Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-04-09
FROM WASHINGTON.

NNEf
Messrs. ChGPnlans By a reference to the proceed
ings of Congress as published in the Daily papers,
you will conclude that, as | iniimated in a former
private letter, we are approaching the point of war
AT the opening of the session, the President advised
Congress that there was danger, and designated mea-
sures to avert it if possible. His object may have
been to bring the British government to offer a COM
promise on 40 deg. Had he been seconded by Con-
gress promptly, | have good reason for believing that
this would have been ACCOMPLISHED. But instead of
this, some, without any commission from their people
to that effect. have assumed to catechise him about
81 deg. 40 min. and others, with no better grounds
Of action have done their best to ihwart his recon-
mendations. There has been a silly alteration about
the Presidents private opinions there has been a
''mas,erly inactivity in each House. Senators and
Representatives, instead Of listening to the voice of
the President, chosen by the people as the Waterman
upon their walls, and as the master of their diploma
tic secrets, have watched the arrival Of steamers from
over the water to hear what the British government
might be doing! Luckily, a wing Senator introduced
a resolution Of inquiry, calling on the President 10
say whether an increase Of the army and navy is in
dicated by our foreign relations. This gave the Pre-
sident the opportunity TO say what he has commune
Gated in the Message. The said message appeared
in our last number.-Eds. The Message will be
correctly understood by the country TO be a very pro-
per admonition to Congress for having apparently
forgotten his former communication and recommend
atoms. In the mean time, it is not too strong Ian
guage to say, that the folly of Congress has satisfied
the English Government that it has only to ask for
all of Oregon and to receive it, some being so terribly
afraid Of war Under such action of Congress, it
results that it is not likely that we shall have the offer
of a compromise on 40 deg, and that we shall there
fore fight for 81 deg. 40 min. You know that l am a
"a deg. 40 min. man, and your immediate worthy re-
preventative, (Wick.) l understand to be the same.
Then, for one, | am not personally displeased with all
this. The folly, however, is all the same.
The House needs a leader. A parcel Of second
rate men, who love to talk, and talk badly and impru-
IDENTIFY, have been here so long that their faces are ia
miliar 10 the Speaker and chuirmen, (who are taken
from those who have been here long, and these chat
ty gentlemen have the floor on all occasions and on
all subjects. They arc men Of much selfconfdence
aud moderate order of mind, who reason with the
back of their heads, and speak, not for the House, but
for the country, not forgetting their domestic relations.
Such men are organs!!! FAY, and more annoying
than an Italian beggar's hand organ and monkey
pleasing the political children and ~pocketing the
dimes.-EDs.
The debate in the Senate drags its slow length
along, and the very delay, caused by those so terribly
afraid Of war win, as before i~ntimated, be much more
likely to bring it along. Had the notice been prompt
ly given, without the least qualification, there would
not have existed the least probability Of war. This
is the opinion Of all clear and rejecting heads with
whom | have contcrsed since / arrived here.
do not know that you will think proper to publish
the above; but do as you please. On my return from
the east, | will write you again, and also probably
from Boston, if find anything Of sufficient interest
for your valuable paper.
Truly, yours, II. B.