Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-02-29
Ennn WARRINGTON.


7, r.. w...,.oroS The 5oIDoHing is al
cx,rae, Of letter from Washington REQ 10 !"
friend Of the EDITOR
..rbere are three things, which are likeyio ere
ate discussion and csci,cmen, hcreond IN ieFFad 70
which the country ourh, to be leps wide awake
The Wing pr 8 hiss serious and important duties
70 perfarm. and il ought neither to slumbcr ncr
irnc
One fine first outrcraks win be the bringing
forward Of new tariff You may be assured,
tina, the leading men cfthe dominant party IN me
House of Repre- seu,alivcs, are ready with meas
urc Of this kind Il will proceed from the
committee OF WAYS and Means, a, the head Of
which is Mr.. Mckay Of North Cardinals strong
an anti,arfros there is in Congress. -Four out oil
the nine members Of the Committee are Southern
men, all anti,uriT, and then there is Mr.. Weller
of Ohio, and Mr.. Norris Of N. H., who, ofcoursc,
are not to be expected be ready to oppose party
measure incline TO think, from all can learn,
it will be proposed to have maximum OF 20 or
80 per cent and Discriminate bciow that Some
of tie party, from n. Y. & Penn will refuse, in all
probability, to support the bill Still the chances
are, it will pass The party drills is severe and
exact do not think that that sort Of discipline
was ever carried TO such length before, since the
government began. Nor is il at all certain, that
the measures will fail in the Senate. The locofo-
CO party are likely all TO 60 together, and there
may be Southern Wings who, on this subject,
will separate fiom their associates. At any rate,
there is certain be contest and warm contest:
and public attention does not appear to be drawn,
with proper earnesness, towards what before us.
The next subject is Oregon. What instructions
the British minister may bring, cannot, Of course
be known. Probably England does not care much
about Oregon, but she will not be buled. A calm
and digni6ed negotiation would most likely termi.
nate in an amicable arrangement Much depends
on mems temper, and much on their collateral OBJ
ject and purpose. If Mr. Packenham should fol
low the example of some ofhs predecessors, thirty
years ago, or if on the other hand. political OBJ.
ects, not connected with the subject, should be al
lowed to mingle themselves with the conduct of
the negotiation on the other SIDE nobody can FORE
see the result. 1t would seem improbable, that
two great nations, having between them more
commercial intercourse than exists between any
other two nations on the globe should plunge into
war, for such an object as Oregon. But there are
those, perhaps on both Sides who are ready at
every turn TO proclaim that national honor is con-
eerned there are Plamerstons and Ben,ons and
nations, as well individuals, set on freely unim.
poriant causes, often fall out they know not Why
The third subject, and more important than all
the rest is the project Of anexing Texas to the u
States. 1t is certain this project will be brought
forward this scssionor next. The a1mnist ration
is known TO fasori it. Mr. Gilmer, the newly ap.
pointed Secretary Of the Navy is one of It's avowej
champions. Mr.. Walker of Mississippi hasipub-
lished pamphlet in favor of annexation, and the
Southwark will probably be quite united. And
who can tell what Northern loco ocoism will do
Who can answer That N H. and Conn, as those
States are at present represented in the House will
not implicitly follow any Southern leader9
Massachusetts, at least, ought to be alive to her
duty and her interest and the Legislature ought
not to adjourn, until it shall have given full ex-
preston ofthe sentiments ofthe people ofthe State,
upon this most momentous question. -IBoston
Cour.