New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-18
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
.ondence Of The Tribune.

Correspondence Of The Tribune
WAsHISGTOS, FEB. IS, lsis.
The weather here to-day is like Summer, balmy
as MAY and beautiful as Womans smile. Every
place Of public resort in the Capital was vocal with
silvery voices and sparkling with bewtching
smiles Nature was in her sweetest mood all
hearts obey the impulse to rejoice, while every
thing is bright around US The night, too, seems
Jealous Of the day for the sky is clear, and the
Moon fnging back the rays Of the Sun, looks like
Furnished ball in bottomloss blue.
The season Of fashion is now at high noon
here. To night indeed, there are some half
dozen parties, 10 every OF which many OF
the party going people are invited, and several "a
dies will attend two or three OF them. There is a
reception at the Presidents hop and supper
at BROwNs Hotel, and parties at Commodore
WILKEss and Commodore WARRISGTOs' IS Every
night now there are one or more parties thronged
with the leaders and followers Of fashion In this
Metropolis.
Today was almost too fine for Legislation, but
still we had something done In the Senate Mr..
YULEE continued his speech IN the morning hour,
on his amendment 10 Mr.. DICKINSON Resolutions,
on the Wimot Proviso, absorption OF Mexico and
other kindred topics. He seemed to understand
the Old Hunkers pretty well. He looked upon
them as worse than the Wilmot Proviso men. The
! Wilmot Proviso men be believed were enemies OF
| the South, but they were bold and honest. The
Old Hunkers he thought were neither bold nor hon
| est. but nevertheless enemies too.
Mr. UPHAM Of Vt. made long aud able speech
10 day on the Ten Regiments bill. Mr.. RusKoi Tex
as has the floor for TO morrow he will attempt 10
prove that the Rio Grande is the true boundary he
might lust as well 90 little farther South w e
had Just as much right to Vera Cruz as 10 San lisa
bel--that is, we OverpOwered the lohebitants -
What sackful of glory JAMES X. POLK lost be-
~ Mqxicous haf
understand that news have been received from
Michigan that the House of Repres entatyes oithat
State now assembled oatin the woods have passed
WilmOts PrOvisO Resolution by a vote OF 80 10 ?,
and that the Senate will pass them unanimously -
There il Loco FOcoism for you Supporting the
WilmOt ProvisO and running Gen CAss Tor Presl-
dent: it is not worse however, than Polk Dallas
and the Tariff OF A. 1t will be hard 20 beat the
| trickery of Al.
The Speech of Mr.. DuER Of the Oswego District,
n Y delivered in the House yesterday, meets
with unqualified praise from all quarters Ii Is one
! of the very best speeches recently delivered In
| Congress. For many years there has been nothing
! superior to It in the House OF Representatives
! There were passages at which the heart OF every
hearer beat quicker as he listened. His whitening
denunciation of the treason by which Loco Foco'
| ism sent Mexico General to slaughter the Amerl-
can troops in the gules OF Buena vista the nights
| of erro Gordo and in the avenues leading to the
Capital was IS severe and sarcastic as ms refer
/ ence TO the character OF Warrington was huDilme
! and eloauent His constituents may well be proud
! of their Representati. / knew that Mr. DuER
| could make a great speech He has done 1t
Mr. DAVIS. Commissioner to China, IS now IN
this city Mr.. RowAN, Charge to Naples arrived
/ from Kentucky today | suppose he VIII soon
leave for his post, though 1t gets along very Wen
without him, as it had to do without Mr.. POLK S
brother. while receiving his pay for staying whore
1 he did not stay.
! Mr. Jackson and Col MONROE have returned
/ from NewYork, with the evidence in the contested
case to be laid before Congress. trust 1t Will not
| be long till Mr. MosRoE is IN his seat ~ represeh
/ tative of the upper Wards OF your City.
Mr. TALLNADGE, of New York has been ap'
| pointed member of the Committee OF hevolo'
! tionary Claims in place of Mr.. ROSE forced TO be
| absent BY sickness in his family
DIR. MARCH, the eminent Surgeon and Physician
of Albany, arrived here to night
! Indisposition has contracted my writing powers
for few days past. But how could any body be
| sick such a day as this ! hlCHLLltU'