Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-04-12
Correspondence Of The NeV York Express.
WtsutNaros. March II.


WAsnrNoroN, March II.
President Polk is determined that he will
keep some Of the njunctions OF st. Paul, even
if he be not quite so exact in all particulars, as
the Journal of Commerce would fain make the
public believe. To provide for his own house.
hold. including not his own family, but the
whole of Tennessee, seems to be his determine.
ton. whether from love OF filthy lucre or be-
cause he does not wish TO deny the faith and be
considered worse than an nfdel, or because he
thinks it is true Democracy, does not appear
Certain il is, however, that he intends 10 keep
himself and family in clover for the next four
years To begin with himself at the head Of tho
list, and then let us foot the column for his
State:
James X. Polk, President for four years,
at S25 900 per annun, 100000
William II. Polk Charge to Sardinia,
four years will receive, $4,000
Total thus far for his family, Sl27,000
..... For Tennessee.
for years, ST, 900 per annum, $4,000
Mr.. Mclaughlin, Of Tennessee, Re.
corder of the Land Office, $4,000
per annum, 10000
Purser Bradford, appointment for life,
at four years. $1,000 per annum, 6,OOO
Cave Johnson, Postmaster General. 4
years $4,000 per amman, 2l,OJO
A. J. Walker Secretary Of the Presi.
dent, years. $500 per annum, 5000
s243,00O
Two hundred and forty three thousand dollars
appropriated for Tennessee, and thirty three
thousand more 10 keep the White House in order;
making up this day two hundred and seventy.
three thousand dollars; one hundred and sixty
thousand OF which is for his own family. All
this will do we'll. 1t is real Democracy-trne
Banorolonian practical christianity. James \.
Polk understands true principles Let no i'm.
pious Wing hereafter dare TO inquire who he is!
Protest Of The Merican Minister.-The New
York Evening Gazette says: We have been IA.
vored with an abstract OF the protest made by
Gen. ALMoNrE 10 the Department! Of State,
which we publish below:
Abstract of the Protest of Gen. Almonte -
The undersigned has the honor to address himself
10 the Hon. Secretary OF State Tin order 10
manifest the deep concern with which he has
seen that the President OF the United States has
given his signature to a law admitting into this
confederacy the Mexican province Of Texas
He had nattered himself that the sound coun.
sells of the most distinguished citizens. &C..
would have led 10 better result. UnhappiIy
it has not been so, and against his hopes and
sincere VOWS, he has seen consummated on the
part OF this government, an act Of aggression the
most unjust modern history records-ihe spoia.
lion of friendly nation Of considerable por-
lion OF her territory.
For these reasons, in obedience 10 his instruc.
tons, he must protest, and does protest, in the
most solemn manner, in the name Of his Govern.
nlent, against the law, &c. He protests, also,
that the act in measure invsldaies the rights
Of Mexico to recover her province, of which
she is so unjustly dspossessed, and that she will
maintain and give effect TO those rights by. all
the means within her power.
He also begS that the Secretary will lie, the
President know that, in view OF all these facts,
his mission near this government terminates from
to-day. He consequently begs that the Hon.
Secretary will forward 10 him his passports, be.
cause it is his purpose to leave this city as soon
as possible for New York.
The Mexican Minister arrived in this civ nv
The 2 o'clock train from Philadelphia Yesterday.
and expresses openly his belief that war between
Mexico and this country must ensue