The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-31


spttc,snlly iaiermed 10 ataAe. tM pfebsbIs,
however. that the Rio ofsnde may be fixed US
the boundary, and Upper California may be given
to the United States upon payment to the Mexi-
can government of the three millions of dollars,
after its mutual ratification by the governments
OF the two countries. If the money should be
paid over 10 Mexico at an early period, and the
American army should retire to the boundary,
it is very likely that new revolution might
break out in that country, and that the very
money given by the United States for peace,
would become the means OF renewing the war
in different quarter Whatever may be the
issue Of these negotiations, il is very certain
that Mr. Polk and his administration are placed
in most awkward misunderstanding like
that on the Oregon treaty. The treaty may be
considered the work of General Scott and Mr.
Trist; and we have no doubt that the friends
of General Scott, in Washington, and in this
city, have had private information of these move
ments in Mexico, and that the wing party in
Congress will support the treaty at all hazards
1t is not likely that Mr.. Polk-although treaty
has been negotiated contrary to his directions
and instructions-it is not likely that he will
sibility of doing anything hostile to its conir-
nation. He probably may be glad to get rid of
the responsibility of continuing the war, and
thus of placing the treaty on the heads of General
Scott and Mr.. Trist, if it should only be tree-
ty that would lead to renewal of hostilities as
soon as the American army shall leave Mexico.
What connection there may be between those
negotiations and the court of enquiry, is another
leading and important matter and topic of the
present day. We cannot be satisfied in our own
mind, that the President and his cabinet would
order court of enquiry on General Scott for any
matter growing out of those negotiations, even
if those negotiations were made without autho
rity on the part of General Scott. There is
mystery about this court of enquiry, and we
wait with some Impotence to see 1t cleared up
by some call on the President for the papers, and
correspondence, and facts leading to the ordering
and organization of that court
On the whole, it may be said to be certain that
treaty has been negotiated between the Ameri-
can and Mexican commissioners; that there was
every prospect of that treaty receiving the sane
ton of the Mexican Congress, which was to
assemble at Queretaro on the first of January;
that it may be expected to come from Mexico by
the next arrival from Vera Cruz, perhaps; and
that it may occupy the attention of the President,
and Cabinet, and the Senate, before three weeks
shall have elapsed. The effect Of all these move
ments, the negotiations, and the court Of en-
quiry, will be decisive, one way or other, on the
Presidential issues now before the country.
PRESIDENTIAL PRospRcTs The prospect of
Mr. Clay's election to the Presidency is increas-
ing very much in this latitude. If he can get
the nomination of the wings in the national con-
ventlon, of which there seems little doubt, and
then at the election get the voters of the same
States which supported him four years ago,
there appears every rational probability that he
may easily get the vote of New York, growing
out of the dissension of tho democratic party
here.
New York always decides the Presidential
election, and will again decide it, one way or
the other. The prospects Of the democratic
party are not bright. They may nominate one of
their best men, at the convention at Baltimore
but If he cannot get the vote of New York, there
is little chance for him. There is one man who
might help them much-,hat is General Taylor. A
certain branch of the wings have come out for
him here, and portion Of the democrats, in
other places, have gone in the same direction.
But the whig party at Washington seem to be 90.
ing for Mr.. Clay, and not for General Taylor. If
therefore, the democratic convention should
nominate General Taylor, they would be better
able to beat the wings than if they acted upon
any other policy, or nominated one of their own
men. General Taylor is thought TO be good
democrat his father was one Of the Virginia
democratic electors for Jefferson his brother
in Kentucky is democrats the rest OF his fami-
ly are democrats; and why should not General
Taylor be one also In this city, the Taylor
movement seems to lose ground every day, SC
strong are party shackles on both sides. We
much fear that the meeting of the 22d will prove
failure, unless something should turn up to
break down these CALLING party shackles. The
only good policy for that meeting will be to noml-
nate State electoral ticket, and let it take its
chance.
THE RECENT MEETING AT TAMMANY HALL.-A
new and singular policy was pursued IN getting
up the recent meeting at Tammany Hall. The
speakers all came from Washington-two Sena-
tors, and one of the editors of the Union. None
of the politicians of this city spoke on the
sion, and this forbearance was very prudent and
skilfu There are such bitter quarres here on
account of the Wimot proviso, and John Van
Buren's doctrines, among the democrats, that
none of them could have made public speech
without reference to these disputes, which would
have led to an uproar, and the meeting would
have broken up in row.
In such tcklish condition of things, the com
mlttee prepared resolutions only touching upon
the war with Mexico, and brought on speakers
from distant places, who knew nothing of the
divisions of the party here. General Houston
seems to have carried off the glory Of the