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nde, have not had the ef would bnso bad in repal rulers of that country, ndness to prolong a contest 40
On the contrat, it would on saong have been disregarded, and
only once more at least, to powerful opponent, in the that success may yet perch spite of their late defeats and
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WE SKUBRICK, Commodore These two squadrons will comprise a larger s- val force than was ver put forth by the Uniton States; and manned and officered as they will be of the morale of their troops, by the best men in the world, they cannot fail of the thist vigorous exertions ara, accomdishung. all that will be required of them. We the Sterican Congress, and by pri hope, however, that the different commanders will
to combine all the elemente of discountenance any abortive steps, like those undat purpose of presenting the existing taken by the St Mary's at Tampico. No more should be made without those engaged in it being certain of success, for failures like the one wo hare mentioned, reflect discredit on our gallant navy, and serve to inspire the enemy with courage, although the conduct of our officers and man may have been never so gallant.
for the ballona diclence. in our papers of Wednesday and the orient and nature of these prepare. 10 lat so they are then known, but we think We la recapitulato them in this article, as em of the highest Importance, Indi. war will never be concluded until cannon is heard, perhaps, the city of Mexico-in the veritable
that General Bravo is lastalled Prest tim, and Paredes appointed comman- desin-chief of the Kimy, Preparations had been made fat apprening alt maternal dissensions by the awed, for the purpose of uniting the physical and pecuniary strength of all the departments; the city of Mexico was being put into a state of defence, and made capable of sustaining the attacks of a foreign
my and what is most strange and wonderful, the instants of Alarado and other places, pers freely handing in walantary subscriptions to repler ish the treasury, so that it could meet all necessary demands that may be required for prosecuting the
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opponents of Mr Clay, during the last Pre sidential contest, finding that this State, at least, could not be brought to cast its vote for an Anti- Protectionist, resoged to a shameful deceit in the form of the “Kane Letter,” in which Mr Polk wor dentared in be an excellent tarift man. The trick secceeded, and Pennsylvania elected Mr Polk, She nursed the serpent that has stung her, and gave the free and valonble gift of ber suffrages to a party that is successfully striving to beat her to the dost, A son of Pennsylvania was lifted into a place of eninence with the ingoing of the Locoloco party
tnpower, and it was hoped that he would be nu instrument to preserve to his own State what she most dearly prized and what a majority of har people elected Mr Polk-as a better tariff man thon Mr Clay for the purpose of protecting was in sala that the Whigs represented, while the contest was progressing, that the tariff pretensions
Th of Mr Polk were false that, Janustike, he looked north and south at the same time and with a face in suit each section of the country. It was in vain that the evidence of bis * Free Trade" at the South, and " Protection" advocacy at the North, his doubledealing every where, was shown the belief that he was a Protectionist obtained to a suf ficient extent in this Stats, under the cry of "Polk, Dallas, and the Turif of 1842, to secure a majo rity of the voles of the people.
It was but a little while after the accession, when
Mr Walker laid his hands upon the Tariff, with the avowel purpose of destroying it. The organ of the administration prepared the way, and the Locofoco Protectionists of Pennsylvania saw with terror they were in danger of being sacrificed. The work went on, and the people who bed sided with Mr Palk, gathered at Pittsburgh and elsewhere, to potreat him to be a better Tariff man than Ciny," as he had promised, bot in vain; and when the hill had passed the popular branch, and been brought before the Senate when inquiries into the opinions of individual Senators had proved that in all probability the fate of the bill restail in the hands of the Vice President of the United States, there was joy and gindness in the certain assurance that as he was a Pennsylvanian, he would not permit a messure so suicidal to brcome a law.
There is a great deal to be done by the United States in this war. We have not only to conquer » peace-an honorable nod lasting pace on our term and with security for its continuance, but we must do something that will show the nations of Europe that a democracy in war is as powerful and ellicut as a monarchy. Wo must show them that we are capable of maintaining the proud stand we occupy among the family of nations, and of promptly and effectually punishing those who wantonly impel us into a war. But we musi bo vigorous, and spares neither time, money nor means for accomplishing those objects, or we may get into further and more, serious dilliculties. We inust be prompt in our movements, and sweet the consis and interior of Mexico with the force of a tornado. The word has reached a point that demands that war shall not be procrastinated, but speedily ended. Every antion is more or less dependent upon the other, and a state of war affects, in a relative degree, the interests of all. Already we see it intimated that a prolonga tion of hostilities will incite European nations to interfere for the purpose of stopping it. An inter vention of this kind would embarrass us in a greul degree, although we have confidence enough in our country and countrymen to believe that we are ca- and by an incresfully with the impat powerful nation of the old world. But we have nu desire to incur any such calamity, and it is our own interest, as well as that of every other country, to put an end to this war as speedily as may be. hdd the notion of an unfilial forgetfulness of his manity and civilization, the boast of the nineteenth century, demand that it shall be sunn ended.
The Infuence of the priesthood can be at SONICO. perceived in this latter movement, for it is un- pracedented for the Mexicans to offer voluntary avsistance in men and money to their government. And no doubt the whole nation to a man, is deter-
pothed to retrieve their honor, if possible, and inflict
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vengeance on the American forces. Let us so un. derstand them at any rate.
We think, then, probably, that the Mexican war will be prolonged bank the
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extraordinary and unheard of movements, ere convincing proc, that nothing abort of a war conducted in the most vigorous and decisive man ner, will ever conquer a peace with our unfortunate neighbors. They are intent upon making a great stand; and it becomes us, as a powerful people, to make such a demonstration, as will convince them of our ability to defeat their greatest armies, by ad ministering another dreadful lesson, and following up
the blow to the capital, where we can dictate a peace on our own terme,
These preparations by the Mexicans, are undoub edly known to the United States government, who are taking active measures to defeat them. The measures that are being pursued under the direction of General Taylor are on a stupendous scale, and will, when completed, and carried out, enable that gellant officer to pursue his march, and strike terror In the heart of the country. The naval propara- tione, too, are stupendous, and when completed will enable our gallant ars to storm the hitherto conaj dered impregnable fortress of St Juan de Ulloa, and pare the road for the reception of an army that will proceed to the capital. It is well known that a coun cil of naval officers is now in session at Washington, which was convened for the purpose, it is said, of deciding upon an attack on this part. It is believed that the opinion among our naval officers is gene ially in favor of storming it, and that naval prepa rations commensurate with the undertaking, have been entered into with vigor and animation.
The following Mat comprises the names of the Teasels at present in the Gulf, and about to proceed there, which will förmi a aquadros capable of accoun- plishing this object without a shadow of doubt:-
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We have seen that much stress is laid upon the supposition that if General Santa Ana were rein stated, he would willingly accede to terms-but
terms.
this is fallacious. Recent events in Mexion show that the war is popular with the people, as it is with the government, and that it has been made so by the clergy. Whoever, therefore, may be at the head of affairs, must wage it as vigorously as his resources will allow him, and nothing but a grand, decisive, and overwhelming blow, at the most vul. nerable poigts of that unfortunate country, will bring its people and its governmer to their senses and to In consequence of the imbecility of former administrations in this county, and the disinclina. tion to molest or retard a sister republic, but lately emancipated from its fetters, and since then torahs under by domestic dissension, innumerable instances of insult and spoliation have been overlooked and passed over. Our charity and motives have been misconstrued, and our neglect to domand prompt satisfaction, has been attributed to our weakness, and not to our generosity. These impressions must be removed before anything can be effectually ac- complished, and when that is done, and the Mexican forts on the Pacific seized or blockaded, and the Me- xicans in possession of or threatened by our army, then, and not till then, need we look for peace.
There is now every appearance that our govern ment will exhibit to the nation a spectacle such as they have never before seen.-Ibid;
THE CONSEQUENCES.
The measure of iniquity has at last been com pleted, and the blow has been struck which will stop the forward course of American industry, de prive it of its energy, and inflict upon it a premature decline, which will carry with it disastrous con- sequences. It is a visitation to be received in ei- lence, for words but feebly express the condemno- tion entertained against those who have paralyzed the strong arm of labor, and strangl
gled the mana facturing interests in their fancy, while they most needed a fostering care, and gave most pro mise of a future and a rich reward for the protection rendered to them. The triumphs of a party, West has always set its face against the true interests of the country, are ringing out in shouts of joy at the success of their favorite and most destructive mea sure but they mingle in the air will the deep groans of those who looked to the Natio
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How has that trust been realised By the base. defection which imparts to ingratitude the keenest pong By the addition to the falsehoorl manifes in the violation of a promise to foster our industry by protseling the Tariff of 1642, which proti el
6 Stale, Mr Dallas may confort himself for 's art of destruction, by pohiting to the well known principles of his party; hoche minst also point, al the anime
time, reised the rise to protect and support
to the fact that he could not have ex- privilege to crush Panusilvania, with out
her, which he has so basely broken, The breath which gave uberance to his "aye" on the final passage of the lestructive bill, comes like a Simoon over his na tive Stole, to wither her energies, and dry up the fruitful sources of her wealth to depopulate her worksins, and still the busy hur of inngry, to make the pickaxe of the miere idle in the mind the blast of thermace o cease, and the whistle of the locomotive dragging the trams loaded with Pennsylvanian produce, to be less frequently heard, to take from the manufactured his capital, and from the laborer has daily bread 10 give to strangers who have no offruilies with us the advantages which, during the beneficent operation of that destroyed bill, were confined and confirmed to our own people, and to break down the growing pride in our nationality, by letting in upon us a flood of foreign labor and capital to make this people a great colony for the support of the laborers across the sea.
It is appalling to contemplate the consequence of this crowing act of folly and deceitfulness. The painful but deserved return to Pennsylvania, for her want of faith to those who maintained her true interests, is at last visited apon her, and though not immediately felt though the wheels of com merce may be instantly be stayed, though her mines it her forges will do instantly he deserted. though we slutte will be plied in ber factories, for a time, wonted swiftness, and the outward face of attire seem as cheerful as usual, save the couplerafices of those who look into the future, and see wint is advancing, yet the wasting disease has fastened upon her; her hardy strength, which the Tariff of 1842 imparted, will enable her to struggle for a while but the chill will or ep over her and dressness unit, indof the place of her present clivity and ener then that time arrives w without empkiyment, and when the Tills and mines, add forrea when British coal and arou our own then it will but misery, to know that Wrought by the
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And they neem effectual. Not a broath of in- diguation raffles the surface of his policy. The wrathful bosoms of the patriots have collapsed: placid is the expression of their eye; their coun- tenances beam with good will to man. The voice of Senator Allen is toneless now-the heroic bosom of Judge Douglass beats no more.
They are angels and ministers of grace,
The sage of Quincy, to whom "the sunset of life gives mystical lore," lives to see his whole predictions verified, that England would propose less liberal terms than won had offered, and that Polk would hasten to accept them.
I am not exclaiming against the tale treaty with England. It is better it is made. We have pur- chased a peace, whey war might have been fatal, But I know, that buth Mr Webster and Mr Cal- houn had inde preliminary arrangements for the atore profitable terms. Arrangements, I am con- fident, that would have been consummated in
equal treaty, had either of those distinguished stu tesmen been suffered to continue their negotiations.
By a Constitutions! Executive in a 4 sostitutional
And how has the tready been made, after all? manner? By no means. Ip a short time, and he will publish to the world, that he was incents of the merely authenticated the decree of the Senate. transaction. It was completed without him. He
juiative, and therefore abandoned it to the Sente He had not the moral courage to undertake the With a timid conclusion, the result of his whole vacillation, of all his duplicity and bivocat declarations, he avoids a greater share of reapon- He has not exhibited the dubious merit of couregu, sibility and skulks behind bisconstitutional advisers.
I dare not has writed upon " I would."? The Senate limited to action by the terms he assumed to propose to them on the part of Great Britain wahout power of extension or modifica tion acted, as the Senate ever acts, with patriotic || irision—rather than jeopard the whole to the in- firmity or imbecillity of Executive councils, it disk not hesitate to save a part of Oregon. Disgusted with the miserable weakness of the Executive branch of the Government, it thought proper to discharge the functions that Executive had fore gone. And therein acted wisely. The good that
ults from the decision, it is to be hoped, will preponderate over the evil apprehended from the precedent. Less danger to our institutions is to be feared from the ambition of the Senate, than from the culpable indecision of the Executive, and his reckless abandonment of constitutional respon- ility certainly while the two branches of the overnight are constituted as now they are. New York Enquirer, July 11.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
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(From the New Weekly General Price Current, November 23.)
REMARKS ON THE MARKET. IMPORTS.
Cotton Goods We have no arrivals of piece Goods to report. There is a fair inquiry for most descriptions of Coloured Cottons, and any new Styles aruving before Christmas are likely to do well.
SALES MAN
25 Ps. 19 in English Grey Domestica #3-1-0 for 40 yds.
Very ord. 2.4.6 White Shirtings 2-7-0 per piece. Grey Shirungs 2.5-1 p. 40 yds, Prints Common blue chekes i ri, and
4 16ths per yard.
2340 39 240 40
Mets A parcel of English Bar Iron arrived" from Singapore is held, we hear, ut $34 per picul.. EXPORTS
Sugar We have not heard of any transaction during the week. Both holders and purchasers seem to wait the advices from Europe by the September mail.
Hemp. No arrivals, and purchasers at $3 per picul unscrewed.
Rice Without demand.
Sapanood very scarce and in demand.
Segurs. The quantity brought to auction on the nice are 3rd inst, was very limited and was sold at the fol
ruined lowing rates an
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Heyson Mit 3ual at 89.7.6
750 Mil 4as at $75-6
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2,550 11
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3,200 In lots of 260 Mila.
7 George Mif
1,306 Mils,
rior & Bachirer.
EXCHANGE ON ENGLAND. We do not know of any operation during the week, and our quotations refer to the last transactions, the same rates being the Seats with Bugs considered the current ones of the day. FREIGHTS
tot much disposition to charter ves sels is evinced by holders of sugar. The Sunda is of peace. The the last vessel laid for England, and has taken sugur They were at 64 10s and Hemp at £6 for 20 cws. We think
The £158 a £ 10 the quotation of the day.
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EXCULANGE
On Spain 9 months par. Few buyere,
London Trobeury & Bank bite 30 de. 4-4, Lost Sales. Ditto private ditto 6 months 4-5). Last Sales,
China 30 daye ni par. Hew purchasers.
Singapore 40 days 8 per cent discount.
CURRENT FREIGHTS.
10 a 4-15 per tog of 20 cwis,
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20 do,
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