The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-07

f'SDo"J saw dOSurulfy Oh tue Vi
sionary prosTect their military governors had
held forth to them; and the election OF Herrera
( 70 Congress, who had consented to re-
! ceive Mr. Sldell, and would no doub,
. have done if he had remained at the
/ head of affairs, together with "a msiority OF his
party, called the peace party, is conclusive that
public opinion in regard to the war had under
gone change BY the last accounts from Mexi.
Go, we learn that the impression prevailed there
hat Herrera himself would be elected Presi-
tent, and that overtures of peace would be
Immediately made. 1t is also stated in the last
Jews that the do partments of Yucatan and Ia
basco had been tho scene of another revolution.
I'D had pronounced against the federal govern
ment.
All these movements are straws, and we
We mld not be surprised to find that propo-
siti sns for ending it will soon be before our
gov eminent. from the Mexican Minister of Fo.
reg Affairs, by direction ofthe Constituent Con.
gre IS.
he declaration OF Santa Anna in reply to the
exp ressed hope Of General Taylor, of peace being
soon restored, that he hoped the Congress would
act as shall be most conducive to the interests of
the 'epubEc, but believed that no overturcs of
pea Go would be listened to until our army and
navy were withdrawn, is not worthy o; remark
one way or the other. He is now the servant of
the people, and while he pretends to act their
bido ING, he IS connecting his own plans of per-
sonal aggrandsement He knows he cannot
conn pete with the American forces, and is, no
doubs, anxiously awaiting the action of Congress-
and eagerly expecting propositions of peace to
emal aate from it.
Nj .antims, our army and navy are making
ever arrangement for a terrible battle which will
give us peace, no matter even if no offers of
peace are transmitted to us.
OPINIONS OF THE ENGLISH PRESS We pub sh
In aother part of this days paper article from
the Cape Town Zuid Afrikaan, ofNov. Is, on the
subj ect Of the Kafir war, and we insert it for the
pur pose of contrasting the sentiments of the Br.
tlsh people towards the Kafrs, with whom they
are at war, and the sentiments they express to-
wal Ills the Mexicans, with whom the people OF
the United States are at war; We beg particular
ate ntion to the parts in italics, which we are
sur'' will as well apply to the Mexicans as to the
katrs. The British accuse us of waging war on
teak and defenceless people but we ask, are
the Mexcans weaker than the Kafirs, who.
the say have rslost all claim to clemency, mode.
ration, and consideration"
AMERICAN CoAsrINa TRApE-The report of the
Secretary of the Treasury of the number of coast
ing vessels in the United States, is the subject of
agraat deal of comment among the commercial
men in this city We are compelled to say that
we. never saw official document containing so
many glazing errors as it does.
! In yesterdays paper we pointed out palpable
error that affected this city, wherein the number
OF coasting vessels OF five hundred tons and up
w;irds belonging to New York is set down at
two, but we perceive that Boston fares much
w'Irse than this city does. Boston is rated as
having sixteen steamers, and two hundred and
twenty five sailing vessels, while little Perth AM
boy, in New Jersey, is rated at having fourteen
steamers, and two hundred and thirty.one
sailing vessels. We cannot cay whether the
surprise Of the people Of Boston is greater
than that Of the people Of Perth Amboy;
bit we have no doubt that the Perth Am.
b'yites are com pletely bewidered at the com.
mercial prosperity that the report says they en-
JOY. and which they had no idea of before.
The sooner this report is corrected, the better
| The HEIRS OF THE LATE Gov. ToMPKlNs-The
heirs of the late Gov. Tompkins, ex Governor of
the State of New York and ex Vice President of
the United States, have petitioned Congress for
the payment of several large sums of money,
due to him from the United States, for services
rendered, and for money loaned by hin to the 60.
vernment, amounting to S35, 100. We have read
all the proceedings in the case, and consider that
there never was a clearer claim presented. We
earnestly hope that Congress, will lose no time in
passing BILL to pay it.
IHR VOLUNTEERS Several complaints from
friends OF the volunteers and COL Burnet,'s regi-
ment, have reached us, to the effect that the men
have not yet received either their advance pay,
or any portion OF the $4,000 appropriated for
their use by our Common Council. We have
no doubt that if these statements are true, that
some good and sufficient reasons exist for them
Col. Stevenson's men were not paid, we believe,
until the day previous to their leaving this port;
and If the men wish to leave their pay here for
the benefit OF their families or friends, as has
been stated to us, they can easily accomplish it,
rs they did. We have doubt that the officers
anxious to- and will do, full Justice to the vo-
! lunteers who have forsaken their families and
homes, to fight the battles of their country under
them.
| AMERICAN WHALE FIsHERY-In another CO.
lumn of this days paper, we give some valuable
statistics from the New Bedford shipping list,
showing the amount of tonnage engaged in this
branch of commerce; the imports of oil and bone
INTO the United States, during the year 1876. The
table shows diminution in the whaling fleet, in
one year, of eight Ships four brigs, and one
schooner, amounting to 297l tons. The imports of
sperm oil have fallen Off nearly one half since lSl5,
and whale oil and bone nearly as much
DISTINGUISHED ARRrvAL.-The Hon. Daniel
Webster, who has been for the last ten days at
Boston, arrived last night at the Astor House, on
his return to Washington, to resume his legislative
duties.
MILITARY observation-disclosures the number of