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NEW YORK, January f.-Washington cor
respondence of the Tribune: Mr.. Slidell ad-
vised the President, recently, to invite several
Eastern Republican Senators to private CON
ference upon the Mexican treaty, with view
to presenting considerations which might in
auence their votes. It is now admitted that
If the treaty fails, Juares must fail.
The Senate, yesterday, had an Executive
Session on Mr.. Faulkner's nomination. When
called up, Mr.. Wilson produced the extract
from Mr.: Faulkner's speech, in which he re-
commended resistance to the Inauguration of a
Republican President. Mr.. Wilson urged
that the nomination should lie over until in.
quiry could be made into these sentiments,
saying that he could never vote for man who
entertained them.
Mr.. Doolittle regarded Mr.. Faulknsr's SEN
timents as reasonable, and would have the
Mr.. Mason said they reflected the opinions
of Virginia, and also, he believed, of the
whole South.
Mr.. Wigfall made his debut In fierce
speech, promising that Texas would unite
with the South in EXTREMIST measures. He
justified Mr.. Faulkner's declarations in every
sense
Messrs. Clay and Toombs followed in the
same temper. Finally the division stood
thirty for confirmation and twenty-one against
Three Republicans were absent impaired
No developments have been made before the
Senate's Harpsr's Ferry Committee, with
which the public are not already familiar
through the trial.
The correspondent of the Times states: Ru-
NOR says that Cabinet officer will probably
resign tomorrow. The alleged reasons are i'll
health and pressing of private business, but
the real reason is difference with the Presi-
dent as to the proscriptive policy to be pur-
sued by the Administration toward Mr.. Doug
las. The ex-member has not, for some weeks,
been on good terms with Mr.. Buchanan. The
President to-day received letter from Mr..
Hughes, Of Indiana, accepting his appoint
ment as Judge of the Court Of Claims, when
bis nomination was immediately sent in and
referred. g
The protest of the Miramon Government is
considered offensive in terms by our Govern.
meDt, and it will probably be returned. 1t is
said to have been written by the French Min
lister in Mexico. It Is not true that Miramon
has agents here operating against the success
Of the treaty now pending.
The Hsrald's correspondent says: The Ex-
scutive session In the Senate day was proba-
bly, the most violent that ever disgracsd that
body. ..
Mr.. Clingman made severe speech against
the election of Seward. E
Mr.. Doolittle replied to Clingman, and
charged upon the South with severity, when
Toombs gave the lie to DoolittIe, and the
latter flung it back. -
CONSERVATION followed, and then hurried
adjournment
Old Senators say there has not been SO
stormy an Executive session since the rejeo.
tion Of Mr.. Van Buren, and the attempted re-
lection of Edward Everett The difficulty
grew out Of the charge brought by Mr.. Wilson,
that Faulkner, the nominee to the French
mission, was disunionist.
Information was received here to-day that
$500 men are now In New Orleans, ready to
embark for Vera Cruz.
They 60 out as immigrants, and will be re-
ceived into citizenship by the Juarez govern
under American officers, such as Generals Ring
and Wheat, and will sustain tho Liberal Gov
ernment until the Senate ratifes the McLane
Treaty. The leaders Of this expedition OK
pect, as reward for their services, the re-
newal of the grant for railroad from Aranzas
Bay to Mazatlan--the original charter for
which was granted under Santa Anna.
The immigrants are to remain as laborers
in constructing this railroad, keeping up,
meanwhile, their military organization.
The Senate Harper's Ferry Investigating
Committee commenced, to-day, the examina-
ton of Mr.. Arni, member Of the Kansas
National Committee He informed the com
mittee that he was acquainted with matters
appertaining to Browns business in Kansas
which may throw some light upon his subse-
quent movements at Harper's Ferry; but that
before testifyiug he would be obliged TO return
SO that he could give more full and accurate
statement Of money placed In his hands BY
individuals and committees, and how 1t was
appropriated, thereby showing definitely how
much was paid to Brown, by whose order and
for what purpose.