American National Affairs.
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American National Affairs


The Congress of the United States will close
their present session on the night of Monday next,
the Sd oe March, AT IL o'clock, and on Tuesday,
noon, James X. Polk, the Democratic President
elect, and George M. Dallas, the Vice President,
will be inaugurated into office, and the President
then deliver his inaugural addresson the steps of the
capitol of the nation, the presence of tens of thou.
sands OF his fair countIywomen, and the sturdy de-
mocracy of this great and glorious Republic.


During the past week, the debate on the question
of annexation of Texas has been continued in the
Senate, the passage Of the joint resolutions in
favor of that measure, that had previously passed
the House Of Representatives, and was still before
that body at eight o'clock on Thursday night,
when the cars left Baltimore BY an understand
ing between the members of the Senate, the de.
bate was to be closed on Thursday with the speech
of Senator Archer, and the vote was to have been
taken Immediately afterwards. This understand
ing was made previous to the speech of Senate
Bagby, Of Alabama, of the democratic side, who il
was supposed was an advocate of the joint
resolutions, but who was found to approve
Of the proviso before the Senate, offered by Sena-
tor Benton, of the same side, which plan is 10 con-
cude the details of annexation by Commissioners,
to negotiate and report the result of their labors to
another Congress, for their action. The joint re-
solutions, passed through the lower House, pro-
vide for an immediate annexation OF the Republic
of Texas as State, leaving her the sale of her
public lands, the payment OF her own debts, and
settling the line of slave territory in accordance
with the Missouri Compromise


The present plan of Senator Benton acknow-
ledges the right to annex Texas to the Union,
without asking the assent of Mexico, and leaves
the details of boundary, payment of debts, &c, 10
the action and decision of commissioners, and the
sanction of the next Congress, that and will be
elected during the tendency of this question before
the people. This plan is viewed by many as the
most statesmanllke of the two, and has been con-
cured in by such portion of the Senators as will
probably secure Its adoption provso to the join,
resolutions of the House, or as their substitute The
resolutions, without amendment, will not pass the
Senate, and If amended the bill must be returned
to the House for its concurrence. and thus several
democrats who voted against them in the House
will have an opportunity to concur with the almost
unanimous voice of the nation on this question
Senator Benton will thus secure to himself the
honor of the adoption of this measure, or force
those who have been its advocates to bear the
onus of its defeat by opposing his mode of accom-
plishing it.


Another view may be taken in support of hit
plan, in partizan sensethat is, that the question
will be kept before the American people, in sus
pense, for another year, and thus the democratic
party reap the benefits by continuous rally in its
support, through the popularity of which il wouls
and southwestern State in the Union, and also a
large majority of the members of Congress IN the
west and south yet to be elected for the next see
sion. 1t has been supposed that a desire to induce
the President elect to accede to admit the "Wash
ington Globe" as the official organ, and to assent
to certain members being placed in the cabi.
net, had induced the assumption of this posi-.
tion, on the part of Messrs. Benton, Bagby, and
others. This may be so, and il SO, may be consi
dered collateral, but not an immediate prompting
One thing is clearly certain from the state of feel
ing in the Senate, Thursday night-the join,
resolutions Of the House cannot pass without the
amendment of Senator Benton, as proviso, which
proviso will be more likely to be adopted by the
Texan Republic, than the provisions of the joint
resolutions But whatever may be the result in the
present Congress, Texas will be sooner or later,
annexed to this Union. That is certain


Should Congress adopt any decided measure of
annexation at the present Congress, the Mexican
Minister will Immediately demand his passports,
aud receive them as quick as desired. This we
have received from unquestionable source, and
may be relied upon as correct.


The information communicates few days since
relative to the expose OF the negotiation between
Santa Anna and the English government for the
purchase OF California, is correct in every particu
lar, as the American minister at Mexico has sem
official notice of the fact to the Secretary Of
State, and the dispatches are now before the Sc.
nate Of the United States.


The yearly notice of abrogation of joint occupa
tion of the Oregon country, will be concurred in
by the Senate, but the territorial provisions of the
bill will not be adopted.


The postage reform BILL reducing the rates to five
cents under three hundred miles, and ten cents
over, will pass the Senate and become law. It is
also probable that the foreign letter reform bill
will also be adopted


A II, Everett, has been nominated as Minister
to China, by President Tyler, but the Senate COM
mittee have struck the appropriation for his salary
out of the civil and diplomatic bill, and of course,
if adhered to, he will cause his name to be with.
drawn.


Mr. Plgott, gentleman married to a niece of
the President elect, has also been nominated az
Consul to Havre, in the place of Mr.. BeazeIy.
Wright Hawkes., will probably be sent to Paris, in
place OF Robert Walsh, and Gen. Armstrong to
Liverpool, after Mr.. Folks Inauguration.


The cabinet will not be announced until after
the 4Ih OF March, but if Mr.. Calhoun goes out, he
will not go to Europe Minister. He will retire TO
his farm for Is4S.


lSee " Postscript" on the third page, for the
latest intelligence.]


The "NATIvEs" IN PHILADRLpnIA.-Th ona.
tives" In Philadelphia have come out with another
furious address denouncng "the Pope"-"tbe
IrIsh"-and "the Dutch" with the most unmiti-
gated ferocty, and speaking with boiling enthu-