The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-20
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(Correspondence ofthe Herald
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WAsHISGroE, April 10. lSi2.
The late exciting debate IN the House, about war
and diplomacy, was put an end to on Saturday, BY
the appropriation bill being taken out of committee,
aud reported for final passage on Monday. Itspruug
on a motion to strike out the items in The bill for
Mexico and other foreign missions. which was only
done to test the war spirit of the House. Mr.. Adams
spoke the greater part of two days, chiefly in reply
TO Messrs' lngersoll and Wise and entertained his
hearers with his vast treasures of historical and dr.
plomatic anecdote. He was particularly severe on
Mr.. lngersoll, for trying to push US into a war with
England, In the guise of a peace talk. He took,
what is called here by some, the English side, the
sober view OF the questionable was not for war with
England without necessity, and he saw no occasion
for it at present. II should be a source of great CON.
graduation among our countrymen everywhere. that
Mr. Adams is still in the councils. There are few
real statesmen in Congress, and the want of them is
mostly felt in International questions. MIR Wise
spoke with warmth on the popularity Of a war with
Mexico. He pointed 10 the rich treasures in the
temples aud churches Of Mexico as a booty TO the
| victor. He was willing himself, he said, in case ola
war, TO join an army from the valley of the Missis.
the palaces OF the MonteZumas. II would be a good
idea, perhaps, in case OF a war with Mexico, for
the presentHouse OF Representatives to be mustered
into a battalion TO Join the army, there being SO ma.
nv Generals and Colonies full Of fight in thai body.
The Senate could take care of the nation. The
next dispatches received from General Thompson,
will no doubt make a sensation.
Inc naval appropriation bill Is the next in order
The two steamships went aground again on FRIDAY
in coming up TO the navy yard.
MI. Habersham is preparing a very long counter
report TO The report of Mr.. SaltOnstali from The Com.
mlt,ee on Manufactures.
Mr. Cushing's report on The colonial trade will com.
mand great attention |; tits not yet printed.
The report on the New York Custom House has
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is now under examination there. Ii is not improba-
BILE that the report will not be sent into Congress-
Both houses have called for it. but il seems to be one
Of those cases wherein the President can exercise
his own discretion. Another issue is. not uni likely
TO grow out OF this matter yet, which will be more
personal than national, and certainly not beneficial
MIR, Clay will not leave the city for a short time
yet. His visit TO New York is not positive.
The Senate have not yet acted on the large batch
OF naval promotions made some weeks since, obiec-
tons to several at the head Of the list, impede the
progress In others.
Ii Is said the Senate will reject GruEd Consul To
Bremen.
Senator Cuthbert, Of Georgia, appeared in his seat
on Friday last, for the first time this session he is a
lttle earlier coming than usual, for a long session.
A late Georgia paper has the following, as a part Of
a despatch sent to MIR. G. by some of his democratic
brother Senators at Washington:-
" oh brave bell weather. of our herd,
Who solitary and alone,
Took Daniel Webster. by the beard
Whittier ah, whittier art thou gone
Come to the rescue, Cuthbcrt leone!
Come save us from a deadly fall
Nlonger now, on stay at home,
You. might as well not come at all.
Those cursed wings are turning ev'ry stone,
To save the Treasury from further plllsge:
And. as the session, more than two.thirds gone,
You must make hastelo you will lose your mileage
The great racer Boston, has left here for New
York, where he Is to run with Fashion on the Long
Island Course, the 10th of Nav, for twentv thou.
saud dollars aside. This race will bring ali the
sporting pen to New York; large sums are at stake.
and bets even in this quarter, the odds perhaps on
Boston.
P.S. The Hon. l. Lawrence, M. G. (whip) from
Pennsylvania, died to-day. He was much respect.
ed as an honorable meritoriOus man. He had been
in Congress for some years previous to the present
Congress. Z Itf I.