Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-14
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.

NEW ORLEANS, FEBRUARY %, lS46.
Inc news by the Cambria was received here TO.
day. and OF course very acceptable, both TO
rs paclhc nature and the prospect Of opening the
ports.
think some of our war DULLES, in and out of Con-
gress' particularly the former must feel very cheap,
anu a. any fa'e they appear so in the eyes of the
hauon, III comparing their own conduct as connect
ed WIN he oregon question, with that ON the other
side OF the water, where all parties ministerial as
well as Opposiuon) conduct themselves with SO
much dignity, courtesy, and respect on this excit-
ing subject; and sincerely hope the example win
not be lost upon US, and that such humiI;at;no
contrast will not again be offered
The boon of repeal of the corn laws and the
general reduction of duties on provisions has al
ways been over estimated in this country In salt
provisions, cheese, butter, and lard we can proba-
bly, undersel other nations in supplying Great Br-
tain but in breadstus, particularly wheat the Bal
tic and Black Sea can and will drive us from her
markets. Wheat can generally be shipped at Dant
zc and of very superior quality at about rs to 80
cents per bushel, our money, and from Odessa and
'Tangarok at SO and 90 cents per bushel. Can our
farmers furnish their wheat deliverable at our sea
ports, at such rates And, besides, it is only in
seasons of bad harvess that England will require
any large supplies Indian corn, as the cheapest
article of food, will probably find considerable
outlet though it must first overcome the nveterate
prejudices Of the English people against il as an
article of human food but if they even took ten
fifteen millions of bushels, (which would be large
quantity,) it would bear but small proportion to
our entire crop of COG. 900 600 nor would the d0l
lar and cent account be OF much importance in
national point Of view, when it is recollected that
our Western farmers receive only 10 and Is cents
per bushel for it.
We are still anxiousy looking for the new Tariff
or a 10 uox rI,xyit 10 la
layed. Are the features of the bantling hideous
that they afraid to display them to the people
The unofficial outlines that have received GER
tanly show absurdity and inconsistency in most
eminent degree, such practical man would
ever have ventured to propose, always of course
excepting those who blindy yield to party feelings
and prejudices to the dctation of their official
superiors. Has the party in power been playing
the war game, and frightening the nation with the
prospect of disastrous hostites, in order the more
easily to reconcile them to the sacrifice of the tariff
qttid pro quo to Great Britain in settling the
Oregon question? 1t certainly looks something
like it, though entirely acquit the Southern wing
of the Democracy from any such motives, for they
have met the question soldy and manfuly, and
have not hesitated to express themselves openly |;
nor have they endeavored to obtain an evanescent
and prurien popularity by tanning the war embers.
| We have nothing later either from Mexico or
Texas, though daily expecting to hear from both.
Tomorrow is the day fixed for breaking up the en-
campment at Corpus Christi and moving forward
to the Rio Grande. The supplies and all the ar
rangements completed for the operation, and
there is nothing but the weather some unexpect-
ed event that will prevent it. Some persons are
anticipating an attempt by the Mexicans to check
the advance of Gen. TAYLOR. / have myself, how
ever, not the most distant idea of the kind, as do
not believe that they have any such intention, or
that they muster force that could look Gen.
TAyLoR's command in the face for ten minutes
-. The Mexican Vice Consul in this city has re-
ceived orders from the Consul General in New
FORK TO reopen his Office here.