The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-21


day OF millennium. This bill 20 be the herald OK
the long desired saturnalia of the south Their
wasted fields their shamblng ana shackhng VII
lages-their plantations thrown oni 70 tne spon-
chinouapins or old field pines, the solitary CHM
news, lone monuments OF houses long decayed the
scattered remnants of arstocrauc families, the
air of decreptude, the amplitude OF desoatlon,
the corroding impressions of ruln-the sorrowful
evidences of better days and brighter prospects
the wrecks of the chivalrous nobility and SUI
premacy of the ancient day, are all, all to be SUI
perceded by magical restoration The bill OF
notifications is to WELD the supernatural power
of the lamp of Aladdin, lighting dark places, call
ing up palaces among the pines, and ample heids
propitous of luxuriant harvests among the burn
ing sands OF the Caronas.
Oh most beautiful vision, what deluslon ART
thou No, gentlemen, no II viii not
bring you the millennium of prosperity, SO
devoutedy To be desired by all. Indeed, IN
deed, il will not. A blow at the iron and coal
men, with their sleeves rolled up 10 labor among
smoking furnaces and Gathering engines, Will not
save YOU. Five cents difference IN a yard OF cot
ton viii not restore the palmy regime oil the an
Gent dominion. The South cannot be restored
10y mere legislation-the tide OF prosperity cannot
be diverted south of Mason and Dixon by an act
of Congress. Il is labor that Is at the bottom OF
the secret--uuanlmous, perseverng labor, and
not politics Politics have been the death Of South
Carolina FoT quarter of a century she has
been pursuing the ignes tat1"s of politics, and
her gardens have gone to decay in the chase
Laboi l. the secret. You must put premium
upon labor. But we are getting into distractions.
IL IL tho natural penalty however, to an intrusion
within the borders OF the Palmetto State II is,
perhaps, rs well aftsr all, to give her taste OF
free trade for she Will never be content until she
has tried il. Trus, tho shock is rather severe to
Pennsylvania, bat her shoulders are broad.
A goodly number of gentsel looking strangers
have attended the debates in the Senate during
the past week, with an evident interest in the re-
suit that is TO follow.
Mr.. Evans kindly acted as godfather to the
loan bill, tor which he deserves the untaillng gra-
titude of Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.. Dix is determined that the Senate shall not
lose sight of the river and harbor bill, and Mr..
Allen is equally Wgilant of the sub-treasury.-
Neither OF these are very palatable TO take The
one has veto staring it in the face, and the other
at this luncture, is regarded as impracticabe.-
The Chairman on Finance, if possible, would
prefer to give them both the goby, and in the case
of the sub-treasury, rather suspect he will
succeed. The river and harbor scheme is likely
to give some trouble.
Then we have the Smithsonian institution. Mr..
Dix thinks he will get the bill through. We hope
so but even the orphans bequest of $500, 900,
may be OF some advantage in helping out the bill
of modifations, in those SIS, 000, 900, which have
been promised us.
THE MEXICAN TROPHIES.
Col. Payne, from the Rio Grande, laid certain
of the trophies of the battles of Palo Alto and Re-
SAGA de la Palma, before his Excellency the Pres-
dent OF the United States, at the Executive man.
sion to-day. A speech was made by the gallant
Colonel, and n reply by the President, all in good
taste. At the close OF the day, the trophies were
added as an attraction TO the music at the capitol
They We're displayed in the eastern portico.--
The band, in honor of the occasion, opened their
exercises with Hail, Columbian The celebra-
ted flag Of the 'EBattaAon G,arda Costa de Tam
Pieo," OF fine silk, green, white and orange tri-co-
lor, with the Mexican eagle and serpent so ele-
gantly embroidered in the centre, was the admit
ration OF the ladies. Mutilated and torn as it is,
and associated with the destruction of one of the
finest Mexican regiments, all the interest of the
trophies, appeared to cluster about this single
relic. The other flags, of green, red, white or
yellow, baize, flannel or cloth, were small swal-
iow-tailed specimens of the most primitive kind,
with number, such as No. or No. /, cut out OF
company to which they belonged. They are at
tached each to short, heavy live-oak
staff, surmounted by a, formidable spear
ot ,ron or FROM copper Most of them are
with the mud of the Rio Grande bottoms where
the battles were fought score of SUCH with a
heavy horseman's lance two, constituted the
display They We're arranged on the ,porticoo
against the wall, between the statues of War and
feace, TO show, we suppose, that at the time of
these victories of General Taylor, the two coun-
tries were neither in state of nor peace, but
in that peculiar state ''of ncert,tude which is
equivalent only to actual hostlities," each party
sui having peace or war at its option. Now
whether the trophies were placed in this position
to illustrate Mr. Calhoun's idea or not it was GER
tainly suggested from the coincidence Nor was
there an unmixed emotion of pride in their con-
temptation. They look like trophies captured
from weak, deluded and emi-barbarous people,
and taking one of these little wooden swallow
tailed bannereles, of three feet by two and con-
trastlng It with the star-spanged banners oftwen-
fy feet by ten floating over the capitol, feeling
oil pity Tor our impotent and helpless neighbors
was the natural infer ,nce The distinction is
even greater IN every great point than in the
standard we have selected. But they were the
testimonials from our countrymen that they had
done their duty IN vanquishing enemy, who
eAniDlieo bravery deserving our admiration, in
meeting and crossing bayonets with the invader
Super or discipline, Skill arms, and strength of
the individual soldier, were the great odds against
superior numbers. They were weak, and we
were were, strong-tney were conquered, and the tro-
pines are our s-trophies more. significant of the
bravery OF the enemy, than of his discretion.
TRK NAVY OF TEXAS
A bill ls before the Senate to admit the officers
Uniied States. Mr. Fairfield, Chairman on Naval
Affairs, IS opposed to the measure, because Com
modore Moore is TO be admitted as Post CAPTAIN
over the heads of officers above him in rank,
, when ne Ieit the service of the United States.
4 The whole OF the navy of course with Mr.
Fairfield. True, the services of Commodore
Moore to Texas contributed vastly to the annexa-
we have secured Texas, and her ships,
and we have the power TO turn the officers of
those ships out TO starve; but we ask any candid
American where is the justice or equity of such
a proceedng7 There is no fairness about IT,
We agreed, In admitting Texas, to receive her
III.
OF timber and ropes and carronades,
or are men necessary part Of it? The ships are
the homes of the officers. Is Captain Moore, as
Captain OF his old ship, transferred to the United
States, trespassing upon the rights of any of our
ofcers'-or are not our officers guilty Of injustice
in the attempt to drive him from his own quarter
deck, merely because his country has become a
part OF ours. As citizen OF the United States
from the annexation, is he necessarily shorn of
his rights as a citizen ofTexas. The Government
Of Great Britain, in such n case would prompts
have confirmed the captain in his post, and reim-
bursed him for the thousands of dollars expended
OF an empire. lisa republic less disposed to JUS
Iice than naonarehyl-is devoted patriotism of
less value in the one than the otherl We are glad
OF the unannlty IN this matter of the Texas dele
CATION In the two houses. We hope they will
never agree to an evasion of the terms of the con-
tract of annexation, and never give tup till il is
fulfilled. - 10
THE MEXICAN sINDEMNITIEs.