The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-30

nsr which contracts for butter and cheese mot sausa-
class Of articles which required be contracted for
by the department. and given to the lowest bidder To
picai climates they must be put up in particular
otherwise they will not keep The cheese gets full
Of insects. and the butter oily and rancid The average
thus making the cost doubles and these articles have
be purchased, often abroad at enormous prices.
calculation has been made in of and
clothing and has been ascetained that the loss is nine
thousand dollars per annum, as compared with the
that the butter put up in the Irish mode for the English
navy. was toerably well preserved. A gentleman from
New York has made butter and cheese in this way and
they have lasted longer and better than similar
articles from any quarter. There actual saving Of
nine thousand dollars pcr annum: Another mt
he designed to submit was with respect to the coal
beavers and fremen, who receive from eighteen to
twenty dollars month"; while the sailors receive but
coal HEAVIER gets sick and sailor is detained to do his
duty, the sailor shall receive the compensation Of
fireman or the coal HEAVIER. This would satisfy the
sailor. 1t would prevent what is called skulking.
soMETHING ABoUr WAR.
Mr. EwISo. Of Tennessee, thought that this most
remarkable war he almost said il q most foolish
war We had, in his opinion arrived ct point whore
We cannot advance without danger, and cannot reccde
avoidabe, we the guilty party, whatever may
have been the conduct Of Mexico There was one thing
sister republic by our side weaker than own and
we should have set her example II he had
been President he would have gone to tho extreme Of
that 10 all conduct we have seized every thing
produce such state OF thi rs would Justify US in &C
quring territory from her. Mr.. Polk not q sove
reign. who make war for purposes Of conquest !;
he could not make civil governments. Captain stock.
ton and General Kearny will be astonished to learn
that the President has disavowed their acts They
the saraps whose heads to be thrown the bat
usmenss. The establishment of civil governments In
mexieo except such existed unnecessary II is
shameiu on the part OF the administrations and the do
minant party that they should undertake. at this lato
day. 70 deny that the main object the war was to
qusr ana acquire from Mexico portion of her territory
Is as plain as the shining Of the noon day cover
rup as gentlemen may. We looked with greedy ewes
on the territory notwithstanding possess an inn ense
domain Tho charge Of aid and comiortv N The sns
my as applied to American citizens by the President ia
not believed IN any quarter With regard 10 the four.
teen gentlemen in the House who vote to Recognise The
existence off war, ia May last they possess as much
virtue and honesty of sentiment any of the memhsrs
OF Congress. The President has not prosecuted m war
with energy. Mr. Ewing willing to set Mr. Polk on
one side, aud General Taylor on the other and saw
look at this picture and then at that and ask whether
the not Hyperion to a Sstyr. Mr. PolK's al.
rections from the White House, acted drawback on
the war. We may not get additional forces to
Vera Cruz until the vomito prevails The President has
failed in his duty Why has he not called the seven
teen thousand volunteers yet remaining under the act
of May. Mr.. Ewing would vote for almost every mea.
sure with view to end the He peace man.
We must conquer peace some way. He would not,
however, vote fora Lieutenant general (sughtsr)-