WASHINGTON, August 8, l845.
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WASHINGTON, August 8, l845
Account Current Of Affairs at the Federal Metropolis.


While we are specializing upon the probabilities Of
declaration of war wilh Mexico, there is pros
pect that actual hostites will have superseded the
necessity for such declaration Our troops are push
ing to the southern frontiers Of Texas and those of
Mexico, under Arista and Paredes, appear to be
moving to the same line of operations. And as the
boundary between Mexico and Texas is not definite
ly settled there is great danger that party or the
other may infringe the line of neutrality by crossing
Into disputed territory, and thereby hazard the inev
liable alternative OF fight or retrogade movement.
Mexico is in most desperate condition. In war
with the United States, she sees her certain and
speedy annihilaton and without war she is as GER
tanly subjected to internal conspiraces insurrec-
tions and conflicting desperadoes, scarcely less to
be dreaded. In any contingency, she is defunct
republic-her days are numbered and Cave John
son may yet have the appointment OF the deputy
postmaster tor the capital OF La Republca Mexcana.
Weare looking with anxious interest for some de-
clsve military demonstrations on the Texan FROM
uer-declslve to Mexico that she must fight sur
render


Father Ritche's account of Silver Spring, as IL
ustrated and classified into chapters in yesterdays
Herald, afforded a deal OF amusement among the
quidnuncs and the elite OF the departments. With
engraving OF Father Richie and MIR. Blair shaking
hands at the mill door, the article would have been
worth copyrghtlng. Father Richie is most agree
able and social old geneman his eyes are as
bright In conversation the seven stars. Socially
as well as politically Except in the Sub Treasury,
ride Richmond Enquirer, 1887 ~ he is OF the old
Virginia school Of '9S and 80 He is very spry and


industrious for man of his years and hard service


reads his letters before breakfas--the Herald and
the Union at breakfast-then visits the Presldent
for his cue Che doesn't wear queue by the bye)-
then looks three or four hundred exchange pa
pers, carefully colating and culing anything favo-
rable to Secretary Marcy-then goes to dinner