New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-12-06

Gr;der: all from NORTH CAROLINA but John
r. J. Daniel, who appeared IN the course OF
che day: all from LOUISIANA but John b. Dawson
nil from SOUTH CAROLINA but Artemas BUT.
TENNESSEE lacked David w Dickinson and John
H. Peyton, both Wings MICHIGAN, Luclns
Lyon; GEORGIA, Joseph Il. Lutnpkin, William
H. Stiles, and Alex. H. Stevens, all but the latter
fwho is sick in Washington appearing during
the day; from ALABAMA all but Reuben Chap,
man. From MISSISSIPPI only Jacob Thompson
appeared MARYLAND has not chosen yet. This
gives you the whole House.
The Message.
Mr.. Tyler has hardly been able to screw ms
courage to the sticking point with regard to the
Annexation of Texas. He talks round and round
il, "ettng 4 dare not wait upon would, ;,
rows up Mexico in every sort of savage way, or
denng her to let Texas alone as if he were a
mighty monarch and these belligerents were two
provinces oil his ample doninons, bot finally sub
sides into declaration that the high obligation
of public duty may enforce some sort OF poll
cy,' in prosecuting which : the patriotism of the
People will sustain the Government No doubt
of it, if there is any prospect OF carnage and
spoliation ahead--any thing that smacks OF the
plunder of the Churches of Mexico-therc viii!
be abundance of patriotism developed. How
ever. the President does not pumply recommend
the Annexation of Texas, SO let the matter pass
Rut we can't think our Government has any
business with the laws of Mexico regulating the
Trade of Foreigners in her interior After losing
one of her richest provinces by interlopers, who
shall say that she may not prohibit immigration
entirely if she thinks proper
As to England ard Oregon, we rejoice to hear
that The disputed boundary is the subject of ami
cable regulations If both Governments would
ust agree to relinquish all pretensions to that
portion of this Continent lying West of the
Rocky Mountains, and unite in guaranteeing the
independence and inviolability Of the whole Ore
gon region, we should soon see thrifty Republic
grow up there, peopled mainly by Yankees, and
proffering lucrative trade to each nation which
had so generously nurturcd its infancy. AS the
world goes, we shall probably do as with our once
Disputed Territory on the North East-ncgotiatc
and buster till each has wasted more than the
whole matter in dispute is worth, and then settle
the difference just about we ought to have done
at first.
The worst feature of this Message is It's unver
sal tendency to National extravaganza. Although
We are enjoying peace at home and abroad, the
President urges that the Appropriations for the
Navy be kept at high water mark, the Army In
creased by remounting the expensive Dragon
crops so wisely disbanded by the last Congress,
and establishing line of Military Posts to Ore
pon! And all this while we are yet loaded with
u Public Debt contracted in peace, and our Reeve
nue. is proclaimed to be Four Millions deficient.
What can the man mean He asks Congress TO
replenish the purse, but is very shy as to the
source whence the money is to come. How GIN
yerly he touches the Tariff question: The
wretched dcmagoguism by which Tea and Coffee
were exempted from duty IN the last Congress will
vet return to plague the inventors Twenty per
ct. on these articles would havepaid offour Nation
al debt in few years, and never have been felt by
the People. Now Mr., Tyler wants more Reve-
nue. and he has not the manliness to point out the
proper source whence TO obtain it, Yet if he is
in earnest about remoun ting the Dragons, esa
blishing line Of posts to Oregon, SC. he VIII
want good deal more Revenue than he talks Of.
The President again urges his Exchequer
scheme. This is the best feature Of his Message,
and well put. We still think the Wings in the
last Congress erred in dgement In not taking up
this project, and making the best they could of 1t.
1t would have cost little, never stood in the way
ofany thing better, and could hardly have failed
80 result IN good However, it is too late now,
Cor Loco. Focoism has the House, and will do
nothing of the sort. We shall probably be able
to do better or obliged to content ourselves with
worse by the time another Congress meets.
1t is a shame that President should at this
day refer to the Post Office Department, vet fail
to recommend frankly sweeping reduction of
the Rates OF Postage. To talk deploringly Of SO
many facilities for the transmission of mail mat
ter out of the regular mail, and d!late on the
greatest vigilance and crcumspection' being need-
ed, not to expedite the Mails and keep the fingers
of rcgues out of other mems letters but actually
TO prevent men sending their letters more conve-
nienhy thar by Mail!-why John! you must
have been asleep these three years You have
taken hold of this business at the wrong end alto
sether!
On the whole, the Message is not very long,
SO we have have good mind to praise 1t. The,e
are several frivolous paragraphs init, referring 10
the arrangement of some petty mercantile claims
on Foreign Powers, intended to glorify the rare
diplomatic abilities of this Administration. The
piety at each end is very well but Mr. Us attempt
to take credit to himself for the general improve
ment of our condition as People when he has
done his best to Veto it, is calculated to provoke