New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-23
Bv This Mornings Mail.
Correspondence Of The Tribune

Correspondence oil The Tribune
WASHINGTON. Apfil2l. isi
D,or Sir: The plot is now wound up 10 a
se,,.rs tension. and Tomorrow the unravelment
VIII undoubtedly begin. Mr.. Calhoun holds out
IN Senators the delusivc and, fully believe. IN.
sincere pretense that war witt, Mexico will not
ensue upon the accomplishment of Annexation.
To piyc color to this prctence, he sends special
messenger to Mexico with propositions OF friend
shin and offers OF indemnity. canno, doubt
that he is perfectly aware that these will be re.
iected with indignation. While he is assuming
these pacifi, Appearances both here and there.
Gen. Gaines is ordered Ia the Texan frontier ana
probably beyond it. Certain 1t Is that the pres-
dant has Owen assurances that he will ana the
TEXANS. should it be necessary Immediately upon
the termination Of the armisticc.
understand that the British Minister has in
formed the Texan Envoys that Great Britain
will not agree to political connection with Texas
on any terms; and that one OF those ENJOYS has
said that no resource but Annexation now re-
mains. | understand. also. that the Mexican
Minister will lea"c Washington for your city
withou, delay. He must undoubtedly feel de-
sirous of putting respectable distance between
himself and a Government with whose Agents,
it would seem, he cannot confer without It's beng
made the foundation Of rumors repeated by the
se,a;qFcian of a treacherous and infamous COM
promise of the rights and interests of his country.
Although the Treaty without the ratification of
tie Senate, is nuty, yet | suppose that the
negotiation of it by the Executive would Justify
the suspension of the relations OF the Repre-
sentative OF Mexico with that Department of the
Government. Yours. AMIcuS.
~ lion. WM. d. MERRlcK US. Senator from
MARYLAND, publishes card in yesterdays lnte-
gencer in which he states his desire and pur-
pose to retire to the shades of private life, as
soon as he can do so consistently with the par
amount obligations of fidelity and duty TO his
constituents" The announcement closes as
follows:
I'm making this announcement bv no means wish
To he understood intending TO quit my prcSentpo-
<irion nj this time, nor MS being disposed 10 shrink
from the performance ot the tul measure OF my duty
rs n member OF the Wing party, during the ensuing
canvass but my term OF service IN the Senate
of the United States will expire on the lun OF
March next and ii would seem proper that your AT
tcntion should be invited in due time 10 the selection
ofa successor to that important station. Whether
shall occupy nv seat the whole or any part oil the
next session OF Congress will depend upon what
shall under the then existing circumstances, appear
to be the dictate of duty TO you.
| have served You in the State and National coun-
ellis now for about fifteen successive years. during
all which time have striven Ia do my duty faith
fitlv How lar weakness may have come short, or
traty stepped aside, is for you TO Judge. In nv
own breast feel no reproaches, and | trust may
claim Of you lit is all ask an honorable discharge
.Iprii ~. 1874. NM d. MERklCk.
NJ TIE CLAY CLUE OF THIS CRY held an
interesting meeting last Saturday evening at
Concert Hall. We understand that final arrange
ments were made at this meeting for the visit of
the delegates and members of the Club to the
Baltimore Convention. it is expected that about
five hundred gentlemen will attend delegates
from this CITY. Measures are to be Immediately
taken for the erection of a Club house, liberal
subscription having already been raised for that
purpose. The workingmen who attended the
meeting on Saturday night promptly came for
ward and rendered a days work each towards
the erection and completion OF the Club house.
We learn that there will be another mass meeting
of the Wings of this metropolis next Monday
evening, it being their last meeting previous 10
their visit to the Baltimore Convention.
Nat lnelllgcnccr of yesterday
SUBMARINE FoRrIFicArioN- Notwithstanding
the uniavorablc aspect of the weather, great
number of members of Congress, heads of Go
vernment and citizens were present on Saturday
evening at the final experiments with Colts Sub
marine Battery.
The Secretary Of the Navy, under whose dircc.
ton the experiments have been made was pre-.
sent, and was sauted, on his arrival at the Navy
Yard, with seventeen guns. Mr.. Colt made the
explosions at signals from the Navy Yard. The
first explosion WAS beautiful JET d'eau. BY the
second, the sunkcn wreck Of the Siyr was blown
up and perfectly destroyed, every part of it being
torn into fragments, and not one timber left upon
another
This was followed by two magnificent water
spouts, one Of which was thrown up to a hight of
from one TO two hundred feet, which were intend
cd to show that continued operations could be
performed upon an assailing squadron without
renewal of the means, under exposure to its pro-
jectlles.
1t is understood that Mr.. Colt had fortified the
channel, previously to the first experiment on the
ship when under sail, so that had there been
twenty ships coming up with hostile intent, they
must each have met with the same fate.
National Inclligenccr Of yesterday.
~ 1t becomes our painful duty TO record the
death of THoMss OAKLEY ANrsRsoS, formerly
Lieutenant in the L. S. Navy. This event took
place at his residence in tins village on Sunday
evening, llth inst. after long and distressing
illness Mr. A. was the son Of Thomas Ander-
son, Esq. and was born in Newton on the Sd of
July, 1888. At an carly age he entered the Navy
as Mdshipman, and shared in the romantic
and dangerous enterprises projected and cx-
ccuted on the Mediterranean, during the war with
Tripo by such daring spirits as Decatur, Law
renee, McDonough, cambridge, Stewart, Somers,