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THE NEW ERA. - Wha.t ia ** but of buay^LifbT^TCowper. Portsmouth, Ta. T H U R 8 pAY * M A Y 14, 1846. ~ OUR FLAG! J:oEti?econS?t!!t,on.,UCT adherenee naval. The U. S. brig Dolphin, Com. Pope, and U. S. sloop of war Marion, Com. Simonds. were at Monrovia, on the West Coast of Africa, April 1st. The Marion had just returned from a cruise down the coast. On the 30th of March, one of the Marion’s boats was capsized while crossing the bar of the Messurado River, and Mr. Joseph T. Bartwell, (of Maine,) xMidshipman, and John Johnson, seaman, were drowned. The Dolphin *nd Marion were expected to sail to the windward in a day or two. AMERICANISM? V\ e perceive that modern uihiggery alias the toryism of 76, true to its instincts, is pourino forth its usual quantum of abuse and opposition against the government of the people. Not even the invasion of our territory and the blood of our slaughtered countrymen can incite some of the advocates of foreigner interests and insolence, to forget party, and go for the country. VVe envy not the spirit ot those Congressmen and others, who can at this crisis act the traitor. A fearful retribution awaits those who dare attempt to betray the interests and honor of America. Let the odium attached to the term “ Federalism” by tho conduct of a party during the last war with Britain, warn even the anti-patriotic to be ware. The Bill as given below, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 173 to 14, is under discussion in the Senate, and will no’ doubt pass that body, with perhaps some slight modification inform. The emergency demands promptitude, and patriotism should dictate una nimity. Since penning the above we learn from the Baltimore Sun, that the bill has passed the Sen ate by a vote 40 to 2. The amendments of the Senate strike out the portion requiring the offi cers commanding volunteers to be chosen by and with the advice of the Senate; and reduce the pay of privates to 8 dollars per month. The House met at 7 o clock, P. M., and concurred in the amendments of the Senate. Whereas, by the act of the republic of Mexico a 8tate,‘jf tT- Te19 between U,at government and the United Staaes : Be if enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amcri caxn Congress assembled. That, fur the purpose ot enabling the government of the United States to prosecute said war to a speedy and successful termination, the President be, and he is hereby authorized to employ the militia, naval, and mili tary forces of the United States, and to call for and accept the services of any number of volun teers, not exceeding fifty thousand, who may offer thetr services either as cavalry, artillery, or rifle men, to servo twelve months after they shall have arrived at the place of rendezvous, or to the end of the war, unless sooner discharged; and that the sum often millions ol dollars out of any mo ney in the treasury, or to come into the treasury not otherwise appropriated, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this act into effect. Sec. 2. Jind be it further enacted, That the militia, when called into the service of the United Stales by virtue of this act, or any other act, may if in the opinion of the President of the United Slates the public interest requires it. be compelled to serve for a term not exceeding six months, af ter their arrival at the place of rendezvous, in any one year, unless sooner discharged. okc. o. iuna oe it Jurther enacted, That the said volunteers shall furnish their own clothes, and if cavalry, their own horses; and when mus tered into service shall be armed and equipped at the expense of the United States. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That said volunteers shall, when called into actual service, and while remaining therein, be subject to the rules and articles of war, and shall be in nil re spects except as to clothing and pay, placed on the same footing with similar corps of the United States army ; and in lieu of clothing every non commissioned officer and private in any company who may thus offer himself shall he entitled, when called into actual service, to receive in money a sum equal to the cost of clothing of a non-commis stoned officer or private (as the case may be) in the regular troops of the United States. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said volunteers so offering their services shall be accepted by the President in companies, battalions squadrons, and regiments, whose officers shall be appointed in the manner prescribed by Jaw in the several States and Territories to which such com pames, battalions, squadrons, and regiments shall respectively belong. * P SF^‘ 6,' ^ U J}Zlhtr enact*d> That the President of the United States be, and he is here- i by, authorized to organize companies so tendering; their services into battalions or squadrons; battal ions and squadrons into regiments; regiments into brigades, and brigades into divisions, as soon as' the number of volunteers shall render suchorgani 1 ration, in his judgment, expedient; and shall hv ' and with the advice of the Senate, appomt the generals of brigade and division, and the general staff, as now authorized by law : Provided, horn ever, rhat major generals and brigadier generals shall have the appointment of their own aids de camp, and the President shall if necessary, ap portion the staff field, and general officers mnong he respective States and Territories from which the volunteers shall tender their services, as he may deem proper. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted. That the volunteers who may be received into the service, of the United States by virtue of the provisions of th'g act, and who shall be wounded or other wtse disabM in the service, .ball be entitled to all the benefit which may be conferred on persons wounded in the service of the United States. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted. That the President of the United States be, and he is hern by, authorized forthwith to complete all the nuh lie »rmwt TMMl. now noiboriind hr l»w, ,„d t„ poiehtM o, eb.rl.,, .,m, ,q„ip, ,„d i "■ ^^mmm merchant vessels and steamboats as, upon exami nation, may be found fit, or easily converted into armed vessels fit for the public service, and in such number as he may deem necessary for the protection of the seaboard, lake coast, and the general defence of the country. Sec. 9. Jlnd be it further enacted, That, whenever the militia or volunteers are called and received into the service of the United States, under the provisions of this act, they shall have the organization of the army of the United States, and shall have the same pay and allowances, ex cept as follows, to wit: Privates of infantry, artillery, and riflemen shall receive ten dollars per month, and privates of volunteer mounted corps twenty dollars per month, for their services 8 a j -U8e 8nd r'Sk tbe'r horses. And its title was so amended as to read «« An act providing for the prosecution of the existing ofMextaf”” Ul0 Un'ted S,at68 and th® rePub,i° A motion was made to reconsider the vote bv which the hill had been passed ; and the question being taken under the operation of the previous question, the vote was not reconsidered. Senate ^ >Va8 11,00 0n,ered to be 8ent to tbe RANK AND Fir.E OF THE ARMY. On motion of Mr. Haralson, the House took up the bill to increase the rank and file of the army, and concurred in the amendments made thereto by the Senate. And then, at a very late hour, I he House adjourned. THE MACHINATIONS OF MONARCHY. A le,ter received at Washington recently by a respectable gentleman, from a merchant in Vera Cruz, dated April 2, in which he remarked that the movements of the Mexican army towards Texas, would depend upon advices then expected from England, and which reached there very shortly afterwards; whereupon the signal for these operations was given, and the result is now before the world. It i8 argued from this strong fact, that Great Britain is an actor behind the scenes in this attempt of Mexico. THE RIO GRANDE—GEN. TAYLOR. A New Orleans correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says, private letters received there from Gen. 1. stated that he should leave five hundred men in his main entrenchment, and march with the remainder ftT^e forces to Point Isabel. St^F*We are rejoiced to learn, says the Union, by tins evening’s mail, that Captain Seth B. I hornton, and Lieutenant Mason, with two dragoons, had arrived safe in Gen. Taylor’s camp. Captain Thornton, discovering the ambuscade too late to retreat, had plunged gallantly through the enemy’s ranks, and cut his way with his own sword, with a boldness and intrepidity that is almost incredible. It seems he is not to be killed by accidents of flood or field. He is the same gentleman who so narrowly escaped when the Pulaski was blown up. He had the yellow fever several times in Florida, and has passed through many other hair breadth ’scapes. When Gen. Worth left the camp, Captain 1 hornton asked him for his sword. The general buckled it upon him ; and when he heard yester day of Captain T.’s gallantry, he exclaimed, That was my sword. I knew it would never be disgraced in his hands. He is a. noble and gallant a fellow ever held sword in hand.” SIGNS OF WaR-ORdFrTFoR CANNON balls Messrs. Savery &. Co., iron founders of Phila delphia, have received an order from the Govern ment to supply at once one hundred tons of can non halls. ICJ^We learn that three companies have been ordered from Fortress Monroe, to repair forthwith to the assistance of Gen. Taylor, and that they will be joined by two more companies, daily ex pected Irom Baltimore, making five in all. They will take their departure as soon as the necessary conveyance is offered.—Herald. ICT'The troops at Fort Mifflin, on the Dela ware, have been ordered to the scene of war. WAR MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA, Mat 11—2 P. M. On the receipt of the news from Washington PhiWalphia p"bliahed TOWN MEETING. I he President of the United States having made known to Congress that in his opinion the country has, by the failure of negotiation! with Mexico, and the attack by Mexican forces upon the troops of the United States, been placed in a state of war—the undersigned, Mayor of the ci y. respectfully invites his fellow-citizens of the city and county to hold a public meeting in Inde pemlenceSquare.on WEDNESDAY. 13th inst., 4 P. M to express their opinion upon public a5ra'r\and t0 adoPl 8l,ch measures as are requir ed by the emergency of the co„ntry-and such as become citizens of this great Repohlic. „ JOHN SWIFT Mavor Philadelphia, May 12, 1846. * ^ r EELING IN NEW YORK. Nr tv York, May 11, 1846. The city has not wanted for excitement since Saturday noon Confidence in the army is felt by all, and no half way measures are now spoken of; the honor of the country is at stake, and parties have ceased on this point. The more ac live and energetic the measures of the President the greater will be his praise. T(fHUWRECK,~Th^CharIe"lon c««»r'er of last ci.1L' iL"Z‘i~"nrk'0'«» Clark, 18 days from Boston, in attempting to cross the bar yesterday forenoon, grounded «n,l imm diately fell off on the North Breake^ She had n„. billed wh,„ C,p,. c. I.f. h.r w ob.lil , steamer to save what materials he can, as he thinks there is no probability of her getting off as she was thumping heavily. She is loaded with ice, fur the New Charleston Ice House.” ,, A.f v*wvn Claim.—A farmer residing near the line of on# of the railways in Ireland, has <le manded compensation of the company, for ininrv which would be done to the milk of his cows bv resson of the noise, steam and smoke of the loco motives in their transit! We have heard that thunder will turn milk sour, says the New York Mirror, but were not before aware that the thun dering ot a steam engine could be attended with any such result. 1 " PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. MTh0. pvrr*teSt ®nlerPris« *Y®r accomplished by Morse s Magnetic Telegraph was performed yes7 hV torJ lran*mi.ui"£*leller by letter, and word by word, exclusively for thp “ Baltimore Sun ” the annexed message from the President of the United Stages to Congress, relative to our diffi culties with Mexico. It was transmitted entire, as read in Congress yesterday, and was completed in the 6hort space of two hours and a half This is the first message or lengthy document ever transmitted in full on the Telegraph, and shows what it is capable of performing more than vol umes of argument could possibly do Messrs. Editor,: I an. indebted to Messrs. Ri clue &. Huiss. editors of the Union, for the following copy of the message. To the Senate and ^0use °f Representatives : it 1,e/*'8,,n* 8,al® of ,h® between the Cn ted btates and Mexico, renders it proper that I should bring the subject to the consideration of Congress. In my message at the commencement of your present session, the state of these relations and the causes which led to the suspension of diplomatic intercourse between the two countries in March, 1345, and the long continued and un redressed wrongs and injuries committed by the Mexican Government on citizens of the United Mates, on their persons and property, were briefly As the tacts and opinions which were then laid before you were carefully considered. I cannot better express my present convictions of the con dition of allairs up to this time than by referring you to that communication. The strong desire to es tablish peace with Mexico on liberal and honors blo terms, and the readiness of this Government to regulate and adjust our boundary, and other causes of difference with that power, on such fair and equitable principles as would lead to perma nent relations of the most friendly nature, induced me in September last to seek a reopening of diplo matic relations between the two countries Fverv measure adopted on our part had fur its object the furtherance of these desired results. In communicating to Congress a succinct state ment of the injury which we have suffered from Mexico, and which had been accumulated during the period of more than 20 years, every expres sion that could tend to inflame the people of Mex ico, defeat or delny a pacific result, was carefully avoided An Envoy of the United States repair ed to Mexico, with full powers to adjust every existing difference, but though present on the Mexican soil by agreement between the two gov ernments, invested with full powers, and bearing evidence of the most friendly dispositions, his mission has been unavailing. The Mexican gov ernment not only refused to receivo him or listen to his propositions, but after a long continued se nes of menaces, have at last invaded our territory and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil. It now becomes my duty to state more in detail the origin, progress and failure of that mission. In pursuance of the instructions given in Septem ber last, an inquiry was made on the 13th of Oc tober, in 1845, in the most friendly terms, through our Consul m Mexico, of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, whether the Mexican Government would receive an Envoy from the United Slates, en trusted with full powers to adjust all the questions in dispute between the two governments, with the assurance that, should the answer be in the affirmative, snch an Envoy would be immediate y despatched to Mexico. The Mexican Minis ter, on the 15th of October, gave an affirmative answer to this inquiry, requesting, at the same time, that our naval force at Vera Cruz mmht be withdra wn, lest its continued presence might as sume the appearance of menace and coercion pending the negbtiations. This force was imme diateJy withdrawn On the 10th of November, 184o, Mr. John Slidell, of Louisiana, was com m.ssioned by me as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United Stal >s to Mexico and was entrusted with full powers to adjust both the question of the Texan boundary and of indemnification to our citizens. The re dress of tho wrongs of our citizens naturally and inseparably blended itself with the question of boundary. The settlement of the one question in any correct view of the subject, involved that of r 1 “u.ld notrf,'ra moment entertain the idea that the claims of our much injured and Iona suffering citizens, many of which had existed fo"r more than twenty years, should be postponed or separated from the settlement of the boundary question. Mr. Slidell arrived at Vera Cruz on the 30th of JNovemner, and was courteously received bv the authorities of that city ; but the Government of Gen. Herrera was then tottering to its fall : the revolutionary party had seized upon the Tex as question to effect or hasten its overthrow Its determination to restore friendly relations with the United Stales, and to receive our Minister to negotiate for the settlement of this question,'was violently assailed, and was made the great theme of denunciation against it. The Government of Uen. Herrera, there is good reason to believe was sincerely desirous to receive our Minister hut it yielded to the storm raised by its enemies' and on the 21st of December refused to accredit Mr. Slidell, upon the most frivolous pretexts r xt* a«T!!0,!’"lly fnd ®b|y ^pressed in'the note °i 1*/f ’ ^ lde i-°^ lbe 24th of December last, to the Mexican Minister of Foreign Relations, here with transmitted, that I deem it unnecessary to enter into further details on this portion of the subject. Five days after the date of Mr. Slidell’s note, Gen Herrera yielded the government to Gen Paredes, without a struggle, and on the 30th of December resigned the Presidency. This revo lotion was accomplished solely by tho army, the people having .aken little part in tho contest; and thug the unpreme power of Mexico passed into the hands of a military leader. Determined to leave no effort untried to effect an amicable adjustment with Mexico, I directed Mr Slidell renPrpa0rnetd t0 ‘h° ^'""^nt of Gen Paredes, and asked to be officially received oy turn. ' thiT^en Wh7|,flr aTenPOn,,OM Kround for taking this step had Gen. Peradea come into power by a regular constitutional succession. [n that event h.s administration would have been considered but a mere constitutional continuance of the Gov ernment of General Herrera, and the refusal of the latter to recoive oor Minister would have been deemed conclusive, unless an intimation had been given by Gen. Perades of his desire to reverse the decision of hi, predecessor. But the Govern ment of Gen. Paredes owes its existence to a military revolution by which tho sub,i,ling con stitutional authorities had been subverted. The form of government was entirely changed, as well as all the high functionaries bv whom it was admin.stered Under these circumstance. Mr. Slidell, in obedience to my directions, ad dressed s note to the Mexican Minister of Foreign Relations, under date of the 1st of Msrcn last asking to be received by that government in the i S I* V,ha?.Ct*r lo Which he had ap Krd1oJhrII^nlJler' hi* "P1** date ffhiB «2?0fMar#h’ the arguments of his predecessor, and in terms that may be con sidered as giving just grounds of offence to the government and people of the Untied States, denied the appN9ation of Mr. Slidell. Nothin.* therefore, remained for our Envoy but to demand his passports, and return to his own country. I bus the Government of Mexico, though solemnly pledged by official acts in October last to receive and accredit an American envoy, vio lated their pledge, their plighted faith, and re Tused the offer of the peaceful adjustment of our difficulties. Not only was the offer rejected, hot the indignity of its rejection, enhanced by a manl iest breach of faith in refusing to admit tiie envoy who came because they had bound themselves to receive him. Nor can it be said that the offer was fruitless from the want of opportunity of dis cussing it, as our envoy was present on their own soil. Nor can it be ascribed to a want of suffi cient powers—our envoy had full powers t„ ad just every question of difference. Nor was there room for complaint that our proposition (or settle ment was unreasonable permission was not even given oor envoy io make any proposition what ever. Nor can it be objected that wo, on oor part, would not listen to any reasonable terms of their suggestion ; the Mexican government re fused all negotiations, and have made no proposi tion of any kind. 1 In my message at the commencement of the present session. I informed you that upon thu earnest appeal, both of the Congress and Conven tion of Texas. I had ordered an efficient military Torce to take a position between li.e Neuces and be Del Norte. This had become necessary to meet a threatened invasion of Texas by the Mexi cans, for which extensive military preparation lad been made. The invasion was threatened solely because Texas had determined, in accord ance with a solemn resolution of the Congress of the Untied States to annex herself to our Union, and under these circumstances it was plainly our duty to extend our protection over her citizens arm soil. 1 his force was concentrated at Corpus Uhriatt and remained there until after I had rn cetved such information as rendered it probable that the Mexican government would not receive our envoy. Meantime, Texas, by the final act of our Con gress had become an integral part of our Union av L?r!99,0fTe,S8' by i,s acli,,n Deo. 19, 1836, had declared the Rio Del Norte to be the boundary ol that Republic. Its jurisdiction had been extended and exercises beyond the Nueces. Ihe country between that river and the Del INorto had been represented in the Congress and the Convention of Texas, had thus taken part in the act of Annexation itself, and is now included within one of our Congressional Districts. Our own Congress had moreover, with great unanimi ty. by the act approved Dec. 31st. 1845, recog nised the country beyond the Nueces as a part of our territory by including it within our own revenue system, and a revenue officer to reside within that district has been apoointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. It became therefore of urgent necessity to provide for the defence of that portion of our country. Ac cordingly on the 13th of January last instructions were issued to the GenernI in command of these troops to occupy the left bank of the Del Norte. 1 his river, winch is the south western boun dary of the Slate of Texas, is an exposed frontier *rom this quarter invasion has been threatened. Upon it. and in its immediate vicinity, in the judgment of high military experience, are the proper stations for the protecting forces of the Government. in addition to this important consideration, several others occurred to induce this movement Among these are the faciliiies afforded by the ports of Brazos Santiago and the mouth of the Del JNorte for the reception of supplies by sea, the I stronger and more healthy military positions the convenience for obtaining a ready and more abun dant supply of provisions, as water, fuel and torage, and the advantages which arc afforded by the Del Norte in forwarding supplies to such posts as may be established in the interior and upon the Indian frontier. The movement of troops to Del Norte was made by the commanding General, under positive instructions to abstain from all aggressive acts towards Mexico or Mexican citizens, and to re gard the relations between that Republic and the United States as peaceful, unless she should de clnre war or commit acts of hostility indicative of a state of war. He was especially directed to protect private property and respect personal „ ,75 ">ofe from Corpus Christi on the 11th of March, and on the 28th of that month arrived on the left bank of the Del Norte, oppo site to Matamoras, where it encamped on a com manding position, which has since been strength ened by the erection of field works. A depot has I rLbes" «*labl,*hed at Point Isabel, near the Brazos Santiago, 30 miles in the rear of the en campment. The selection of his position was necessarily confined to the judgment of the Gen eral m command. I he Mexican forces at Matamoras assumed a belligerent attitude on the 12th of April. Gen. Ampudia, then in command, notified General Jaylor to break up his camp within 24 hours, and to retire beyond the Neuces river, and in the event of his failure to comply with these de mands announced that arms and arms alone must decide the question. But no open act of hostili ty was committed until the 24th April. On that day Gen. Arista, who had succeeded to the com mand of the Mexican forces, communicated to General laylor, that he considered hostilities commenced, and should prosecute them. A party of dragoons of 53 men and officers were on iho same day despatched from the American camp up the Rio del Norte, on its left bank, to ascer tain whether the Mexican troops had crossed or wore preparing to cross the river, became enaarmj with a large body of these troops, and after a short affair in which some 16 were killed and wounded, appear to have been surrounded and compelled to surrender. The grievous wrongs psrpetraied by Mexico upon our citizens through out a long period of years remain unredressed • and solemn treaties, pledging her public faith fur this redress have been disregarded. A govern ment cither nnable or unwilling, to force the ex ecution of such treaties, fails to perform ono its plainest duties. Our commerce with Mexico has been almost annihilated, ft was formerly highly beneficial to both nations; but our merchants have been de terred from prosecuting it by the system of out rage and extortion which the Mexican aulhori tiss have pursued against them; whilst their appeals through their own government for indem nity have been made in vain. Our forbearance ha, gone to such an extreme as to be mistaken in its character. Had we acted with vigor in re pell.ng the insults and redressing the injuries in flicted by Mexico at the commencement, we should doubtless have escaped all the difficultly i V ? we are now involved. ®3in which. Instead of this, however, we have ky ing our best otforts to propitiate her a "i exe^1' upon the pretext that TeL. a nat o,^ im pendent as herself, thought proper to onit« T destimes with ourjown. She hagPaffected to h I 1,eTew® have severed her rightful territ, * ! and ,n «««•! proclamation, and°iu in.nifcstoe.’ his repeatedly thteatened to make war upon u» for the purpose of reconquering Texas. |n .k meantime we have tried every effort at reconcH a i°n I he cup of forbearance had been exhaust ed, even before the recent information fron, tll front,er of the Del Nurto. But now alter Teiter, ted menace. Mexico has passed the boundary ‘f the United States, has invaded our territory ™,i ®li«d American blood upon the American 8Jil d bh* h“ proelwmed that hostilities have co'iT menced, and that the two nation.are now at *./ As war exists, and notwithstanding efforts t avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself, are called upon by every consideration ufdutv patriotism to vindicate with decision the honor the right, and the interests of our country. ’ Anticipating the possibility of a crisis like that 1 , ,c" arrived, instruction, were .riven i„ August last, as a precautionary measure’ against invasion or threatened invasion, authorising Gen laylor, it the emergency required, to accept vof unteors not from Texas only, hut from the State, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. And corresponding letters were ad dressed to the respective Governors of th„,e i. tates. i iiese instructions were repeated a„a in January last soon after the incorporaiion of I exas into our Union of States, Gen. Taylor w™ urther authorised by the President to makes requisition upon the Executive of that State for such of ns militia force as may be needed to renel h®ndedni„v°LL“CUre 11,6 C°Untry 8fiai,,St aPP-' un the second day of March he was again re minded in the event of the approach of any con siderable Mexican force, promptly md efficiently to use the authority with which he was clothed to call to him such auxiliary force as he might need. \\ ar actually exiting, and our territory having been invaded, Gon. Taylor, pursuant is xuihomy invested in him, by my directions, has called on the Governor of Texas for 4 regimen to of State troops, two to be mounted and two to serve on foot; and on the Governor of Louisiana for 4 regiments of infantry, to be sent to him as soon an practicable. . a" In further vindication of our rights, and the de fence of our territory, I invoke the prompt action of Congress, to recognize the existence of the war and to place at the disposition of the Executive he means of prosecuting the war with vigor, and thus hasten the restoration of peace. To this end recommend that authority should be oiven to call into the public service a largo body of volun teers to serve for not less than six or twelve months, unless sooner discharged. A volunteer force, is. beyond question, more efficient than any other deecription of citizen ber ,'S 001 ,0 b® doub,cd> ‘b»t a num .,ar,b7;nd tha‘ would readily rush to the field upon the call of their country J fur t ier recommend, that a liberal provision be made for sustaining our entire military force and fur nishing it with supplies and munitions of war Most energetic and prompt measures, and the immediate appearance in arms of a large and over powering forces are recommended to Confess as he most certain and efficient means of bringing the existing collision with Mexico to a speedy and successful termination. * : In making these recommendations, I deem it proper to declare that it is my anxions desire, not only to terminate hostilities, speedily, but to brin-r ™d\wr8,,nd'8pUt^ b6tWeen ,bis government and Mexico to an early and amicable adjustment; and with this view I shall be prepared to renew negotiations whenever Mexico shall be ready to receive propositions or to make propositions of her emVh^ hereryh a copy of the correspond ence between our Envoy to Mexico and the Mexi can M,n,8ter f()r Foreign Affairs, and so much of the correspondence between that Envoy and the wTS 1?T'and, lbe "f War and the General in command on the Del the'subject^ 3 fu“ “"‘‘er.c.nding of w u JAMES K. POLK. VYashingtorn May 11th. 1846. OPINIONS OF GREAT MEN ON BANKS AND A PAPER CURRENCY. Hear what the immortal Washington has said of the rotten paper currency. He says: * I never heard and I hope I shall never hear any serious mention of a paper currency in the State. I do vert y believe the greatest foes we have in the rT.in d Cv •n°l ,e?i8e a more effectual plan of ruining Virginia. * ‘ 1 AM NOT a bank man : once in my ' i ,!vas’ anf* l^en lh«y cheated me out of eve ry dollar 1 placed in their hands.’— G’en. Harri ton s speech at Dayton, O. . ‘ f)| al1 t,lfi contrivences for cheating the labor mg classes of mankind, none is so effemual as that which deludes them with paper money ! It is the most perfect expedient ever invented for fer tilizing the rich man’s field with the sweat of the poor marbrow "-Extract from a speech of Daniel Webster in the U. S. Senate, in 1832. ' It will be in vain to talk of public credit un ' w,e r.et"r" ,to ,he P»to unmixed, circulation of standiird Gobi and Silver.’—John Adams to Col. Joseph Ward, Oct. 28. 1809. * I cannot but lament from my inmost soul that lust for paper money which appears in some parts of the United States. There will never be any uniform rule if there is a sense of justice, nor any clear credit, public or private, nor any set tled confidence in public men or measures, until paper money is done away .-John Adams to John Jay, in 1786. Give them (the working classes) sn honest government, freedom from monopolies and privi eged classes, Hard money, not Paper, currency for their labor, and all will be well.’—Jackson’s last words to the American People. ‘ * sincerely believe that banking institutions are more dangerous than standing armies.’— Ihomas Jefferson to John Taylor of Caroline. From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce. KINDNESS OF A PORTUGUESE’. CAP TAIN. The following letter has been transmitted to this ooontry from the American consulate at Lis bon. It is a suitable expression of gratitude on the part of an American captain : At Sr.a, I9th March, 1846. Mr Vesr,y , American consul at Lisbon: Thar Sir—I wish to represent to you an act