Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-06-02
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CorreFpoudenoe Of the Pennsylyanian
D WAsHINGToN, May 26.-The Committee oI
? Foreign Affairs, in the Senate, have had seve
= raj meetings lately, and another one to-day
aud bad under consideration the various pro
: positions, including the one submitted b. Judge
Douglas day before yesterday, as to the pro
, prietY Of clothing the President with extra
ordinary powers, for prompt action in emer.
geneiss where fsgrant violation Of the Law
! Of nations has been, or shall be, committed, BY
Outrages on our flag, our aOil, our citizens, OF
upoa the property Of Americans. The CON-
mittee are almost unanimous in their views
and will shortly bring forward a general pro-
position, comforting upon the President full
I power to redress the insults that have been,
and are, continually being practiced upon our
vessels.
The New York Herald, that great ConserVa-
| tor, or rather Institution Of the day, has some
sensible and pertinent remarks upon this sub
| lect. L discusses the question Of a war be-
l tween the United States and Great Britain in a
manner which may not exactly suit our cou-
I sins across the water. The editor of the Her
/ aid, who evidently has no special love for Eng
land, says: There has been no time for a
long ssries Of years past, and will not be foE
/ very many to cone, when such a war would
I infict upon US 50 little injury and bring so
/ much benefit as now. Our foreign commerce.
I has dwindled down to its minimum point, aud
our domestic trade is stagnant, through the
I effects Of the late financial revulsiOn. Under
the curtaiment which our commerce with for
I eign nations has undergone for the past six
months, there is probably not One-tbiTd Of the
American interests sfioat now that there was
one year ago. OEiBg to the same cause, the
I five hundred millions Of specie m the country
has left the healthy channels Of circulation,
and is in a large degree accumulated as dead
weight in our bank vaults.
II We should now be carried into a naval war
WITH England, it would have both a present
and prospective effect upon US which would, In
the aggregate, be very advantageous. In po-
itical point Of view, it would stop at once all
this senseless sectional agitation upon the sla-
very question. Il would settle forever the ia
riff discussion, by stopping for time our rev.
euus from foreign trade, and force US at once
into the system Of direct taxation, which we
are now rich enough to bear. 1t would neces-
state the immediate construction Of a wagon
road to California across the shortest route !;
and if the war continued long enough, would
build the railroad to the Pacific. It would set
tie forever this question Of the right Of visit
upon the ocean, and place our flag upon a re-
cOgniZed and permanent footing. It would
sweep away the Claytoa-Bulwer treaty, probs-
bly, bring Cuba into the Union, solve the ques-
tions hanging about Central America, sbolish
the last remnant Of the African slave trade,
anu NA-aAAEN NAN t-lAAN NAa1l VI eAA AtANAsu -
fairs, by showing practically to the Powers Of
Europe how little need the United States really
has Of their good viii .
The double-headed English mission, which
has been mOusing about here for the last ak
months, and the object and purpose Of which
no one here or elsewhere, is yet able to deci-
pher-this mysterious mission-just now are in
great tribulation. They are fearful that John
Bull and Brother Jonathan may come In cOlis-
Nv IN re that The Il anger il i'm
miheut. The quicker it comes the better.
The committee on Naval Affairs, Of the
House, have matuTed their bill and will report
it at the earliest possible moment, to build ten
sloops Of war Of small size, not 10 exceed
twelve feet draugbt. The bill will probably
BE- increased to twenty or thirty, and will be
strenuously urged by a number Of the leading
members Of the House. 1t is apparent TO
every one that there is a necessity, an urgent
necessity, for twenty, thirty, or even fifty Of
the above named slOOps or gun-boats; and 1t is
70 be hoped that Congress will act upon this
matter before they adjourn.
The Naval Committee have also proposed
bill increasing the pay OF naval officers. This
is as it should be. This arm Of the public
service has long been neglected, aud it is high
time that something should be done to put it on
an equal basis with the army for this latter
service receives almost twice as much as the
former, and their duties, it is well known, are
nearly the same. Such inequality should not
exist. Congress, therefore, should change it
at once.
The impression generally prevails here, that
the session will be prolonged for another week
OF two. | do not believe II, neither do the
members and if the effort is made, my opin-
ion is that it will not carry. The appropria-
tion bills can and will all be passed, and that
is about all :hat Congress intends to do.
The loan bill in the Senate has already been
pretty thoroughly discussed, and they certain
! iy cannot talk much longer upon it without
exhaustiBg the subject. When It (ths loan
! bnl) is out Of the way, they will 90 on with
] the appropriation bills aud gstthen out of the
way. Rely upon it the session will not be ex-
! te lded. Lex.