The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-11
important from Washington.

Our private advices from Washington are "a
thsr of an important character.
We learn that the Committee of WAYS an,
Means OF the House intend to report to-day bill
tor the issue of tiOsnty three millions of 1rsasura
NOTES, to bear an annual interest of sir per cent
TO be funded, necessary.
This, our special correspondent assures US, 1!
10 be the report of that committee today, and
there can scarcely be doubt, if it be presented
OF Its immediate passage through tho House
The absolute necessity of some measure of the
sort is so apparent, that Congress will hardly dare
10 retain its consent for the issrs of these notes
The war must be conducted vigorously; the
government must have money.
Important Inteili geace from alexfeo an d the
Seat OF War-What Is Congress doing!
Three mails reached this city yesterday after
noon from rew Orleans, bringing some highly
important intelligence from the City of Mexico
and the $, at of war This will be found on the
outside.
1t is, arst: that the Constituent Congress Of Meg
leo to negotiate for peace until our forces
wilhdra,on frons her territory.
Second. tha. SaltiAo is threatened by Santa
Anna at the head of t,osmty thousand troops.
According to this intelligence, the Mexioans are
determined to carry on the war TO the utmost OF
their ability; and Saltillo with population Of ten
thousand Mexicans, Tho are kept in subsection
by Worth, with not over twenty-five hundred
Americans, is threatened with an attack from
an overwhelming army of the enemy, from San
Luis, numbering ten times the American force,
while Taylor is at Victoria, B ltler at Monterey,
Wool 1T Parras, and Patterson en- route for
Tampico.
1t is to be hoped that this news, whether it
proves true not, will have its proper effect on
Congress lit be not true it shows how easily our
small force, when scattere1 can be attacked in
detail and be seriously injured in its operato Il
is to be hoped, therefore, that Congress will at
ones see the danger of any longer delay, and act
promptly and vigorously for the energetic prose-
cu'ion of the
Something must be done at once Money and
men must be furnished sufficient to everrun
Mexico before the warm season sets in There
is not day to be thrown away in petty SQUAD
bles or speeches for Buncombe If Mexico will,
not negotiate fairly for II peace. she must be
whipped till she cries hold enough
There is contemp tible under hand plot now
being carried on at Washington by a certain por-
ton Of the wing party, for the purpose of de.
feating the early termination of this war,
and making political capital for the presidential
election in 1915 The clique of politicians who
are engaged in this plot, omit no opportunity of
venting their spleen and malice against the admit
nistratioh, and even discrt and falsify facts and
statements, in order to produce an impression
that the war is unpopular among the masses, and
that the country might now be in the enjoyment
of peace, it not for the rashness and haste of
the President, in forcing on and hurrying the
Mexicans into committing an overt act of hostl-
liy (which would justify our crossing the bounda.
ries between the two nations, and carrying on
the war in the enemy's country. And while
they are thus engaged, Santa Anna with an over
whelmng force may be laundering at the gates
OF Saltillo, and pouring in his shot and shells
upon the devoted heads of a handful OF brave
AHeIivaus.
The able Message delivered by Mr. Polk, and
the explicit, clear and forcible manner in which
he depicted the Christian forbearance with which
the repeated insults and injuries that were thrown
upon the United States by Mexico, were borne
and submitted to, demolished every position as
sumed by the wings, and deprived the political
capital makers in Congress OF q particle OF
ground whereon they could take a stand against
the administration, as far as the commencement
of the war was concerned and, deprived of all
hope of success in this respect they changed their
tactics, and laid hold OF the question of abolition
rs a lever wherewith to accomplish the end they
desired. They accordingly mixed this question
with every measure that was proposed for raising
ways and means for carrying on the war, and in
sist upon inserting proviso, that in any terri
tory which may come into hands by the war,
slavery shall be prohibited. And while they are
thus engaged, less than one thousand American
troops at Tampico, kept constantly on the
watch to prevent surprise from ten thousand
Mexicans.
The loud mouthed defamation of these pa /
triotic philosophers and president makers, is pro-
pery appreciated by the people, who appear to
think that more than a conscientious horror of |
slavery is at the root Of their opposing it early
and at a time so Inappropriate. The people think |
that it is time enough to talk about slavery in the
territory, after that new territory shall have
been first coded to by treaty, and regularly an
nexed to the United States. They think it is time
enough to talk of slavery, when the question of
forming territorial government. over the new ter
ritory shall be brought the carpet; and that at
the present time and during the continuance of
hostlities it is the part of patriots to supply the
President with every means in their power to
conquer peace as speedily as he can.
We question very much, from indications here
and elsewhere, whether those consprators and
intriguers will reap any ben eft from the course
they are pursuing Ia fact we convinced,
that they are pursuing suicidal policy, which,
il persisted in will assuredIy rebound to their de-
feat and disgrace in every State of the Union.-
Can these men for a moment suppose that tho
war is not popular they do, they sadly
misinterpret the signs of the times. Have
they not examples bef,re their eyes of the
utmost fervor and patriotism being develo ped |
In every part of the country-in every village, |
town, and hamlet, in every State Do they not
see volunteers offering their services in larger
numbers than can be accepted, and our cities
and State Legislatures appropriating money,
without stint, for their support, until mustered
INTO service Do these facts afford them any en-