The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-13

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The Electric News up to last Evening.
BY the electric wires last evening, we have
ceived very interesting accounts from Washing
ton, from Albany from Detroit, and from many
other opposite and distant points of the country,
all tending TO show that the spirit and tone of
every organised body is beginning to rise, as the
Presidential election progresses.
The debates in the Senate, at Washington, yes
terday, are extremely interesting. Mr.. Dickin-
son, Senator from New York, who, in support
ing certain resolutions, goes the whole figure
f,r the annexation of Mexico, made an eloquent
Speech condensed report of which will be found
in our columns. 1t is one ofthe most remarkable
speeches made in the Senate, and probably ex-
presses, without any reserve, the real sentiments
Of the leaders Of the democracy at Washington,
and of the administration ITSELF on the subject Of
Mexican policy, this policy being the gradual
annexation or absorption of the whole of that
country-lts people, Its mines, mountains, and
everything. The debate on the ten regiment bill
was continued by Mr.. Clayton, who made one
of the most sarcastic replies to Mr.. Johnson, OF
Msrylsnd, that probably ever raised the laughter
of the grave and reverend seignors of the Senate.
II seems the ladies in the galleries were in a
roar of laughter all the time he was speaking.
This speech is worth reading, and il is reported
most beautifully, both by our reporters and the
electric operators, all Of whom seem TO improve
every day that they are engaged in this most in
teresiing debate.
From Albany, our accounts up TO last eve
ming, are interesting. The wings in the
Legislature appear to be backing and fill
Ing, in their hostility 10 the Mexican war.
They are pairing the resolutions down
into calm and temperate distractions, meaning
lttle or nothing. We should not be surprised
TO see the Legislature of New York-whigs and
MISUNDERSTANDING 10 the annexation of Next
co, before the termination of the session. The
progress of the Presidential canvass, the action
of State legislatures and conventions, as we'll as
the intelligence from Washington, coming from
all points of the compass will operate on each
legislative body throughout the country, respec-
lively.
We have also Geographic accounts from Michi-
gan The Legislature has met az the capital, the
Governor has sent in a message of great length,
principally on local affairs, and the House of
Representatives has elected their sergeant-at-
arms, one who has just returned from the fields
of Mexico. They are all for war, annexation,
and absorption, 10 that legislative body, and pro-
baby the next thing will be the nomination OF
General Cass for the Presidency, TO go side by
side with that from Ohio.
From 81. Louis, too, by telegraph, we have
interesting intelligence from Santa Fe, giving
the proceed lngs OF the Congress of New Mexico,
and their move nents for the annexation of that
country to the United States, &c. SC.
The general tendency of all those movements
and indications which took place yesterday, at
NUaobinutop Ibanv apd alseyybera &c
bic to the annexation and absorption of Mexico
end the policy of continuing the war in that re.
public until such a measure is accomplished
The great orators and statesmen OF the last age,
such as Webster, Calhoun, Clay, and others,
present to the minds eye, pnnacles of principle,
purity, and sublimity, similar TO those which the
peaks of the Alps exhibit to the eyes of the ira
weller in Switzerland. They are great and
sublime, peering over all earthly feelings and
PASSIONS, soaring into the blue sky of heaven,
but utterly impracticable in this wonderful
and miraculous age of the world, in which
we see combinations produced by steam, electri-
city and the printing press, capable of governing
whole continent, twice the size of America,
with as much ease as we can govern city OF
fifty thousand pious inhabitants.
Cave Johnson, II appears, has had rather bad
fortune in his independent postal arrangement.
thus far. Two Of his steamboats,, which convey
ed the great southern mail, have been burned up,
thus destroying the mail connection between the
North and the South until other boats are pro-
cured. We should not be surprised if he were
to engage row boats, in the meantime, on account
Of their cheapness. As regards our foreign
mails, however, 1t will be seen that an agent
has been appointed 10 exp, dite The forwarding
Of h IN between this country and Europe, which
We hope may be of more utility than some of his
other undertakings.