The New York herald., 1845-09-21
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WARRINGTON, Sept. 10, ls45.
I'm Old Prophecy Renewed- The Smithsonian FMnd-A.
j. r. hgsrsou, f. Markoe and the National Institute
The Object the 4mount the duplication, aud the Dirsr
sion Of this Fund Deined-1he TariF-Specifcat
Of the Ern aordinasy Expenditures Of the Government
aud other Extraordinary Causes Tending against Re.
duction-M Miscellaneous Hems, &c.
Robert Norris of New York, is here, and sundry
other wise men of Gotham" It is charged upon them
that their object explosion of the Cabinet begin
ming with Secretary Marcy. In conjunction with the
young democracy of the West there Is reason TO appre
hend mischief from their Vaccinations to the Cabi
The funds Of the Smithsonian bequest, S5OOo00 in
ritish gold the establishment of National nsttu
ton at Washington for the increase and diffusion OF
knowledge among men, il is known, were some years
ago or large portion Of them invested in Arkansas
bonds which have subsequently sold at the ruinous dis
count of 40 per cent loss however falling upon the
Treasury and not upon this fund DILL reported Dy
Judge Tappan but passed .ne senate as' SEES
a plan worthy of the object OF IN. ''HDerai ana en-
ghtened donor and of this nation and the age was ar
rested int he house byvarious amendments IN our
opinion were no upon the plan Of theI
"a library lecturerooms and horticultural garden for
the public benefit and thus this praseworthy donation
of a noble philanthropist remains in statu quo. We
now see a movement on the part Of Hon Joseph H. In.
gerso 10 divert this fund and assmlae the Smithsonian
institution with the National Institute Of this city of
which Mr. Francis Markoe is the active and enterprsng
Secretary Against such diversion OF this fund (Which
now with its accumulated interest, amounts to about
s75O OOO) in the Of the liberal and enlightened
donor" and in the behalf of the American people, we
ation about Smithsonian Institutonno blending of
this fund with the interests of even the National nst
tue audable as are its objects and ITS iaoors Inc
elements should stand alone an institution at ashing
ton erected from the interest accumulated and sustain
ed from the regular interest OF the fund 70 the END de
signated by the donor, to wit -" tho increase and diff
fusion of knowledge among men,"
We hope the particular attention OF the President will
be directed to this subject in his first annual message
Congress- and that further interest or principal OF this
sum will ever be invested in Arkansas bonds.
Tha
bringing their books for their annual reports to the
next Congress. We anticipate material deficit in the
revenues the customs for the current fiscal
compared with the receipts OF the last an increase OF at
least two millions in the expenses ofthe Army and Navy
growing principally out ofour difficulties with Mexico,
deficit drawn from the customs for the support Of
the Post Office Department of s. zoe 00O including the
department. severay in payment OF postages upon OH.
cia mail matter heretofore free under the frankng priv
lege The Civil and Diplomatic expenses Of the gov
ernment will be increased perhaps half Million not
withstanding the retrcnchments expected to be made
restriction upon expectations of specie, from the
affect the receipts from the Tariff; all other
of revenue will scarcely bring up the general fund
to the aggregate of the last year; while the Incidental
expenses the xaton of Texasthe probable pay
ment to Mexico of several millions through negotiations
in the purchase of the disputed territory between the
Nueces and the Rio Grande the seaboard deences Of
Texas the frontier deences the increased expense from
balances due of the various Indian tribes particularly
the Cherokees under the protection Of the
will add heavily to the disbursements from the Treasury
In addition to these items, the two buildings pro
ton Of another story, and Of an extensive wing upon
each side of the Navy and War Departments will add
Federal revenues Indemnities arising from French
poliaons may possibly extract but doubtiup our
or five millions more in part payment An extension OF
the Patent Office demanded by the addition OF wing
in the progressive completion Of the original design
which wing will require an appropriation at least
quest in pursuance Of the plan of the liberal and
enlightened donor" will extract another half million
from the surplus in the Treasury. Light houses along
Texian custom at Galveston.
will demand other thousands from the breeches pocket
and lake steamers may possibly make deeper draught
than even the Texian dsquistons. Military posts the
great emigrant trail Oregon will be almost certain to
drain cool 5000 900 from the custody Of Mr. Walker
Increased appropriations will be demanded to the natives
Of the West &c. Sc All these items summed up togesh.
present array of certain, probable extrdord
nary expenditures which will absorb the six seven
millions surplus in the Treasury and still leave the pro-
(even with such an amendment of the post Office law as
will bring the department within its own revenues)
equal to the receipts from the tariff with all its extorton
ate impositons.
in connection with this review of expenditures if we
consider the iron interest Of Pennsyvanathe cotton
manufacturing interests of Maryland, Now Jersey Mas
sachusetts, and Connecticut to say nothing OF New
York the hemp interest of Kentucky and Mssouri the
sugar interest Of Louisiana and the interest
of kenhawa and Syracuse, it will be seen at glance
that the tariff stands upon most formidable basis
Formidable will be the political coalition Of the Barn
burners and Keystoners with the Wings for the prosra
tion Of the Freetraders OF the South this coalition
diminuons, but which will restrain the President and
the Organ from ransgressng the line of free trade and
direct taxation.
Hon. VIM. J. Brown, chief clerk in the Post Office
Department, has returned from visit to Indiana Wo
shrewdly suspect that this visit had something to do
with the election of the United States Senator due from
Indiana in the place of Mr.. White. But we shall see
Mr. Secretary Walker is far ndisposed as to be una
BILE to attend in his Office todaysame his chief clerk
Mr.. M'Clintock Young.
New England Society is about TO he formed in WASH
ington chiefly for the celebration of the Plymouth Rock
Anniversary on its annual return.
Mr. Gadsby 0he former host at the house now occu-
pied by that excellent York landlord Sam Coleman) has
opened that and commodious hot lei on Third street
and Pennsy Avenue, the depot 1t is neatly
furnished and kept in good style.
Mr. II. h. Riell has returned from Bordentown He
heard not of the late melancholy his residence
until his arrival Mrs. Rie Is much recovered though
logue of Joseph Bonapartes paintings the price and
purchaser affixed to each, which shall transmit you
this evening.
49, PHILApELrHiA, Sept 20, lsl5