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virtue-her action no longer derives dignity and energy from the strength. activity and elevation of his character But while we lament his loss, and revere his memory, patriotism draws consolation from the fact that in him who has been called o fill the chasm in our national councils. painfully created we find who, in all the qualities which we may respect in maa, honor iii statesman, and love in patriot, has no equal in all the world. We earnestly join in the common hope that he will eept the appointment.

 We extract from the Washington papers, the fol- lowing notices of the appointment:

 SECRETARY OF STATE.

 II the moment of putting our paper to press, we learn that AIr. Calhoun, who was nominated to the State Department by the President to-day, las been confirmed by the Senate

 There certainly never was a period in our annals, when a man of eminent abilities and patriotic aims was so necessary to the gov ernment. We have a new representative Of England at Washington; and federalism Is raising it's crest all oyer the country for as sumption and a British bank.

 MT. Calhoun, if he accepts the office, will iittNt It III HIS IloWcl to uO luuCu 9ood loi tio country, and for his own fame. He has not sought the office, directly or indirectly. No friend of his, we understand, has approached the President on the subject Not one of them, we believe, can answer as to the pro bability of his accepting 1t, For the most part, they are n favor of his taking the office.

 We learn that Wilson Shannon, governor of Ohio, has been nominated as minister to Mexico

 It IS rumored that the Hon. John Y. Mason, late a member of Congress, and now United States judge in the eastern district of Virginia, has been nominated as Secretary of the Navy. We are authorized to say that no nomination for Secretary of the Navy has gone to the Senate; but, nevertheless, we think 1t quite probable that Mr. Mason will be nominated.

 Globe, .March 7.

 The Hon. JOHN c. CALHOUN, of South Carolina, was yesterday nominated to the Senate by the President of the United States to fill the office of SECRETARY OF STATE, and, before the Senate adjourned for the day, the nomination was unanimously confirmed.

 This Is an appointment upon which we can conscientiously congratulate the country. However we may have differed from this dis tlnguished citizen on important questions of domestic policy, we are happy i'll the belief that, in the station to which he has been cal led, under circumstances well calculated to flatter an honest pride in him, he will do honor to himself and to his country.

 .Nat. IteL, .March z