The New York Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1846, Page 1

_—_- a THE NEW YORK HERALD. Vol, XII., No. 51=Whole No. 864. EW YORK, SATURDA Y MORNING, FEBRUARY 2l, 1846. ar. x anne = ——————————— THE NEW YORK HERALD. AFFAIRS IN nUROFE. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Proprictor. | Our Relations Saw | with England, DAILY HERALD—Every day. Price 3 cents per copy= | 1.5 i WEEKLY HEWALD—Evcrr Satariay—Price 6X cont | MSPaRNSDSERES site ia acne iasts ek | ud PRINTING of all kinds exoented with beauty and der ‘The Poltey of France and England towards | ae i ia . 1 re 10 the United States—Opinions of the Press, | Pt oo Eng fk Tan | ADDITIONAL EXTRACTS From the Foreign Papere received at the Office of the New York Herald. THE OREGON QUESTION. | ETT, ore of the (From the London Chronicle, February 3 a Sire Fong en Menara “traces” | . In another part of eur columas will > ALF the . aceon atens “ wera | debate in Congress on the Oregon question. We | DESCENT ON COUNTERFEITERS. | Bfieve to see that the speakers for the most part | [HE NATIONAL POLICE GAZENTE, of Febraary | bate no whit of their pretensions—‘ their voice is | +2 Ceontain, among its other deeply interesting nrti- | still for war;” or if any of the orators gives voice to | gles meeien ine ee ae {24> | opinions of a more pacific turn, it is simply done in ive Engraving, represeutiog the descent ofthe Police upos the | f8VOT of the position, that giving the year’s notice | a at Newark: rs " ,| Required by the treaty, cannot be considered by | Horrible Developments in relation to Restell, with a deve’ Great Britain as tantamount to a declaration of opment of the mysteries in Greenw i seem that ib) fi i othe, ag war. In this case it would seem the whole raw er ached viotan tees onus of violating the peace of the world is to be houses som, for procuriag aborsion: and thett tothesee aod dorrtace a sent tothe Penitentiary; with & chapter Om the practices of sbor id,” the pickoocket, ’ fatianation of the pds rete weir vba tS Sig Re ee es le Young gis, who murdered ber benelactress for a five pound Arrest of the Co it i it neta A a Mme pombe peta dl glean thrown on England; that is, the United States are to be allowed to take from us by legerdemain, in the course of a few zeae, hss we refuse to con- cede to direct violence. We greatly fear that the gentlemen whe hold this opinion at Washington de- ceive themselves—it is necessary for the peace of the world that this bone of contention should at once be removed, and an end be put toa state of constant apprehension, which would derange all the tions of commerce, and in fact deprive ‘secret transactions inary disclosures in the “ Hell” of Montreal. us of the most important advantages of peace. In “” Natlon oe tipitins Hirigrd creer, of the | the opinion expressed by Mr. Yancy, ipeaeens has ational Gazette,” against the ‘Papers. cq : “4 srapatat iy Reg atone ct tats | could ouly be lost by wars wey in. great measure t ish, ton, Jacl » the | it could on! yy war, We, in great measure, anepaye” Bill Hendricks, Bill Carts, Bill Wallace, and sarees fos oad this potas: bomnranated tn Teil, we operate ion to recent procoodings of the ro- telex that aap 200 or 390 citizens of the U. none a th eae iia to | States would have been found in the Oregon terri- tory; they are now to be numbered by thousands. It would seem, on the whole, that the resolution for giving the notice is likely to pass the House of Re Tesentatives; but this is not to be considered as fi- nal, for it must be upon the decision of the Senate that the question will ultimately depend. Now, when we find the voices in that Senate calculated as 27 for the notice, 26 against, 3 doubtful, there is nothing very consoling in the prospect. . It is difli- cult, very difficult indeed, to imagine upon what basis the calculations of American statesmen are founded, what opinion they can have of the strength and resources of their own country, what of the powers ot England. If all questions of justice, of right, and of title are to be cast aside, and the cal- culation on either side is to be reduced simply to this, which of the two nations has the most effectual } means to trample down the pretensions of the other islarat pawnbrokers, With ac unusual list of seductions, murders, "Enon AVE CEN TE for tale at the office, No. 71 Contre fnteltcetual wewsageuts'in the country. een tearm NOW READY, NUMBER TWO or MORRIS’S NATIONAL PRESS. HE SECOND “NUMBER ‘of this new, beautiful sate contents we Ireah, origiaal ted aevaiecfail otis, teres ‘and value~and the whole style end manner of the jour- Two dollars per eauge, “Slagle wemtee Oy estas Appin BURGESS, STRI: GER & 2B. ‘Wholesale Agents, 222 3: . feo tints ‘Cofser of Anu strest {oRRIKER'S SOLUT TON FOR THE HAIR, wie! will je grey hair to its original colorinafew | hy brute force, we fear ft licen 3 1 » at the citizens of the eve thar hele edema doube me itely oeeee ites, United States greatly deceive themselves as to their bees wold Deded d there would be no reason to com- | power either to resist attack or to carry on an offen- oy “ae ama at aoe tap changed to | sive war, in any way which will be proportionate to tng he hair. Nove nese +H. Striker? in red > iat See Lie a heey accrue na it to emeelves. e result of the most wi efile phoveie aad real aad er hied at Fo ROBT HAM would be te retard their progress tye Gouri aa stairs. » Newed Invik” | Century at least. As for the other contingency, we Ei are sorry to have even to consider irs. im" pr as ni, T HoMas aT a Pee tug “Tackle the fearful consequences to the United States that LGaiy Bip ected ik ies comme OE | mietolneconmity ensue, Upon what in tact can -- q ti e no! 16 soul ie west ve “! sctariahinas' roe. panes | alrea 4 vi under ‘e. dy distinct and opposing interests; a servile 4 Bare, — | Foquires but the speck tobe ied to the teins to pro c, a e epar! laid to the train, to pro- fo ack, Le en ene rneee Seances, maar. reat) {desolation a. wide-sotead that the mind rinks from contemplating the result. Their navy WINDOW SHADES, TASSE: CORD, &c. | (assuming it as efficient as as fe it ORR AST, aha ths subsersber will | goes) en ae outnumbered by the “ships "conte Posing our squadrons, that it seems an insult to the understanding to suppose any but one result. Again, if they deprive us of their cotton for a period, it has been pretty well demonstrated that in the end our East Indian ions can yield us the needful supply ; and thus the citizens of the United States, tor the sake of a few miles of sea-coast,more or le will have deprived themselves for ever of one o} the most fertile sources of their wealth; for the trade, once turned into another channel, will re- turn tothem no more. Are they now scheming to fix themeelves in California t—to extend their pow- er over Mexico’? But if they come unsuccessful out of the contest, all plans of this sort must be post- at No. 58 Chatham Street, New York, ‘One door from the corner of Chambers, 4 new, extensive, and assortment 0! ENT WINDOW SHADES; and quality, to be found Hot mention; ut: Tom our jes for mag ring.as well as for import think safel ion, wi iy ae ies acmnae cPRucetr cat Geet We a a a 1 ol jo penn ene So purchasers are respectfully invited to ves. DUNCKER New York, Feb. 7th, 1646. i) ‘é Bio term $10,000, 94,000, we ye ly to S vuins of money, ea is city | poned for another hundred years. Or is it their or Bi q LPeROAD, No. Tt Wall in the hope to stir up internecine war in Europe, under ee gt reer i 12 o'clock, or be | the idea that once having dragged France into the tween 3 and « iaa'im*re_| contest, they will be left to play their e in peace "WRAPPING PAPER. ~~ | om the other side of the Atlantic? Now 1f this be- 5000 BEAMS Cop, Crown and Double Crown rag and the calculation at Washington, we can but suy that orew paper, Cy ees le by alias aay yeare’ peace, Cd to Spee late Ree em- A proil great nations of the world together, in £8 ie ee Nee ioe. order, the party so doing wily diate act of TO THE LADIES—TO THE LADIES. injustice, would be a piece of political atrocity so heinous, that since the partition of Poland there would be nothing like it in history. There are many reasons, however, which would lead usto believe that such a calculation would be ill-tounded. The poliey ot France, according to the declaration of Guizot, would be strict neutrality; nor would it be difficult in any event to arrange matters so that the verata questio of neutrals might Le set at rest forever. It 1s but a slender thread to re the des- tinies of a count! mn to suppose that if Englund were to be compelled to choose between settlin; these rights on a footing satisfactory to France, an having her as an open enemy, that she would chose the latter alternative. The reason aires by M. Guizot tor his emphatic aeclaration neutrality, is such as to entitle him to the gratitude of the civil- ized world. Itis,to strengthen the hands ot the peace party in America—as for England, he affirms, and with reason, that she is anxious to preserve peace, and to make every possible concession. The debate in the French Chamber will, w prehend, have great weight at Washington. It isa solemn declaration at a solemn period. The chief tmportance ot M. Berryer’s IES having any superftuous of cast off Clothing to pose ot tothe ies of | en) can x4 cash Peet te 4 venting bo ‘te ‘Seeriber, af hes |. §. COHEN. N. B—Geatlomen’s Clothing und Purses sin bo by ‘All letcera through the Fost Office will be atzended to. y BALL DRESSES FIFTY PEK CENT UNDER THE COST OF IMPORTATION. Tie hartay pases larg rf schon 2 enabled ts F mpl d Ly wn beans ook ie phon 3 Dresses = “ry of Keabroilered Cellars, Chemiseties, cc. slight! ars, . ee. al Foiled, whichaze selling at lese than onethird. the ori ee.’ ‘The remainder of the stock of Winter Hosiery is of- Fired ae saunliy low prices i ion it lieved will be ches} 10. 373 BROADWAY. on inspectior any in the city. aay city. yon FREIGHT FOR PENSACOLA. net eng td Cg EALED PROPOSALS wi v 1s of i Bere, PROROSALS will be free, eeloete . Bi fr Ree ap hie ee tek oe Pec ana . 5 " Five and one bail cuble. feet of remeat Reds, and h was that itdrew ive cabie thirty gallous to the guage of all easka not usually calied bur this declaration from M. Guizot—for, the general rele, will be considered as barrels, Ww wet or dry. No ; H i i ene Servet image alto please ice | question of the policy of the balance of power in ber onnoscs-Ssartoesageman state their Price | ‘America had been argued between MM. Thiers per barrel. feivwiwr PROSPER M. WETMORE, N@hsrent. AYTON'S SUGAR COATED BLENNORRHG@A J, HOZENGES—A pleasant. safe, and: effectual remedy diseases: o by orthana, seroinal weakness, Ke. Price '7ig couts; wartanted to cure ia aheestock’s & Co..49 John and Guizot last week. M. Thiers being in ope sition, naturally opposed what he knew would the views of the Minister, and M. Berryer, from other motives of a party nature, has fol- lowed on the same side. ‘e deprecate this dis- afew days. For sale at Messrs. 4 - street; and 77 Niuth Avenue, and by Draggists generally. cussion of the rights of neutrals at the present state Sat? Ime S ot the Sistas the discussion might call up ill- G EORGIA LUMBER SOMPANY NOTES ‘Wanted at three quarters per cent by D. R. PECK, 11 Wall street. bee and is not likely, for all we can see, to be iu Imre * attended with much practical good. It is, we be- lieve, difficult to rate too highly the importance of M. Guizot’s declaration; for now it would seem to reauine land than nig ingenuity to set pie and cel England in hostile arra! jinst_ each other. roe aiiine sitively | Whatever the decision may athe United States modstions of theMoutezuma ave fitted ont ina most superb and | Will have to carry it out themselves, and cope with costly mmmuer, with ever modern im) jent and conveni- | us single-handed, if it be a hostile one. Persons visiting the ol ora we poem embarhine. Tue Cxosine Spxecn or M. Guizor IN THE call this splended speelinen of unval architec: AC: T. ol FOOL PACKETS FOR LIVER aly re- Mar. new, ni it eid foeciivan tavonice pattet ship MONTEZ: Cave 4B. Loner, will ai a peieercumaieg aorta ter Seaetie aereed | eS ETE Thad sand hie oc or pall eat . that what read in lespatches. (ae tee iatswoee ocler ee cate made ou board, | The English minister had said that if the Texan ROCHE, BROTH! & CO. 35 Falton street, eat door te tie Felton Beak) for tacit fr saraieg the passage Congrees voted for annexation it would be led asa casus belli. It had appeared to him (M. Berry- er) that France took on herself the responsibility of Persons sendin » and such power. =e The Minister of Foreign Affaires replied i the out in the Cam! | negative. There was no question but of a threat on =! Ball i i. a. cry wo . NOTICE ihe pubic are respeettall Pakse*cha’ne pasenger Auras wt ROCHE” BOT. | er My Esk CO, have parmtsioa from them to advertise to bricg ont peneucers BY. and that they are the only autho- ited pass: ine vn : (mn the part of Mexico. In a despatch of which the | English envoy was the bearer, Mexieo spoke of a war with the United States as ble; but an en- yoy was in no Wey 5 Genrer jor the Le moat might carry. ides, re was nothing in it which concerned France. She had never used = | any threat of war (approbation in the centre.) fe was a third error to which he would now al- if which consisted in saying that the govern- Rotified, by desire ‘ vot ale lies a this ‘APS! GENERAL EMIGRATION | ment had not been sincere; that in order to prevent i feu and is Wate Hed, Live aa Lae, eemsinn ae a it took place it oe ¥ " 7 {terwards protest. t never been said. pool ets, are ri y the sw hl mini ven ita formal coatradiction, That the updermentioned meguisicent and favorite chet ships | and declared that if the ‘annexation took place with will sal from Liverpool pestav a sévertia q Pas the consent of Texas, France would un object. ich engage are eStascery upsatowal se hose | The correctness of ‘on this side oie aaee ng this would be proved by a ‘ | despatch from Mr. Calhoun, which the mi- ‘hese arel Garrick ne teen do; ship. notuprner, | 218ter) could lay before ‘the datebet. ‘ater cor- ga the stn The well kuown sailing awaits + of these | Tecting these different errors, he should allude to wc eee rade cea ate sat pucape,| Be, endment ite, and remark, in the frst place, 0 to no actual fact; war between the United States and England wat'on by “J and ares improbable one, and that was admitted by | urpase thove of any other line. "To secure pessege, and for ce ee, 3 TAPECOrT. {5Bouth sireet, corner of Maiden lane. jorable deputy himself, and hi id N. BW & J.T. Ty supply, Drafts, fer exy | way consequently methine mee thane eens nade | ongagt, parable Groat Britain and Ireland. | in view of such sf hypothesis, an: tae oat wee | ot ay Pe cB ‘New Ling Regelar lo one could have believed ee a yond | +3 TER 000 soos barth place, would al jon her | ah: se ill aati HEDEER saan rer j wun teomsadeasin, om 7 i 10 q aenter ui | of neutrality. No one could ever think that, and | wo street. cy—1 f c i ‘S00. wih cowed ep leeee pal tion trot gga | tion]. When he declared J | they should preserve neutrality he wished to BAR. t— Tie weil | two things—to say that they should not fib: ret il OAR ee | the war, sod that they should proseet the law of nou. despatch. | Kor repent ox ba Regal, trality; and without two Beg rodeo pocsrelaty 18 a Bri bo hee piv 5 foath 1 | was improbable, snd eerea sedoae TO aioe succeed the Adam Carr. : il | for ing beforehand the neutrality, of France | | were twofold. The first was, that he tifa Rs" F ia Rs nee te ig broke oat, the f neutrality wo count Og TAGS ge selieaaeaaccictninaaiia id ty | He 'Y.| was Cee ee wished to preserve peace. and ed feelings which might have been raised—[appro- | kith He had acted before hand, in order to be | his fact—[renewed marks of approbation.) | ‘more serious; it was, | that a declaration of neutrality thus made betore- bation. sure Ilis second reason was still tormable with prescriptive notions of political equal- ity—he turns with indignant scorn from the incon- sistency of imperial presente advanced by a de- moeratic cabinet, and re-echoed by a vast populace and kin have fashioned into a. condition con- | The New Commercial tal \ | (From the London Chronicle, Feb. 3.) | The mail ot this evening is the first which will | | carry to the United States, and other parts of the | hand, was a means,of preserving peace—a means ol ina nasal jargon compounded at once of bad gram- | American continent, the announcement of the new weighing on the deliberations of the two people. | weigh ee My le in both countries who endeavored | to keep up 1! n stance,he knew there were some who say to the Uni- ted States, “What doyou fear? Let the war once break out, France will range herself on your side.” le was very certain there were some who used such language as that; and there were others who | said to England, ‘Do not be uneasy—France is weak, and complaisant to aid you; when war| breaks out she will unite herself to you.” (Laugh- ter.) He was anxions beforehand to give a contra- diction to these two statements. He wished to say that France would neither take part with England or with the United States. He was sure that this declaration would have a weight in the balance, particularly to the United Stateg; and the reason she would make every possible concession. There was, therefore, no occasion for anything to weigh with that power; but it was not the same with Ame- rica. There was in that country a very powerful party who wished for war, and another in favor of peace; and he was anxious that the declaration of neutrality he had made should give strength to the ce party in America. Such were the motives of their system of neutrality, and such were the rea- sons why he had ius cxeeeend them beforehand. This policy of neutrality had its conditions, and it was necessary that the government which pro- claimed it should be ieaty neutral beforehand. “Be certain,” said the honorable minister in conclusion, | “that an attempt will be made to draw from you | some expression which will deviate from strict neu- | trality. Beware, therefore. Do net allow your- selves tope led astray. Convinced as I am that neutrality is most advisable for the interests of France, I conjure the chamber not to be induced to consent to any act which may compromise prema- turely the policy of neutrality which I recommend. This is the reason why I reyect the amendment.”— (Applause.), m the London Times, Jan. 26 } The couversation which took place in the House of Commons on Friday night, respecting the Oregon question, was eminently satistactory, as evincing the unanimous desire of all parties to maintain peace with the United States, but their no less unanimous determination that the peace so maintained should be consistent with the dignity of a great country, and rest upon the solid foundations of equity and self-respect. The regret expressed by the Premier at a seeming precipitancy on the part of Mr. Paken- ham proves how sincere is the wish of the govern- ment that no undue occasion of offence, no casual cause for war, be offered by this country to the American Republic ; while the unusual heartiness of Mr. Hume, the accordant cheers of the House, and the concurrent approbation of the opposition members in affirming the propriety of increasing our military resources, are no less demonstrative of the tone and temper with which an unjust aggres- sion will be confronted, and an involuntary war will be prosecuted. With regard to the alleged indis- cretion of Mr. Pakenham, it seems to us that he has sinned rather against the forms of diplomatic etiquette than the spirit and interest of a divlomatic commis- sion. Itappears that the last proposal submitted to him by Mr. Buchanan, viz: a division of the territo- yo rejected at once. Now it is urged that he should have communicated with the home govern- ment betore he took so summary acourse. Itwould require a fuller acquaintance with the circumetances of the case than is afforded ‘by Sir R. Peel’s expla- nation to pronounce positively upon the propriet of his conduct. If by the term “division” be under- od a division formed by a line continued from ihe forty-ninth parallel, we can understand the motives which forced him to reject the of- fer. This partition of territory would have deprived us of the Columbia river; in fact, of the most essential property—the only bene- ficial interest in the disputed country. Exeludin; this, it excluded not only the most important part o our claims, bat that which previous conventions and previous proposals had conceded to us. It would have been impossible for any English Cabinet to ac- cept offers so humiliating, or rights so truncated.— But would it not have been more prudent to wait for the answer of the Home Government, in order that upon it future negotiations might be based!— This is not self-evident. If the Home Government could return but one answer to such relerenco— the very answer in tact, which was given by our Minister at Washington—we do not see, prima facie, what good could have resulted from the delay. But if, in addition to this, it should be made clear that pending these negotiations, or previous to them, the President’s pica to the Senate had developed the policy of the Washington Cabinet, then Mr. enham’s decision must, we think, be pronoune- ed not only not precipitate, but natural, reasona- ble, and worthy of his ‘ion; for be it remem- bered, that Mr. Buchanan’ proffers were on the most attenuated scale. He receded considerably from the terms of his predecessors. He offered to the British Minister far less than was rejected by a British Minister when Mr. Adams was President of the republic. And if,after such an offer, the latter had deliberated—if he had delayed—if he had even professed a willingness to consult his Government at home asto the expediency of accepting conditions which he mest at the time have known to be dero- atory to the just rights of his country, it requires ittle more than a know of the transactions of the last few years to aver that such an hesitation would have been followed by counter claims more ambitious and Supreente Sea before. If Mr. Paken- ham had betrayed an undecided or doubtful mind when called upon to cede the navigation of the Co- lumbia and the rich soil upon its ba what would have been said by the politicians of the United States, by the mob constituencies, by the mob flat- terers, by the panderers to bad passions, and the suitors ior ge? PE OR a We believe Mr. Pakenham has acted as he ought to have acted on swch an catieeeey Even if he has erred, much allowance should be made for the errors ot one whose every word and deed is scrutinized | with the most critical minuteness of jealousy—whe has no other support than his own self reliance—and the exigencies of whose position demand trom him adirectness and promptitude of action inconsistent with speeds to distant authority and remote coun- sel. Such allowance should be made for the errors ofevery diplomatist. It should, therefore, be made for any which Mr. Pakenhem may have committed. But it 18 not clear to us that he has committed any. It is not, however, by the tactignof diplomacy ort wisdom of statesmanship alone tat a great question like this can be settled. The day is gone by when the Monarch in his palaces, or the Minister in his chamber, could embroil the nations of the world ia war, or bind them again inamity. * * * * * The time may come when an unseasonable joke, a sarcastic allusion, or any other trifle, may spur great kingdoms or republics into mad and sanguinary hostilities. A war is proverbially popular at the commencement. The war of 1703 was a popular war. The Spanish war was popular. The French war in 1761 was popular. The French revolutionary war was jar. All were popular in the com- mencement. A war now would be popular. A generation has grown up to whom it is known only by ite traditional and remote Be: rieg, not by its present horrors. The idle look to it for excitement, the enterprising and ambi- tious for employment and promotion, the specula- tive as the means of acquiring equivocal wealth: all—but a few—would be pleased with it asa glit- tering pageant, ot which they neither knew nor recked the cost. But strange to say,a war with America would be the very farthest wn r. Not with the courtiers of “an ancient monarchy”—not mh the scions of ‘a proud aris- | tocracy”—not wit! not with these alone would an American war be a desirable consummation or an 4| led policy, but also with men of another race, another stamp, other views, and other prepossessions. It is not the aristocratic sentiment of birth, or association, that is offended at American pretensions and loage for the opportunity of an American conflict It is the still more aristocratic hauteur of literary feeling or philosophical thought that is disgusted by the sup- posed grossness of the American mind and the ap | t graspings of American ambition. {t would be not among tories nor men or wealth that you would find the warmest advocates of such a war. It would be amonget men of liberal views, of disci- plined minds, of intellects refined by thought into the most repulsive fastidiousness, that you would recruit the ters of such a policy. The man t himself to believe a regal gove! ment an unnecessary luxury, and the crown an ex- pensive met: hose whole soul is wrapt up in visions of i freedom—such an ene looxs with loathing on a polity corrupted in ail its ehannels | with the fouleet venality. The more eober, but not admirer of practical liberty shrinks with the contemplation of a republic which | belies its pretensions by the vindication of sla- | 3 om ard of Lynch law. The man and fierce asserter | Baga Ministry and the Engli: well | {ust subject ‘of complaint. the jobbers and contractors— | j mar and worse d inciple. No; it would be not a hard thing to ind in England many a supporter of ally attached to peace and retrenchment. Let not the American Government rely too confidently on the reluctance of England to engage in war. e t people know too the position of this country among nations to seek the occasion of an unnecessary rupture. The acquisitions of past successes, and the und ying. fame ot ancient struggles, are sufficient equally for our pride and our our ambition. We feel that there is a nobler field open to us even than that of arms ; that there are other victories purer than those of war. We would avoid a conflict with any People, but es ially with those who are bone of our bone and lesh of our flesh. Yet, let them know that our love of peace springs from prineiple, not from fear; and that if, unmindful of a great ¢uty, and careless of a great crime, they reject the peaceful and bloodless arbitration which we have now proposed, for an appeal to the sword—that we take uj tully prepared to go through the trial without waver and without apprehension of the result. The mise- Tm ‘oduced by such a decision would be infinite, the sin of provoking them enormous; but the sin and its penalties would rebound on those whose ambition suggested, or whose weakness acquiesced in, the abandonment of more honest and more mo- derate counsels. — ‘The American Minister at Paris. Leoation or tHe Unitep States, ? Pants, January 4, 1846. Sim:—I have the honor to call the attention of your Excellency to the following paragraph from the London Times, of the let instant:— “Mr. Calhoun and Mr. King stated in their official cor respondence, with an assurance that has never beon- equalled, that they received trom the King of the French « pledge’ that France would offer_no opposition to the work they had in hand. That statement was utterly false although France, like © n- cel at her interest in the was sufficiently strong to against the aggressor, - cally as England, inst the violation of those princi- ples which are the basis and the safeguard of interna- — i soge nod pean ; jpon the decency of such language, so applied, or of the taste which tolerates it, it is ay my Rte to ani- madvert. This is not the first time thet the eracity of in the same quarter in terms of gross outrage. | would continue to treat such calumnies with the contempt they deserve, did they not receive some sanction from lication in the Journal des Débate of thi hb, if not official, pore with a certain degree of authority. The respect which 1 owe to myself, and still more that which is due to my government, will not jus- tify me in permitting such charges, thus persisted in, and thus re-produced, to is any longer uncontradict- ed. The courtesies of private life, not to speak of those due to public station, must not be violated with con- tinued og 2 Your Excellency will {sepa that Mr. Calhoun’s published despatch of the 12th of August, 1844, which is obviously ‘referred to in the paragraph copied by the Jornal dts Debete, ta egregiously perverted. oo thal the f audacious fasehood, with which that eminent matized, rests, javing received satisfactory assurances that, though | preferring the independence of Texas,in no event would the French Government take steps in the slightest de gree hostile, or which would give to the United States Just cause of complaint, th spatch referred to con- tains the following langua; “I have lad your deg »No. 1, before the President, who instructs me to own to you that he has read it with much pleasure, especially the portion which re- lates to your cordial reception by the King, and hie ar- a 0 of friendly feelings towards the United States. The President, in particular, highly appreciates the de- claration of the King, that in no event any steps would be taken by his Gover:.ment in the slightest degree hos- tule, or which would give to the United States just cause ot complaint. It was the more gratifying from the fact, that our previous ioformation was calculated to make the impression that the Government of France was pre- pared to unite with Great Britain ina joint protest against the annexation of Texas, and a joint effort to in- dace our Government to withdraw the proposition to an- nex, on condition that Mexico should be made to ac- pe tafeye i ber independence. He is happy to infer from peed despatch that the informetion, as far as it relates to france, is, in all probability, without foundation.” To the joint effort to induce Texas to withdraw her praposi jon to annex, m; despatch had not alluded, and 1 fim ave amare hat ADY proves, Jeint on wingbes agains the annexation of Texas, has ever been presented to the American Government. A little further on the preference entertained by the French Government for the continued independence of Texas is alluded to in these term: “You are right in making the di interest of France and England in reference to Texas, or rather, I would say, the apparent interests of the two countries, Frence cannot ibly have any other than 1 interests in desiring to see he: ndence, while it is certain ¢! politicalfinte: jion between the yee ed jan he appa ‘This despatch has uow been befere the public for more than a year, and although the subject of it has been re- ferred to in conversations with your Excell , and has been discussed in the Chambers, when, if my memo- well, botb the concerted actio: test were disclaim: ht it intimation from Fi ment thet it ments were questioned. The ponitive allegations of the paragraph I have quoted, conveyed in language of characteristic coarseness, which should not lightly be applied to men who have in eminent and re- sponsible ns long possessed the confidence of their government and country, having been conspic reproduced in a leading ministerial paper, under ye of the French Government, to remain silent any longer were to manifest an unworthy indifference to private re- putation as well as public consideratio: ‘he former has never before beeg assailed : when the latter can be with pot gre Ican nd longer serve my country with honor an 0 1 feel it my duty then, before giving a public contra- diction to these charges, at once to request your Excel- lency to enable me state, that they bave not, in the slightest degree, the authority or sanction of the French Government. Whatever feeling may have been excited by recent itical transactions, I cannot but persuade myself at will give your hicgmernt A dined pleasure promptly to cxonerate from sueh unworthy accusations a dist hed citizen, who has occupied the most emi- nent stations, including that of Vice Prosident of the United States, as well as him who has the honor to be -_ ~ copia near His Majesty the King of the ‘rench. I avail myself of this occasion to renew to your Excel- lency the assurance of my high consideration. WM. R. KING. His Excellency M. Guizot, Minister of Foreign Affairs. [rr DerartMent re.) Sir,—I have received the letter which you did me the honor to write to me on the 4th of this month, and I hasten to reply to it. The Journal des Débats is not in any manner the organ of the Government of which cannot, and should not, be considered for what is published therein, whether for artic! nating from that journal itself or those borrowed from foreign journals. [ add, that, in regard to the question of Texas,at the same time that the Government of the King has pursued the course which seemed to it in con- formity with the views of a wise policy aud the interests of France, it has never had, as you have already re- ceived the assurance, the intention to do enything hos- tile to the United States, or which might give to them a 1 take pleasure in repeating ATION J ‘eran Avrains Canine, commercial policy of Great Britain. The future | development and ultimate consequences of that | jusions with regard to France. For in- | an anti-American policy even in classes proverbi- | policy involve prospects to the New World more | T: | important than any measures which ever engaged | the attention of a European government. Every one remembers the excitement which prevailed in | New York, when it was made manifest, by the first | passage of the Great Western, that England and | America could be brought nearer together, not only by steam communication. sion—in the speeches which were made at a festival given to mark that important epoch, and to do honor | to the distinguished officer who first navigated a | steam ship across the Atlantic—the out-pouriags and enthusiasm of men who felt it one of the greatest blessings to their country that the bonds of mutual and honorable interests, which unite tem with the country of their forefathers, were thus strengthened. But it did not fail to damp even that enthusiasm, when the speakers incidentally alluded to the corn laws of England and the ell but prohibitory tariff of the United States. The triumph of art and human ingenuity reduced the distance between the mer- chants in London and New York from a doubtful period, varying from twenty to thirty days, to a cer- tain period of fourteen days. But what mattered those noble achievements, while goveraments main- tained the most effectual ‘barriers against that inter- course which could alone give to the facilities of communication any true proposition, this evening, is the true lement of all that has hitherto been done to facuitate the intercourse and to bring into ‘loser wnion the interests of the Old and the New World. her, with such enthusiasm, as a new guaranty of future peace and mutual ford offices, with what feelings will they peruse x Peelot Tuesday last! Nor will this be confined to New York. It will spread to every corner of the Union, and pervade the most important and numerous classes in rary ale The com growers through the valley of the Mississippi, and the ferest- ers in the State of Maine, will in future see London and Liverpool in the same light as they now look upon New York and Boston. A voyage across the Atlantic, to the free ports of England, will be in no way different to a coasting voyage from one port of the States to another. But we must check these gratifying antictpations, in order to notice an im- portant question connected with e comm changes, and the departure of the mail of this day. When Sir Robert Peel introduced his measure, a week ago, he merely, in general terms, alluded to the reduction of the timber duties, leaving to an- other “early” night the announcement of the pre- cise measure. Knowing how Sxtremely important it was that the plan to be proposed should be com- municated to the British-American provinees by this packet, we expected the Minister to make his announcement last night. If it is intended that it shall be made this evening, we hope means will be taken to delay the departure of the packet from Liverpool, until the arrival of the day mail of to- morrow. The only raw material on which any some trivial exceptions, is foreign timber. and home growth, Yet we believe there is no article greatest possible cheapening of price,woul beneficial to so many interests in this country. Timber is an article peculiar to the use of no one class. Agriculturist, miner, manufacturer, ship- builder, and every private member of society, are all, in one way or other, deeply interested in a cheap supply of good timber. There is no article, food excepted, | many, and would be hurtful,even on first appearance, | to so few; nor any to which all the arguments ap- plicable to the reduction of duties on ‘‘ raw mate- Tials,” as such, is of greater consequence. From the whole tenor of Sir Robert Peel’s speech, we take it for granted that his measure contemplates an ultimate entire repeal of these duties. 'e are, however, free to admit that it is a subject of some difficulty to decide on the least objectionable mode by which this object can be obtained. The difficul- ties are. rsa In o Ficat caerable eet 2, consi amot present is larger “even though the Minister could ubandon the revenue which it yields, there are still other difiiculties. If we abandon six hundred thou- sand pounds of revenue, we should naturally be de- sirous that the home consumer should obtain the ad- vantage of that sacifice in the lower price of timber. But a reduction of price would only take place when the supply became larger, and until then the importer of foreign produce would obtain the great- er pattof the benefit. If, on the other hand, a re- duction of duty is fixed for some future and distant day, so that the producers abroad will have time to bring so much additional quantity to market that the price may fall to the consumer in proportion to the reduction of the duty, then we are met by those serious inconveniences which attend upon delay in all measures of this kind. The internal trade of the country becomes paralysed, and the interests im- mediately concerned are sacrificed to protracted panic and uncertainty. ‘The experience vf the evils attendant upon the change of the timber duties in 1842, will, we trust, sufficiently pro- tect the Government agai another error so serious. The few remarks made by Sir Robert Peel on the subject show that he is fully alive to these difficulties. First, there is the considera- tion of a large amount of revenue to be abandoned ; next, it is desirable that the change shall be made in such a way as to give the consumer the largest share of the reduction as early as possible ; an it is essential to the interests engaged in this trade, that no such lengthened notice of such a consider- able reduction should be given as would paralyse the trade, as in 1842, in order to give time to in- crease the supplies so as to meet the anticipated new demand. The first isa simple question of finance. The repeal of the timber duties now, involves a sum not equal to that abandoned upon cotton alone last year. In the present state of the revenue, and the improvements which we doubt not will arise out of the proposed improvements, that will be easily over- come. The two latter are more difficult. From what Sir Robert Peel said, he contemplates of a gradual reduction of the duty to some lower int, where it shall rest for a given time, and final- , by another similar process, be entirely abolished. jow, no doubt, a reduction ot two to three shillings a load, every six months for two or three years to come, would scarcely be a sufficient inducement at any one time to prevent the p! of these works chants and dealers holding their usual stocks, and thus avoiding the probability of any such important derangement of the trade as would attend a large re- duction ata future time; but then, on the other hand, this is just the plan which, above all others, in the ar- ticle of timber, are likely to throw the chief ad- vantage into the hands of the foreign prodecer. A reduction of duty to so small an extent at @my one time, would fail toform a sufficient stimulant to such an increased supply as would secure a reduction to the consumer. "Peifling reductions of duties seldom benefit the consumer in any sensible degree. In the it to you. Lares opi Yen Bh sir, the renewed assurances of Paris, Jan. 9. - GUIZOT, Leaation of tue Unitep States, Panis, Jan. 9, 1846. Sir, have the honor to aeknowledge your Excel- lency’s note of this morning. My letter was not written upon the assumption that Journal des Débate “ wes the organ of the Government of his Majesty,” —. article copied, that journal is qualified as organ of the French Government.” Its ob- ‘as to vindicate my repatation, public private, ously assailed under the very eye of the French Government, in a place and form which we to the calumny a certain ree of authority be- ore the world. I presume, therefore, that in mi your note ‘' private” (particulier), it is not intended by your Excellency that it is not to be used by me in any manner which { might think proper to attain that end. it wail oe of this hy htc Ex- cellency the assurance of m; cor jon brie lk WM. R. KING. His Excellency M. Gvizor, Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tre [srunvs or Svez.—The Constitutionnel men tions that an Armenian company lately conceived of establishing coaches to run between Cai- ro Suez,10 company, which hitherto monopolized the pas- sage actoss the Desert, “charging such enor- | m Us prices that none but the rich could avail them- | selves of that mode of travelling.” It appears that the goverament was pleased at the pros- gece of he polteoon of the tares to one-halt, (which the Armenian company undertook to do,) amd was upon the point of authorizing ite establishment, when the English i compan: objected, yy | ground that it had a Tight to the ToRopeNy, ition to those of the English | ease of timber, it should be borne in mind that an increased suppiy to any important extent can onl be secured by extending the distance from whic! oureupplies are drawn. Our present supply 1s ol tained from those localities which are nearest to the place of shipment, and more can ouly be obtained by receding further from the coast, or from more distant countries. In either case, a higher price to the producer is a necessity which no precaution on our part can obviate. ‘The higher price is indeed the only condition on which an increased quantity canbe secured. It will, therefore, be vain to at- tempt any plan which in the first instance will se- cure to the consumer the whole of the advantage, and it is very doubtful whether that object would not be most quickly accomplished by at once mak- ing the greatest reduction which the revenue will imit, and thus stimulate the exertions and enter- prise of new parties to extend the present field of supply, to explore new ones, and to prosecute with energy all the means of economising expense and redueing the cost of transit. jowever, also | urged against an immediate repeal ot these duties, that it would be a severe loss to the present holders ot timber, and that the American colonies would | not be pre; to encounter the immediate compe- | tition. With respect to the first of these two t years shows that little could not lawfally be dispossessed of it. The Ar- menian denies this, and has applied to the Consul of France to support its claim. The mer- chants of Cairo, who are most anxious for the es tablishment of the new company, are anxiously aw the decision of the Egyptian governinent upon the subject dependent’ the ' been reduced to twenty-three shilling the load. Has | the Canadian tianben fondo, been injared 1 On the | comtrasy, Ut was never 60 7 as during in point of time, but in the certainty of that time, | We saw on that occa- | ue? Sir Robert Peel's | which will be carried out by the maul of If the mer- | 5, chants of New York hailed the arrival of the | Great Western, and the officer who commanded | ie speech of Sir Robert | these commercial | duty, either for protection or revenue, now remains, | wi This duty acts as protective, both on that of colonial | Boa his arm so in respect to which a reduction of duty: aaa the | ee a een ota more | ter, so e damage will n e cheapening of which would benefit so | thirdly, | a plan.| men wild, and the anticipated Tequiring timber, or even to prevent timber mer- | objections, | a ate very ent | upon the on, pete. tr. Prior | to, 1842 foyed forty-four ; shillings toad nace. Tear’ protection bes Jast two years; and the imports and consumption of colonial timber have increased even at a greater rate than foreign timber, as the tollowing official statement proves :— Ties Taken into Consusetion ix roe pimet Eveven o ‘ Bos = $328,857 50:22 466 182/161 268,215 The truth is, that colonial and foreign timber are used for such different purposes, that the latter be- ing cheap rather encourages a more extensive use of the former ; and we believe that ultimately the colo- nial timber trade would only be benefitted by an en- tre repeal of the foreign timber duties. So far the experiment, which was a large one, fully supports that view, and encourages the government to fur- ther application of the same policy. Seizure oF a Berrien Vessei.—The Britiah ship Lady Sale, the property of Messrs. Charles Hors- fall and Son of Tieenaol has been seized on the coast of Africa, and condemned asa slaver by the Portuguese; this is said to be @ retaliation for the seizures of Portuguese vessels made by the British. She was captured on uccount of having on board twenty-six casks ot water, several bage of rice, @ copper, and some bars, which is illegal,though there is not the slightest ground tor believing that the ves- sel was a slaver. New Pranet on Comet.—Mr. Hencke of Driesen, in Prussia, has discovered a new star in the constel- lation of Taurus. It is a star of the ninth magnitude. Sir J. South, in a letter in the Z\mes, mentions that | he kas also seen it by following the directions given by Mr. Hencke. | Rhenish Prussia is now open to the importation | of grain of every description. | Eugene Sue is now enga in writing a work,to | be entitled, “The Memoirs of a Valet de Cham- re. It is said there are 623,000 young ladies at this | moment receiving their education in French con- vents. On the Carlsruhe and Manheim railway, the other | day, two trains came into collision, and of forty- four persons injured, twenty-three were not expect- ed to recover. Ibrahim Pacha will leave Vernet-less-Bains on the 4th instant. He will remain at Piet ae till the Sth, after which he will proceed to Paris by Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nantes, Xc. Ba.timons, Feb. 20, 1646. Heavy Snow Storm—Railroad Accident—Defeat of the Right of Way—Proposed Resumption of Poyment of State Interest—Markets, $c. There was quite a sudden change in the weather yes” terday afternoon, blowing up quite cold towards even- | ing, and about six o’clock quite a heavy drifting snow | commenced to fall, which has continued without inter. mission throughout the night, and this morning it has | been succeeded by a heavy rain, which is almost inun- | dating th 'y with water and slush. ‘There was a great | Railroad on Thursday e' | this city. A freigh' ce and te! eight cars, crossing the bridge | over Pi river, at Elysville, when one of the cn | of the bridge gave way and precipitated the Peleg on 6 into the river, with five persons, who were on to relate, ashed | sary to amputate it yesterday. Two of the cars were tf : and the remainder with plais- great. The de- ction of the bridge, the damage of the locomotive and &c., will be a pretty heavy item. The bri wes oing repairs at the time, one of the piers of which had been washed away by e, temporary supporters | having been put up in its place. The travel on the road | will not be interfered with, however, and the breach will be mended in a few days. | _ The defeat in the Pennsylvania Legisiat of the bill | to obtain the right of way for the Balti and Ohio Railroad through Pennsylvania to Meade was re ceived yesterday, with no feeling of disappo! hmen, by | arsBte eran ue wheeling routs reas Vir ersburg, or even the route, throug! ginia, ist the toe policy of Maryland.’ Either of these routes would leave Pittsburg high and dry, so far as the trade and travel of the west is concera- ed. Mary is the State, depend it, for the mein artery to the west, and Baltimore the bes for supply- ing the dealers from thet section, provided our men | chang i CS Seai a WISE re ® rr vor of an ear! resumption of the payment on the ihtorest of the Stats debt, fa of the arrears of interest now | due. The report is 7 and | way in which these Seirale sbissie can be obtained without the imposition of any additional burthens on | the people. It is certain that the present Legions | will fix @ day for the resumption, leaving its mt to the pride of all true ip besa ‘An express arrived at 4 o'clook this morning, with the news by the Cambria for the Baltimere Sun. Tue Man The market for Howard street flour | Continues dull and the price unchanged. There were les on Wednesday from store of about 600 bbls, at $4 | 75; also sales yesterday morning of some 700 at the same | price, which holders are firm inasking. N: doing | in City Mills. Holders are ae $5. Sales of rye four at $3 76, and of corn meal at $3 37} for Maryland, and $4 oNfmall ales Of whiskey are makiog at 28 cs. per gallon ‘of whiskey are m: at 28 cts. per for bhds., and 24 cts. for barrels—demand moderate. | ati cal un | Purtapeprnta, Feb. 20, 1646 Snow Storm—Foreign News. About dark last evening, a snow storm set in, | which, till a late hour, promised our people a renewal of sleighing. At midnight, however, it commenced rain- ing, ond this morning the streets and pavements were overflowed by snow and water. The crossings have all | day been im; ible for anything short of fisherm en’s bh in the streets and on the side walks It has, for the lest two hours, been a gale from the northwest, and the aky is clear- oad as cold as an Iceland icicle. ht blew a gale from the northeast, an’ | fears are en! ined for the shipping on the coast. | » The foreign news arrived at five o'clock last evening, for the United States Gazette, beating the Halifax ex- Tt was og some five hours. 1d at 2 o’eloc! ut when the words “,Mr. Pakei "s course is,” had | been transmitied, the connection by the wires was broken by some means, and further communication pre- | vented. ‘The arrival of the Boston express brought the news in detail, on the wings of the New York Herald. you have Wa-rai our allied opponents. The pacific character of the news has set our stock abrogation of the corn | Jaws, and the ado; in the mercantile world of the principles of free je, has created immense excite- ment. It isa good omen for the friends of true freedom throughout the world. ‘There is nothing worthy of special notice, besides | what I have ear given. The stock quotations will indicate the state of feeling in this quarter. Avsurn, Feb. 14, 1846. The Trial of Wyatt. The trial of Henry Wyatt, the convict, for mur- der, has been progressing with accumulating inter- est, for the last four days: and this evening, about half past six o'clock, the evidence closed. An attempt hee | been made,and very Pemeeny too, by the prisoner’s ward and Hop. Christo; counsel, werner Mor to establish insanity ; but how fer that seen. Monday, after | will be sustained remains to » On the summing up of counsel, the case will go to the jury. ET No. 9? WARREN STREET. snk cou tetioat tire ort etek vara tee welling. wi wo ny ten Toom attaches, having Croton eee EUBLOW 8 CO.. 11 Wall sireet: between of 3 C. ta iT SRON fs bee TO LET—A comaodions basement, va tet rate order, ‘aad sub-celler, that can be used. Is well sunnted fora ** domestic room,” hats and caps, or siness. Owing to reat improvement location isa desrable oue. Apply at 26 diate possession given. WANTED. A, Two ieary Dwele b , two sitting rooms and bed rooms, Tava tenet tesctty, bi 9 Picteduceat vo Broadray we tna fettactne Herald Gehes, will be _ 119 bw iste WARRY FOR SALE, OR TO LEABE—Situ- agent home Tver ja Nore Saperilgs, formerly bern ex! 7 we eet setae. "Rec pemncoa {nge, store house, oriwo hi fod feet 0 | seventeen acres of | Ot the wal ber, Belleville, Feb. 19, 1846. | the largest portion of tie etocks of foreign timber is | ro LET, | kept in bond, and if the holders of the duty paid M House of Dr. Val Mote, with se- seek, sidered Jems, it would probably be ons than Bh nn tort sty rigs we suffer by a me wever iting 08 middifiod | eed the ingtoaped activity which would isheser, trom 10 to 12 ol mek fie Seawisdwer | compress gente tans ieet TUN mad ie eae OR SALE, IN BROOKL’ compe! even for to! 3 | the colonial growers, the experience of the ° ANEW BRICK eer west of side of York ret ene lar; well, fe etreeh ie pe