Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-12-16
Correspondence Of the Chas. Couri,n.
WAJBTNcToS na, ., 9.

WARRINGTON, Dec. J.
:: Commodore Charles Stewart, who h,.
So wei! earned!she sonbriquet of old .Iron.
sides" arrived in this CITY 10 dav.. and
was, 1t is said, called down by The Nsvs
Department. His appearance here ;,
TINS Juncture. gives rise 10 The i,nnre,s;o.
That ne Is lobe ordered 10 take com an;i
OF the squadron in the Gulf of 3Ie.ico
General Scott is said to have eiven ,bs
opinion OPP t,'allf The troops. muniHIions, aud
sIl1pp!'esdes'iued for.the prosecution of,bs
me%lcan war, should be ready in due sea.
TL; SDn: we may expect peace by July next.
Inns opinion assumes that peace Is to ha
conquered, and ho,7 long il will take n do
tina! will depend good deal on The sn;r;,
and nainre Of The resistance cha, nav b..
made. Ifit is intended 10 conouer sII sroy vo
ice. I. and :b0id j! in subjec,ion, we may NOT
nave peace quite so som parIicularir "a
nothing can be done towards it, this sea.
son, except to'make preparations, and "a
lIe summer mouths will be unfayorobla
Tor operations =.
We have variety of contradictorv 70.
porls as 10 the future policy of Santa An.
ma ~ respect to the conduct of the r,ar.
oome believe that he vii I-per lf;ls,sR,;;ss
fptedses which he has been snnnassd - =
have made in favor of pescs rtaeI Hs hsg ~
aone ., noih'ns YET it is said, in violation Of
nose pledses-having given orders 10
apaudon The frontier Towns, and even ,he
mountain pass at Salillo. Even vers
Cruz and, the Castle are believed ~ ha
poorly defended; and, a letter published =
the Union, to-day, states tha, thev ara ho' -
without any law: 4n such a con,I;,;om
lhcy cannon make any efFectuaI .resio,aoon'
Inot'u ,hn,a a,s San'a Anna prove ,reacherous, to
lnose who have recalled him from bonisb
mem, anu pun him in command of The or.
N.Y. we mayrjhdeed,. as Gen. Scor s,n'
poses, ss, nave peace by next July, or even
The Message may be expected n be
delivered at II o'clock on Tuesdsv :
There is no reason why it should M, ~
communicated a,nI on Monday, a, one: :o'clpek,
inasmuch ~ "a. as both HOuses are organized.
put though there is no speaker 10 elect.
eor members to be qualified. a, the second
SessIon OF Congress, it has mol been usual
'or tne PRESIDENT to make his commuuica-
''on an the day after meeting. -.
The Message, it is believed viii s,,o,o-
y recommend the prosecution of the war
against Mexico, anu represent !, as having
oeen' lI''s far sisnaIly successful and gIo,
rious' though not, as .yer,. effective of ia
opJect1h conquerins peace. |. will Give
The reasons. which induced our govern.
ment 10 reject the offer of British conciI.
iaion.
lit w1'l'reconmend an adherence to the
new Tarlli' without any modification. and
predict Tor II complete success, az mea-
sure OF revenue, and as affordiug TO all
the enJoymen,s Of tho fruits of their in
dus'ry. II will propose, as war tax.
light duties on lea and coffee, spices, and
all other articles not Of domestic produce
ton.
1t will urge rigid enforcement of the.
provisions OF The Sub-Treasury act. in-
stead ofsuggeslinS postponement Of The
specie clause, as some have supposed.
There has been of late some uncertainty
as TO the schedule for The Soulhera Mali
hence 10 New Orleans. The Southern
contractors refused to conform TO- the ar.
rangements made for the wiraer on the
route north Of this ciry. Should they
come into The measure, The Southern Mail
will leave the city at three o'clock, A. H..
instead Of 9 A. M.-sx hours earlier.
Judging from the number of members
Of Congress now here, or known to be on
their way TO this city, there will be full
attendance on Monday