The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-31
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all that may be considered his duty, IN relation TO
our foreign relations and domestic affairs, and
hereafter he may be governed by the action of the
present Congress.
What Is the position of Congress What is the
bearing OF parties What are the prospects
After great deal of mystfcaton. both upon
foreign and domestic affairs in the debates of both
houses Of Congress, as well as among the public
journals, we now begin 10 have some mixing of the
situation of things IN that body, and Of its probable
course of action. The first movement will take
place upon the Oregon question, suggested by Mr.
Calhoun, TO begin next week. The debate and the
votes upon the Oregon measures, in both houses,
viii determine the. action OF Congress and OF the
Executive many other important questions I'm
fact, this vote will be the Pass of Thermopyla as 10
all subsequent proceedings.
II is now known that John c. Calhoun, and his
friends in Congress and throughout the country, are
in favor of postponement of all hasty, violent, win.
dctlve or warlike measures relative to Oregon
They think that time and the natural growth
of emigration towards that territory, will better
settle this question than any hasty legislation
now. Mr. Calhoun and his party, as between
the two great parties of the wings and democrats.
viii, therefore, hold the balance of po,oer in the pre-
sent Congress. If this great debate should. there
session, then the naked questions of the tariff and
The currency will come up-will be debated, and
will he settled upon their intrinsic merits
Within the last few weeks the democrats who
are supporting the administration, have shown
many warlike symptoms, and seem to be disposed
Tor strong measures The wings appear to have
great hopes bearing on the tariff from this poicy-
they, therefore, second it, and are determined TO
hrap nc bph the democrats for yar IT,. ~
position of the wings and democrats, who ars in ia.
vor of aarge expenditure for the purpose Of putting
The country in a state of preparation for war The
wings hope, thereby, to defeat, In advance, all at
Temps to reduce the tariff, or to establish sub
treasury system.
This is a dangerous and ticklish policy for the
Wigs but, according TO all appearances they in.
tend to try it.
Il will be perceived that this programme ofpartes
aad propositions is key to the action OF the entire
present session ofCongress upon every public mea-
sure Everything depends upon the success or defeat
of the Oregon measures now before the Senate If
Mr.. Calhoun and his friends should be supported by
sufficient portion OF both parties, in the policy
pursued by hum, then he will be able TO bring up,
upon their naked merits, the questions connected
with the tariff and the subreasury. But if he should
be defeated upon these points, then the result would
be an attempt to make a loan, and to increase the
taxes, in order to increase our power by war.like
preparations, for the purpose OF enabling the Exc
cutlve to negotiate upon every important foreign
question now pending, with increased force and
momentum.
The whole legislation of Congress, and the cha
racler Of resulting events hangs consequently, upon
the weight OF hair TO be determined by the result
Of the approaching Oregon debate in the Senate.
The LAW OF LIBEL AND THE LIBERTY OF THE
Press. Much noise is making by several ignorant
newspapers in relation to the decision rendered by
he Court Of Errors in the case Of Fenimore Cooper
Us. Stone, springng out of supposed libel which
appeared in the Commercial Advertiser Some OF
these persons assert that the decision of the Cour,
has changed the law of libel, and established, with.
out doubt, the liberty of the press
These are all misrepresentation of the real state
Of the law and the fact. The law of libel is as i,
always has been in this State it is not changed,
but has merely been made clear, and separated from
the darkness into which petty judges, petty courts
and petty lawyers have brought it, instead of clear
ing it up These petty judges and lawyers have been
endeavoring for several years past to muz zle the
press, and TO change the law of libel in the face of
decisions and statutes recognized by every higher
Court before in this State.
The late decision Of the Court OF Errors has
merely separated the wheat from the chat, and has
affirmed that the law OF libel is what il always has
been. We wish the Court OF Errors would perform
the same valuable services in relation to the law
which operates the selection OF iurors-a law
which IS OF so much Importance in the admni,,ra.
lion Of Justice
COUCH IN THE FIELD AGAIN.-Gough, the famous
temperance lecturer, has commenced his career
gam IN Boson.-(See our correspondence He
oisciaims being teacher'-he only aspires to
give his experience" Probably his recent soourn
IN house OF i'll fame IN New York, for week.
and his drunken frolic in Boston, described by him
sell In his last statement, were intended to furnish
hun with some fresh experience In lcentiousness
debauchery and drunkenness, with which TO regale
the elous public, and such friends and endorsers az
the Rev David Hale, and thus teach them the vain,
OF religion, sobriey and moderate appetites as the
Spartans did their children, by exhibiting drunken
slaves.
What assurance what impudence what eterns
brass! Here rs poor creature, who has hardly We
recovered from weeks debauch in one ef m.
lowest houses Of New YorK, and he is again in III,
held teacher OF morality, and supported by arg,
snd pious party Of Chrisansl To God and angels
virtue and temperance, truth and consistency, Al
NV pracliseo among men, must appear farce
aeusion--a mockery--an insult--that cries 10 e,er
my Tor vengeance
We suppose Cough will soon be In New York I,
teV his experience again in the Tabernacle. ant
. delight his vrtuous audiences with oorrec
descriptions Of his frolics in Walker street. in III.
midst OF wretched women there. Surely the end q
tie world is approaching
HINT 70 Mn. PoLK.-We simply wish Mr.
Polk, when he is at leisure a moment from IN,
ofhce.beggars, to take look at the two vauab,
organs OF democracy, in this city-the Globe, con
Quoted by Slamm Bang Il Co.-and the Neps, ma