American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-21

they consider bad bargain, will hold him t.
his three years term, and divide with hin
against the immediate repealers. All depends
upon the landlords, for the Freetraders in the
House are not numerically strong enough tC
beat the Minsterialists, the Wings, and the
Protectionists.
The division on Saturday presents some GU
rious results. The House, as our readers are
probably aware, consists of Csc members: oil
these, 227 Liberals voted with the Minister
and liz Tores-total $3.50; against him, II Ii
beras, and 23l Tories--total, ZAP, which
makes the majority of 81. There were 80 III.
heras absent, and Is Tories; IL Liberal pairs
Is Tory pairs vacancies, and the Speaker
6; making up the full compliment ofthe House
$50 Sir Robert Peel's supporters, it viii
thus be seen, only number about sirth of the
representation, and in this estimation are inclu.
ded q officials. 1t is clear, then, that without
the aid of the Liberals, he would have been
hOrS du combat; IN other words, he would have
been destroyed by those who made him.
The Monster Debate-The great debate on
Sir Robert Peel's financial scheme, which ex
tended over three weeks, and afforded food for
twelve nights incessant oratoIy, was brought
to a close on the morning of Saturday last, by
d
of 81! The eye of the hawk never followed
its prey with greater intensity than the public,
out of doors, have turned to these debates in
selves were cared for; hey literally became a
bore. But day after day people looked for the
result down the endless columns of the daily
prints in vain, until the interest deepened into
anxiety, followed, as the dreary monotony of
,Ie l,I I,,to
But the fate of the measure in the Lords is
pregnant with consequences of the highest,
most commanding interests. The measure is
safe in the Commons-that is undeniable; it is
so in the Lords Will the Peers, with a ma
jority in the Commons Of 81, and in the pre-
sent state of excited public feeling, throw out
the measure, and thus force on dissoluti n of
Parliament Our firm belief is, that the Peers
will pass the bill; and in this opinion we are
strengthened by the private testimony of sew
eral influential members Of Parliament, with
whose views we have been favored A dsso-
luton of Parliament at the present time would
be an astounding national calamity. Matters
in Ireland look serious, and every day is ma
king them worse. Disease is already doing
the work of death; and ii Sir Robert Peel's
frighttul anticipations Of the future prove cor
rect, that unhappy country is destined to be-
come huge charnelhouse. No serious evil
can affect Ireland without being felt in Eng
land.
The scarcity of Money has been making it.
self felt in the Cotton Market. During the
last fortnight the market has been dull, with
recedng prices, and matters would have re-
NAMED in this lethargic state, had it not been
for the arrival, on Monday, of the Patrick
Henry, which sailed on the 9th, and which
has brought the Presidents Message to Con.
gress, and the correspondence between the
British and American Ministers relative to
the Oregon. The turn which this vexed ques-
ton has taken has excited surprise; for it was
hoped that the commercial measures of the
present Government would have facilitated
the settlement of the dispute, on terms salts
factory to both parties. The Colt market
advanced on some descriptions an eighth when
the belligerent purport Of the advices by the
packet transpired. The peremptory refusal
of the American Government to submit the
question to arbitration, on the ground that it
Won thereby recognize the rights of the Bri.
fish Government to a portion of Oregon, is
regarded as puerile, not TO Say insulting.
These rights have been long acknowledged
by treaty between the parties, and it is held
as being too late in the day to erase a bond
which preceding negotiation, on both sides of
the Atlantic, have combined to respect. The
friends of peace mourn that the arbitration
the most satisfactory mode Of settling AMIGA
bly, a controVerted claim-should have been SD
unceremoniousy rejected, and its effect upon
the cotton market has been, las we have stated,
to make it more decidedly firm. The pilot
boat, William j. Romer, which sailed in COM
pany with the Patrick Henry, has not yet ar
rived. She is said to be the bearer of Mr..
Pakenham's dispatches to the British Gov
eminent. The packet experienced heavy
weather, otherwise it is probable that the min
iature craft might have cut more respecta'
BILE figure in the race.
1t will be seen by referring to the commu-
nication of our Paris correspondent, that the
French Chambers have voted a sum of money
for the establishment of a line of steamers
between Havre and New York, SO that when
all the projected "vapour ships" are in &C
ton, daily, or at least semi weekly mail
between Europe and America will have been
secured. The spirited and successful mana
gers of the Halifax mail steamers are build
ing another fine vessel, TO add to their already
splendid fleet of steamers.
1t will crafty our friends in America-it
will crafty more Immediately, our old and
excellent friend, Dr. Bartlett, of the N. York
Albion, to show that Indian corn will shortly
be as popular an article of food on this side of
the Atlantic as it has long been on the other.
The worthy DOCTORS admirable pamphlet on
the economical and nutricious virtues of maize
has excited general attention in England; the
press has eulogised it; its recipes have been
put in practical operation, and, at no distant
day, Indian corn will form prominent article
of American exports.
IRELAND.
DANIEL O'CoNNELL-Those who see him
nightly in the House of Commons declare that
he is sinking fast, and that the last twelve
months have added thirty years load 10 his
existence He enters and leaves the House
on the arm of his son John; and, once or twice,
when he essayed to speak, his voice was so
r. Akot hzx II.