WASHINGTON.

"Liberty and Union, now ana forever, one ana


inseparaDle.'

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, ls47.
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During the suspense in which. every mind of the
least susceptibility is at this moment painfully held
as to the event of the rumored negotiation between
the authorities of the United States and those of
Mexico at the gates of the metropolis of the latter
Power, we have not seen any reason for with
holding from our readers second letter which we
have received from the worthy Farmer of Ma
ryland, whose first letter, published few weeks
ago. must have attracted the attention of every read
er of ours who has any relish for either good sense
or good writing. .-s-----


The author of this letter had not, when he wrote
it, will be perceived, heard Of the latest news
from Mexico. He supposes, what many intelligent
persons besides him yet anticipate, a continuation
Of the war; and, on this hypothesis, he puts, and
for himself answers the question, "hat aoiH Con-
gress do ?''


We cannot answer for Congress nor indeed for
that portion of the two Houses with whom we most
generally accord. We have said, as we believe,
however, that they will not stop the supplies in or
der to stop the war. Ifa majority of both Houses
are of opinion that 1t is time to put end to the
war, we do not doubt that way will be found, in
which the President himself will be glad to coope-
rate, to accomplish that object. If majority shall
be of different way of thinking, then of course they
would not stop the supplies in order to stop the
By supplies it is perhaps proper to explain, ION
account of different construction have put
upon the phrase as used by us,) we mean such pro-
vision of ways and means is necessary to exc
cute existing laws, and fulfil all contracts which
have been made under them.


Though we cannot answer for Congress, nor
even for the Wings in the two Houses, achat they
will do, we feel entire confidence that, if it be not
sooner ended the war will not be suffered to conti-
nue. for the further acquisition of Mexican Terrific
ry. That much, we think, we can promise for
Congress