The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-23
WAsHINaroN, April 81, ls47.

WARRINGTON, April 81, ls47
Attack on the Secretary Of the TreasuryMr. Waddy
Thompson-Rumored Mission TO Merico
Party rage is hideous thing. Blind In its Instincts
reckless in Its Observation-Disclosures in its laudatons
stupid attack the Secretary Of the Treasury pro-
ceedng from disappointed cupdity because Of failure
to procure portion Of the loan published in obscure
paper in New York has been caught by the greatest
part Of the opposition press and ndustrousy reiterated
without shadow of Justification MIR. Walker, chained
to his bed for weeks by indispostion worked
night and day against positive commands Of his phys
cans and at the risk Of his life in order to put before
the moneyed men Of the country official advsement Of
the adoption by the government of such measures
would liberal proposals. for the loan. He
fixed the period for opening the loans day previous
to which there every to believe, from the
latest advices received from the southern division Of
army in Mexico, and from the dispositions made
by the Administration, news would be received Of
the capture of Vera Cruz and the Castle. All his
efforts Iwere directed to procuring liberal proposals.
without regard to persons locality, and yet he
accused of showing partially the successful bidder
public officer emperls his life In the public service
Mr. Waddy Thompson who was some months since
unsuccessful candidate for brigadier gcneralship,
which he eraveIy denies having advised the imposition
of tariff OF duties In tho ports Of Mexico No who
letters to the Integencer would have accused him Of
having counseled such policy. His apprehensons In
that regard entirely gratuitous He expresses him
sef in favor Of floating custom house In the harbor of
| Vera Cruz With the castle Of s Juan de Uua in
possession this would be useless risk In nothing has
the capture Of Vera Cruz and the castle been Of
benefit than in the relief it affords the navy from the
perilous and fatigung duty Of bockading that port
Some idea may be formed of the dangers Of the station
from the number Of vessels wrecked since the commence
of the blockade Commodore Perry reported thirty
wrecks in five days What Is the of exposing
the dangers of such station when duties
be levied with entire security in the caste' MIR Thomp
further states that the accruing from this
tariff will not compensate for the trouble OF collection
letter received in this city yesterday from perfect
y reliable in Havana states that goods in that
port, to tho amount Of two millions Of dollars, have
been awaiting the termination Of the operations Vera
Cruz to be shipped to that port II very foolish for
with facts sustain their positions cavil at
measures the result Of mature elaboration, and the
adoption of which not determined upon until after
positive conviction Of its expediency.
Many rumors In circulation regarding missions to
Mexico The latest of these IL that MIR. Trist, chief
clerk Of the state department. has been sent to Mexico
with diplomatic powers. Mr. Trist has gone to visit
sick brother in Louisiana and IL il not at all certain
that he will 20 TO Mexico II he do IL will be that
may have person the spot ready TO close with
any pacific overtures that may be made by any party
holding the rens Of government ] need scarcely say
that the high diplomatic powers rumor has invested MIR
Trist with arc all purely imaginative.
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