The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-19

co. What it says is very vague and unsatisiacto-
ry but It is still tlnged with that i'll feeling towards
America which this important journal SO frequent
ly manifested during the discussions on the Ore
gon question. Thus it says: "When President
Polk caused hostilities to be commenced, 1t was
in despite of the constitution which reserves 10
Congress the right to declare war. Ii was a
vain pretext, and without valid motive. The Pre-
sident battered himself that he would excite po-
pular enthusiasm, and probably thereby create Tor
himself distinguished claims for reelection
Success has crowned his efforts even beyond
his expectation. The American democracy
has shown very eonquering hunor, the whole
Of the new continent seems scarcely suiii-
cicnt for ii, and for the present it must
idea of conquering Mexico has hattered the
national vanity and taken hold Of every
mind. The Debats then enters into details rela-
tive TO the raising Of volunteers, and the enthu-
siasm OF the mass for the war. As to the voun-
teer regiments, i says: q" for difficult and active
war, where they would have to deal with prac-
tised enemy, they would be very bad troops but
against the Mexicans, who do not know how to
make war, and who have no intelligent officers,
they are q sufficient force, and unless they be
made to remain in a region desoated by the yell
low fever, will attain the object pursued by the
American Government" After some details as
to the number of troops and the amount of money
to be raised, the D<bats adds, "Wise men protest
in Congress and in the press against the spirit of
conquest by which the American democracy is
possessed. They show that the system Of con.
quests and the taste for military enterprises cannot
fail to be disastrous to liberty, and that the
national institutions will thereby perish. But they
preach in the desert. Northern America seems
to obey fatal impu!son, and there is no one in
the country with power enough to stopit Hardly
would some checks, (the starred flag ofthe Union
can scarcely sustain any serious ones in such a
strugge), bring back opinion to that moderation
which it should never have quilted. Financial
difficulties could only produce effect if they were
of great gravity but Northern America, however
NH credit 1S.(h ga v find "a
home some hundreds of millions and the altera-
ton Of the customs just adopted will add to
the public revenue fifty millions" In subse-
qnently noticing, in few lines ne, the news from
Mexico, the DSbats adds, ''This republic is in
complete dissolution. 1t can only be saved by the
generosity Of its enemies; and it is evident, on
the contrary, that the party of violence dominates
more and more in the American Union" The
articles from which these extracts are made APP
peared on the l4th instant. Since that date, the
Journal DIES DGbats has taken no further notice of
the subject, beyond simply rep oducing the news
received Nor have any of the other journals
thought it worth while to dwell upon the matter.
The Courier Francdis has, however. emitted an
opinion, that in evadng Mexico the Americans
are by no means sure to recover hurs fra's, ana
that they will find that all is not clear .prokt IN
annexing. Touching the offered mediation OF
England between the two countries, only three
newspapers have made any observation. The
Presse repeats what it said before, that "it is a
blunder or menace; and the British cabinet
IL
fere for the protection of British interests in Next
co." 1t believes that Mr.. Polk will not accept the
offer, but will dismiss British diplomacy with
more or less poieness; and it informs IFS readers
that the American cabinet did not "deign" to
reply to the first offer of the English government.
The Steele says that it is now quite certain that
England means to obtain for herself an excuse Tor
active intervcn ion" The Esprit Public is indig-
should interfere between the United States and
Mexico, and rants away on that and other SUBJ
jects for some time, finally Winding up with an
angry exhortation to M. Gnizot to initiate the
dignity" of the cabinet of Washington.
A Mr.. NORM, u Frenchman, is trying to get up
a company for the colonization of lands in Ten
nessee, i'll his possession. lie promises that every
colonlzer may gain an immense fortune, and yet
strange to say, offers his lands dirt cheap. Some
time ago d company was started here for colon-
zing lands in some other part OF the United states,
but the thing did not take at ALL The French
have no taste for emigration.
Mr.. Mauguin, a well-known parsonage in this
country has undertaken to proceed to the United
States, sustain the pretensions OF the family OF
the late Etienne Girard to some part OF the vast
fortune he so generously bestowed upon his adop-
ted country, TO the exclusion OF his own relatives
1t appears that the harvest in the eastern de-
partment is not quito so good as had been expect
ed. There is q deficiency in the wheat, and the
barley and oats have entirely failed. There has
consequently been an advance IN the price oil
bread with every prospect OF further advance IN
the course of the winter. This has caused gene
raj dissatisfaction among the people, and in seve-
raj towns has led to disturbances. The potato
crop is also found to be very generally diseased,
although it had been believed till that it had
entirely escaped. -,
1t is expected that the Queen OF England will
pay a visit to King Louis Philippe ut the Chateau
d'Eu. His Majesty is, however, at Ncully, a lew
steps from Paris, and has not notified any lntcn-
ton Of returning to Eu.
Cardinal Gizz, as was expected has been de-
finitively nominated Secretary OF State. lie IS
the most popular OF the Cardinals, and one OF the
most liberal in politics.
The Pope's popularity increases every day
The people flock in crowds to the little town o.
Sinigaglia, to see the room in which he was born
and actually ascend the stairs on their knees
Everything he does is marked with tact and liDe.
rality, really surprising in Pope. His kindness
to the poor is unbounded, and his sympathy with
many OF the political offenders, whom he re-
leased, has been shown in a striking manner; he
has even subscribed money Tor their reiiei. ne
seems bent on introducing, as soon as an oPportu-
nifty offers, most sweeping reforms, notwithstand.
ing the circumstances of Austria, Naples, and
other countries. He is the best Pope the world
has had SStEaf
The province of Tuscany has been cruelty
shaken by an earthquake. Whole villages have
been thrown down, and 10 persons, at least, have
been killed, nearly $50 woanded, and more than
4,09O deprived of shelter. The alarm created was
naturally most intense but as there was no repe-
titon of the shocks, confidence is beginning to re-
vive In Sicily, also, the earthquake has done
great damage, and caused the loss of several lives.
Spain.
The Queen OF Spain has gotta husband-at last.
Isabella is TO marry her cousin, the Duke de CadiZ,
eldest son of Don Francisco, Duke de Montpen-
sier.
1t is now positively stated that The military expe-
dition getting up for the Hepublic of Escundor
has no other object in view than the establish,
ment of monarchy in that country, IN favcr oil
one of Christina's children by Mime. Flores,
formerly President of the Republic, is at the bot,
tom of the affair. The Government has caused
to be denied that it has anything to do with the
expedition; but it has not prevented 1t, and that
saws most distinctly that it arproves oft should
moi be surprised to hear, by and by, ola similar
force being enrolled for the re-estabhshment oil
monarchy in Mexico.
Holland.
Very extensive emigrations are taking place
from this country to the United States. From the
village of Wynstersyk, which consists OF only
5000 inhabitants, not less than $50 have gone
-, rrasse A fall in the value of landed property