The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-15
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1916.


ARIEL.
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1886
No further news from the seat Of war was re-
ceived by the Southern mail of this evening
will we have any before Friday evening, as
there is difference of five days i'm the receipt at
New Orleans Of news from that quarter. The
next arrival will bring news ola formal war char
acter it will be entirely pacific the repudia-
ton by the Mexican commander, of any aggrcs-
sion on his part, and perhaps the suspension Of
hostilties, and peaceful proposition settle diff
ticutes. In the latter case, the late act of Con-
gress will not be required to be made effective,
and the President may issue no proclamation.
The late act of Congress may be considered
positive declaration Of war, and it is more tho
rough warlike in its reading than the declaration
of 1872. That act declared war between the Uni
ted States and Great Britain, and placed at the
disposal of the President the land and sea forces,
all comprehended in one short section, and made
no specific appropriation of money, which was
immediately followed on the same day, 18th Of
June, 1872 by the proclamation Of President Ma
olson. But this last declaration was made after
mature elaboration, in closed doors, for three
days by Congress, constitutionally and formally,
nor did It contain any preamble. II was on the
preamble in the act, passed yesterday, that the
opposition in the Senate was made. All were
willing to grant any amount of money and sup
plies Of men TO meet an invasion, which might or
might not be authorized by the Mexican
government; but they wanted more time
and developments, before they would vote
for positive and formal declaration of war,
which, as MIR. Calhoun said, affected the
rights of other nations, in amty with the United
States. The majority in the Senate wished to
force the friends OF peace to vote against the bill,
with the preamble, and thereby To make political
capital but their object was well OWNED, and
nearly an unanimous vote the consequence.
The game was played dexterously, and started in
the time Of excitemcnt-str,ck while the iron was
hnf lint lof f.a AID Sc,
der the pressure of this very panic that large sums
of money have been voted, and 50 many appro-
praton bills for the army, including the iortiiica-
lion bill which passed the Senate to-day The
money is now in the hands of the distributing
powers, and they use it, squander it, as they
please, more particularly, should affairs take an
ment prove an ebullition. Itmay have some good
effect in showing, that if on the grounds Of Skin
mish in an enemy's border, this whole country
can be so violently aroused, and Congress act pre-
cipitately and promptly and literally, what can
be done, and would be done, in case of any sim
pie aggression, on the part OF England, or any of
the great powers Of Europe! The volunteers
named in the bill will not be wanted The SIM
pie passage of the act is sufficient intimidation to
Mexico. But if she persists in her folly and with
holds the justice due us, and will not at once ac-
knowledge all our claims and grant us full and
entire retrlbution for injuries given, she must take
all the consequences, and be driven to beg on her
knees for peace.
am no apologist for Mexico, and long series
u
exaction /; but as to the late cause of aggression,
our administration, somewhere, is certainly To be
blamed, and great want of sagacty and states
manship ha. been proved to exist in our present
Cabinet.
Mr.. Calhoun said yesterday, in the Senate, he
would rather : put dagger into his heart" than
vote for this bill. He thought it precipitate-un-
dgnified and unwise.
The bills have all passed-now, what will the
cabinet do Mason, the Attorney General, is the
only man OF magnanimity and incorruptibly
among them, and two of the remainder are seek
scatteredl The next elections will tell The
public will keep an eye on Rodin, OF the treasury
department.
There was quite calm in the Senate to-day,
after the storm OF yeserday-and the chairman OF
the Committee on Foreign Relations, as he step
gait, looked confidently around, as if ready to iut-
ter another declaration of war in the face Of the
Senators.
The House sprung debate on the Military Aca-
denny bill, which lasted all day very animatedy
five have no more warlike news shortly, we
shall fall back into a torpid state again.
wish to correct common error. Many sup
pose that in case Mexico has, or will declare war,
the seas will swarm with privateers, who can
prey, at hbifMnr, our commerce. Ii Mexico
could, or did grant letters of marque and reprisal
to other nations, the of each vessel so sailing
cans, otherwise they all TO be considered as
pirates, and hung at the masthead by any vessel
capturing them. PELHAM
p. s. The several companies which have been
reported, heretofore, to have been ordered by the
war department to the seat of war, have only re-
ceived orders to be in readiness to march at the
first warning"-a beautiful commentary this,
upon the prompt and energetic measures Of the
department, in time Of emergency. 1t is all a
humbug.