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of foreign relations in the other house will report today, but I am not able to say what that report will be. Many of those members, who are opposed to war, and some of those who are apparently for war, represent the Cabinet as secretly indisposed to the adoption of war measures. My belief is, that these whispers are without foundation and intended to afford a wish to hoodwink the eyes of the nation from discovering the tergiversation of those who for several years have swayed the nation with war speeches, but who now are for the most Pacific course. On Monday last the Senate unanimously approved the nomination of Col. Monroe as Sec. of State. The committee spent several days in investigating the accounts of Mr Monroe during the several missions in which he has been employed, and the result of that investigation compelled his enemies to acknowledge that he could not be objected to on that ground. Several members made speeches against the nomination, yet voted for it. This however is no uncommon thing with