The New York herald., 1845-09-23
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, l845.
A'Tluals-Ihe Terian Charge-The Rio Del Norte
and the Pacific Irade-Prospects and Resources
Of Ieras-1he Broa-e Statue a Movement for the
nerf Prestdeney-Mr Woodb,Uy the Supreme
6ench-1too Democratic Papers giren up by Faith
er Richie
we Ind among the late arrivals in this CITY. the
names OF Hon Mr. Woodward and Hon. Mr.. Sea-
man OF New York, and Hon. Robert Smith Mr.
Kaufman, Charge d'Afiaires from Il .xas has also
arrived; Mr.. Lee, his Secretary Of Ii gaon. having
acted as. Charge all interim. Mr. Kaufman ia q
native of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Lee If Connecticut.
There will be tremendous en- ligra,on 10 Texas
next spring from the Southern States. Hundreds
are pouring in by la i'd and sea- men of
families, property, and influence Texas y<al be a
great country at the expra on of two years--great
IN population and wealth, as it is now in ayricuu-
raj and mineral resources A s'notion" is already
spoken of for railroad from the heed stream of
The Rio Grande across the CordilIeras which are
nat table lands IN that re gion to the head waters of
one Of the navigabe rivers empying into the Gulf
California; the idea OF the possession of California
being an Incidental acquisition as cer+asn and
speedy event vent OF the future. This overland commu-
nlcanon wlll comm and the vast prospective trade of
the racine throw ing IT into the channel of the Rio
Grande Del Norte (he grand river Of the NorfhS
making II IMPERATIVE on the part Of the United
stream to Its Southern bank as our Southern ho,n.
dary e" oou"-
reference to the map will show that this conf
mental Int Icommun icatlon between the Gnf nf
Mexico an the Pacific is practical and chean nre.
senting shorter route by two thousand miles than
that from the mouth of the Columbia via The great
south pas Of the Rocky Mountains. the Platte river,
and the Missouri to st. Louis. Gen Thomas j.
Green describes the grand river of the North as
ilne, b. old navlgable stream for many hundred miles,
win . picturesque margin on the South Of flank OF
mour .ains, the Sierra Madre. or Mother moun-
talns, extremely beautiful and romantic and a pra
zng range on the northern shore of unequalled Ter
NJ u y and magnlfcence The half of the beauty OF
Texas has never been told the half OF its future
grandeur and commercial importance never vet
conceived. Gods! what an empire we shall make
OF the grand and glorious continent OF North Ame-
rlca With resources capable of sustaining the pre-
sent population of the globe islands and all Where
is to be the end. .o our destiny?
Meantime, the plot lnvslbly but sensibly thickens,
regarding the movements In the party for the next
Congress- But of these movements we shall sneak
more elaborately at an early day There are already
SIX or seven candidates for the office of sergeant-at
arms OF the Senate and among the candidates for
door.keeper, is Major Dade, of Virginia, whose
term as warden OF the District Penetentiaiy expires
by his beng superseded on the first of October
The MAJOR has some thirteen or fourteen cousins
among the senator's and here Is telling what this
family influence may do.
The movement of Mr.. ]. l.. O'Suivan of New
York, lately successfully made in this city in be-
malt OF National Bronze Equestrian Statue to
Jackson said to look tar ahead in favor OF Sllas
Wright for the Presidency. Ii will certainly be an
advantage to Wnght's friends In the Campaign of
AS that they were the first to move in this national
testimonial 10 the revered hero Of New Orleans
This should be capital, however, well secured, to
be turned to any account.
We shall transmit you tomorrow brief sketch OF
visit which we had the honor to make to-day to
Arlington the seat of G.. w. p. Custss ESQ.,
one OF the last ofthe Washington family, and Of the
Barons OF old Virginia.
We are apprized that the Hon. Levi Woodbury.,
CT New Hampshire, is appointed to fill the vacancy
on the Supreme bench, occasioned by the death Of
Justice Story. Father Ritchie is in exstacies, and
well may he be, there is candidate for the Pre-.
ssdency out OF the way; and by the appointment Of
lnent, two more might be disposed of.
Father Rchle has iOrsworn the Charleston Mer-
curry and the T. s. Journal OF this city. They are
aXc ed