New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-15
BY THIS MORNINGS NAH
rndications in Congress.
Editorial correspondence
WA.HlSGToS. Wedeesta1'

NA,HIs9tos' " edGsstal, Dee n
There was very little done IN Congress To. d.,
but some things indicated. For instance :
heard it avowed by prominent Van Buren, me,
that it tra, t6sir pocy 10 Through tke ses,to,
nth as little action as posstble-taat the T.sS
question must be stared or 10 more convenjen,
season. But Mr. Spencer must have more p.
venue, i, was urged. - Let HIM issue NOR.
Treasury Notes." was the dry answer. h,r,
no doubt this line OF conduct will be very wa,nl,
urged. but | think It cannot succeed If.,b,
party.' after abusing the Tariff for two years ss,
fraud, a grleyous tax on the whole Country f.,
the benefit OF the Manufacturing Capitalists. de
were now to give it the go-by, they would disrps,
or undeceiye thousands Of their best men and
inevitably break up their present specious shs,.
mony. The Calhoun men ,oill not support Va,
Buren, if his friends do not take bold, uRequiYocay
ground against the present Taritf or any Pro.
tectiye one That is settled. think stern Ne
cessty-,he fear of greater evils the oths,
hand-will compel them to get up and cary
through the House Free Trade bill, but they
hate it dreadfully.
Again ORFGoS is to be mounted this winter.
rode and spuned OFT of breath, Benton and
Bowlin of Missouri, yesterday could not even
announce the death Of Senator Linn withou.
eulogizing the project Of taking Military posses.
sion OF Oregon, and to-day Wentworth long
john OF Illinois was guilty OF the same viola.
ton of good taste, if not OF decency. All this
portends serious mischief. HG.
Texas, me1ico and the United States.
Editorial Correspondence
WASHINGTON, Wednesday,, Dec 49,
The recent correspondence between Cur Minister
at Mexico and the Government of that Country,
and between the Mexican Minister here and Sec.
re,aIy Upshur, appears In this mornings National
Intelleencer 1t It's quite long, and, though in.
terestpg. | fear Tie Tribune cannot find room
for il. will therefore state its substance.
NJ de Bocancgra, Mexican Secretary OF State,
writes to our Minister, Gen. Waddy Thompson,
that his Government. deeply agglieved By past
events connected with the occupation and con.
Guest of the province of Texas by citizens Of the
L. States, and by the eager recognition of the
independence Of the revoers by our Government,
has been still farther aggrieved by information
that the Congress OF the L. States, then about TO
assemble, would probably entertain and discuss
proposal 10 annex that revoted Province Of
Mexico 10 this Country. His Government felt
bound 70 notify that Of the o. States that such
Annexation must be regarded by Mexico as an
act of War, and resisted accordingly.
Mr. Thompson, in reply, throws himself on his
dignity. and VIII offer no explanation whatever
He says Mexico has several times threatened US
with war, has she not had reason ! and that she
may as wei quiz it, The United States under
stand their own business, will take care of their
own honor, and cannot be affected by threats Of
hostility from Mexico.
NJ de Bocanegra responds, explaining and de.
precating, points to the evidence IN his possession
Of the disposition cherished in some part of the
U. States to get possession of Texas, among
which evidence is the Protest of Hon. John O.
Adams and other Members of the last Congress
against the project.
The same ground, substantially is gone over
in correspondence between Hon. ]. N. Almonte,
Mexican ambassador here, and Mr.. Upshur, our
Secretary of State. The chief perceptible diff
ference is the greater lack OF courtesy IN the lat
ter correspondence. Amonte announces ab.
ruptly that his government will declare War
against the United States if we grasp Texas, and
Mr.. Upshur answers very waspishly. In a Sc
cond letter each sets himself at work to explain
or sustain his language, and Mr.. Upshur mani
tests good deal of acuteness in verbal criticism.
AS whole however, this correspondence IS not
credlrable to our Government, either in its Ian
guagc or purport. The Mexican dipomatlsts
say, only assure US that you have no designs on
Texas, and all will be smooth-we will dsavow,
apologize, any thing but our functonarles stand
upon their dignity, and refuse to give any such
assurance. They know they arc -coveting what
Is not their own.
There is a subordinate ccntroversy-a wheel
within wheel. Cen Thompson takes strong ex'
ception to recent ordinance of Mexico restrict
ing the retail trade of that Country to Citizens
including Foreigners who have been naturallzeo'
or as have married Mexican wives, or who have
families residing in Mexico. All such may con-
tinue to trade as heretofore other Foreign Traders
have six months to wind up their business IN al
ter which they must quit.
Mr.. Thompson protests against this as v'ois'
ton Of our Treaty with Mexico but cannot
say with Justice. He quotes passage OF the
Treaty authorizing the citizens Of either country
to come, with vessels and cargoes to all places
ports and rivers Of the other to ,ohich other t''-
eigners are alloaDed to come, there TO hire houses
land goods and trade. NJ. de Bocanegra insists
that this only MEANS as is expressed IN the ns"
article, that the citizens Of either country are 10
enjoy in the other all the privileges Of those ofthe