Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-11-25
Correspondence Of the Public Ledger.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3

w AsHiNGToN, NOV ., 1Cff-
For the last FIVE or six weeks, the stock of Gen.
Scott has been constantly the rise; and the hope
OF securing candidate, entirely Of their own color,
has had considerable influence on the deliberations Of
the leaders of the opposition. The fact that Gen.
Taylor is a favorte with the Calhoun men, and that
the latter declare themselves satisfied with the old
heros notions slavery and the tariff is looked up
on with great suspicion, andthey will only take him
as a Pis atler, if they have reasonable hope of
electlng either Clay, Mclean, or Scott
line mission TO Rome, that Is the Chargeship to the
Papa States, which the President will ask for it is
believed, will meet with considerable opposition, and
much Will depend the whom the President
may be disposed to send there nevertheless believe
that 1t will be created and worthiy filed
The Hon. H. A. Wise has returned to this place.
apparently satisfied with the President and the Cabinet
but slli very angry at his bungng successor 1t was
not intended by the administration yield foot of
ground to Brazil, and Mr. Tod had no reason to al
Jude TO the difficulties between MIR. Wise and the
Emperor. Mr.. Wise had very difficult stand in
Rio de Janeiro, having, in the first place, to protect
the honor of his flag from the stain of the slave trade
with which he found it polluted then having to pro-
tect the lives and property of our citizens, and last,
though not least, having press the liquidation Of
claims OF our citizens against the Brazilian govern
ment OF more than quarter Of centurys standing.
This was no easy task. As regards the slave trade
carried on her coast Brazil will find that if ,ce do
will, and suppress II at last, by ordering British
squadron on the coast and carrying the right of
search there on the same principles that she now ex
ercses 1t on the coast Of Africa. Brazil is now the
only large slave mart in the world and a power so
weak and so entirely situated OH the sea coast will
not be able to render any serious resistance, should
she be attacked by maritime force Neither can il
be believed that England, after spending such large
sums in the suppression of the slave trade and enlist
ing the whole civilized world to cooperate with her,
will now, on the of success, suffer herself TO be
hwarted by Brazil, nation least pable of resisting
her power, and yet most heavily SHINING against it.
WASHINGTON, Nov. A, 1S47.
You Will see that various papers repeat what
believe first told you, that the President will
adopta neof policy which, from its defensive charac.
ter would be costly and insecure the actual &C.
cupation and tranqulization of the territory now &C.
cupled by our troops, and virtual abandonment of
the advantages already obtained Neither are the
President his administration bent the entire
guest of Mexico, provided Mexico will make peace
IN tlme but the administration is ready, when cir
cunStdnceS present themselves to do Its duty even
unto the entire subjugation and humiliation of the
enemy The administration is not ready to say what
it will not do, should the Mexcans still hold out in
their foolish and hopeless resistance leaving the line
with which we consider ourselves satisfied FROM
tier, to be drawn according to the duration of the
war; and the expenses to which it may put our 60
duated by her Offences and above all by her stubborn
ness. The determination punish her will be avow-
ed, the degree of punishment will depend on her own
conduct.
The friends of MIR. Calhoun talk again of starting
a paper in this city. They WILL in all probability,
find it much more difficult task than they imagine.
A paper In Washington without patronage requires
long purse and degree of enterprise which are not
often met In conjunction in any set Of politicians.
The fact is the party press of whatever denomiaa
il may be, does not command nearly the influe
which its partisan leaders led suppose the indie
pendent journals having gradually sapped their foun
daton, by presenting things without color and argu-
ing on all subjects simply in reference to the subject
matter A supplemented man scarcely understands
political question till he has it in independ-
paper and to he refers for all important subjects
A decent independent press might do good and SER
viceable business here; but another party press will
have hard time of it.
Mr.. Calhoun, it is supposed, will again press the
line of policy which he brought forward during the
last session. to the consideration of Congress, and
his friends here already breaking ground for him
in regard to it, This line of policy to be the SOUTH
ern antdote to the Wilmot proviso and in proportion
the latter grows stronger do the friends of Mr. Cal
hOun hope to force their champions policy the
ton. My own humble opinion is, that such line
of demarcaion will be drawn between the North and
the South and that the patriotism and the consdera-
tons of national will be stronger than any po-
cal sect party that counter to the prevail
ing popular sentiment
WASHINGTON, Nov s, 1647.
At the time that the Cambria sailed, MAJOR Hobbe,
first Assistant Postmaster General, had not yet con-
cluded postal arrangement with the British Govern
ment Negotiations proceeded very slowly, and it
was with great difficulty that Major Hobbie obtained
access to the persons who alone have the power ia
cilitate the matter imagine that the prelimnaries
are too long, and that the arrangement to be conclud
ed u.s. on the part of the British authorities so full OF
little details and mnutie, that agent, before re-
turning to this country will scarcely have time to
range more than the basis of an amcable understand
ing between the Post Office Departments of the two
governments to be perfected subsequently circum-
stances may permit
More cheering than this is that from France
and Germany, where our agent did not meet with the
slightest obstacles and where all the arrangements
are now perfected, which will lead a regular, con-
slant, and cheap communication with them England
will yield the point, when Congress will be ready to
e act in the premises, and not before.
The reduced postage letters is beginning to work
exceedingly WELL and the deficit in the revenue
stoned by it is rapidly disappearing. From $SOOOOC
the first year of the enacting of the BILL had dwn
died down S640. 600 and during this year the de-
felt will scarcely reach the figure $4,000 Embold
ened by this Unexpectedly happy result of measure
which much contributes to civilization, the Post
master General will probably propose, in his report
the introduction of uniform system of cheap p0stdg,
throughout the Union similar the penny postage In
9 England, a measure which will be hailed with uni
versal applause by the whole community, without dis
tnction of party.
Should any thing interfere with the P. M. Generals
u designs in this respect, it will be the exactions o
. the Railroad Companies who already receive mos
undue proportion of all the compensation paid by the
Department to contractors for mail If these
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