The New York herald., 1845-09-16

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WASHINGTON, Sept. Is, 1873.
The second proclamation OF Arista, is here Off.
cially conceded. closes the war with Mexico The
bubble is exploded, and if not renAated before the
reassembling Of Congress-, the difficulties with the
grandiloquent, bombasiic and patriotic Meziizzoes
oi MeSlco VIII be settled by negotiation The Gov
efninent oil Mexico, sees as vividly as did Beshaz-
za' te supernatural hand writing upon the wall. de-
hounc'hs It's extinction and final absorption into the
oaon OF ihe North The spirit ofhe age is ,rresist.
Die. Neither war, nor diplomacy, nor courtIy in
trgues can arrest 1t. 1t swept Mr.. Van Buren, from
the Baltimore Convention; and Mr. Claws otherwise
invincibe demonstration tor the Presidency, was
borne away by 1t like mass of drift wood in thu
swollen volume OF the Mississippi II is the spirit
of progress, of commerce. of trade of bushes Sc en-
terprise, of liberal and enlightened principles Of the
bold and stalwart arm Of the universal Anglo Saxon.
II is filling the savage valleys of Oregon with the
elements of civilization, it IS widening like fire
over the pralrles OF Texas, and nothing but the
row pass OF snow clad mountains at the Isthmus Of
Danen can arrest II progress. Europe combined
would be incompetent to stop IL. And though slave
ry, IL ke the shadow OF cloud. follows its broad
swarth across the southernow ing of the continent,
yet the light OF It's obliteration follows steadily be-
hlnd The government-the poiitlclans-the press,
are behind tae spirit of the age. The electrical
wires, and the IRON horse OF the railroad alone keep
pace with It. Ten years ago how few dreamed that
al this day. there would be The ncip,ept germ in in
creaslng growth, oil States and cities, commerce
and arts west OF the Rocky. Mountains that the
banner OF the Union would float from the fortress
Of the Alamo, and the banks OF the Nueccs
Ten years hence, from the events OF the past Ten.
the Federal Capital may be transferred to the valley
OF the Mississippi and the transcendental politicians
whose head quarters are now In South Carolina
may, IN resistance to the progress OF the NORTH be
found valantly connecting their impapable abstrac-
ions in the "halls of the Montezumas The steam
is up in the political, not lees than in the physical
world, and we caution old hunkers of every class
and caste who are looking back instead OF looking
ahead to look out when the bell rings" and jump
aboard, or they will be left overnight in the dismal
swamp OF the ancient regime.
AT tine White House yesterday the President was
favored with Z" a talk" or speech in the Cherokee
tongue, from Captain Dutch The Captain a re-
nowned warrior, having strung st his wampum belt
no less than seventeen scaps of enemies killed in
battle; but he now looks very tame and peaceabe,
and has for many years been the firm friend Of our
Government and people. Mr.. Butler, Of South Caro-
is here, engaged in the settlement of his accounts.
He the Presidents evee last night, escorfing
two beautiful daughters OF Lewis Ross, Cherokee
OF distinction, and brother Of the principal chief,
John Ross.
General Duff Green Is at Galabrun's European
Hotel, and, by the way, TO say nothing more OF the
General just at the moment, we may say that this
Galabrun's is amongst the most quiet and orderly
houses in the country, where can be served
promptly and well, and at the most reasonable
charges. IT you come 10 Washington, try that
house. And speaking Of hotels, the puritanical
CORPORATION of this CITY has attempted to put in ope
ration the ridiculous and lberal Sunday regula-
ons Of our dead aud gone " natives" No hotel
is permitted to keep the room devoted to the bar
open Sunday Everything about that part OF
the house must be tight drum, and fany man
has a desire 10 become "nght," he must do II IN Sc
cret, not to be of men. Compulsory laws for
the regulation OF morals, where act not forbidden
express terms depends the volltlOn, are IN bad
taste and worse utility.
Asa mere locker on in Vienna, would not speak.
only that certain occasion calls tor 1t. To-day
went TO the Catholic church, and the Rev Mr. Do
nean, or Donovan, performed mass, and preached a
sermon. The sermon, although not particularly
worthy of description, on account OF any peculiar
excellence which II might possess, Is yet worthy ut
account from the fact that he mentioned Oreses A.
Brownson a gentleman well known tn you, and
who celebrated alike for his eccentrcitles and Tor
his genius.
We went up the other night to see Mr., Polk, and
found him To be, as we had every reason 10 anti
cipat-, one ot 'Amerlca's noblemen," and we never
nave left man with more genuine feelings OF res
pect and regard, than we left Col Polk But Is as
tonlshng, The manner in which the President al
lows himself to be bamboozled Surely he cannot
know, or KNOWN he cannot understand, the men
who occasionally surround him--the men who come
him with every demonstration in their
favor, supposedly in their favor, and ask him
to be appointed to Offices and places which,
by no principle of retrbutive justice, possibly
belong to these men, and Tor the asking Of which
mantle of shame should enshroud the faces OF the
applicants. Who are these men
Did they do anything IN any possible way, or
rather did they not do every thing In their power,
iion OF our present Chief Magistrate And are
these the men who now come with an ehronteTy and
an unblushlng impudence which would do honor to
the brazen age, when men asked favors to which
they entitled, but TO which their personal
and political enemies had claim Are these the men
who now come to James X Polk with recommen-
datons Ito say the leasD Of surreptltous charac.
ter. Are these the men who ar are to- to have control
dent Are these the men who have done good ser
vice in the campaign which has resulted in the cleo
lion of Mr.. Polk to the President OF the United
States?
Where would Mr.. Polk have been without the
vote OF New York And who secured to him the
vote Of New York
Where would have been the Democracy-where
would have been James K Polk without this vote
Every body knows, and the waytarlng man although
fool may understand that the one would have been
in the vocatlve and the other would have been in
Columbia county, Tennessee. But such Ia the error
Of humanity, such is the waywardness ever of
genius such is the forgetfulness of those who ought
o remember, these things are forgotten. But al
hough the present Chief Magistrate may not in the
OF his avocatons, as matter OF course,
,all to mind all these considerations, time will
,ome when though Mr. Polk may forget these mat
ers, they will come up IN judgment, not perhaps
gainst him, but against the men and against the
arty who have assisted to elect him.
Judge Tappan is now in the city. He is tooth and
ai opposed to the election Of Ritchie printer to
he House, because the old veteran OF the Union, is
IN Old Hunker
vigorous effort is making in the preliminary
teps to the erection in this city OF colossal egues-
rian statue of old Hickory. OSullivan, OF the
Morning Ncos, is working hard to the organization
II a central committee Mt Washington for the re-
.eipt of voluntary subscriptions from the people at
arge. About twelve years ago like attempt by
voluntary donations was made tor the collection OF
ann w,th which to erect a massive national monu-
nent 10 Washington. Two millions was the estl-
nate of the work. Thirty-six thousand dollars
we're raised, deducting expenses OF collection. The
money has been lying interest ever since, and
ass Congress comes up to the aid OF the National
ionument Society, the fund itself will be transmit
ID TO future generations as the National Monument