en circulated for signatures. The Democrats of New
Hampshire have declared their preference for the Hon. Levi Woodbury. The
Whigs of Pennsylvania manifest a strong predilection for taking up Gen.
Scott. A considerable class, who advocate the freedom of the Public
Lands to actual settlers, have formally adopted the Hon. Isaac P.
Walker, of Wisconsin, for their candidate.

The President and Cabinet reached Buffalo on Friday afternoon, the 17th
of May. Here they were received by an immense concourse of people, and
publicly welcomed by the city authorities. On the following day the
President went to Aurora, to visit his father's family, and Secretaries
Graham and Crittenden took the opportunity to visit Niagara. The
distinguished guests left Buffalo on the following Tuesday morning,
dined at Rochester, where a public reception was given to them, and were
greeted at Syracuse, where they arrived at midnight, with a torchlight
procession.

The next day they visited Rome, Oneida and Utica, where they remained
all night, and were received in Albany on Thursday afternoon, the 23d,
with a grand military and civic reception. From Albany they returned
directly to Washington, making no stop at any intermediate point. Mr.
Webster, who had been detained at Dunkirk by the illness of his son,
remained at Buffalo a few days after the departure of the Presidential
party. On Wednesday evening, the 21st, he was complimented with a dinner
from the citizens, at which he made a familiar speech of some length.
The following day he addressed the citizens of Buffalo. His speech was
an explanation and defence of his course with regard to the Compromise
measures, and the questions which have recently agitated the country. It
is regarded as one of the most able and effective addresses he has made
for some time past. On his return to Washington, Mr. Webster delivered
another speech at Albany on the 29th.

The Government has received information from Chihuahua, that claims to
the amount of twenty millions of dollars, for damages done to Mexican
property by the Indians from the American side of the Rio Grande, have
been filed with the Mexican authorities for presentation to our
Government under the Treaty which provides that this country shall
prevent Indian depredations. Much damage has unquestionably been
committed since the Treaty, but the amount has been enormously
exaggerated.

The Postmaster General has announced an arrangement, to take effect