Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-05-07


wal, before the country Now, however
when the crisis has come, the organ preach
e. "a msgnnnimous and pacific adjustment
Of our national con,roveracs with Me,ico,"
hoping, If the blow 10 struck, ,hst the i'd
ministration may thus sneak gu, Of the
scrape into which It's Encouragement, gross
violation OF public law, and inhrnity Of
purpose, will have dragged the government.
"The brief reign Of Mr. Polk has sue.
eecded in convincing the country OF one
thing never before realized in the history
OF his predecessors no, not even by John
Tyler, that the Office Of Presidcn, can be
converted into an engine Of mos, serious
miseAi,E When be came into office, IT.
tie more than n year ago, Ire found the
treasury overlooking the country prosper
ous; commerce nourishng; the currency
sound the insolvcnt states revlvnC, aud a
condition Of profound peace, without one
spec in the horizon Nor, trade Is parn
lived, we are on the brink Of ftco wars
the money market, over the whole Union
is contracted prudent men like the eau
lious pilot, are taking IN their sails, fearing
The approaching storm; credit and conf
denee are already shaken, and bankruptcy
has begun. SO much for hoeiue months o
Polkocracy. So much for the Baltimore
cabnl SO much for putting wcaa mcr
with weak principles into power.
The Union which appears to be tho
organ Of the committee on mpenchmen', a.
well as oflhe President informed the pub
lie, last night, tha, witnesses have been sum
moned from Maine Truly this is yer,
important. Why not have headed IL
--latest Intelligence thought that al
the proof, indicated by Inger:oI, was to b.
found IN the Department, Of Stale-nnd a.
the Committee had 10 do was to call upoi
Secretary Buchanan for the documents -
Well, i, is n good beginning to see then
travelling out of the record ond if thel
have sen, down to Maine to fish up ole
ISLANDERS, the Locofoco investigators must b.
pciy hard up for testimony When tn
matter is thoroughly sihcd and the rppor
presented, | shall feel some anxiety 10 So
| how the "Drmocrntc" brethren will re-
cord themselves, on the vote to trpel To-
s!nndercr
at has been circulated with some degree
OF confidence, that the "Nouce" 10 close tn
existing treaty, in accordance with the Res
buttons Of Congress, was presented to NJ
Pakenham few days ago. | have yer,
good authority for saying that there is no,
word Of truth in the story. Soon after tn
Resolutions were adopted, it was decided, II
Cabinet to transmit the notice to MIR Nc
Lane, tina, it might be communicated il
England, which seemed quite proper il
every respect both as to the importance c
the subject, and in respect 10 the govern
ment with which we are treating.
"From what have gathered, since tn
arrival Of the dispatches brought by ,h
Great Britain, through sources Of iniorma
ton which enjoy the confidence Of the I'D
miuistra,ion, and the British Minister, an
entirely satisfied tina, the ntimation, mad
in tho Liverpool Mercury OF instruction
being sent to Mr. Pnkcnham to submit
new proposition is without any manner o
foundation. Tho advices OF Mr. McL'n
to the Government, as well as TO privat
individuals, by the last two steamers, do nc
Justify this conclusion Nor do they sane
ton the probability of such a sorry NJ
McLane, in his spondence, has di,
linc,Iy stated tina, the Ministry will max
no movement until the result Of the Pre-
ceedlngs in Congress, on the notice, is be
fore them feel every confidence tina, tn
/ steamer which will bring the reply to tn
dispatches which go out to-day by tn
Caledonia, will bear an offer from the Bri
ISL Government which will form the b.
SIS Of an adjustment