast, reso-
lutions were introduced by General CAss, calling
/ upon the respective departments of the Govern
ment, for information as to the present condition
of the army and navy, and militia of the country,
and as to what would be requisite to place us in
condition to give John Bull a proper reception
should he become 'twolfish" about the Oregon
These resolutions gave rise to an interesting and
somewhat important discussion. General CAss
accompanied their introduction with genuine
war-talk; he thought thar probable, ineri-
table, unless England should recede from her posi-
tion, since the diplomacy about Oregon was at an
end, as he conceived, and the question now in the
hands of those who would not recede on the part
! OF this Government, &c. He was patriotic, and
seemed to be fired at the prospect of war.
| Mr. MANGUM followed deprecated the intro
duction of the resolutions, DC. Petticoat ALLEN
was decidedly for fight, and believed in bullying
John Bull. ARCHER, CRlTTENDEN, WEBSTER, and
others partook in the debate
/ CALHOUN is Chairman of the Committee on FL
nance; Mr.. ALLEN, of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, both which appointments it is thought,
IN some degree Indicate the inclination of the Sem
ate upon the important questions which will ap-
Proprately belong to those committees Mr. CAL
HoUN's anti-Tariff views, and ALIENS war no.
tons, it is said, augur destruction to the Tariff
and war! war!
A. G. BAINE has taken charge of the editorial
department of the SoUrHRoN. Mr. Baine is so
we'll known in this section of the country we
need say nothing descriptive of him. He is uni
versally regarded as man of fine intellect and of
a peculiar 'sledge-hammer power in argument
The SoUTHRoN will flourish in his hands.
| MEssRs BRNToN, BAGBf and HAYWOOD have
committed the crime of voting upon two questions
with the rascally Wings. First, they voted for
| Mr.. DICKENS for Secretary of the Senate, an old,
tried and faithful officer, and against the caucus
nominee of the party, Mr. SnuHaIs, nf GAnrgia,
whom the people in Ga. had repudiated and who
''in consequence deserves reward from the govern
ment." Secondly, they voted against The prop osi-
tion to give the President of the Senate the ap-
pointment of the standing Committees. For this,
already are they abused by reckless democratic
presses, and charged with sliding towards the
Wings. Such men as BENTON we like to see
sliding towards the Whigs-a man who has more
learning than five hundred such as are now abus-
ing him, for having voted for Wings, and with
! Wings
AMONG the passengers who arrived in the Cam
bria is Professor Morse the inventor of the elec-
tro magnetic telegraph, who is the bearer of very
important desp,tches from the u s. Legations in
Prussia, Belgium and England. Prof NJ has in
charge the ratified treaty between Bavaria and the
!, Uniied States, transmitted by Henry Wheaton, U
S. Minister at Berlin; and also the proposed com.
mercial treaty between Belgium and the United
, States. He has also dispatches for the Depart
ment of State and for the Postmaster General
, from the U. States minister to England
t On D1rs.-The mails yesterday brought nun
, Der OF rumors upon various matters of public in
terest, which notice mere on dts, withou
having any means of ascertainiDg their authenti
city
1t is said that Mr.. Slidel our Minister to Mexi
e co, has instructions to purchase California 1t i
thought that in the embarrassed condition Of th
Mexican government this purchase may be readil,
effected--the only difficulty in the way of such
result being the heavy land mortgages British sub
jects hold upon the territory.
There is rumor that Mr.. Calhoun will be Offer
" ed the State Department by Mr. Polk. 1t is fur
ther said that Mr.. Buchanan viii take the Trea
sury Department and Mr.. Walker the vacant sea
on the bench of the Supreme Court of the Unite
States.
1t is said that British insurance offices have in
serted the war clause in their policies !.