The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-11-24

GENERAL SHIELDS AND THE WAR-A New Orleans pa
per looks with great anxiety to what Gen Shields will say
respecting the war, when he back the United States
We think we predict that the Generals voice will be
still for TWAS his pen and his influence which helped
bring the war, and which have since advised that the
should be conducted il has been The General is
looking to the Presidency and he will not readily give up
the warehouse which he dreams of riding into power
BY the by we learn that the Richmond Enquirer has dealt
very harsy with us for former remarks upon the gal
liant General and the Presidency We think II unfair In the
Enqurerto receive paper which is regularly sent to
and not to send Its sheet in exchange TO let US see what
says ofus
JUDGE BREaxENRipoE's ESSAYS ON THE MEXICAN WAR
This gentleman ID writing series Of essays upon the Mex
can and publishing them IN that excellent Wing paper
The Ptsburg Journal They have reached their twenty
fourth number The Journal will greatly obge us by send
ing, TO The address Of the :" National Whg, all the mum.
bers Of the essays from No to No 49, inclusive, as we
wish TO reproduce them Immediately afer Congress con-
yenes. The voice Of such Judge Breckenridge
should be heard upon the Mexican question: for even tho
all his views may not meet with response in the public
councils we have no doubt that many OF them VIII aid the
Representatives Of the nation in arriving at correct concu
sions upon this vexed subject
NSExATioN OF Mexico THE Ptsburg Journal (W,)
in discussing this subject, says II would shrink from
the annexation Of all Mexico the United States provided
that can come in free from the institution Of negro slave
ry This TO be the view Of large number of Wings
in the Northern and Middle States To mind, there ID
wisdom and love of country enough In the councils Of the
naton should this question Of annexation ohe whole
even any part oil Mexico ever come Tor consideration
dispose of in all its bearings and especially its relation
TO slavery, TO the satisfaction Of the whole country We
have abiding confidence In the patriotism of the Ameri
can people They will never permit their beloved Union to
be dlsturbed-come what may
COMMODORE STOCKTON AND AaNExArioS, The St 10.
sephs Gazette Co) has account Of meeting held in
that village to honor the gallant Commodore, his arrival
from the CALIFORNIA; He made long speech, and declared
that he had symrathes for the Mexcans that they
doomed people; that he In for annexing not only
n ne fnr diuu Tho
area Of American liberty the whole continent, even
unto Cape Horn Say what we may Of Commodore Stock
ton, he strong representative of that extreme Of Amer
character which is known by the generic term of
goaheadatipeness His big gun that burst and many
heads OF departments out of the world is prototype Of
himself J7
The ADJOURNED LOUISVILLE DELIBERArIoNs--We have
account in the Louisville Journal Of these deliberations
II seems, that after long and patient debate, meeting
adopted all OF Mr. Cays resolutions except the first
and an additional resolution declaring it to be the duty Of
the President to conform his conduct the expressed
OF the next House Of Representatives the Mexican war;
be that sense what may The subject of the deep
est import and have doubt but that the Wing House
will approach under full of Its responsibility
the nation As the Presidents course have nothing
TO expect from it, but opposition TO the best interests Of the
country,
The CHRRoKKEs.-The Council of these people was re.
Gently in session refused to continue In force the Stay
Law, and rejected bill TO raise for the payment
the public debit 100000 The AntGambling Law was
amended, to give oneha the fine 10 the nformer
bill TO amend the egalzing ntermarriages with the
whites rejected that of the tribes have
taken any part against US in the Mexican war They were
all quiet, and trying to learn to be civilized The
Of Cherokee Male Seminary has been laid Can II
be- that the red in these better days. to be elevated
to the niche Of the white in the scale Of human civ
zatonl
HURRICANES THE WEST INpIEs.-These terrible yisi |
ans have been destructive than usual in the West
Indies this fall The islands Of Tobago and Trinidad
suffered dreadully. The loss OF human life has far