The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-12

struchon Of Carthage itself The appointment OF Lieu
tenant General under the present aspects OF the case
would he worse than idle To obtain peace, we nave
not stop with decisive victor but we have
20 reduce nation OF eight millions OF naii breeds
united for he first time since the expulsion Of me span
lard. While the Baltimore volunteers were IN tns CITY,
awaiting the shin Mnssachusets. they frequently par
sdsd the svenus bv night singing some such inspiring
1--WE are going to join the army,
We are going down. heigho
We will cross the Rio Grande,
And we II march TO Mexico"
THIS now is the only doctrine this Is the only adms
sable song We must march to Mexico We must dictate
psror ofhe Azecs broled upon he'd Of Goals shall
have to pitch the war in order the earlier to pro.
neighbours Here then we have at length sufficient
vent for patriotism The Of rs 600 already in
20 600. We have yet four months remaining Of fair
weather in Mexico Then comes the rainy season. when
The rain, II raineth every day."
flooding the pestilentia ea.utes along the sea
board, and changing very dry gully in the mountains
into impossible torrsat Action, despatch CELEBRITY
demanded Of the Executive of Congress of the people
and Of the army.
The proceedings yesterday in the House without
parallel, considering the extremity of the crisis Ge-
tween the fear Of giving the President the appointments
Gstion, there was desdiy strnssls ending in
battle. We suppose that on the meeting OF he fos use
rsain there will be sn understanding one way or h I'M
other snd il Father Richie may be trusted the PHI
will be passed calling for the ten regiments as iesa'dl
troops, and not as volunteers The volunteer syMem
the regular service as certainly superior and the most
effective in its military discipline
Whatever may be the action OF the House the propo-
siion the regiments regulars Will meet with
stout in the Senate and especially upon the
ground that the Saes ought have the privilege OF mp
pofntng the officers OF their companies respectively
This indeed is the principal difficulty whether the Pre-
sdent or the States shall appoint the officers beapach
in the mus'erng Of the men every thing now. Volun
teers can be most readily rased-the volunteers have
proved themselves good soldiers and therefore, We
assured that the volunteer system ~ TO be rejected
though Father Richie has given rs TO understand that
they must be set aside.
We begin TO have some faith in the House. notwith.
standing its recent vasciatioDs The tea and coffee,
and the Lieutenant General rejectsns evidences that
the House disposed 10 sustain the administration TO
the uermost in s foreign and domestic policy rs far as
the necessities Of the times, aud the expedency OF the
proposed will allow and farther We like
aceDdancy of the ouse Che sovereignty Of the States
and The liberties OF the people for a these things
Involved in this doctrine The moral the tea aud co
foo question Is therefore coed moral and the deluc
tons deducihle from the rejection OF the Dplomaco
uonerslissimo better still The expediencies in the
one wore only quesoned the reasons the other
were net understood,
The success Of tho Croswe!l family in securing the
printing OF the next Congress under thu contract law
sords ld of speculation viii they establish press
here in opposition TO The WrighVa Buren,. Benton in
forest VIII they support Secretary Walker and Air
DgIiss win they urge the re nomination OF FOLK
WI they supp'nrt Father Richie To the last question
only respond. They couldn't If they would, and
suppose .hey wou'dnt il they could
Respectfully, THE DOCTOR'