The New York herald., 1845-01-09

the Nec York Daily and Weekly Herald at Pough-
keepsle, and is prepared TO supply, by the earliest
conveyance, his subscribers in that section of the
country.
silas Wright's sIessage-Extraordinary
Omission.
Silas Wrght's Message TO the Legislature of this
State has astouished every body-as much by its
intermnable length-its prosy character-its series
Of reatises on every subject connected with State
policyas by its singular alluson to certain issues
decided by the last Presidential election, and above
all, by its entire omission OF single word about
Texas annexation.
We never saw such Message-such prolxlty-
such clearness of intellect on small atfairs-such
good sense pervadIng its multtudinous paragraphs,
and yet such a remarkable absence OF the slightest
alusion to the great question oil the day-to that on
which all other questions and all parties hang
the question OF Texas annexation. This is indeed
the NEST singular phenomenon OF all wonderful de-
velopments which we have seen during the present
year.
II reminds us very much OF the description OF a
lady's letter The body Of the epstle is filled with
choice epithets-fne notwithstanding SEN
tences-bnt all to no purpose. You have to get to
the postscript before ysu obtain the slightest clue
to the meaning and object ct the letter. In some
respects analogous, we find Mr.. Wright treating CT
everything that is immaterial and Of little impor-
tance at the present day, and entirely forgetting
that there was such question agltating the public
mind as Texas annexation. He gives two mortal
columns to the anti-renters all very well. He
tells us that the questions OF National Rank-0f
distribution of the surplus revenues-and of a mo-
derate tari-have all been decided in the last elec-
tion all very we'll But not word about Texas
not one single word How is this What is
the cause-what is the meaning of this omission !!
We may rely upon it that Mr.. Wright means more
than he says II is very evident that this question
of annexation is rapidly becoming the great dvi-
ding line Of parties-the great element of distur-
bance in the Union-the great point on which the
success or failure of Mr.. Polk administration will
turn-and Mr. Wright, according to the school of
politics in which hehas been educated, takes very
good care to be perfectly silenu-perfectly non-
committal-and to leave the whole matter open for
himself and his friends in the Legislature, and the
Northern democracy in general, to take such po-
sition as may be expedient and comfortable. He
seems to be falling back gradually upon the great
gulf of abolition, in case the new administration
should not concede to his friends and to himself
that influence which they seek and desire.
This Message will undoubtedly create a great
deal OF talk throughout the country, for Mr.
Wright is considered the beacon light of the great
section of the democracy in the Northern and
Eastern States.
CURRENCY Dor THE PEopLE.-RyNs AND LIBELs.
We find in the Ne,o York Sun Of yesterday the
following paragraph
LrssL suirs-we understand that the President, Di-
and Company Of the Plan6sd Bank New jersey
instituted two suits against James Gordon
for ase and malicious ibeOne in the Supreme Court,
lsying damages at $a5 900 the other in the Supreme
Court damages $soooO said lbels having appeared In
the New York Herald one last week, and the other
yesterday.
This is GOODNESS, certainly--a specimen ofthe i'm
pudence OF those chaps who foist their papermoney
on the country that is laughable in the extreme
Here is Plainhed Bank, which, by its own pub
lished statement in its own organ, is in more in
fated condition than any OF the Banks around US,
and when we state the fact to the public, and de-
sire them to beware of having any thing to
do with a paper currency issued in another
State, and having no legal existence in this
State, they have the impudence to talk about
libel suits, and bringing an action for $75. .000 We
are not afraid to meet all these 6nanciers before a
jury tomorrow, or any day they please. We dare
them to come before a jury, and we will prove
every statement that we have made respecting
them. We have no interest in the matter except
In warning the public against those hnanciers who
palm their rags upon the people, and cheat them
out of their earnings by such Institutions as the
Jacksonville Bank, and other rotten concerns.
Meantime we advise the public to be very care
full what money they receive. We advise them
particularly against the Plainfed currency, be-
cause, according to statement of lis own con
ductors, il is in weak condition, having doubled
Its circulation within few months aud reduced
Its specie to a very small quantity indeed. The
public understand these things as well as we
do, and they are wisely carrying the Plainfeld
money into the agents Office 10 have it redeemed
as fast as possible. There is no time to be lost.
This money, which is now circulating in immense
masses in this city, every note Of which is illegal,
and the issuers of which are liable to prosecution,
ought to be at once all thrown back on them, and
the whole affair driven out of the city and out OF
circulation.
We have not done with this institution, nor with
these inanciers, for they may bring as many suits
as they please against US. We take care never to
so beyond what we can prove in Court of JUS
tice, and as to our motives and purposes, we are
in no ddnger before an honest and intelligent Jury,
when the question comes up as to the character oil
this paper institution, which has no legal existence
at all in this State The whole suit is in TRUTH a
ridiculous humbug They cannot sustain it IN any
Court of Law. and we will show them that before
long. In the meantime, let every one who holds
any of them take these bills to the Sun agency,
and have them redeemed Not moment is to be
lost. Mark that.
News FROM EuRoPE.-Three or four packets ar
rived Yesterday from England and France with
advices to the LIST ult-four days previous to the
sailing Of the last steamer Two Of these packets
the Patrick Henry and the Duchess d'Orleans, were
reported exclusively IN yesterdays Herald, by the
enterprise of our news collectors, who are now
cruising off the Hook for later news. The next
arrival may bring us later dates.
ITALIAN OpKRA.-To-nght the splendid opeYs