The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-06
T III e L A T E 8 T N z w 8
BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TElEGRAPBS.


Exciting News from Warrington.
PROSPECTS OF AN EXTRA sEssION-THE ADJOURN
MENT-OUR FOREIGN Observation-Disclosures
LAs-DOUGLAs-sPAIN--M ME-. sOULE AND THE AD-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IMPENDING OF A WAR.
LIKE OBARACTER-s GOING TO NEW YORK
OUR CUBAN RELATIONS COL. CLEMENs-coL. KIN
NEY, &C.
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1855.
An extra session is freely spoken Of inevitable, al
though the President would wish to avoid making the
call If lie could do without compromising the interests
Of the country Many of the western members OF Con
gress express intention to remain in the city for the
remainder Of the week. believing that the President vii
determine the question in few days, and thus save
them the trouble Of long and fatiguing journeys.
The parting in the Senate at the adjournment
Sunday noon, was touching in the extreme, and
many an eye was gassed with emotion
in making the farewell General Shields was
the object Of especial attention. and his manly hand
received the farewell grasp with warmth that showed
sincerity from all his late associates the pages and
clerks claimed their right to good bye, and the black
boy to the Senate left the chamber with the
water freely running down bis CHEEKS having received
God bless you from the lips Of the gallant soldier and
legislator. Probably session OF brought
its labo-s to close where less personal luminosity
exhibited, than to be met with Sunday, at the
moment of departure. II has truly been working
Congress- and with but few exceptions IT has entitled
doubtless il viii receive.
The delicate condition Of foreign relations, and
the unprepai edness of the President to meet crisis that
shows sef threatening, WILL in all prob ability, force
him to call an extra Congress together. Unless am
greatly in error that step agreed upon in the late
conference at the residents house, upon certain
tingeDcies coming up but which are to be waited for
with patience characteristic of General Pisrces ad-
miDistraton. strong interest Is plainly manifested
by our government in the wagng 10 ths East,
favorable to Russian success and recpro cal is the scott
men of Russia towards the United States This is SHOWN
in the Emperors letter to the President in the
usual interest which has marked the conduct of the
Russian ambassador in every question Of foreign char
acter calculated to reflect ipjuriously upon THIS
try. Senator Douglas has done toward producing
the friendly relations existing between and Russia
than the combined government Of the United States.
He warm partisan Of the Gar and to learn the in
tes he feels in his is but to approach him
the subject There is in the United States who
holds like prominent position, political and social
with tie Emperor Of Russia, as Senator Douglas. He
visits almost daily the Russian embassy here, and his
views and advice frequently find their way
Atlantic. few hours may show that these statements
have their Importance.
Mr.. Soule viii shortly visit Nes York TO psrtake Of
entertainment to which he has been invited by nume-
rous body OF his friends The opportunity win be avalsd
of to present history Of his difficulties while represen
tate Of the United States TO SPAIN whi;h have been
called Tor BY Congress and withheld By the President
The Minister from Spain is In high spirits His
fret day in Washington permitted 10 pass without
single call from any of the Cabinet. On the contrary
from the hour Of his arrival unt hte 10 the evening
his thronged by members Of both branches
of Congress and his feow.ctizen generally, anxious
10 extend TO him their sympathes. This single fast
con'anf volume in itself, showing conclusively that
every honorable feeling and all tho manly impulses are
gathered in and around the man who has been male
the instrument at the expense OF national reputation
Of the most unprncplei thus far known
TO the United States soulc Ia surprised al the warmth
OF his reception, and in my presence heard him oo.
serve" did expect this casting his eyes at the
same time around the room and holding recognition
many whose hands he could not conveniently grasp
from the density OF the throng At the close OF the day
he spoke freely with his more intimate friends on the
'ubect Of his mission AMI its failure clearly imply
ing that he had two sets OF instructions to follow OF
opposite character coming from the President and the
State Department, and thus thro wing upon himself
responsibility in which he found II necessary 10 consult
with his colleagues atFrance and England He makes
the assertion that DIN suites with Spain long since
could have been brought to satisfactory termn alton
but fer the Indifference and fatal policy Of our general
government.
proposition OF settlement had been male him by
the late Spanish ministry, which subject Of Il
deraton at ths ostepd convention aud It's aceptaucs
warmly recommended BY his colleagues; but upon his
return TO Spain be vas HANDED letter. written b. Gen.