The New York herald., 1845-08-22
NEW YORK HERALD.
New York. Friday, August ~, Is45.
The War Question.

The War Question:
Intense anxiety prevails In Wall street, and among
all the commercial circles, with respect to the diffi-
Gully with Mexico. The next accounts IRON Vera
Cruz may determine one OF the most important
questions of the present century. If the Mexican
Congress should for the declaration OF war, re-
ported by the Executive OF that republic, it will lead
to some of the most important results of the age.
war between Mexico and the United States will not
end in day, or year, or couple of years. 1t
must bring in other interests, other natons and
other powers, and may lay the foundation of new
period in the march of ages, the transitions of So
ciety, and the change of dynastes and government.
This vote may indeed be as important that which
passed the American Congress in favor of the decla-
ration Of independence in I776 1t is the beginning
of new and great game affecting politics, society,
government commerce, and the progress OF the
human race.
But in other and more immediate points of view,
The war question is extremely interesting to all the
various interests in this city, and doubt not
throughout the country If one could, by any power
OF ciairoyance, second sight, ascertain precisely
what the vote Of the Mexican Congress will be, he
could easily by turning copper make
fortune of from one hundred thousand
dollars to a million by financial operations
in Wall street. The effect of that vote in the
Mexican Congress and the subsequent opera
tons OF the Mexican government will be tremen-
dous on the financial and commercial interests of
this country. If war be declared by Mexico all
stocks will tal-all property will all-miltary la
lent will rlse and set of spectators will be
thrown upon the world. II the Mexican Congress
should delay action and postpone their decision,
and finally smother the whole question by empty
declamatlons and unmeanng menaces, without
tually going to war, then the effect on commercial
and financial affairs will be equally great in another
way. All stocks will rise, and those in that cas- e
who have operated for rse will make immense
fortunes in this city and throughout the financial
cities
Such is the interesting and exciting condition of
pubic affairs left by the last accounts from Mex
leo and are in the hands of the Mexican Con- |
gress Many still persist in the opinion that Mex-
cannot declare war, lin consequence OF the impos-
sbllity OF obtaining the necessary loan of fifteen
millions This opinion has been expressed by mer-
chants In the Mexican trade and other persons wei
acquainted with the Mexican character. But others
equally well informed believe that other counsels
will prevail, and that Mexico must either declare
war, submit not only to the loss of Texas but u
timately Of California and her whole territory In
every view of the case, the iron hand of destiny ap
pears to lie heavy on the poor Mexican republic and
Mexican race. The next news, if decisive, will be
of the highest Importance.
INDEcENcY OF THE I" REsPEcrABLEn NEWSPAPER
PREss-A brutal and disgusting case of divorce |
recently tried In the Vice Chancelors Court, con-
tanning details OF the most shocking and beastly
character, has been very accurately and very min
utely reported In that class of newspapers in this
cty,which arrogates to itself the exclusive right and
title to be called the respectable press" We
allude to the case of Margaret Raymond agains,
Ezra Raymond" In which the conduct of the de-
fendant towards his own daughter, was of such
character as could not be named in decent society
or decent newspapers.
This shocking, demoralizng, disgusting, afro
cious, beasty, brutal development of private mmor
ality, has been spread over the decent, pous and
respectable columns of the Ne,c York Express and
Commercial Advertiser. The publication in the
latter PRINT is certainly the most remarkable-for
the Commercial is considered to be the organ Of the
Methodist church-srait laced, strictly moral, ex-
tremely plous, fastidiously pure, savagey vlruous
and owned by parsons and preachers Indeed,
during the last few months the respectable"
newspaper press of New York, as it is self-styled
par erceence seems to have been gradually sinking
into species of indecency, private development
and invasion of all good morals and good manners,
under the name of police reports and fashionable
correspondence, that caps the climax of indecency
and disgusting immortality of the newspaper press.
Yet these are the journals conducted by the very
men and saints that have always been, in former
years, endeavoring plume themselves on their su.
periorlty, and on their exceedingly respectable cha
racter, in comparison with the Nec York Herald.
which never yet has descended-never could de-
scend-to the meanness, indecency, and disgust |
ingly immoral details that almost daily characterize
these degenerate descendants of a ridiculous con-
ceited and foolish race fast passing away from the
world of letters.
Posr OFFICE RoBBERIEs.-By the mails of YES. |
terday afternoon from the South we received the
following letters
Posr OFFICE, UNION TowS, ALA, Aug. u, ls45
Enclosed is three dollars for which you will please
send the Herald, Cweekly) to this ofdse-address of
T. j. Haynr Esq. Respectfully, &c.
Editor of Herald, New York.
Posr orrror, UNION Tows PERRY Co, ALA.} |
August ~, lS45.
Enclosed is one dollar, for which please send the
Weekly Herald to this offce-address of H. $. Key,
Esq. Yours sc.
J, A. sAsDrnsos, Postmaster.
Editor Of Herald, New York
On opening these two letters, we found that the |
money enclosed in both had been absrcted and stolen
by some Of the postmasters agents of Care John
son. Whether the thieves were some of the recen,
appointed, or of the old incumbents, we know not
we rather think they must have been of the former
class, because is the first robbery Of the kind that
erer came under our notice. We opened the letters
In the presence of a gentleman who examined them
narrowly-and discovered that the thief had proba-
bly, opened the letters by steaming the wafer and
afterwards capped wafer on the outside of each,
one blue and one red, with on each
The Post Office Department is getting into pref
ty condition-Cave Johnson violates the law in one
important respect relative the advertising, and his
deputies rob the letters containing money. Excel