Martinsburg Gazette And Public Advertiser

PANAMA MISSION: The Senate have confirmed the nominations of Richard C. Anderson, of Kentucky, and John Sergeant, of Pennsylvania, as Commissioners on the part of the United States, to attend the deliberations of the Congress, the South American Republics, at the Isthmus of Panama. William B. Rochester, of New York, is appointed Secretary to the Mission. The injunction of secrecy being removed by a vote of the Senate, we are enabled to state, that the question on the expediency of the Mission was determined in the affirmative by a vote of 24 to 19. On the confirmation of the nomination of Mr. Anderson the vote was—ayes 27, noes 7. On the nomination of Mr. Sergeant—ayes 26, noes 18.