The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-12
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OUR RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.
The Steam Frigate Brooklyn Ordered
to Hampton Reads.
Mr.. McLane to Return Immed lately to
Vera Cruz.
Mira mons Proposed Blockade Of
Mexican Ports.
Anticipated Work for the Home
Squadron,
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WASHINGTON, March II, 1860.
Information has been received at the Department
Of State that the Mirsmon government, without
port in the world, is taking measures to blockade
Vera Cfuz and other ports ON the Gulf Of Mexico.
Our government has decided that it will respect no
such blockade and orders hayebeen given to oar ma
naval forces il the attempt is made to use necessary
force to protect American commerce. The Secre-
tary of the Navy yesterday ordered the steamer
Brookl,n to s,l Immediately to Hampt N Roads to
take on board Mr.. McLane and Colonel Picket, and
convey them to their destination. 1t looks now as
though our naval forces in the G ,lf would have
lively times in that vicinity.
BRANCH YORK.
lie House Committee Commerce have under co.,
SIDE ration bill duced by Mr. George Briggs 70 esta
b,hh bra oh mint in New York. The committee, few
d ago. addressed inquiries 10 the Secretary Of the Trcs
sur5 to the xpediency Of the measure, the cost Of
building, machinery &C. Mr.. Cobb called the Director
o,ie Mint at Philadelphia, Col snowden, aud also the
tlwoi'h fr ,epes to these inquiries. Reports we're re-
eesed estes day the Dol from both these gen.
.n"r. se,v dens report very long, and .abounds In
ersontc,s ard exaggerated statements He says that
there ssiy for branch mint at New York: that
Philadelphia supply New Workers with COIN that the
delay is Of consequence The expense OF transporting
TIE millions OF bullion from New York 10 Phua-
ceIphia, ant returning 70 New York. u
uifiug . d the risk 20 government oh -ouey u,h,pr.
He also states would require outlay Of
liz o. dollars TO enlarge the Assay Office building aud
erect tie maohicery rein necessary Tor coinage u
making this estimate the director ignores The existence Of
Asssy Chloe building, which fronts on Wall street He
says that the shop In the being only sufficient
o. craft OF melting, refining AID assayng would be
purchaee another lot and erect buildings,
at csss Of yer seven hundred thousand dollars.
Butterwcxth reports that New York being the focal
point commerce in the precious metals, o,spi
fest necessity for he Establishment OF In, lhst
Point that The same cause which have coated u's II
Londor, Paris and Vienna, indicate New lusk
the prof. place for such an establishment, that the
delay caused by sending bullion TO Phadepha operates
as ferrous inconvenience and loss to depostors; tr
over thirty seven millions Of dollars have besn
ed from The Assay Office to the MINT acos Of forty
thousand dollars 10 the government and 1t great rsk
frequently Eve hundred thousand dollars being at
time entrusted to agents Of express company that
the entire expense OF epar. ing the prese say Office
aud erecting machinery therein necessary for couasc
red not exceed the hundred thousand dollars
Here is s h, dinereace Of nine hundred thou and
lars between the estimate Il tie Director and that Of tho
Superintendent.
cASApiAv crac crrv TREATY.
Il was expected that tho Secretary Of the Treasury
would before th have communicated TO Congress tho 70
suits or biz invests atoms lao the workings Of the Cana
dian Reciprocity treaty. and the fac 10 whether tn
recent legislation in Canada for tho benefit Of the
Grand Trunk Railroad, ard the change Of tariff
there, have not practically violated the spirit Of
the treaty by discriminating against the trade Of
the United States and changing the status Of our produc
tons in their markets II this information not shortly
communicated resolution will be introduced requesting
the Secretary Of the Treasury communicate any facts
upon the subject in his possession very general feeling
prevails that Canada has not acted in good faith s
believed turns out 70 be that the provisions the
treaty, far Canada concerned be annued by
repeal Of the act Of Congress- without going 10 the ex.
tent Of abroga'ipg the convention itself
IHE GrBERyAroRIAL CONTEST IN PENNSYLVANIA,
appears now that the contest in Pennsylvania be.
tween Curtin republican, and Foster democrat viii oe
one, and the republicans viii obtain ille aid aud
comfort from the anti Lecomp,on democrats as Foster ia
slave code. failure TO nominate Douglas a, Charleston
and the adoption Of platform carrying slavery the
Territories however, may destroy FOSTERS capitsl,
as ii understood he is pledged to support tho
Chsy'eston nominee whoever he may be- The
Pennsylvanians in and out of Congress, are q
good deal exercised the subject and Forney com 81,
mens beth the republican and democratic candidates
fuspg to take decisive action for either until after the
Charleston nomination and platform made.
the SENATE PRINTING INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
The Senate Printing investigating Committee were ia
session most Of tho entire day yesterday Mr. Ford House
Printer, has not yet appeared before them Tue
present Superintendent o. Public Printing was ex
amined ct great length upon the subject of Post
Office blanks Such facts came TO the knowledge OF the
committee that unanimously resolved that the chair
should submit 70 the Senate the Joint resolution
suspendng the recent law, giving the printing Of
Posi- Office blanks by contract until Congress takes pro-
per action In the matter
THE QUARREL OVER TIVE PRINTING SPOTS
There = strong probability that the quarrel over the
printing spols between Bowman and Ford may result In
some benefit TO the country in the upseug Of the pre-
sent corrupt system and the establishment OF q ma
uond printing Office. The present law provides that
whenever the same document Is ordered by the Senate
and the House, the printer who frat the
ahall execute oil the work This Is done % as 10
avoid the expense Of double composition OF
the came document Whilst the House was fghtpg over
the election CT printer the Senate had ordered nearly all
the heavy documents to be printed by Bowman and
Ford ends that all the principal work in the hands Of
the Senate printer 10 Try and overcome this dihcuty
potion was introduced into the House on Friday osteu
sibly to expedite the work by repeating the
existing law, but really to enable
Ford TO. duplicate all the documents already
ordered by the Senate well House. and thus rob
the Treasury Of the extra money for the benefit OF Ford
and hn associates-he Republican Central Committee
Dsfrees, Moran, and some other bogus Journalists,
whofe names VIII be made public the inyes
i'gstog committee gets hold Of tho facts cilciatiy OF