The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-14


Saturday last, and upon this presumption that
he did, we may avail ourselves Of it on the
visit to the federal city we propose to make
shortly =
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FOR Mr.. JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
AIHBm 10 FkAHcz THAT Is TO NJ
Mr. JAMES GUTHRIE
Thursdsys, Dec 10Th, 10th; Jan. 18th, 2sth; Feb
r st. Bn 18th l4th.
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We admire this new fashion of invitations.
1t is like that recommended by Doctor Frank
lin, of saying grace by the lump over the pork,
and beef and flour per barrel, and molasses per
hogshead, and whiskey per gallon. 1t is eco
nomical, for it saves the expense and trouble Of
separate invitations for each party. By the by,
the hint to follow DR.. Franklin's notions in
this respect, was, perhaps, given by Mr.. Marcy,
to sustain his edict about coat tails and
breeches, la Franklin, to our ambassadors
abroad
We commend the style of the invitation de-
cidedly, and the card paper and copper plate
engraving thereof are both of the finest kind.
Is it in the free list?
We begin to understand the Cabinet at Wash
ington. Like the guest at the hotel, who re-
quested the landlord to serve up the flies and
dirt on a plate separate from his soup and
meats, they seemed to have considered it best
to put their stupid blunders, like the Guthrie
their good productions by themselves. We
approve of this, and hope they will stick to the
rule, and we are not certain that, between q
portion of them, at least, and certain political
tricksters in and out of Congress, who care not
fig for principle, but where opposition origi-
mates in pure selfsbness, and who are of the
stool-pigeon stripe, we shall, by and by, in
cline to the side Of the administration. As
grandfather Richie used some forty years ago.
to say, nous rerrons.
The LOWER CALIFORNIA FmLBUsTERING ExPE-
DITIoN.-The news which we published yester-
day of the movements of the fillibustering foray
into Lower California will astonish the folks on
the other side of the Atlantic A bark sets out
from San Francisco with forty five tfesperadoes
on board, armed to the teeth, and ready for
any thing. They cruise for five hundred miles
along the peninsula Of Lower California; they
land at its lower extremity, dispense the local
authorities. appoint President and cabinet,
adopt code of laws, a head of the army, and q
head Of the navy, all from their own number;
and then, when they have eaten the provisions
OF one village, they march in body to another,
dsperse the authorities again. and proclaim
Lower California an Independent republic. A
republic, executive, civil officers, army and
navy. and all from body of forty-fve men.
Captain Walker puts to the blush, in cool
and daring audacity all the achievements of all
the fillibustcros of modern times. Lopez is
eclipsed, Caravajal is small potato, and Count
BOulbon is nowhere, in the presence of Capt
Walker. Wildcat himself is outdone by Cant.
Walker. and Billy Bowlegs is the only man that
can hold candle to him. In plain English,
however Capt Walker diminishes from the ma
jesty of liberator to the contemplate character
of tllibuster-a fillibuster upon the high seas.
and on the dry land a fllibuster. In proclaiming
himself President of an Independent republic,
and that republic the province of power with
whom we are at peace, he proclaims himself an
outlaw, beyond the pale Of our protection while
in the Mexican territories, subject to the ha-
yards Of piracy upon the high seas, and liable to
punishment if he escapes back within the limits
of the United States,
Our government will have to answer to Mex
leo for the escape Of this expedition from San
Francisco And whether the administration
are, or are not, at the bottom of the plot, they
mi eli
doubt it would be q godsend to Gen. Pierce
about this crisis, to get into another war with
the Mexicans. 1t is, perhaps. his only chance
now of salvation And it is possible that Count
Boulbon, Just before the receipt of the news
from Capt. Walker in the city of Mexico. had
mysteriously disappeared with a body of men
ne was permitted to raise for the defence of Du-
range against the Indians-it is possible that
Count Boulbon may have gone up to Cooperate
with Capt. Walker, in which event these fllibus-
teros may spread the fire along the whole from
tier, and get US into regular row with the Mex
lean Dictator before we expect it. But if Count
Boulbon has left Mexico in good faith, to fulfil
his contract against the Durango Indians, then
we are afraid we shall have too soon to lament
the downfall OF the new republic, army and
navy included, it not the sudden decease of the
redoubtable Capt. Walker. What is Marcy
doing? Are we at peace with Mexico or are
we not?
Population OF Utah Territory.
From the minutes of the Mormon g neral Coafer
which was held in srea Salt Lake City IL 9th of o,
tobtr last We gather the following Statistics in which IL
embraced the entire population Of Utah territory
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