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WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON. June 81, 1852.
The Cabinet had under consideration to-day
The letter drawn up by General Cuss on the
subject of neutral rights Desiring that th;.
document shall form Il perfect text of American
rights, "s involved in this question the subject
Is he'ng most matnrely weighed and considered
III OIL It's bearings, and the document when
completed. will be Of the mos, imporin-,
winch ever ernanntcd from our government. md
VIII set the question completely ut rest, 81 far
as The position Of the United States is concern.
ed.
R'iinh'e private advices from Vera Cruz rep
resent Mexico 1" bc in tn. most awful state of
anarchy and financial state Of distress The
Central government had started an expedit,on
under C"bns I" Tchunntepcc but it was sup.
I"Seh thnt want OF ineHns would Illustrate the
design l WIS nlso ruuored that Cohas had
been killed at ChirLln. in the state of Pu.hln.
ar. Mci.ane, our Minister, had JUS, returned
! from visit to San Andes Truxtln and SAN T,.
comapn. ii" was busily eCagcd in arranging
| treaty, but he had not up to the I,I.s,s
dates, succeeded n" intelligent forcic aer, the
| letter continues, of large expericnce in this
country, amy longer expects To see the govern
ment constructed on II permanent basis, or in
Tact any sort of basis. IA bo'k parties ar. almost
wholly inactive from sheer exhaustion
understand that rX Governor Robert J
Walker. tired of being rxp"Sed to the weather
with the outside c"rpornl's guard of Forney
Of some inilncn' in friends succeeded in
| making his I'rar" with the administration |
also understand that some friends of Mr. Duur.
las, VIII" have the ear Of the President, are nrr.
s,vcring in their Efforts for treaty of peace in
his behalf and with every prospect Of snccess.
And why noi' The President has Il avors to
| ask. no concessions to make: hut if the sinner
against his administration will repent an,; re-.
turn To his allegiance why SHOULD he not he.
forgiven! Thirdly, Governor Wise would
doubtless he delighted to Quake it nll up with
| o!i buck, but this Is a matter of more irnpor-
tnncc 4" III" Governor than the President. You
VIII probably before long discover n material
chang" in the wind at Richmond rh. admin
stratIon is strong. and without it the party as.
! pIrahts for the succession can 10 nothing
| HAT Is the key tn tn" whole mystery Of the
! present anirnhle inclinatIons of the late fiery
and fnssy rebel leaders of the party. In every
| direction they caving in
1he Secretary of the Navy, in order to make
the squadron on the African coast more eff
c'cnt. Inns issued orders that in future vessels
| must not touch 4 Madcria, having found thut
| ships on visiting this agreeable resort are nut
| to remain too long, thereby giving the sluvrrs
| an opportunity TO prosecute their /, huIrnne
traffic. The administrations are determined to
put stop to it if possible, and the vessels lust
ordered To those waters viii take out positive
and explicit ins'"ucIi ions with the view to ne
co,nPlsh the object aimed Mt by the ,,"verorrrnt.
The art Commission recently appointed by
the President are here. and have entered u;,on
| the discharge Of their duties. They intend, I,
is understood, To make an entire change in re-
gard t" the decorations of the capitol.
Passports now issued at the rate of thirty n
| day. 1t may not be generally known that the
Secretary OF State alone is authorized to grant
and ISSUE passports, and cause passports to be
| granted. issuci and verified in fo eirn coun.
! tries 10y such American diplomatic aud co,rSulnr
| officers, and under such rules us the President
shall .lesig"a'e and prescribe. and in oil cases,
10 citizens ot the United states only. The is
suing Of passports without authority is n pen
! nj offence.