The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-09-07
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
BY LAST EVENINGS MAIL.


Washington.
Correspondence Of the Herald
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, l845.
Consulships-Cd. Butler and the nert Presidency
Abuses in the Navy-Msrican Neics, &c.
We have the announcement in the official paper
of this morning of the appointment of John T. Pick
EFT, of Kentucky, as Consul to Turks Island, vice
Abraham Morrill,, recalled. Not few consulships,
worth nothing but the name, have been sought after
for purposes of matrimonial speculation at the wa
tering places. "Who is that elegant young man,
daughter, to whom you were conversing this even
ing at the fountain p "Why, ma, that's Mr.. Peli-
can Guano, the United States Consul at Ichaboe.
"Well, daughter, now's your chance-he may be
poor, but you have money enough; and Mr.. Guano
can introduce, with your means, most favorably in
to official society at Washington after your return
from the coast Of Africa, you know" Many poor
fellow has been dreaming over such absurdi-
ties as this in his eleconeering, for some feeess
out-of the-way consuship We encountered, the
other day, the pleasant phiz of the Hon. George s.
Catlin, on the avenue. As he is unfortunately left
out OF Congress- (though one Of the small number Of
men who do honor TO our National Assembly, he
may probably be looking up of these collaferay
Important consushps
Estrlck Evans, of the morrill, sort of "Pop
Emmpns among the small beer politicians, has
issued broadside in the form Of aetter, addressed
to James X. Polk. i is full of fury, wrath, and
price OF hp copy. Estrick seems determined on
the extnguishment of the Administration. We
hope ne may get a new hat from the benefits of his
Herculean labors. We learn that he has been dis
tnguished warrior in his day. that he fought for the
Liberties OF the Greeks alongside of Lord Byron;
and that after testing expermentaly the bran bread
and sawdust pudding regimen OF Horace Greeley,
he pronounces 1t incompatible with wing principles
Col. w. Q. Butler, of Kentucky, we are informed,
supped with the Executive, last evening, at the
White House. We call the ttention of Mr.. Secre-
tary Walker TO this movement 1t has, or looks
like it might have, can awful squirting at the
next Presidency.
Speaking of Mr.. Walker, we are again reminded
OF the imperative obligation devolving upon him. in
publishing or III permitting to be published the OFF,
cial report OF the fraudulent mileage moneys paid
out to certain Senators the last executive session.
for imaginary travelling and from their constitu-
encles between the adjournment of the Senate the
night OF March Sd, and its meeting IN extra session
on the morning OF the 4th. The statement has
doubtless been reported to the Treasury department
by Mr.. Dickens. In unfolding this statement from
the public Mr. Walker hazardsthe suspicion OF being
particeps c,1niins in the receipt of these extra al
lowances, and OF withholding hat commission"
from Mr.. Thompson, with view of securing the
$500 for the imaginary journey to Mississippi and
back TO himself All these circumstances taken into
the account, give this affair very smoky appear
ance. The only way for the Secretary of the Treas
my to escape unjust suspicion, is to cause TO be pub
specuon, the official statement of those suppostous
mileages-to whom paid, and how msch-the i'm
aginary distance travelled and the actual number of
miles performed by each recipient, from the adjourn
ment OF the regular session at o'clock, A. M,
March 4, to the meeting OF the extra session of the
Senate at II o'clock meridian of the same day.
We referred In late letter TO certain abuses in
the Navy Unaer the regulations of the service, it is
specified that mdshpmen shall undergo, after re-
CURED term OF service, examination into their fit
ness for promotion If, under such examination, they
are deemed as not sufficiently qualified for lieuten
ants, after further term of service mdshipmen,
they are again examined, and II, on this second ex
animation, they prove to be unqualified for advance
ment, they are discharged as unseawOrthy And yet,
we are informed of two mdshipmen, one relative
OF Henry Clay, and the other of Mr. Tyers late At
orney General, who have been retained in the SER
vice. notwithstanding the first has refused second
examination, and the second has passed uniavora-
bly,. The regulations ought to be memorable in their
application, regardless OF Individual relationship, or
personal influences. There should be no favortism
in the service and If we are rightly informed Of the
two cases aforesaid, we hope Mr. Bancroft will look
into them, and regulate those young gentlemen ac-
cording to the regulations
There is project on foot of establishing Spanish
paper IN this city, tor what purpose we know not,
certainly not tor the purpose of making money.
One OF your correspondents Is under slight mis-
take respecting Henry M. Cargill. He never lived
in Misslssippl-he resided while and married in
Tennessee niece of the President, bat has been
since resident of New York. This is quite suf-
tclent solution as to the influences which secured
his appointment in your Custom House-hs family
relationship TO the Administration
Ii is here surmised, suspected, and almost be-
lleved, beyond a msapprehension, that the seven
stars In General Jackson's celebrated renegade
politician" letter. refer to Douglass Wallack an OF.
hce-holder here, and one OF the writers for the
Unio and the six stars to Major Selden, Treasurer
of the United States. What say you, Father Rit-
chic to this solution! There is nothing that seems
to dove-tal In the text nicely after ALL the ia
mily appelatlves Of the publishers of the orgah-for
the gentleman north of the Susquehannah," posi-
lively pleads not guilty
new rumor, vague and sbadowy rumor, pre-
walls this evening" that by the mail of this afternoon,
positive declaration of war has been received by
the Executive from Mexico. II may be, but we
think II is not so. Our Southern papers are mum
upon the subject The wish was father to the
thought. We rather think that Mexico is DESTROYS
OF ascertalnng first, whether now, or ultimately,
when the crisis may demand, John Bull, or Mon
seur Montongpaw, will, directly, or indirectly as
sist her against the accused Northern union. Now
mark 1t. Great events, perhaps events upon which
the ''right dvine' of the Kings Of Europe hangs,
are involved in .ths miserable ravesty of war with
Mexico.
endeavoring to fix it with Mr. Walker, for the inn
portaon of provisions to our troops In Texas free OF
the Texian duties thereon, of twelve or fifteen per
cent. But it was no go. Is Texas annexed or not?
the United States! and are not her own laws an
independent Republic submerged in the laws of the
Unlon-or may not her laws under the terms of
annexation as thus tar consummated, be suspended
or superseded at the option of the absorbing power!
How is this! Are not the laws of the Union appli-
cable to the army and navy, in and near Texas at
least, and can Texas with any consistency levy
duties upon provisions destined tor troops sent there
in her defence, and at her virtual requsiuon?
The city is as dull as Quaker sermon.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 6. 1s45.
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