The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-07
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.

Correspondence Of the Herald

WASHINGTON, June 5, lS45
The Nens-the Herald .uerican Lsdemnities-C Ca
hfoymia-E"gtand and Oregon-P,eparations for
Waf, cnd Reasons for the Preservation Of
Peace-Another harriage-Pic Mes, &c.
"Good morning, doctor; what's the news--what's
the news-we expect you always to have the news"
is the invarable question asked of us by not less
than one hundred persons every morning Every
body expects US, from the simple fact of our con-
nection with the Herald, TO know, BY intui-
ton, what is going on. Well, it does seem that
any connected with the Herald ought to be pos
sessed of this supernatural faculty of divinaton
But we are plain, blunt man, like Mark Antony,
and come at facts in the ordinary way, and like
him, speak right straight on that which we do
know
In regard to the payment of the April and July in
stalments OF the Mexican indemnities for 1874, a
gentleman interested IN these claims, and fully ac-
qnalnted with all the transactions in the premises,
assures US that IT Is perfectly absurd to attempt TO
puild up conclusion that Mexico has not redeemed
those insalmens. As stated in our letter Of yes
terday, there is something in state of decompos-
tlon IN respect OF these lndemnties, in which we
are apprehenslve the agents of the United States and
their supernumerarles will be ultimately held to the
responsibility. Ii 1t should turn out otherwise we
shall certainly have occasion to- rejoice as in the
event OF the delinquency Of Mexico she will be the
better disposed to surrender all claim to California
and recommend its annexation to the United States
contamination indispensable to the full advantages
of the acquisition OF Texas. And we now confident
ly predict, that before three summers shall have
passed, California, as we'll as Oregon will be an ac-
knowledged territory. of Uncle Sam by Great Bril-
tain. long dlsquisition might be written upon this
subject; but i IS superfuous for the present
The turs OF Oregon having been nearly exhausted,
Great Britain will scarcely regard that territory as
worth fighting for. But if she should maintain the
position assumed by Sir Robert and arrogate to her
sell the prescriptive and pre-empve rights belong
are wa paraHfc Cort. ,cl,y
have been assured, from gentleman in the secret,
that at the different Navy Yards, and along the
Lakes, one hundred additional vessels Of war to our
navy could be fitted up in sixty days. We are fur
Their assured that this gentleman (from Massachu-
selts) has secret contract with the government for
the manufacture OF number of most destructive
cannon upon new principle, in the of HOSTILE
ties with Great Britain, and for smaller number in
anticipation of such event And let not our trans
Atlantic friends imagine that Colts submarine bat
terry is abandoned. II they attempt in the event Of
war; to enter any OF the ports of the United States,
they will discover their mistake in their utter de-
structlon.
But we shall have no war; Science has carried
the invention of instruments of destruction SO far as
to make the issue of war the most dreaded of any
alternative. The army and navy desire war because
they idle, and because, in this deness they are
exciting the jealousy of the people on the subject of
the cost of sustaining these two defensive branches
incurred tor the peace establishment. The non-pay-
ing States would probably like war, in the hope Of
druDDn9 treat Britain INTO the eXIgency OF treaty
| OF peace, by which she would assume the payment
oil all the State stocks due to her own citizens The
abolltlonlss would like war. in hopes of an nsur-
recton OF the slaves of the South in which
they would fall very far short of their reckon
ing The whole people of the United States,
especially the Dutch, the French and the Irish,
would like a war, from the SIMPLE conviction
that we could lick John Bull, and that we ought to
do 1t. The idea of war with any other nation than
Great Britain, of course ridiculous. Brother Jo
| nathan would scorn any other combatant than John
Bull, where he is certain Of finding metal worthy of
the anvil. But we shall have no war. Commerce
torblds 1.-THE interests of the world forbids 1.-THE
interests of the United States and of England for
bids 1.-THE spirit of the age forbds it-common
sense forbids itevery thing rational is against it
and there will be Sir Robert will cool
down, and Oregon will be conceded, as not worth
any further contention. And this will be DONE not
because John Bull afraid ofwar, but because it is
his interest to remain at peace. That's ALL
Mss Wasd s Of Msseasstsr New York Y tbs hsf
very soon, TO young planter OF the State Of Mary
land. Long life to EN-.
Pcnics and Arlington. the hospitabe house across
the Potomac, of G. w. p Gusts, ESQ., one of the
last of the Washington family, now all the ia
| shion. Indeed, during the summer months at Wash
ington, we have nothing else TO do except TO 60
PIC MICS or get married
We have not been up to the departments to-day
but OF these, and of the progress of the Court Mar
tia, in the of Captain Voorhees,, U. S. N, our
colleague Will doubtless advise you. w.