The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-20
WAsHIscToS, July IL, ls47.


Miscellaneous .4fairs.
Our landlord Of the U. s. Hotel, finding the long
agony" Of the recess Of Congress pressing like the Msx
can war, rather heavily upon the treasury shuts up
house to-day and turns his boarders adr For several
years have been Of the Of the o. States have
Jared sumptuously every day. and worked hard Of
nights for the readers of the Herald all round the world
We part with Mr. Birch reluctantly and with our best
wshesto borrow term from the President--with our
best wishes for his continued happiness and prosperity
We understand that Mr. Richard Thompson willre-open
the house in few weeks after thorough and complete
overhauling and reorganization Meantime for the in
formation Of our friends hang up our hat Mt Cole
mans, locality eligible for the business Of news
monger as for the soourn Of nm epicure caste TO which
profess not TO belong Others may live to ent, but
to land live TO country and all man.
kind Bon jour, mine host, and success to ye.
The last proclamation Of Gen. Kearney, foreclosos
the mortgage and the people Of Yerba Buena who had
imagined themselves Indians and Mex'cans are enrsp-
tured duly naturized in the lump INTO 'natves Of
glorious Union. Well well, the old mother hen can
.helter all Der chickens ducks and "Guneskeets" tur
expansion 10 Nicarsugs While the. grass grows and
Shines" the people and lands Of California are
henceforwsrd part and parcel Of the United States.
Amen The Lord reigneth In Zion, ara superintends
the affairs OF nations, Whatever BeraDger the French
man. and Monsieur Guzot, his mitator may say to the
opposite, notwithstanding.
Yerba Buena, or San Francisco, is the half way
house Of the long Pacific coast Of $4,000 mileshe rest
ing place OF whaiers and merchantmen, and ships Of
var with depth and capacity Of harbor sufcisnt for
the ships OF all the globe Designed by the
Pacific half way house between New York and Canton
and between Archansei and Cape Horn is falling into
the possession Of Uncle Sam, would to be what
Col Baker Of Illinois would call our manifest destiny
Let therefore take comes bd "God bless the
giver, nor look the gift horse In the mouth !"
The Cabinet We suppose, are setting again to-day
vsred his dispatches at Vera Cruz to our fat friend
Col Wilson and Mr. Collector Dmond, with parcel to
be transmitted to Gen Scott This last doubtless
embraces further Instructions from the War Depart
ment and it may be- understand renewed overtures
to Santa Anna for peace VT
The city 10 stasnant. The ofhcs-seskers, all the
places being Allied, have psmossd the roneAo" When
the news came OF the vacant consulate ct Hsve had
deputstion Of patriots here from New York. to l the
place. with the arrival OF the news But the place IL
filled, and they gone. few Of the old Cherokee
claimants st lnger along about the hotels expecting
the return Of Congress In December They have learned
to sit quietly In the shade and bids their time They
think Captain Brewster will nx It all right with their
Offsets against Uncle Sam but Indian claims are =
heavy businsss for the dog days and Congress when
returns will be apt ud old friend Taylor Oh the
Nation and his fellow aboriginal representatives guety
doing In the old chairs al the threshold OF DIS
p,sr'' on the Avenue.
10 tbs poor Indian wioae un,utord m,no
sea God IN clouds, and hears him in the wilma
How patiently he hes learned to Walt the wil q w