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Our Washingson Correspondence
WASHINGTON, August 8, 1850.
SPECIAL Messenger from 1sras-IHarttke Neacs-
Cabinet Councit-Mr. Pearsss Neio Bill to
Settle the Boundary Pho Killed Cock Robin {?
tPho says Mr.. Ss,oard is IN wtth this Aamisistya-
tton .f
We have already advised of the arrival last night,
of Mr. Thomas Howard, from Texas a sort of
special agent from that government to Washington.
In addition to yesterdays informatiou we UNDER
stand he brings a request from Gov. Bell to Gen.
Rusklto leave the Senate, and come on TO Texas,
to take command of the new Santa Fe expedition.
We all recollect the fate of the old Santa Fe ex-
petition of1S1, the object OF which establish
Texan authority in Sauta Fe. After toilsome
march of seven hundred miles, including a
desert of nearly three hurried miles wide,
El Llanos Estaoado, aud the tornado del
Mueto, or Dead Mans Journey. The expedition
arrived at point below Santa Fe, in such state
OF starvation and exhaustion, that the Mexican
Governor Armijo, poor, miserable coward as he
subsequently, in Gen. Kearney's invasion, proved
himself to be, found no difficulty in capturing the
whole expedition, appropri 4,ing the goods, and
sending the men, several hundred of them, 10 the
city Of Mexico, whence they were removed to a
long confinement III the castle OF Perote, this side
| of the city of Puebla.
Now, We do believe that any expedition from
| Texas TO Santa Fe, at this time, from the
| same causes, would share the same fate
The Rio Grande, AT this of the YEAR is not
navigabe higherup Than point seven or eight hun
bred miles below Santa Fe, aud al no season has it
been assembled by steamers TO iay point within live
hundred miles of Santa Fe, that the Texas rangers
would be compelled to the deserts and at the
most unavorable period of all the year, excepting
cad Ot ! n
upon, Therefore, il goes TO certain defeat. The
troops of the United States and the New Mexican
volunteers, well fed and hearty, will only have TO
60 out to intercept an army Of half starved men,
and animals reduced by starvation TO one-half the
original number
But that is not the danger We have no fear of
the conquest of New Mexico by Texas She
failed to take it from that miserable coward
Armijo, and his miserable Mestlzzo and sambo
soldiers. The danger is here. Whitever the
| hazards, the tolls and terrors Of the desert, we
| know that the Texas Rangers will not take them
| into the estimate. Once resolved, they will go.
The very perils of the adventure will be 10 them
| fascination; and hundreds of the wild young
daring frontiersmen will glory IN the trP, because
of the perils with which IL is surrounded IL they
go, there will be a collision certain-they will be
defeated from the exhaustion OF the deserts; but
will their defeat by United States troops rouse
up the whole of the Southern States to the aid Of
Texas And the blow struck, where is the struggle
to endl That's the danger.
Admonished and impressed with the necessity Of
some speedy action TO arrest the hostile resolutions
of Texas, the cabinet have been called to consult
upon the subject to-day. We have reason TO be-
eve that their consultation will result in salts
factory adjustment for we understand that Mr..
Pearce will introduce, on Monday, in separate
bill, the identical plan for government for New
Mexico and the settlement OF the Texas boundary,
that embraced 10 the original bill OF the COM
mittee of Thirteen, TO wit, government for New
Mexico-a boundary for Texas, concediag the dis
puted territory to New Mexico, and allowing to
Texas ten millions for the surrender of her
al. L,o Ia b.nn frntf- and thAyA
is general impression that such bill, standing
upon its own bottom, will pass the Senate very
readily. Indsed, we should not be surprised to see
it made the special order from the monent of its
introduction as il probably will be, if backed up by
message from the President.
Who broke down the Omnibus A great out
cry has been made against Mr.. Pearce but he
alone is not responsible.
Mr.. Bradbury killed the bill, by insisting upon
commissioners, instead of settling the boundary and
paying Texas the money.
Mr.. Benton killed it, by charging upon the plan
| of paying Texas, a scheme Of auctloneering the
| bill through the Senate on bids for Texas scnp.
Mr.. Clay killed il, by taking the alarm.
Mr. Webster killed II, by leaving the Senate TO
take place in the cabinet.
Mr. Winthrop killed it by downright opposition.
Mr. Bell killed il by cold support, upon heavy
| speech in denunciation of it,
Mr.. Norris killed 1t by requiring a dangerous
| amendment to support il.
Mr.. Dawson killed il by his amendment
MIR. Pearce killedn by striking out that amend-
Mchi ana all concerning the government OF new
| Mexico.
Mr.. Yulee killed it by dividing Mr. Pearce's mo-
| ton; and
| The Texas Senators killed the bill outright by
refusing 10 put New Mexico back again into the
bill
The President is so hard put to il TO get a little
crumb Of patronage-the late cabinet having de-
voured IL all like a flock of vultures-that he has
| been compelled 10 Withdraw from the Senate Mr..
Stewards Collector for Buffalo, with view Of
substituting a friend of his own "a Mr.. ketchum,
we believe). This does not look though Mr..
Seward possessed a controlling voice with the
administration But we shall know great deal
more by and by.