The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-06
WAsHtNeroy. Jan 2, lS43
Congress and the M-rican Ques ion.

Congress and the M-rican Quesion.
All that has been done by Congress- hitherto has been
preliminary The business. of the session will
Ia reality Tomorrow The army bill, reported BY Mr.
Cass last weak, sad taken up Thursday last, will
hove the precedence to morSev and its discussion win
open up the whole Mexican question.
Theirs has been much idle Keeling on TINS same ez
have tner belief that nobody in the United
States coutempA this annexation Of the whole Of Mex
leo This is great IN stake Every body in the United
States weighing tbs question: and the Senators
have been specializing upon it In Its political
-specsskins themselves and each other, how 1t will
affect tbs party in the next Presidential election. This
msy be deemed seand1lam mIsnstam but it is, never
| less, true.
Ia the midst O. the chaotic uncertainty that reigns at
present, there is one thing the party op
eosnx the annexation Of ths whole of Mexico ii there
be peace in the meantime, which i hardly possible,
will be defeated in the next election maotty Of the
people will .ssuredly be found before next November In
favor OF the seizure of the whole Of Mexico The COM
mercia and mercantile ciasses-ths great conservative
Interest of thi: c)uutryw see IN that eavs
| ton from the danger which now threstens them, and
will be jealous to hasten the consummstion as they
have hitherto been to oppose 1t
The aboitonsts OF the North will scarcely offer to IT.
ssrous oppc.itiop Mexico will be all free aad
queuty the North will have interest Ia opposing her
sonexstou The most serious opositon will come from
| south Csrolins.
be overratet But from his Craftsmanship there IL
one thing taat dctracts-be Is not nationalist His
views bounded by what he deems TO be the interest
OF South Carolina This deficiency in the of
his greatness Is but natural His native State has
anything bud her TO states she
connected with them by great rivers No ssissip
p along her border tide oftrade and grafton
bud her TO her norhern sisters in the strong bonds
of interest and kindred She stands isolated from al
the rest Her citizsns are all natives Of her soil
Charleston her single port OF note has scarcely
trade but with foreign countries Slavery aad her TO-
reign commerce she cngs with desperate tenscty
and whateyer remotely threatens to interfere with the
one or The other puts her in furious passion To these
clements Of her character and position, her statss
me- sve esraea to make every other interest subsid
I IL NJ Calbnu, an his frenss oosed nnon the I'm
Ration Of thu whole OF Mexico from command
Ing point Of vew they would probably in greater
security instead Of danger TO their domestic nstitu
| tons BY the law Of nation, slaves are regarded
- free when they ttand upon the soil OF a
ocsping from Texas, or any other Southern state to
Mckee II that country remain independent Of the UNI
ted staten, will Therefore be FREQ II Mexico were an
nexed 60 the United States, slaves escaping thther,
the border, would, in accordsuce VITA law now
observed between the free aud slave States Of this repub
lie be liable 20 be reclaimed Even supposins then tn-
deed, the most reasonable 6upposition) tnat slavery
sheuij not exist in Mexico snuexsd to the Unte1
would IL not still D. Tor ths interest of the South
that she should b. annexed?
The question of real importance now IT, not whether
We shall take Mexico, but what we sh.u do VITA hsr-
she be governed by military rulers under the
lection Of the snitsd States, Ind governed By
the Eugh she may be i'm nsdisely annexed under
S'stss her admission into the Union equality
tue other States being reserved for future oc;a
| SION.
Me- Tests letter OF tho 2sh November Is the Latest
received frou him 10 Is nov ascersined that he did
down the train I'd AZ lett Mexico on the
9th nit H. ia probably waiting to receive the PROPOSE
tons Of tue Mexican missoners for the purpose
bringing them on to Washington The idea OF his en-
t,Ftanin tbsm himself after receiving his letter of
| call, Is pIeposterous GALYlENSIS
WAsHrNeroS, Jan 3, Isls
| Items of The Day
This morning we found lying the desks Of members
of the House copies OF General Cas- letter
| the and che Wilmot pr0viso ",
| The door keeper has made another sweep among the
messengers-Ri.cnell, of Ohio; Spencer, of Maryland,
| Gillespie, of New YORK and Cline and Martin, of
| The Docuaent Department, have bssn dismissed.
Drenera Jones Best and 5aesoa ave bsen appo sted
IL ia SAID that the Clerk has swept OF with the facility
a housewife does tbs cobvebs, Mr. Black Ga recent
whig appCi ntment) aad Edward French, Ia brother
OF the mayorD messsngers Card~ei, Of Kentucky, IN
! the place 81 the latter
J w Tstum, who yesterday preached in the hall, 10
bis bretheren aud sstersr-rs,n - here mission
OF peace from tbs QuaEers 20 induce Congrs, far
he has the ability u terminate HOSTILE ties with Mexico.
The NstionaI Wing gives notice that its editor
will take the edit rial clair to day Mr. suetbeu, not
log whig enough sodicates, aud George Wattersou,
formerly Librarian to Congress aud connected with The
Washington Monument Association the aceptrs
The Hon W. g. Myes Ia In the city, and visited the
CIpitol to-day. +.