Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-12-13
METZ PORK CORRESPONDENCE.

New YORK. DECEMBER IL, 1S45.
The Albany Argus says: {" Politically, we could
not desire any thing better than to Wing lead
ers butting their heads against the Oregon ques-
ton. Its strength among the people is perfectly
overwhelming 1t requires no prophet TO perceive
| that those who are now assuming anti Oregon
position will be buried, in ls4S, so deep that they
will never be heard Of again.
| This may be true, and yet President Polk offers
notwithstanding this overwhelming force to surren-
der one-half of it to the British Government Who
knows but what he may consent to go further in
Difference to his predecessor! .sAH or none of
Oregon" said the Union. Let the Argus take
warning by the change he has Witnessed in that
quarter.
There is general impression, and participate
in the feeling that the Administration is not favora-
| bly, disposed towards the Subtreasury System. In
this they evnce some discernment, for if it ever
goes into operation it will be as milestone about
their necks. Many of the Locofoco party consider
Mr.. Folks recommendation of il not in earnest,
and therefore not deserving confidence. The ques-
ton significantly asked if the President friend
ly to the measure, why did he not call it by its
right name! Why shrink from reference to past
experience Was it because the people had, with
one voice, denounced the project as impracticable
And is it now intended to give the country new
experiment under the imposing title of Consfitu-
1 fiOnal Treasury !?
i Whether the Secretary OF the Treasury is really
a champion of the new-fangled scheme, is also
matter of doubt. One thing is certain, howeyek
and that is that all his arrangements with the banks
bear the appearance of permanent arrangements,
| and seem to have been made with view to secu-
rity and durability.
| And here allow me 10 notice what appears to be
popularity in this Administration; and what is
certainly well calculated to embarrass both their
| friends and their opponents. Mr.. WALKER, as
stated, makes his money arrangements if intend
ed to continue for years, while at the time he
has project to defeat all these plans, laboriously
accomplished, which project he intends, in few
weeks, to have in operation.
Mr. Polk pursues, with great zeal and industry,
a system Of policy which il may be presumed he
considers very adroit and well calculated to pro-
duce war between Great Britain and the United
States, and yet recommends no measures for the
general defence of the country, which is defence
less but, the contrary, sits in his armchair with
his toes to the fire, and calmly calculates on the
| peace establishment the amount Of revenue per
| annum, for years to come, and then, through his
Secretary of the Treasury, tells you the precise
amount in dollars and cents that will remain in the
| Treasury in lS48 Now, is there not something
extraordinary, something peculiar in this state of
| things! To me, it appears there is. 1t may be
that the policy is too profound for "my poor weak
| head''
| take leave to assure Mr.. Polk that the Empire
Club and his other friends in this quarter go for
| the Subtreasury, without evsceraton or change,
and that when the time for action arrives their po-
tent voice will be heard at Washington.
| CALM OBSERVER.