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AMERICAN AFFAIR4S
NEW YORK, DEC. 15, 1846.—The Congr
United States convened on the 7th instant.
was present on that day. On the Bth .the
transmitted a Message to both Houses. It ike-a;
voluminous document than has been on suNzk •
dons. It is principally o•Jeupied, however, with amitqwitts'AlT w
of the Mexican war. I shall not attempt a review
of it, although a reference may be made to,sorrteof its
details. •
The business of the session was immediately cora-
mewed, Among other propositions, Mr. Dal is, of
Kentucky., offered a resolution calling upon the Ik'resi-
dow for information, which, by a standing rule of the
House, must
_lie one day on the table. On the 10th Mr. ..)
Davis offered a :übstitute fir his own resolution, in the
eParteesitdoent
thiso futhoeusUe nciotpeidesSotfatal
following words
"Resolved,—That sqle
be requested to commun..'
orders or instructions to General Taylor, General
Wool, General Kearney, Gai_nta,i3 Sloat, or Captain
Stockton, touching the establisi2ment of civil govern-
ment in any portion of Mexico have or may
be held by the army or navy of the United States ;
also copies of all instruments, or for is of govern-
ment,
proclamations, or other papers that may have
been established, organized, uttered, and puli,li,shed by
the:said officers, or either of them; also that the Presi- •
dent inform this House whether he has approved awl re-
cognised any governments so established, and all* the •
actings and doings of the officer establishing it :+e-
lating thereto; that he further inform this House
whether any such government has, in whole or in par::„
been established within the limits of the state of Texas;
that the President also inform the House whether he
intends to prosecute the existing war with Mexico for
the permanent conquest and acquisigon of New Mexico,
Chihuahua, New Leon, Tamaulipas% San Luis Potosi,
or any other of the Mexican states; and for what special
objects he intends to ;prosecute said wal.: and that the
President communicate such parts of the information
Lere'n asked of him as he shall deem expedient to this
House with closed doors."
• On this resolution an animated and somewhat exciting
debate ensued, which was continued until the hoar of
adjournment, when the House adjourned until MoneloY,
the 14th, without taking the question. It is probatO
this subject will not be finally disposed of until the close
of the week; and when it is, the 'party drill will be called'.
into operation. So powerful is the4drninistration party
in the House, that all attempts.trtilensue the Executive
will be defeated; and if the President wishes Ito sup-
preks any part of the information called for, he will be
sustained by the majority, and his wishes gi.atified.
. By referring to my letter of the 27th ult., you will
discover that my anticipations in several inswnces were
about to be realised; that is to say, the special clause in
the Sub- Treasury Bill is not to Le repealed or suspended.
Tea and coffee, according to the recommendation of the
Treasury department, is to be subj,eted to a duty, wile
other articles, now free, are to be fax, d"

PRICE SD.

The late Ljan of the United Srate;, which was taker.
principally at par, alai the balai.ce at above par, sokt
this day at 4 per cent. below par. The secretary an-
nounces that a loan of 23,000,000 dolls., in addition to
the revenue under the new tariff and that recommended
in his late report, will be all ;,he Government will require
until Jane, 1848. Oat char financiers consider this esti-
mate from 10,000,000 to 15,000,000 dolls. below the
actual wants of the Government.

The additional volunteers (stv: nine regiments) ordered
to he mustered into tb. Unit. d service, and re-
ferred to in my last letter, are actively preparing, some
of them having already sailed.
About ten days since General;Scott, with his suite,
t.-.olc his departure from this city for .!.`eliv Orleans, en
route for Mexico. It is generally believed that he pro-
ceeds to Tampico, where he will concentrate a strong
force, ano, having made the necessary arrangements for
attacking Vera Cruz, he will assault it by land and sea.
The.friends of the Administrat'on speak with entire con-
fidence that it must fall before the Ist of May.
The President,' in his Message, referring to the oppo-
sition made
f,to,_
&cc
..,-).Yaykisgtl}, —s „a their
moreA
effectual means could not have been devised to encou- -
rage the enemy.and prutraot the war than to advocate
and adhere to their cause, and thus give them aid and
comfort.' " This is the language of the constitution,
defining the crime of treason ; and thus it is thr.t. the
President. brands as traitors a large proportion of Xroft-
mean treemen. who dare to think and speak as becomes
treement

It is not unworthy of remark that Mr. Van Buren was
rejected by the Senate of the United States as Minister
Plenipotentiary to Great Britain for an offence some-
what similar to Mr. Polk's, but less censurable ; and
how was Mr. Van Thiren rejected? It was by the cast-
ing vote of Mr. Calhoun, then President of the Senate.
How will Mr. Calhoun now act? He is a member of
that honourable body. Will he sustain the President in
his sweeping denunciation of a large portion of his fel-
low-citizens as traitors, because they will not justify this
unnecessary and improvident war with Mexico? I for-
bear expressing any opinion on this interesting point—
we are changeable mortals.

Great expectations are formed by Government finan-
ciers as to the amount of specie that the balance of
trade will cause to be shipped from Great Britain to this
country. By some it is estimated at millions of pounds
sterling. Through this channel it is expected that the
drain of specie required for carrying on the Mexican
war will be furnished. These visionary anticipations
may be realised; but I am an unbeliever.
A religious meeting of Germaits was held at the ta-
bernacle, in this city, on the 13th. It consisted of a
body of about 200 German Catholics, who resolved on •
a formal secession from the Roman Church. Th 6
siosapaent,appeara _to be' something to that of
Man Ronge and his adherents in Germany., These
seceders, one of whom was a Catholic priest, have been
in the habit for some time past of holding meetings, for
the purpose of studying the-Bible. It is said they have
had no Protestant among them. They profess to believe
that a Catholic Church was established by Christ and
his apostles, and that some had superadded to that
Church some things not only unauthorised, but for-
bidden by the primitive institution. Their plan, it is
understood, is reformation back to the true primitive
Church, not Protestantism, nor union with any Protes-
tant sect. This, however, is but their first movement
in public.
Our Canal and North River Navigation is closed.
This will not, to any great extent, affect the value of
flour and other produce in this city. It is now in a
firm market, at 5 dolls. 25c. per barrel. Exchange on
London, moderate demand, 6 to 61 per cent. above par.
A GENEVESE TRAVELLER.