The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-31

WARRINGTON, Dec. %, le4o,
Sen ator rrow-Widov Of .aierander Hanilte~-Ru-
mors-Presidenfsa MessaEs-Coionei Bakr-Iszss
sni- anfa Fe.
feeling of RI ofound anxiety and regret produc
ed to-day among the friends Of Mr. Barrow, the Louis
lana Senator, by telegraph despatch from baltimore
announcing that his life desparsd Of He IL IT.
tackled with bilious choic physicians, leo The
despatch ssysJ arc without hopes Of his recovery He
accompanied Mr. Davis Baltimore. in the capacity Of
his friend in tbs misun iorstauh that gentle
and Mr.. Bayly, Of Virginia.
The only thing worthy Of note in the proceedings Of
the Senate to-day the passage Of bn for the ro
lief Of Mrs Hamilton the widow Of Alexander Hamilton.
II passed by majority of upwards Of twohirds. The
bill provides for the payment to Mrs Hamilton Of twenty
thousand dollars the delivery by her to the librarian Of
Congress- of the manuscripts Of her deceased husband
and Eve hundred printed copies Of the same bound in
leather. There are, believe, Eve volumes, each to
consist OF 1--WE hundred pages
message from the House Of Representatives inforn
ed the Senate that the Speaker had signed the bill for the
admission Of Iowa into the Union whereupon the Presi
dent of the Senate attached his thereto and the
bill 80 signed is in tho hands Of the President.
message from tho President to the Senate, handed In
to-day while that body in session, gave rise to the
that the subject Of the paper was the creation Of
Lieutenant General Of the United States army No such
nor do think will be sent until the receipt Of intsll
gence from Mexico. | feel confident in saying, that
whenever such message is SENT it should be- II
will be public and not private one, and will be
muncated to both houses at the same time. The cree
tion as have before remarked, will depend altogether
on the necessity that may arise Should Mexico show
disposition make peace there will be no Lieutenant
General created Should the continue, there ID
probability that the President may deem such grade
necessary.
The vote on the reference Of the Presidents message
will be taken in the House tomorrow the debate was
by resolution, closed at three O'Clock to-day sm
joced at this there has been abundance Of time a.
ready wasted in this aimless discussion.
The last speaker to-day was Colonel Baker smber
from Illinois. He IL was who, elected to command the
Illinois regiment and endeavorng to quell riot in camp
was stabbed through the neck with bayonst In the
hands Of Georgia volunteer. Colonel Bakers speech
was delivered in very happy style. He took manly
stand for the army, and tho Of coun.
try. He besought the members, without distinction Of
party, to unite in sustaining the The wings, he
said, good patriots the democrsts and should
throw every feeling Of sutsgonsm to the sdnnisra
tion AZ Ear az the war concerned He declares that
unless decisive blow be az once struck viii be i'm
oo.sb,e 10 terminate tho war before SUMNER and
perh.ps not 10 soon whereas, II Congress vote
supplies Of men and money the war can be 6nishsd,
in all probability BY APRIL Inc Colonel said our
army painting 10 meet the fos and that all they want.
4, that Congress should enable them to push once
and do So lie introduced joint resolution, authorizing
he Secretary Of War to supply the commanding officer
IF each regiment with clothes for the under his
command to be sold to them at the nrst cost and the
rice to bs deducted from each soldiers psy This
ution passed unanimously.
Mr. Bakers speech Yves listened to with profound ct.
ention, and II evidently made . vivid impress ion.
see that the Texas papers are indignant at the in
ttution Of temporary authority BY the ocsrs Of the
United States over Santa Fe which they claim por
ion Of Texas This IL extremely III sdvissd. ID true,
hat in $780, the republic Of Texas declared the Rio
Jrande from lie mouth to It's source, the boundary OF
Texas on that side; but that declaration was unsuppor
ID by the act Of occupation Texas never occupied
santa Fe. The department. until seized by General
xesrnsy, was under Mexican CONTROL and governed by
Nsxicsn authorities The mere naked declaration was
,f no more effect than paper blockade of,he Msscsn