NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
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We extract the following items of intelli- gence from the letters of our Washington Correspondent:

 SENATORIAL REFLECTIONS. January 29th. ''To-day, the Senate rejected the nomination of Mir. Porter for the War Department. He is the second Cabinet minister beheaded this winter. The War and Navy Departments are, therefore, both vacantn

 Feb'y 1st. s.The Senate, on yesterday, rejected the nomination of Mr. Spencer, the Secretary of the Treasury, for the vacant seat upon the Supreme Court Bench. From this, together with the previous action of that body, upon nominations, you will infer either that the Senate is hard to please, or that the President has been very unfortunate in his selections Perhaps, mixture of both has produced these results.n

 SECOND REGIMENT OF DRAGooNs eBills have been reported, in both Houses of Con- gress, for remounting the Second Regiment of Dragoons."

 WESTERN RIVERS. "Further appropria- tions will be made for the improvement of the navigation of the Western rivers"

 OREGON AND TEXAS. ssThe settlement of Oregon, and the annexation of Texas to the Union, are still expressing subjects, ill both Houses of Congress. The operation of the united passions of loue and fear ol Great Britain, upon all except few individ- uals, will defeat the settlement of Oregon and sectional jealousies, together with .4bo- Htion-which is a growing spirit of evil will prevent the annexation of Texas. | must be evident to every mind that, although Texas will never be reconquered by Mexico she can never maintain separate politica | existence From the very nature of thing, she must, ultimately, and at no very distan day, become an adjunct, either to Grea Britain or to the United States. In such state of the question i. is amazing that any American should hesitate about incorpora ting her into our Union. let we see nearly all the Whig party, north and south, and sectional portion of the Democratic party violently opposing such measure. Ant you will find similar political divisions, to considerable extent, in regard to the Oregon question-a question in which national nte rest and national honor are alike concerned.' THE TARIFF. An able and animated dis