The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-09
By TIL H MAILS.

WAsHINGroN, September 7, ls47.
Failure Of the Mail-Mr. Dir, General Kearny, and
Lieutenant Colonel Fremont The Wiimot Proviso.
Another failure of the New Orleans mail last evening
Truly, q most efficient Postmaster General
The numerous friends of Mr. Senator Dix viii rejoice
to learn that he is not yet about to retire from the
Of his State In the Senate Of the United
States 1t true however, that he did contemplate such
necessity. 1t apprehended that serious ndisposi
ton in his family would compel him to resign his sect.
but the state Of parties in New York at present. render
1t doubtful whether his place would be filled by demo-
crat and in such uncertainty Dix feels constrained
doubt, to make effort retain It, His resignation
would be loss to the Senate and the country
The which led to the arrest Of Lieu
tenant Colonel Fremont, will be the Of much bit
tsrness The issue between General Kearny and FIRE.
mont will not be permitted to rest its merits but
will be made the occasion of unnecessary display Of
bitterness both sides Both officers deserve high
praise for their good conduct and gallant services and
the trivial difficulty which has arisen should be much
as possible smoothed over, and not magnifed into
corous feud Those who seek to make egostical dis
play by the advocacy of either SIDE deserve the severes
censure and yet preparation Is being made to convert
this honorable difficulty between two meritorious officers,
arising from understanding Of their several in
sructons into dsgraceful wrange, in order TO graft
fly the nordinate thirst Of Of their friends for
The Wilmot provso Ia in danger Of total sxtinguish
ment The wings beginning TO that unsafe
issue, and the northern democrats will doubt drop It
altogether before the Presidential Of ls4s The
triumph Of that doctrine would lead the abandon
ment Of claims Mexico, which, besides being
act Of positive injustice citizens would disgrace
us in the eyes Of the world. say 1t will lead to the
abandonment Of claims Mexico, as, II the provso
be insisted upon it will drive the South oppose the
lustion of any territory whatever Mr. Buchanan
letter has placed this question in the cearest light 1t
might be better the abstract that slavery should not
exist In any territory may acquire from Mexco
but practical expedency Is better than abstract
right when that abstract right is positively unsttana
BILE without the most disastrous results Now results
the most disastrous would follow the Of this Will
proviso doctrine Southern Senators declared last
the floor Of the Senate Chamber that that floor
might be expected to be deluged with blood in the
of attempt being made to trample and insult the
South by the adoption Of this provso II the South
not be forced this question, then shall acquire
territory from Mexico, and shall have expended thou
sands lives and millions Of treasure making boot
less nroad her domain thus entsing disgrace
national name and suffering citizens to be dsfrsuded
and plundered by the pettiest powers Of the earth
There is faction ut the South not disposed to be
satisfied with the Missouri compromise but all moderate
will support that compromise the bond Of union
between the North and the South. GALvIENsIs.