Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-12-18
CONG RESS.

The reader will have remarked. generally,
thc unimrortant character OF the proceedings
ofCongrrss. during the two weeks OF the scs-
sion that have passed; but this fact presents
no evidence that there will not be strong
gD(icu. and development of purpose during
tAwsent week, and more especially during
the session. The Cabinet and Congress are
an the same side of the house, and whatever
msy be the wishes Of the individual member.
from the various sections of the Union, we
have too long witnessed the case with which
nembersof the locofoco party make their own
wishes or principles bend to the designs of
The predominant faction of the party, to sup
pose that the recommendations OF the cabinet
will not be fully complied with.
Our information from private sources, as
we'll as judgment from public acts, is, that
Congress will, before the spring opens, in
straet the President to close the negotiations
With England. upon the Oregon claim, and
instruct him to give notice Of the design on
the part Al tbs government, TO end the joint
occupstioa, while il extends the Territorial
go~ern,ncnt of this Union over that country,
and cassiA out all the other recommendations
of the mr<sage.
On ths subject Of the Tariff IL all the pro-
fectiye hatures Of that great national measure
are not dispensed with, it will only be from
q lack q judgment, not from any design in
i,s fAxos. The determinations against pro-
lection bad for revenue, recommended by the
Secretary Of the Treasury. are the most suici
dai thai could be. His view of proper dis
EXAMINATIONS will amount, practically, to just
ibis:
Tea 49, Coffee. Drugs, Gums, &c, not
Produced in this country, will pay more rev.
enue, with duty Of fifty per cent, than at
any lower rate-therefore, so per cent. should
BE- imposed. Manufactured Cottons will nav
faoreat 10 per cent. than at any higher rate,
sud 70 on with all that is manufactured in
this country. Tie revenue determinations
are lower duties on articles manufactured in
this country, than on those which we do not
produce or manufacture, and must of course
be infinitely worse than horizontal, adj va
loEem duty.
FROMTEXAS.-The steamship New York,
Pbillips, arrived last evening from Galveston,
which place she left on the 2lih. We are
indebted to Capt. p. for Galveston papers Of
that date. Several additional vessels from
Bremen, with cmigrants, had arrived. The
borque Mary Walker has been los, upon Ar
snsas bar. Munitions of war from Aransas
had reached Galveston. Hon. James Il.
Miller, Of Fort Bend, has been nominated by
the citizens Of Washington county for COVER
nor; and Hoa. N. II. Darncll. of San Angus.
tine, for lieutenant governor, Col. S. NJ.
WdViaus bss'bceri nominated in the Civilian
Of Congress-. The paper speculates ON Gen.
Houstcn's prospects for the U. S. Senate, and
thinks he would get II irsst So votes in the
fnt Legislature, lessiHs l6 against him, and
20 doubtful; for whisi, he would stand an even
chance. The arrivals at Galveston have ex-
ceedcd those Of any previous session. The
news from western Texas is extremely favor
able to lis prosperity. The crops have WELD
ed shundantly. and the planters have found
Che Y. y. army a ready market for all their
surplus produce, stock &c. The Indians.
however, continue to annoy the settlers. Tie
Galveston Daily Globe complains that our
srmy gives very little protection to any other
portion Of Texas than Corpus Christi. Sever
al families. on this account, have been deter
red from Resulting San Pstri,o. Two Gu
manches. found by Col. Hays IN the Lipan
camp. with American horses in their posses
sion, we're ssecuied Do the presence of the
whole iribcs Mesas. Clark and Newton. the
laitersnoldrsIsn. have re. opened their theatre
staalyeston.