The New York herald., 1845-03-01

THIS PROCEEDINGS IN CoNGREss--PAssAeE OF
| THE PosrAeK BmL--THE TEXAS QUESTION
The present session Of Congress is now rapidly
drawing to close. On Monday next it will ter
| inmate II has been about as Improbable as Con-
gfessonal sessions usually have been for some
years past, but it has been rich in developments
OF pollucal profigacy-defalcation quar-
rels-fends in the democracy-and all sorts Of par
ty manDuvre and intrigue
One green spot, however, can be discerned amid
the barren waste Of lspent ime-the Postage Bill
has passed and is now a law. II is true that the
efficiency Of the measure has been considerably
deprecated by the amendment imposing charge
OF ten cents for single letters over three hundred
miles. This alteration is absurd and impolitic.
1t will have the very opposite effect from that
anticipated by its advocates, and instead Of pre-
serving the revenues OF the Department from loss,
1t will operate disadvantageously, just as the
case IN England when the first reduction Of post
age was made on graduated scale. low uni
form rate is the only safe and practicable system.
However, the bill, even as it is, is a great boon,
and comes not the less acceptable, because it was
hardly expected at this late period of the session.
We have long and tor this great
reform, and may, therefore, well feel elated on re-
celvlng this first nstalment of it. The grand prn-
cple has now triumphed, and it will soon be found
necessary, in order to make the measure fully
successful, to establish an uniform low rate of
postage. .N
AS to the Texas question, its fate seems to be
trembling in the balance. 1t now seems very
doubtful if the House resolutions will pass II the
measure be thus defeated, it will be in consequence
of the feuds and quarres Of that very party which
carried the last election, by making this Texas
question one of the leading issues in the contest.
AS to the ultimate triumph of the measure there
can be no doubt. The popular feeling in favor Of
annexe ton is overwhelming, and grows more in
tense every day. II the natural and irreversible
destiny OF this country to extend Its boundaries and
It's system OF free government, until the whole of
the western hemisphere be covered by one great
confederacy of republics We have just entered
on new and important period in the history of this
country and of the wcrld. New and mighty elements
are just introducing themselves into the political
world, and the entire complexion and organization
OF parties in this country are about to be subjected
to great changes. Every politi cal movement now,
on both sides of the Atlantic, is full of interest and
of the future.
CANADA.-There is nothing new from Canada;
there, something worthy of attention is observable
in the movements of society; for, although quiet
and repose seem to reign in that province just
now, there are elements at work which will most
certainly explode sooner later, if another policy
be not adopted to neutralize their force.
First, there is the melancholy growth of Orange
ism, system totally incompatible with healthy
state of society, and that has been proved by its re-
suits wherever it has obtained footing. No ar
gumen required to prove this; if proof be wanted,
it is quite sufficient to adduce the fact that it was
so pernicious, so Internal an influence in Ireland,
that even Tory Ministry abandoned it-nay more,
they crushed it. And yet, under the eye of govern
meutsprsfessinglto be liberal and reforming one
protesting to recognize the broad principles of equal
ty in the eye OF the law at least and as far the
genius of monarchical and aristocratical instu-
ton will permit of it-this government not only
winks at the growth of system under its very nose
but there is the best grounds for believing, en-
courages and fosters it. We have the authority Of
theGrand Master of Orangeism Canada for saying,
that it is spreading to degree and with rapidty
flt to satsfy4Qs vq'afe beaEg' 81 Udnfada.
Whoever. too, will take the trouble OF looking
over the parliamentary proceedings in the House
oil Assembly during the present session, will Disco
yer, In strongly marked characters, that antagonsm
between the ministerial and opposition benches,
which exhibited itself so often during the admins
tration Of Sir G. Metca, and so fatally to the pub
tic peace, the lives and property Of the people. All
this arose from the bad and rotten policy OF the 60
vernment. which, with fair words and fine decla-
rations on its lips, never for moment thought of
foregoing the old principle Of grinding, directing,
controlling, coercing the people, instead of consult
ting, respecting and obeying them. Now it is
folly, if not worse to pursue this policy on this con-
tinent it is dwelling Stiffness to revive the spirit
and apply the maxims Of old European govern
ments In this western hemisphere and in this age
However dlsagreeable it may be to him. the British
Vlceroy and his minions are responsible to the peo-
pie, and if heyw not confess that, they should go
home, "where they belong"
A silly attempt was made to alter the Custom
House laws, so as to extend the exemption from TO-
reign duty OF American wheat in bond. At present
that article when ground in Canada is received in
England as Colonial -four, thus bestowing great
advantage on Canada miLlers, and handful OF
shippers. Not content with this they attempted to
extend the law to wheat in bond, hoping thus to
evade the Colonial duty on wheat imported into
Canada they were, however, very properly dis
comfted in their attempt.
The Railroad scheme appears to be highly popu-
lar in Montreal, and when accomplished to judge
from their expectations, they will be fairly made
up by it, This we have no objection to but if the
whole truth were known, there is a shrewd COM
munity at the other terminus OF the line who calcu
late 10 come in for Benjamn's portion of the
profits; and we think it will be soon discovered
by the Canada projectors and all interested, that,
to use an Irish phrase, 'they will be after" buying
more from, and selling less to, the New England
folks than before they got the great railroad from
Montral to Boston.
THEATRTcALs in this city, and
throughout the country, are in wretched condi-
ton At few points in the South something ap-
pears to be doing, but every where else the drama
annears To he hnnelesslu declining