The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-23


llds between the Senate and the House The Sc
nate refuses TO recede, and have appointed com.
mittee of conference consisting OF Messrs. Ber
nen, Haywood and Corwin. This committee viii
not recede an inch; and if the House do not concur
in the Senates form of notice, the resolution will
fall 10 the ground. We wait for the denoxen,ent.
Our MEXICAN RELATIONS pacific charac-
ter of the news received from England by the Gale
donia, together with the prospect that the egsla-
tive and executive departments of the national 60
vernment will not be able to unite in adopting any
certain or stated line of conduct in regard 10 the
Oregon question, has turned the attention OF the
public to the condition OF our relations with Mexico,
which have now assumed very important cha
racter.
1t weud appear that the same desire to avoid
responsibility that marked the course OF the execu-
tive in our relations with England, has character
lied hun in the measures taken to maintain the
national honor with Mexico. Instead Of demanding
appropriations from Congress, sufficient equip an
army OF ten or fifteen thousand men, General Tay-
lor was despatched TO the Rio Grande with pal
try three thousand men; many of whom have de-
serted, and many fallen victims to the climate.
Such contemplate display of the military
sources OF this great country instead of intimlda
ing the Mexcans and striking terror into their
government, had quite the contrary effect. Indeed,
so insignificant did this force appear in the estima-
ton of the Mexican officers that they were not
afraid to post their forces their own side of the
river, Immediately opposite the camp of General
Taylor, and point their cannon in such position
to sweep the American camp and army to the
shades. Such is the view the pusilanimous Mexi-
cans, as we are accustomed to call them, take of
Mr. Folks measures Of intimidation
BY the latest accounts from the army of occupa-
ton, we learn that the Mexican army is now eight
thousand strong, and continually increasing. To
oppose this large force we have about three thou
sand men, who, by daily desertion and sickness,
are decreasing fast. To increase difficulties, the
Mexican authorities have committed an act which,
IN all probability, will lead to general engagement
between the two armies. It appears that two men,
who were the vldettes thrown out by. the advanced
guard Of dragons, have been captured by the Mex
leans; and on being demanded by General Worth,
who proceeded with flag Of truce for the purpose,
the Mexican officers who answered him, declined
to convey any propositions to their commander,
until the American army should withdraw from its
present position. This, of course, was not DONE
Meanwhile, the greatest activity appeared to pre-
vail in the Mexican camp. Four redoubts were
III,
no doubt, of general engagement
If, under these circumstances, an engagement
should take place, we must reasonably conclude
that it will end disastrously to the American name
and that considerable portion Of our little, but
brave, army, will be sacrificed.
The eternal Boosting without acting, and the in
trigues Of the President makers at Washington,
have lowered the American name immeasuraby in
3ha cnfE onl loEao tal a. ~
the Oregon question. The same policy towards
Mexico-the same big talking-has inspired the
feebt Nexlcans with contempt for US; and the pro-
h1bll.y is, that if the anticipated engagement has
taken place, and the American forces have been de-
f,a.ed long and bloody war, which may cost mil
lions dollars, will have to be resorted to before our
relations with Mexico will be settled. 1t would ap-
pear III 'eed, that the same vacillation which cha
racterize 4 the administration of John Tyler will at
tend that OF James X. Polk.
MORE DISCLOSURES FROM Observation-Disclosures
BooK.-McKenzie, the Canadian refugee, has pub
iished another brochure, purporting to come from
Jersey city, but printed probably in this city,
tanning further disclosures, he calls them, Of the
movements, principles, and associates Of Van Bu-
rem and his dynasty, In this State and throughout
The Union.
We do not find anything remarkable or new in
this publication. There are some few private and
confidential letters that have not appeared in the
former pamphlet, and there are four Of Webb's, of
particular importance, and merely indicative Of
his quxotism, when he going about the world,
from New York to Washington, trying to get up
fight about Van Buren, with some one of his oppo-
nents, that he could have crack at him. The
great bulk of the materials throughout is but
hash of his former pamphlet He reprints
again a great portion of the same letters which he
published before, and among them the letters attri
buted to the editor of this paper, coupled however,
with infamous and base falsehoods which McKen-
ze knew to be false The whole batch Of these
disclosures contains nothing remarkably new, and
nothing tn at alter change the opinion of the
public on Mr.. Van Burens dynasty in this country
during the last few years it in existence. That
dynasty was acknowledged by all who are acquaint-
ed with its secret springs to have been selfish de-
ceidul, hypocritica, silly, Impudent, speculative,
jobbng, rascally, atrocous corrupt, cowardly, vim
dctive, contemplate, pitifu and all the other SINH
lar epthets that can be found from the beginning to
the end Of Webster's quarto dictionary Many Of
the men who formed that dynasty were clever,
gentlemanTy fellows. Martin Van Buren, is gentle
man, Hoyt is gentleman, Croswell is gentleman,
and take them separately, and they clever men
and gentlemen. But it is the singular destiny OF hui
nature that when you take certain quantity Of
very gentemany men, and form them into a poll
tical cos, u search of power and plumber, they be-
come clique otthe deepest rascaty every country
Mr. Van Buren, is now quietly enjoying his otium
cum digwitate OF Lindenwad, riding out on horse.
back every day, and exhibiting himself in the style
of an old English gentleman, who has retired
from public life. Many Of his associates, during
the last twenty years have likewise retired
into private life, and endeavorng to make
themselves comfortable possible in
their old age, with the remnants of their