Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-11-26
NIR. BANCROFT.

The 'ihitddelpttd United States Gazette"
thus takes of the eniree of our new Minister,
Mr.. Elk Secretary BAscRoFr, into England
lie was so much Of bungler thatthe Admin
istration were glad 10 get clear Of him from the
Navy Department, and the only way to get
him out Of his late important position, espe-
cally now, IN time Of war, was to send MIN off
TO England, with which he was well pleased.
as the salary was better and his patriotism is
measured pretty much by the ''qGd proguo."
This er.a-nt gentleman il will be remember
ed, delivered the eulogy upon the life and char
acter Of General Jackson, at Washington a
shot time after the old hero's death-upon the
conclusion OF which, Father Richie stepped
forward in an ecstacy Of delight, and said,
'why Bancroft you are a perfect h,Blbug,"
meaning thereby, as he afterwards attempted
10 explain, that he was hard 10 beat in making
speeches. In fun or earnest, "the congratu-
latory" Of Mr.. RiTcHE contained more truth
than felton," as his management Of the Navy
Department showed, and as his Mission to
England will more than probably demonstrate
But hear the T. s. Gazette -
In looking over the foreign news brought by
the steamship Great Western, we met with
the following paragraph from the London
Standard Of the 30th uIt
Lord J. RUsskLL and ] Lord CoTTESHAM, at
tie cabinet council, on Wednesday, urged
earnestly the constitutional necessity of an ear
~ session, (betore Chrlstmas,) not only TO OBJ
tain an act Of indemnity for Lord BEsBo-
RoUGn's extension Of the Labor Rate Act, but
also to obtain parliamentary sanction for the
reduction Of the As. duty on imported grain
The council broke up without coming 10 any
deiiDitye resolution. AT the meeting Of the
ministers, on Thursday, the subject was re
sumed, and on this latter occasion the oppo-
nents Of an early session had the advantage
Of Mr.. B,scRoFr's arrival from the United
States, with intelligence that the supply of
grain collected in the American ports for ex-
ponst.on, is so ample as to render extremely
| improbable the necessity for a reduction of the
| duty thus removing a principal motive for
an early session, and relieving the Premier
from the obligation to take another step in
what he j. said 10 call "the administration ola
de.pousm."
Il IS PLAN from the above that the English
cabinet would have thrown open the ports for
The admission Of gram, but for the information
communicated by MIR. Bancroft. This con
duct i0vclye, 6;sregard Of the interests ofthe
country which Mr. BAscsoFr was sent to
protect, in the FIRST place; and a direct and
positive fslsehood in the next place. Had the
British cabinet desired information concerning
the quantity Of grain in the various ports OF
this country, available for expectation, there
We're many commercial houses in London and
Liverpool much better informed than MIR.
Blsceorr upon the subject.
1t Is not true that there is an ample 81 Jply
Of gam in our ports; and if the canals were
closed W Thin week from this time, there
would not he sufficient stock to last the sea
son through, or to answer the foreign demand.
Reliance for expectation this year must rest
upon the eastern ports for the produce Of the
great valley Of the Mississippi has not. on &C
count Of the pro,rscted low stage OF water IN
the rivers, been sent forward. and the expor-
tation of bread stufis from New Orleans has
been unusually light. The absence OF specu-
aton this ear has contributed TO keep back
the supplies
We fear that Mr.. BANCRoET's capacity has
already been measured by the keen merchants
and diploma lists Of England and as We Oh
serve that on his arrival out, he was enter
tanned by eminent merchants who have no in
;erest in throwing open the ports, ii is not hard
to conjecture how much fsueted vanity
might yield to.