The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-01

Aakirs In Wsshington.
WAsHISeToN, Jan. 80, lsas.
The Cf1fe of the Cnss

The State Of the Case.
We are all in confusion, and in confusion dali
ly becoming worse onfounded. II Is complex
intricate aud inexpicable confusion. Demo-
Gratis and whigs, we are all perplexed, and stand
p,,erlv AZ a loss which way to move. Millions
I,ucifer was never in a greater qusndary. The
chances of peace-ihe great issues dependent
ppor the prosecution OF the war-the squabb,es
in the army-ths suspension of Scott-the Trist
mys,eries-tbe position of Mr. Clay-the grow
inr popularity of General Taylor-the returning
affection Of the old wings to their old leader, and
crthe young wings to a man that can put the bill
straight through its three readings in day-the
perpcxities of Mr.. Polk-,he perplexities Of Mr.
Buchanan-the start Of General Cass in the
race-and, more than all, and worse than all, and
more sign hcant of trouble than any thing else,
the horrid division in the democratic family In
York State-the Greenland icy GOODNESS between
John Van Buren, and Secretary Marcy, and then
the rapidly approaching crisis In trade, COM
merce and currency.-the strlHgeney & OF + tn. the
sury-the slim prospects for good loan
the necessity OF taxation; and looming through
all these dreadful phantasm 'gorla OF the
political panorama, black, fearful, gigantic,
and smoky, rises, like demon at some in.
fernal incaotations over the witches cauldron,
the raw head. the grinning skull and cross
bones of the Wilmot proviso-lhe spectral, bony,
and black, and grin ning, like cannibal In his
drunken orgies
As far as we can make it ont, this is the state
of the case. All hands stand aghast, Not a
man dares move forward without feeling his
way like a blind man on tn. verge OF chasm
General Ciss puts on a bold face In the Senate,
but he betrays al arm at every, cross question
fsom the other side. He seems like man play
ing desperate game, and is suspicious thai his
cards are known. He confesses, by his very SEN
sitiveness, all that could be asked He is found
out. He is too honest TO be the successful poll
tclan Hi conscience overbalances his Judg-
ment, aud his attempted evasions of his position
6etray the ground he seeks to occupy. And at
this present writing, everything else Is all in the
fog except the position of General Cass. He &C.
cepted last fall from the President the office. of
chairman Of the Military Committee. Thus tar
he had the vaatage OF all competitors. he mas but
one course TO pursue ia taking the trust He
must make the most of 1t. He must keep up the
war. Peace will PROSTATE him effectively as
did the line of 10 on the Oregon question. The
prolongation of the war can have but one result
the annexation of Mexico. That capital Is his
BY contract it is his; he has bought 1t, and paid
for it, and II belongs TO him. Let the democratic
convention assemble with the war still pending,
aud he is safe, and Mexico is acknowledgement
tepec, Popocatepetl, iztacclhuatl, Guatzacualco,
Trhuante pee, and all-mines, mountains, lakes
and rivers-deserte, cities, towns and villages OF
some twenty odd States-Spaniards, half-breeds,
Quarteroons, Zamboes, Meztizzoes, leperos, ram
cheroes, vacheroes, arrleroes, priests, monks,
friars, churches, converts, monasteries, haclen.
das and iacales-pews and poems. alcaldes and
military chiettains, beggars and lazzaroni, fri
joles and piojoes, cayenne pepper and argua-
diente every thing Spanish, every thing Aztec,
every thing Zambo or quarteroon, every thing
Congo, or Guido, or Ethiopian; all this stuff OF
this motley, heterogeneous, badly; mixed, i'll
assorted, and halfsavage, halt-breed Republica
Mexicana, constituting the most inexplcable,
political salmagund, that has ever existed, will
exist, or can exist much longer. All this inter-
mixture of fermenting elements will become the
promising materials OF . territorial appendage
TO the United States.'
Well, sir, if any people can work up such ma
terials iato any thing fl to eat or TO trade, or to
wear, or to lay out In town lots, the Yankee boys
are the boys to do it. The South may well look
astonished, however, and cry out we are going
beyond the contract-we have got Texas /; for
Gods sake let us pause and reason upon the sub
ject.
But, gentlemen, you must reason quickly, or
the issue is made, and you borne away in the
current Gentlemen may cry Peace, peace"
but there Is ne peace. Ii is war, II must be war
1T must be annexation, 1t must be Cass, unless
you are bold enough 10 act as If the question OF
peace decides the question of the presidency.
The DocroR.