The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-17 00:00:00

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folk's majority of electoral votes
'rile annexation of Texas still continues a favourite
topic, and would, no doubt, be persisted in, if their
es were not paramount to their wishes. The fol-
ic
awing are extracts :--
(Prom the New York Inquirer of Nov. 30.)
se The approaching session of Congress will be a re-
arltable one in some respects, but it will pass with-
out"" Producing any result. The term for which Gen.
garrison was elected President by a large majority
Ott.
Lie people, expires on the 4th of March next ; and
althe
th uet John Tyler, by his treachery, has prevented
h_e Whigs carrying out the great measures to which
„e in common with our party, was solemnly pledged,
•re Whigs are nevertheless responsible to the country
r°or, all legislation up to the 4th of March. They can-
fora eve know, pass the laws they believe necessary
41,. the welfare of the people ; but they can, and
mst, and will prevent the adoption of any but Whig
measures.
th_ This being the state of affairs, it follows, of course,
4:: the tariff will not be permitted to be touch -J
41,1 mg the coming session, nor will Texas be ad-
hotited into the Union, except in connexion with the
option of great Whig measures, and upon terms
°teen °urahle to the good faith of the nation. After the
f March, Mr. Polk and his friends will he re-
, hrmßible for the legislation of the country; and then,
ti.'l and they will give or withhold from the people, as
oieY think-proper, the measures which they have de-
te:tened.,ed by their recent action at the polls. But
.the au.Y we perceive the evidence of a design to cheat
theirPeoPle by avoiding the proper responsibility of
at theacts ; and with that view, attempts will be made
ore Coming session to settle the Texas, Tariff, and
le;atio" questions, and if difficulties grow out of such
R, n, Mr. Polk and the Loco Foco party will
sh'ein't °at truly that is is no affair of theirs, because
4th
of does not commence until after the
w i March next.
larhyaventreat our Whig friends, and more particu-
-11441 upe Whigs of the Senate, to bear in mind the
'Pleroe 'act here stated; and not to permit any Loco
Co measures to be consummated by the existing
feel Igess• Even if some of our Whig Senators should
call uamaelves instructed by the recent elections, we
not' ttll them in the name of the Whig party,
hearinD Consider such instructions as having any
Then,' I'l4ll after the 4th of March, 1845.
friends and not till then, can Mr. Polk and his
the ~,, be held responsible for the legislation of
the S "ntrY ; and then, if they will present to
sliti...,enate a tariff such as Mr. Polk is pledged to
for
'b.): let that body adopt it. His tariff—the tariff
lei
v7lch the people have voted—is twenty per cent.
tee ss"3rem duty, and such discrimination under
ifs nt,Y per cent. as may be required for revenue!
Of ,she Loco Focos will pass such a Bill in the House
ti, representatives after the 4th of March, the Whigs
4"°11121 not stop it in the Senate. But let them insist
eln such a Bill or the tariff of 1842. The one is a
aeo
tec, Foco, the other a Whig measure; and let the IRISH RAILWAYS.
A very curious state of things is being exhibited in
The grand parties stand or fall by their measures. the present railroad movement in Ireland, and one
froiNcrthern Loco Focos will endeavour to shrink which shows how little we in England know, and how
NT the responsibility of their position by a middle wildly we are apt to talk about that country. For the
4ftsise, and the adoption of Mr. M`Kay's Bill of last whole of the present century we have been in the habit
their". Against this the Whigs must at once set of talking of English capital being wanted for Ireland ;
ate h• faces, giving their opponents to understand that and we have at last talked ourselves into the beliet that
eth is session the tariff cannot be touched, but after the Ireland is a country entirely destitute of any accumu-
ItltCr March they will not stand in the way of the • lated capital, and incapable of doing anything for itself.
kr. Von for which the people voted and to which fThef
t
list 4. lk is pledged—and that if the Loco Focos dare haorarrdsmof money for the new enterprises.aea It is an un-
CsniPlie the people Mr. Polk's tariff they must be doubted fact that the whole capital of 800,000/., required
, The with the Whig measure of 1842. for the Southern Railway, from Dublin to Cork, was
ebyjoe Propriety and justice of this policy must be subscribed in three days, and subscribed entirely in
frier to all ; and we cannot doubt that our Whig Ireland. All accounts represent the state of feeling
kale, 8: will act in concert as they have heretofore throughout the country as approaching to something like
lltisit '4 regard to all the great questions which have an universal mania of speculation. E.verybody thinks
te holdt the country. Their object now should be, he can double his store by embarking it in railway
.shares.
iiithe blamed for inter-
after Loco Foco party to their principles, and Mr. O'Connell has been severely
Itfter a manner that there can be no question here- posing his advice, and suggesting caution, in order to
Ititswllat those principles are. check this rage for' a new speculation. Of course it has
been insinuated that he dreads lest the ardour for rail.
l'teyusiGriArtos or SENATORS.—We learn from the ways should interfere with that for repeal, and that he
has that the Hon. Salas Wright, Governor elect, is alive to the sordid fear that the subscriptions to
Eaton tend to the Governor his resignation as a Se- shares may be in some way deducted from his own rent.
°,4r 4)1: the United States; and that Mr. Tallmadge, Mr. O'Connell was perfectly right in saying what he did
seat usher Senator, sometime since also resigned his say on the subject, and would have neglected his duty
c'' the 00e of the Senators of this State in the Senate had he withheld his advice. Much money williprobably
Pes!jnit,ed States. be lost in these schemes in Ireland, as it has been in
Betties, •---rhe hull of the sloop Marshall, from San- England ; and what is not lost may probably remain
ith l‘rew York, lying at the foot of Canal-street, uAnpgrouduudct(iTuevmerunemheluonger than the subscribers calculate.
Government would undoubtedly interpose its
tiNlyilde_argo of hay, apples, grain, wood, &c., was en-
moral influence to prevent this mischief from falling on
0 ill_estroyed by fire this morning at one o'clock.
the industrious and saving class in Ireland ; and it id;
%ailtrance on either cargo or vessel. The fire therefore. Mr. O'Connell's duty so to act in discharge
IsCept r.°ul the stove-pipe running through the deck, of that moral responsibility under which he lies for the
`l4l, 41a C•
ti re • •Crawford, of the ship Albany, from welfare of the people that confides in him as its real ruler.
e,llting! itlf°lus us that on the voyage out and home, and Ere long, no doubt, the existenfceer andthe
e aphrioest.peEreitylisoht
veht the time he lay in Havre, he has not had Irish railroads, and the necessity.
Y-ourfeelingwantedinfavouraddition, hours at a time clear weather.
is ay -B,:l'any Argo of Friday morning says—" Ye- capitalists to create thtoeseditinhaintiwshiltl
theee
will have a tendency
it the a"w fell without intermission during the day, repeal. The.opponents of Mr. O'Connell are already
e TePth of several inches. The river is filled with
end tcehe Rochester was the *only boat up yesterday, triumphing atms discomfiture, and believine• that the
ardour for railroads will entirely supersede in 6lrela.nd all
ay h remained at the wharf scarcely an hour. We thought of political wrongs and remedies. This is the
Isle' sta.vg„ another to-day; but the chances are
tittp'kt it. shallowest and falsest of the many delusions by which
the oppressors of mankind are for ever cheating them-
selves. At this period of its most unprofitable career,
itretaloolitt? TROY.—A fire broke out on Thursday this thick-headed world
.of ours ought to have learnt
14t, ,/, in the paint-shop of J. S. Perry, in River- that men, whether individually or in masses, are much
hodl. of
__r°,3:, which consumed four wooden buildings, more swayed.by their feelings than their interests. We
1 which was of much value. They were men- pursue our interests, but under the guidance. of our
,I,kp;u3'tpe following persons :—J. S. l'erry, paint- passions.; and there exists neither man nor nation that
It"°ltis lehael Bouhan, boot and shoe store; John C. cannot he turned from the pursuit of material good
,1,,°,41°t' paint-shop; Peter Neels, tailor; Patrick by working on the sense of honour, or duty, or on
the affections. Gorge the Irishman with English
Ole dwelling-house ; Henry Hughes, fruit store ;
capital,. develope the wealth of his country,
Fll4ll'ear‘i!ard, eamphine lamps and oil. Messrs.
open out to him the brightest prospect of continued
shies' 4•\ eels, and Hughes, also occupied with their
the civilisation and increasing wealth—and yet, as long as
li kra uPper stories of:their shops.
;"`lay ie LE MURDER AND SUICIDE.—On Wed- in fact
you insult him in his religion and his national honour,
all your favours will fail to win his love, Rill,
k Pled ant, Orrin Clover, of Annsville, Oneida county, only strengthen him for achievin vengeance and re-
tie, Ins .-
tli aro '‘lfe by cutting her throat with a jack dress. As long as the religion of the Irish people re-
'oat 'l...afterwards killed himself by nutting his mains despoiled and dishonoured—as long as the creed.
I Aeol, Jealousy was the cause.
Govern
the stranger remains in its present position
English
hioGn of in-
t,22llit SUICIDE.—SamueI Ball, an Englishman, suiting superiority—so long_ does
tee, had' hung himself at Onondaga on the 19th inst.
V , lean
1110 ‘4
a employed by Mr. Ellis and Mr. Bros- ' whom we do not deem worthy
ment proclaim to the world the insultingg truth that
the Irish are a poop
f treated according to the ordinary rules of
!ee ourer and left about eighty dollars in ? • being long ts e and
Ti ,
004
iitf ote3. justice, and so will it be impossible for us to lay
tb.sieek,sb„ts.Piiie Nov. 28, FIVE P.M.—Taking into or
re
esutouncieueforr
one
ee tibuuenhdautifonthoef pueffrmeeatniuennst terafnlcsrueillalintyd,.
eTe we...4"0n the extreme inclemency of the weather,
3', az a fair amount of business done in stocks to- Treat Ireland as we are now treating her, and. thee
0 kalpretty momentary diversion of railway speculations.will.nheith r
generally at slightly advanced rates. better the condition of her peopletut
impel
retnnnrthe
p them to de-
V this storm commenced at a very early growth of those fearful feelingsßuts h
Nit) hour morning, and at eight o'clock the roofs of sire separation from us. But uch circumstances as the
Government, be turned
far • s, 8 were nearly covered with snow and frozen present may, ao doubt, by a wise
..e_ onlyafter •
044. d Int) . it commenced raining, whichmanodvalenoufugghrieve-f
to
t hid ' ice directly after reaching terra firma, antes. There. is now
:liolippeevvr!lks were completely covered with ice, and the best account for effectingthreeghouthtelrreel
men for a time to take a moderate
of olitics— to wish rather t© hold aloof from active
abetstt)iir,lt'' that the boys found much amusement speculation to induce .
View
wticipaPtion in agitation, and to look with favour, rite-
s?, i.,akates. This afternoon the weather is more
et4:!tee, :‘',°e ice has nearly disappeared. These are the moments when the
English Government.
trhaerr than jealousy, on any conciliatory measures of th
th New oit, xlco.—Mexican papers recently received
ifonly I) (-). Or bring intelligenceof the refusalof . s may be most easily soothed,
Yth ("her f' g•
suspicions of largest growth, when. the animosities of
S. ekes,. 0 Deputies to vote the loan required tone of conciliation .
Iti• "lean G • e Now is the time when, if right were
.done, no
the ht 't Government to carry on the campaign adopte .
and the substance of justice be
would be demanded. Da the Irish jus-
tA' "as• The Government had presented to more than right
tiiiil ° bra, ii
(1,11 a a 11.,,e es of Congress a project of law, autho- tice in the matter of their religion, and we will be
th 'lts f ''lonal or foreign loan of ten millions ofsuccess would attend any attempt to re-
e I,' er the by a repeal of the union.
th, exa purpose of defraying the expenses of j
bound that little
unlessaccompanied
r Charmll war, Ti Committee jest the boon
elk
.eer e• The appointed by lof thepeople at
itnorovement in the material condition
hill cei the er Deputies to examine the project, I
Now, too, is the favourable moment for attempting an
, large. What, after all, will be the permanent gain to
Leo sses r amount required to six millions. The
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t,als.
Lasnount
Vitas the eterree to another Committee, in whose , years' empb yment, at low wags s, out of which nothing.
' themasses in Ireland from these great works? A few
was again reduced to three ,
hai" leth 1 Plis shape it was submitted to Congress —of the destitute myriads. At the end of that time, h
can be saved, fog a portion—and, aft °r all, only a p srttione
will
tli vs.he ult., anti was discussed with great ardour i old amount of unemployed herds and empty bellies
111 nienee additional employment
ate 11 e,.. • On the 16th, a vote was taken and ; cumber the land; for, whatever
(!;440gt di.•,)Peted_44 to 17. It is also stated that the ' may be permanently created by the railways and their
will toacertainty
41; ib.,, enrd prevails between the Government and accompanying extension of commerce,
'th ". rid , . in the
be counterbalanced b 3 the increase of' population
e 0„e . N% a iit of mutual understanding clogs
eerattons of the Administration. Don Ignacio The result will be a few more rich,
interval.
i rich generally richer; while the poor will be as numerous

SPlRlTS.—Domestic Whisky is in moderate de-
mand at 24c. in drudge casks, and 25c. in barrels. A

few barrels sold as low as 24k. 30 half pipes Otard,
Dupuy, and Co. Brandy sold at 2,20 a 2,50 dols. Five
puncheons Scotch Whisky sold at 2,121 dols. Ten
pipes Wolfe's Swan Gin, 1,15, 6 mos. 10 hhds. St.
Croix Rum, 1,03 dols.