The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-04 00:00:00

put forth the whole of our strength. We ought to de-
clare ourselves a military republic, and that the whole
continent was under our especial protection. Why did
not the Senator at once 'come forward with a specific re-
solution touching the affairs at Buenos Ayres? It was
the part of wisdom to look to wise ends from wise means.
No wise man would determine upon a result which he
knew to be beyond his means—no more would any wise
nation do so. A wise man, or a wise nation, should al-
ways be prepared to do what they may declare to be
their determination to accomplish. Mr. Calhoun posi-
tively objected to the reception of the resolutions, and
called for the ayes and noes.
Mr. Jarnagin moved to lay the question of reception
upon the table, and upon this motion he called the yeas
and nays. [Mr. Jarnagin's resolution corresponds with
the action upon abolition papers.]
Mr. Crittenden asked if the resolutions would lie there
without the privilege of being called up again ?
Voices—Oh! no, no. The resolution can be offered
again.

Mr. Jarnagin stated that his object in the motion was
not to cut off the resolution entirely, but merely for the
present to lay the subject upon the table.
Mr. Allen said the action of the Senate upon this mo-
tion would be conclusive of—(Cries of " Order, order.")
Mr. Allen asked the Chair to state the question.
The Chairman stated the question to be, shall the
question of leave to introduce the resolutions be laid on
the table ? And the Senate decided that it should, by a
vote of 28 to 23—Messrs. Calhoun, Chalmers, Hey wood,
and M`Duffie, voting with the Whigs in the ffirmative.
" So," says the correspondent of the New York Courier
and Enquirer, " Mr. Allen was completely floored and
laid out cold upon the table."
News had been received at New Orleans, that the
Mexican army of reserve, under General Parades, had
declared against the Government on account of the timid
spirit whic it had shown in the negotiations with the
United States. It was advancing on the capital, and its
success was expected to be followed by a war with the
States. The troops at Tampico have joined the move-
ment.

NEW ORLEANS, JAN. B.—Business for the last two
days has
been quite lively, and a pretty stiff trade has
been driven in cotton, the sales having amounted to
10,500 bales, at the following, rates:—lnferior, 6c.; or-
dinary, 61c. to 64c.; middling, 61e. to 64c.; good mid-
dling, 7c. to 7i-c.; middling fair, Tic. to 710.; fair, 7ic.
to Be.; good fair, 81c. to B,tc ; good and fine, 9c. to 94c.
The arriva's have been small, and not worth mention-
ing. Sugar holds its own, 1,000 hhds. having been sold
at from sic. to 51c. for a fair article. Molasses sells at
from 20ic. to 21c. per gallon, and at these rates 2,000
hhds. have been sold the last two days.
Flour is in the same state, although the sales have
been moderately extensive ; about 4,231 brls. having
been sold at the last quoted rates. Corn is a trifle lower,
bringing from 52 to 53 cents. a sack. About 4,000 sacks
were sold at these rates yesterday.
Exchanges continue in the same state.
NEW YORK, JAN. 17.

BREADSTUFFB.--There was a little more doing to-day
than was previously noticed, and the market is also
more firm at our last quotations. Sales were made in
Genesee, for export, at 5 dolls. 75 cents; and in Southern
at 5 dolls. 75 cents to 5 dolls. 87i cents.

COTTON. —There was a moderate inquiry to-day, and
the sales amounted to about 600 bales.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 15.
$1.900 Ohio 6s '6O 9li
7,000 Ditto 7s '57

2,000 Indiana
1,000 Illinois .. 35
6,000 Brooklyn Co lOO
1,000 Read '5O bonds
5 shs. Bk. of Corn. full B7l
100 Far Loan •c .
100 Morris Can. 4m 2l
50 U. S. Bank 4i
104 N. Or. Canal Bk.
250 Reading c
50 Canton
50 Harlem b2O 46
10 Nor. and Wor.
25 Erie Rr. old stk. s 4m.
100 Lisland snw 5l
50 Fast Boston • l4i