The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-08
HIGHLY IIGTHRESTINQl
Extracts from the 4
{ INCH. ENGLISH g. GERMAN PAPERS
Received at the
NEW YORK HERALD OFFICE,
Relative to the
n XICA'N WAR
and the
POLITICAL CONDITION. OF
al Q r OF T..


We have American intelligence Of eight days late
date by the Caledonia. which readers will find in
sxsnsc in snothsr part 81 our Which have vel
taken place. to the Polk administration II would seem
that the American public have already discovered what
predicted they would sooner laterthat they are
whistle Some part Of sSs opposition however
stance, the coal and iron interests have delegation
Congress- the majority Of which are hostile instead
Of dixie the present. friendly TO ns ros .s Of
will turn the scale either way In the mesntme. me
papers discuss the expedency of public demonstrations
ION 70 nouse no IL. and
atty of the late by President Polk Of coun
prospects Of the termination of the with the sggrev
ed power One Of the writers on the subject graphic.
all informs the people that the Ons % ana me
would in silver load fourteen hundred six horse wa
gons nd[equire train Of teams to draw it more than
What i most manifest at present. that the sinews
of wanting, mich is made Of the taking OF
wing the American nag flying them But neither the
petty fortified place taken possession Of nor any OIL the
forces TO whom the loss Of few hundreds before Mon
terey serious affair." in any perceptibe degree
wards the object Of drawing the war to close nubc rs
the northern ard middle States it is also perceived that
they have no interest (and regards the balance Of
nexations And here 10 not only new Texas in cues
ton but new Texas to be fought for and paid for at
TO the sober part Of the public sach reports as the fol
lowing must read like satire which we Ind In the new
York correspondence tevdently OF American orsin1 IN
q morning contemporary "A large part OF the army
being raw volunteers the very absence Of an enemy TO
fight with obstacles and the hot suns the arid de-
fact for both resource and discipline, which was duly
display Cd &c. We hsvs disposition TO question the
spirit Of the small forces sent this large adventure
tie tact. they will have show under existing cir
cumsances) must be that which can contend with Ia
Off
For Of present the deficiency of the pr-um mobile
seems TO all TO increase the enscve lana
forces which will be required. In the last SESSION OIL
Congress q vote passed auhorlsng the calling out
80 600 volunteers TO in the Mexican war II was
afterwards considered that $4,000 would be sufficient
force II appears however, that neither nor
IS 600 Vi. be levied and the only probable
there ere no Of keeping additional forces even
the fsrcss now engaged on foot
In our humble Judgment the tariff is the only redeI
ing point of the Polk policy and very minute point II
compsred with what British example should have
prompted and American agricultural interests dictate
Nor can we conceive what Amsrca should complain o.,
demand for her produce aud consequent
activity in her commerce and carrying
(ss above sated Of money, though not exactly at the
command Of her government ct eause-it Is not APP
parent in what manner, the most superficial estimate,
frss trade policy Il must. however BE- admitted that in
that country the class interests In Manufacturing mo-
nopcliss have hitherto also ne pnomi ear
~ is to recover the little II has lost or whether Is to
lose all that ought farther to lose OF fiscal privilege
retained nj the Of the real staple producers OF
America-her scattered agricultusstime VIII show
There Is no prospect that the present Congress win ssu
tfy itself BY undong the comparatively has done IN
the direction of freedom Of commerce Eighteen months
at least must elspse before the party hostile 70 ree
can expect to become ascendant; aud by that time
NAV be hoped the west will have become sensible oil is
interest at stake. .x.,.,
The open question of extending suffrage to the black
10 agitaing the State Of New YORK and On American
correspondent Of the Chronicle says that the conaucs
of the blacks in Canada has been quoted against mem
a. in the late rebellion they went without an excePuon'
/ for the government" The writer adds .
1T Is doubt true that it will be long time before
any portion Of this despsed class can be enlisted on
side Of popular rights personal freedom being all inc
extent Of political liberty which they can be made 70
care for, at least while socially degraded and while he
employers for their peculiar vocaons the wealthy
only Meantime they have at the north all the rights
and privileges Of the white suffrage alone except
ed and looks 20 for anything they happier thar
| those who have liberty among their caresD
Liberty the liberty Of dsgrsdinG those Of diferen
cslored skin. The writer might be de6ed TO point on