New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-13
NUMBER 295.
WARRINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s. 1857,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 1857.
The Senate has been engaged for the last three days
m discussion, in secret session, of Mr. Marcys and
Mr. Dallas Central American treaty with Lord Clar-
endon. Mr.. Mason, the Chairman of the Committee
On Foreign Relations, in calling for executive
sion on Monday, stated that an urgent necessity y
existed for it, From iris fact and from the additional
fact that the Senate has been engaged three hours
day upon the treaty for thelast three daysan has not
yet come to any conclusios-it may be inferred that
there is considerable opposition to it. It wonld not
surprise me in fact if the treaty were either rejected
absolutely, or else so altered and changed by amend
ments as to preserve few of its original features As
before stated it seems to have been frarsed with the
special view Of combining the United States and Great
Britain in crusade of determination upon Walker
Mr. Marcy is undoubtedly at the bottom of t-and Mr.
Dallas in all probability simply carried out the instruc-
tions which he received from the State Department
here in the terms Of the negotiation.
The Chyton-Bulwer treaty was well enough IN its
intentiens but. it has turned out to be complete
failure. Great Britain construes it one way and we
construe it another. 1t is no more regarded now
than if it were so much waste paper. Mr. Marcy in
attempting to cure the defects Of the CLAYTON BuIger
treaty by the treaty now before the Senate has only
proceeded from bad to worse The timeh has passed in
the history of this nation when mere stipulations on
paper one way the other will controvert the inev
table progress Of events. We must either insist upon
rigid adherence to the Monroe doctrine, or i've
must break loose from all paper ties and accomplish
our mission as the grand Republic Of the American
continent. The treaty now before the Senate is
concession to the ambition and Interior ends Of Great
Britain France and Spain which, If we are wise, we
should never make. It would be equally as absurd
to make US party to the inducements of British
affairs in India and China, as to permit Great Britain
to he party to the revolutionary struggles of the
Central American isthmus. y"
am clearly of opinion that the treaty will either be
defeated altogether will be so essentially modified
as to preserve scarcely trace of its original features
The correspondence between the Secretary of War
and Gen. Scott, of which we have heard great deal
lately, yesterday laid before the Senate and or
dered to be printed. The public had been prepared
for something sharp racy and personal and they viii
not be disappointed The old General does not mince
his words but gives Secretary Davis piece of his
mind' with his usual sodier.like bluntness and en-.
ergy. On the other hand, the Secretary makes no
concessions but maintains his positions with the same
obstinacy as Scott long debate ensued in the Sen
ate yesterday relative to the proprey of printing the
correspondence-some of the Senators contending
that these quarres between high fuuctonares of the
land would have pernicous effect upon the publ,
morals. Finally, the order for printing was made
but is possible that the delay of the publication
gether with the press of business at the heel of th
session. may prevent the passage of the House resolt
tion relative to Cen Scott's increased pay.
Arrangements were made yesterday for an officii
declaration of the result of the Presidential election
On next Wednesday the Senate will proceed to th
Haa of the House and enter into joint convention #
the purpose. The roll of States will then be called
the votes of each opened counted and declared. an
the result entered upon their respective jsurnals
the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of Il
House of Representatives
Mr.. Buchanan left for his home in PENNSYLVANIA {
Tuesday, after having remained here just a wee
Notwithstanding the confident assertion of many wi
profess to know, that he has not yet decided upon
single member of his Cabinet, incline to the opno
that he has it all arranged and that that was hi
purpose in coming to Washington. While here
was closeted with some of the most prominent men
his party-and, particularly and frequently with Gov
Wise, of Virginia, and Senator Slidell. He may no
haye communicated the names of his Cabinet to an
except few confidential frends-but that he ha
agreed upon whom be will invite to the different Sec
retaryships is more than probable. He would scarce
ly have time had he not done So to make all his
rangements in this respect, between now and tn
| fourth of March.
1t is generally believed that he will appoint no re
preventative of the Southern Rights party. Even th
gallant and patriotic Quitman is rather too much i'm
bued with keen sense of the rights and honor an,
dignity of the South to be acceptable to the milkand
water policy which Mr. Buchanan proposes to inaugu
rate in his administration. Such men as Cobb will b
the ruling spirits in the Cabinet This policy nigh
have been successful if practiced by Gen Pierce VIII
went into the Presidency with almost the unanimou
vote of the States-but it is question whether tn
time has not now passed when it can lead to the IT
suits which Mr.. Buchanan hopes to effect by it. Bac
Repub!cansm- -poweress four years ago is no'
bold, defiant and truculent. No halfway policy wi
subdue it. No lodging around corners will deprecat
its magnity. 1t has become monster which mus
be crushed at once, if at all-and unless crushed 6
once its future ascendancy in the Republic is just
certain as the DEGREES of Fate.
The extensive preparations made for the inaugur,
ton indicate that it will be Of the largest demo,
stratons ever before made on similar occasion.
less than five Inauguration balls are to be given II
Committee of Arrangements have been notified tn,
clubs fire companies and other associations, from
the principal Northern cities will be here to partit
pate in the proceedings. The mania Of our peop
for attending inaugurations is of the most sing
lar of our characteristics. People will. travel hu
dreds of miles to see man take an oath and make
short speech, spectacle which they may see doze
times day in any of their halls of justice.
A test vote in the House Of Representatives, yeste
day on laying on the table the bill extending ass
ance to the Submarine Telegraph Company, indcat
that it will pass the House by large majority.
ESSEX.
THE New PAETY IN CANADA.-A new polite
party has been started in Canada proposing to NAL
q broad sweep of old abuses. The readers propose
do AWAY with SO much executive patronage to beg