The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-21
LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April IL. 4.

WAsHrsGTos, April IL.
Lord Lyons, on being presented 10 Presi-
dent Buchanan to-day by Secretary Cas-,
made the following remarks:
Me-. President: My first duty in addressing
you, as the Envoy Of Her britannia Majesty, is in
obedience ~ Her Majesty's express command,
to assure you Of her esteem and regard for you,
and Of her hearty wishes for the welfare Of the
great nation Of which ysu are the Chief Msgs.
trats. Her Majesty has nothing more at heart
than to maintain the friendship and good under.
standing SO happily existing between the Gov.
eminent Of Great Britain and that OF the United
states. The vast importance VI the relations
between the two countries would cause me to
nembls in entering upon the duties Of the
highly honorable post 30 which the confidence
Of my sovereign has called me. am sustained.
however, by the conviction that the good will
and kind feeling which animate the Govern.
ment and people will remedy my personal de.
fclency. must entreat you, Sir, ~ view with
indulgence the humble efforts which shall con.
stantly make to merit your appreciation, and to
give effect 70 the cordial and friendly intentions
Of the Queen and OF Her Majesty's Government.
] have now, Sir, the honor. to place in your
hands the letter OF credence which Her Males.
ty has been graeiousy pleased to in,rust to my
care.
The President thus replied to his Lord.
ship:
my Lord, give you cordial welcome, as
the diplomatic representative Of your Sove.
reign 10 the Government OF the United States.
receive with much qualification the expression
OF Her Majesty's hearty wishes for the welfare
Of the United States, as well as her earnest de.
sire to maintain the friendship and good IN.
der'tandng now so happily existing between
the respective Governments. These assurances,
nfOCppluC from "A gDyarpiuu hr l.. uuiy all
esteemed by the people Of the United States,
and by none OF them more than myself. are cal.
culated 10 produce the best effect on the re la.
tons between the two countries. On our part
these sentiments are cordially recipro cated
towards her Majesty and the British people
You do not, you cannot, too highly appreciate
the importance to the people both of Great
Britain and the United States, of maintaining
most free, friendly, commercial and political
intercourse with each other. This desirable
end will be best secured by frank and manly
diplomacy, so congenal to the character of the
two nations, aud as, so far as known to US, to
your own character
Lord Lyons is gentleman of fine per-
sonal appearance and manly bearing, with
face beamiDg with frankness and good ma.
ture. He was highly pleased with his first
interview with Mr.. Buchanan, and seemed
to be agreeably impressed with the manner
and tone OF the Presidents reply. lie
takes possession OF the house and furniture
just as it was occupied by Lord Napier,
who leaves Tomorrow for New York.
Correspondence Of the rhlsdsphia Press
WAsHISGroS, April IL.
There has indeed beeen a considerable
of fiare-up in the Union. Messrs. John.
son and Hughes 1.-THE late editors) have both
retired, aud General Bowman takes charge,
with, it is supposed, Mr.. Buchanan as bis
chief assistant in the editorial department.
That eccentric genius, George n. Sanders,
who regulates nearly oil the world and the
rest OF mankind" attempted to effect CON-
bnation by which certain antagonists in.
terests here were TO be reconciled, on the
basis of an equal representation in the profits
and principles Of the Washington Uniea.
ut his scheme, like many another Of his pro-
jects, fell through though | am told that he
has not given up all hope Of still being
able TO complete il.
Mr.. buchanan has written a very humil-
atiDg letter 10 Bennett, apologizing to him
for the attack upon the Herald and its edi.
tor, which appeared in the Unon prior to
the change ofproprietorshp. This accounts
pretty satisfactorily tor the silence of the
Herald in regard to the assault of the
Lnion.
There has just been published from Gov.
Wise, characteristic letter to Hon. David
Hubbard, OF Alabama. an extract of which
l send you, Mr.. Wise says:
.Iba k,l hixh T..
offers Cuba and Isthmus and North Mexico-to
the West. Pacific Railroad-to the North. pro.
ection TO iron and coarse woolens- and to the
great commercial countries, the power Of cen.
ua1ation by obv ious uses and abuses of
abankrupt act to apply TO State banks. Yes.
teidsy, Biddle WAS monster, and o-day a few
Wall street bankers can expand and contract
upon us more ike avice than he dii-and what
would they not do il they could force the poor
provinces when they please into bankruptcy ?
have written this right on, and you may 10
what you please with it,