The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-27
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS,
Our Washington Correspondence.


WASHINGTON, Dec IS, 1840.
The Pvesdeats Message-Haportant Omissions Resokl-
tons Of Inquiry TO be Proposed Splendid Schedule Of
the administration Hostility Of the South, re.
The message of the President Is subject Of general
discussion II is brief enough, considering the hume
rous things adverted to and recommended. II Is sum-
GENTLY positive in most things but on the great qses-
ion Of although eminently conservativeit does not
meet the necessities Of the Every sensible man
will stand by Old Jack in his devotion to the Unisn
but the question is California be admitted into the
Union with safety, without some COMPROMISED The
PRESIDENT recommends It, He also recommends the po-
Icy OF mastery inactivity with regard to New
Mexico, but says nothing of the boundary dispute be-
tween that territory and the State of Texas, ques-
tion which will probably be the most serious and per-
picking Of the present session Of Congress This boun-
Diary dispute involves nearly the whole vast territory
OF New Mexico including Santa Fe and the little towns
and ranches for thousand miles along the river
the eastern side. Before New Mexico DO anything,
her boundaries must be defined. She neither form
State or territorial government without boundary.
She has has settled boundary Texas claims her by
the terms OF the Annexation On the other hand abe
maintains her boundary conceded before the Mexican
war, in spite Of Texas, although the dispute between
them has nearly been carried to actual hostiities
Congress therefore, cannot wait in the case OF ew
Mexico. Something must be done By Congress before
the people of New Mexico do anything. the
boundary must be settled and in defining 1t, the whole
question OF slavery comes up for consideration tne
claim Of Texas ia admitted she gets territory enough
foranotber southern State II rejected New Mexico
will have territory enough for savehodng state
alongside Of Texas. The case Is pressing IL must be
acted upon by this Congress and at this session aud 1t
will probably give rise To debate and more trouble
in Congress than all the recommended in the
difficulty so prominent could scarcely have escaped
the attention Of the President; and only ac-
count for the omission Of recommendation on this
important subject from the extremely perplexns ma
ture Of the thing. OF the wisdom a emitting TO
touch subject thorny have nothing to say but
apprehend that before many weeks, General Taylor
by resolution, will be called to inform the House
what have been taken by the government in
reference to the eastern boundary Of New Mexicoi
whether the military line isid down oy GENERA,
recognised or whether the government In It's super
vision OF New Mexico as territory recognizes the claei
cfTexas to the line Of the Rio Grsnde aud what in the
Presidents opinion is the proper policy 10 bs adopted
by Congress, In relation to this disputed boundary
The Mcrmons. alGo appear TO have been completely
overlooked by the President. But this subject all
the information required will be found ia the report OF
Mr.. Ewing to which the President refers recon-
mendation, however, may still be required
The reoommen dations Of the President In regard to
internal improvements, surveys for railroads, &c. the
increase OF the amy the employment OF war steamers
in the navy, IAN excellent thing leave room for ex
penditures, which, II passed viii probably require
loan twenty five thirty millions instead of sixteen
The recomme dalton for an agricultural bureau, to
be attached TO the Department If the Interior 40 far
from meeting With fay orable reception will strength
en- the disposition in the Senate to abolish the depart
entirely calculated to absorb the powers Of the
States and to become runously expensive establish
ment
With respect to California itself the question of the
reception Of her constitution involving II does the
balance Of power between the North and the South, will
be resisted to the last extremity by the South in both
houses In addition to their objections to the provso
the South will maintain that the adventures In Calf
fornia forming the constitution are not qualified by
settlement to form State governments that they may
disappear with the gold and leave nothing but the Ia
diana to administer the State laws In fact, the ad-
mission Of Califoi mia will be dific alt business
The silence Of General Taylor on the slavery cues
ion-bis decided recon mendstions for a protective
tariff and internal improvements and general system
OF liberal expenditures are all obnoxious to the South
and they will all contribute to vigorous eppolition OF
the ADMINISTRATION at every step.
Altogether, the policy Of the Administration Is suf
fceItly defined and from the reading OF the message
In the two houses the two great parties rapidly
recognising for active hosties IL IL only the exact
line upon the flayery question that has yet TO De
drawn California and New Mexico will do that.
merry Christmas and n happy New Year to the
editor of the Herald his family and the persnes OF
his establishment. Prene< gdrde.