The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-02-12
Correspondence of the Caledonian.
FROM WASHINGTON.

G1he following letter was intended tor our
last but came to hand too late to be inserted.
WA@HIsGToN, Feb. I, 1858.
A lecture was delivered On Friday evening
before the Smithsonian Institute upon the
Polar Regions, and the second Arctic Expe
dition. The lecture room was crowded by
A hishlv intelligent auditory. And among
them we noticed Washington Irving, John
F. Kennedy, Secretary of the Navy, and
Richard Bush. late minister to the court of
st. James. The audience listened attentive
" to the lecture, and the onl V regret we heard
expressed when the lecturer finished was that
he had not continued it TO greater length.
DR.. Kane, the lecturer. who is to be the
leader OF the second Expedition TO the Arc
tic regions in search of Sir John Franklin,
gave his reasons for the belief in Polar o.
cean, and millcr region around the pole.
and, among them was the flight of birds to
the nOrthward and the movement in the same
direction Of mamnalla, on the appearance of
winter.
The lecturer stated that it was the inten-
ton Of the party to travel towards the North
Ill Straight line upon sled Tes-makln@ a
bout 10 miles day: tina, the object of lee
turing before the Smithsonian Institute which
he regarded as powerful roadIutor of sci
ence was to secure lis aid and that OF Con-
grcss in pcrtccting the scientific organization
Of hi- party. 80 that should they fail in the
main Object # their search, their scientific
observations IN that region north of all re
cort!ed travel would he valuable. Tins lee
ture. which was similar 10 others delivered
by him in other cities. a sketch of which will
he publi>hcl will be read with interest.
Ater the lecture YOUR correspondent hal
arrivatc interview with DIR, Kane and found
him very agreeable and social companion
He seems to be not Ia the least daunted il.
view of his pcrilou> VOYAGE. believing that in
due season he will return to the States. and
enrich science if he does not bring cheering
. , d.. .n;..,l u;,o
To-day | went up to visit the place where
there * to be an exhibition bv the Mrtropol-
tan Mechanics Institute. which organized
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room, of ,hr Patent Driir.-1-j Gee, lop,r q,
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Anon" inc ARTERIES ~ Ne 'Nili"l''" Will o'
we maps ana ch"fa'lng> "' the coast survey
ana plates the apparatus from the Smth>o
man Institute, the ASTRONOMICAL clock iron
tn" observatory. and articles at interest iron
the Typographical HurcaH and Arsenal.
: The exhibition will commence on the 2irl
: Of February. and will probably attract mucl
i attention.
The >pacrhr> Of Senators Soulc and Sew
: ard We're the nrincir,l sncc,bcs e ;n,eraS
made in CONGRESS-. last week The ralIcric
We're crowded with la.lics 10 hear Sonic. an,
Ln was Is,,r. IA ,bro,, ,bo,t with won. -.
tcr.ion. His views mon the on.S,ion =, j
suc-,hc Monroe dortr;ne-are similar :,
,hos. &C Co, r,ss H., ,L;,ls .b,, -, omar,
70 onno>o ,u colonization of any mart or tbi
con,;ron. ~, f,re;,, ,,oucrs and tb,, IN tb,
way. sbopI1 tho N,,ro. Jo.,r;no J.. r,,l.r
= stool. Mr. Soale was not. however. rs com
>, plimcntarv in his speech TO Mr. Everett a.
. other democratic Senators had been: h.
. thorrht his reasons for declining TO enter in
to tbc trirsrritc treaty were NOT pood. when at
the same time ne in.imatcd the intention oftbc
: T. :. to make themselves masters of the is
= land of Cuba. He culocised Crittcndcn and
: his party, and animadvertci severely upon
: the cour.r t'our Government in treating them
aS pirates and robbers. He was opposed tc
purchasing Cuba, because Spain would never
consent to It's sale. and also because the Gu
= bans themselves would not consent to be sold
. 1t was. however. his opinion that the island
. of Cuba would inevitably belong to the Unit
ed States.
Mr. Seward in his speech upon Ca<s's rc<o-
lu'ions expressed his r"cret at their introdur-
F ton at this session of Congress, He conSil-
: cred the time unfortunate. in the middle Of
.l,,;,;...;o IL, c,, :,
y sentiment of the resolutions and docI,roJ