Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-25
Correspondence of the Register and Journal.

WAsHING1oN CITY, Dec. 10, '6in.
 The speeches of Garrst, Davis, Schenck and Win throp delivered during the day which my last lel- to yon bears date, have since created much ex- sement and speculation in political circles here At first ii was supposed iha, they were the result of mature caucus deberHtion the part oi ihe orposl tion subsequently,, however, this impression among nur friends changed, and is now pretty we'll lanrd that the federnlisis stand in great dread ul
 Inc eff ct of these i-tlmed sIaushis the cause of heir country. when engaged m foreign war; Presuming that your readers have generally seen no. t'ces "f these ex raordnary speeches. ernbracog pretty full de scrptlon ol them, shall merel, repeat that they went lhe whole "tlArtford Convection fig ure." The replies friends, Douglass, Hara'on aad Rhetr. delivered oa Wednesday, and of Seddon, nf Va and Woodward, of $ c on Thurdav. were III timed. as movers of policy, only however, becanae they opened the eyes of the federasts who prob ably he made to under stand and effects, 10 the fact that the position assumed for them only untenabe in debate, but absolutely suicidal They pronounced that which almost every government in Europe had done-which every distinguished writer on international law and the highest courts of tho world had endorsed as right and proper under slmi. la crcumst snces-nay, which Gen. Harrison him- sell had carried out Canada 1913. to he against the laws of cations, and threatened. rather lnsinu a,ed threat to mpeach the executive for directing Stockton and kearney to do.
 The truth is, the federalisls went into this debate only for the sake of opposition, without caring 10 examine the premisea before hand. and as usual, soon found themselves toe deep in drowning water. Like sensible men they have since paddled back to shore.
 Tho debate was virtually closed on yeser day by the almost unanimous passage of the resoIu tions amended, on motion of Hopkins, of Va, who is understood to have proposed his amendment only afer full and free consultation with many democrats of mature judgment.
 The dirty National lnielligencer of Saturday and yesterday morning contained nominal review of the Message, which was in truth intended 10 'nspiril it's party 10 hold on as it had begun. The editorials proved ''no go." for instead of coaxag the Feds 10 cling to it's dangerous positions they only served to SC, the more prudent of their wire pulers to cursing it between their teeth.
 Perhaps am wrong in writing that the debate virtually closed on Thursday last, for yesterday in committee o the whole upon the reference of the Pres ident's Message 10 the appropriate committees, Mir Payne of your State, and Andrew Johnson of Ten nessee, asaled themselves of lhe fact, that whig member. the notorious Gddlngs, had just concluded the twenty-third fourth repetition of his sereo typed abolition speech and attack the positions med by Schenck. Davls. Winthrop and Darragh as those of tho federal party the war question. The .emocrats, 10 man, were as much grati6ed at see- ing the opposition hanging themselves hs hook, {, as they were disappointed at finding them soon struggling to come down lrom it. And although ihe federaliss have doubtless made up their minds to be more cautious for the future, they will have to swa- low saIing comnen'ar,es during to whole winter on this new premonitory of our intention 10 fight, as party. as openly for the enemy as the Tribune, ibe tntelligencer. and Garrisons Liberaor have fought during all the recess.
 On Monday. last, the House adjourned over on ac- count of the death of poor Felix G. Mcconnell, and on Tuesday, the Senate did likewise. Mir Bowden delivered the customary euogy in such cases in the House, and Mir. Lewis in the Senate.
 l must not forget to menio, that on Tuesday. Mir Petit. according to his custom, made speech ngainst the practice of electng Chaplain to the House, closing with an amendment proposing that the members should pay their Chaplain of their own pockets, rather than fIom the public treasury and rendering, as usual, on his part, double as much any other would pay, who ever might be elected on these terms. Petit, though slightly era. al fla anhact ia ,f intellect, which, bu, for this kink, would give him great weight in the House.
 The effect of he message ia visible in the altered
 tone of tho iederalisis dn the subject Of the adms- sion of 5 na Ana into Mexico. Up to the open.
 ing of Ihe sessiun, they expected to make much cap ia from the Presidents order to the Commodore oI the squadron this effect see,ns that his reasons for 60 doing are impregaable, they have very pru dentIy determined to let the subject drop queity as possible We now hear nothing Inore about the ..enormons expenses of the war" Indeed, il will apparently take them the whole session gel over heir surprise the unexpected economy with which the war has, far. been conducted on our part. nr. Webser's peculiar friends areas migh' be snp sed. exceedingly mortified at the pos.,iou in wh, diem Rporback, winch is proved ialse 50 conclusive. y. by the official accounts sent in with the message; ; while the friends of other presidential sspranls n' the federal ranks are, perhaps, as mach amused as 'hs democrats al lhs attitude Gin this conoscson) i. which Mr. Webster slaaas.