The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-15

state Of the Country.
Certainly not within the last twenty years has the
country been in so singular situation as is at the
present moment; and brought into that state solel,
by the shameful conduct of a few rabid and wretch
ed politicians.
Ever since the sad revulsions, caused by specula
tons of the widest kind entered into by politicians
Tor the basest of purposes, have been gradually
recovering our energies, our strength, and ou
honesty as people. BY this time, with prope
management, and an honest Congress, we nigh
have been completely out of debt nation met the
majority of our state obligations, have completely
revived all kinds of trade, have been prosperous and
happy, and there would have been more COM
planning heard in streets
We have had succession Of good crops, fine
weather, and glorious havess, year after year; we
have had thousands upon thousands of industrious
Irish, German, English, and other emigrants land.
ing on our shores, penetrating to the far West,
bringing with them money, and agricultural impe-
ments in abundance, and what is better than all.
health, honesty, industry knowledge, and strength,
TO assist in developing the resources of this great
nation.
Yet, with all these blessings so beautifully show
cred down upon us by Divine Providence, trade
is Frustrated, industry is palsied, and dstres.
stares thousands OF honest Woodworking men
in the face. And why Because a few
miserable rabld politicians, are so intent on
crushing the present President, and making another
to supplant him, that they turn deaf ear to the real
wants of the country And this will continue to be
affliction until Congress adjourns about the mid
die of next August,
In the mean time, we have no settled Revenue
Law, and all our duties of 20 per cent on the home
valuation are paid under protest. The President is
anxious and willing to sign a simple Tariff Bill,
which shall impose duties merely adequate to the
wants OF the Government, and which shall involve
no sluanderng of the proceeds of the public lands.
He has vetoed one tariff bill on that account, and
the one now before Congress, which will pass about
the 10th of August he will veto for the self same
reason.
Congress will then break up in a row great
change will take place in the cabinet, and all will 60
on quietly until the next congressional election,
when the Wings will ind themselves in miserable
minority.
In the meantime, all eyes are turned towards an
amcable settlement of our difficulties with Eng
land particularly that the Maine Boundary ques-
non We gave Wednesday last an exact state of
the negotiations on that head, derived from official
sources, together with map of the territory expla-
natory OF the points in dispute. The same will be
repubshed in the Weekly Herald this day at p. NJ.
ready to be sent by the steamship from Boston TO-
morrow
On all other points, we are happy and comforta-
bic The weatheris as hot as his Satanic Majesty
himself could desire it; thermometer 90 in the
shade; streets filthy, no Croton water, and not a
breath of air stirring TO bless us Money is plenty
and no mistake, upon good security, but every body
is puzzled to know what good security is now
days The crops of all kinds are abundant, and so
are children of all sizes.
We have Wig Congress in Washington, and
Wing Corporation here in New York, but an honest
President in John Tyler, and an honest Mayor in
Robert II. Morris; and, therefore, we say to our
elder brothers on the other side of the water, that
the country is safe. And we tell little Victoria
amlable and happy as she is, that unless she does
the handsome thing by us in the Boundary business
and prevents her ministers from gougng il 1t comes
to fight, we shall disgrace her flag, if not her petit
coats, and give her troops little of the d-dest
they ever got since the last war!