Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-12-19

are concerned, its almost foFsak en- chan
; nels, thereby adding 10 the mutual pros
Perity oftho two countries.
The GsFmanic Association Of Custom
and Commerce, which, since lie estab-
lishment in 1885, has been steadily grow
ling in power and importance and con
sists at this time Of more than tWentY
German States, and embraces q pOpula
ton Of 27 ,000, 900 Of people united fOl
all the purposes Of commercial inter.
course with each other and with foreign
states, offers to the latter the most valu-
able exchanges on principles more libef
al than are offered in the fiscal system o.
any other European power. From iti
origin, the importance Of the German
URion has never been lost sight Of BY the
United States. The industry, morality
and other valuable qualities Of the Ger.
man nation, have always been we'll known
and appreciated. On :his subject in.
vite the attention Of Congress to the re-
port Of the Secretary Of State, from
which it will be seen that while our cot
ton is admitted free Ot duty, and
the duty on rice has been much re-.
duced. which has alveady led 10 a greatly
increased consumption, strong DISPOSE
tion has been recently eviRced BY that
great body to reduce, upon certain con-
ditiOns, their present duty upon tobacco.
This being the first inlimation of con.
ceisiOn on this interesting subject ever
made by any European poweT, cannot
but regard it as well calculated to re-
move the only impediment which has SO
far existed 10 the most liberal CONNER
cial intercourse between us and them
In this view, our minister at Berlin. who
has heretofore induslriOusly pursued the
subject, has been instructed to enter up-
on the negotiation of a commercial treaty,
which. while it will open new advantages
to the agricultural interests of the Uni-
ted States, and a more free and expan-
ded field for commercial operations, will
affect iniuriously no existing interest Of
the Union. Should the negotiation be
crowned with success its results will be
communicated 10 both Houses Of Con.
grssS.
! communicate herewith certain des-
patches received from our Minister at
Mexico and also correspondence which
has recently occurred between the En-.
vOy from that Republic and the Secreta-
ry Of State. 1t must be regarded as not a
little extraordinary that the Government
Of Mexico, in anticipation of public
discussion, which it has been pleased to
infer from newspaper publications, ss
likely TO take place in Congress, relating
to the annexation OF Texas to the United
States should have SO far anticipated the
result Of such discussion as to have ans
nouEced its determination to visit any
such anticipated decision by a formal
declaration Of war against the United
States. Ifdesigned to prevent Congress
from introducing that question, as a fit
subject for it's calm delibsraliOR aud final
judgment, the executive has no reason
to doubt that it will entirely fail Of its
object. The Representatives Of brave
and patriotic people will suffer no appre.
bension of future consequences to enc
barrass them in the course Of their pro-
posed deliberations. Nor will the Ex.-
ecutivs Department Of the Government
fail, for any such cause, to discharge its
whole duty to the country.
The war which has existed for SO long
a time between Mexico and Texas has,
since the battle of San JacintO consisted
for the most part Of predatory incursions,
which, while they have been attended
with Mnch suferings to individuals, and
havo kept the borders Of the TIVE coun.
tries in state of constant alarm, have
failed to approach to any dehnitive re-
suit. Mexico has fitted out no formida>
BILE armament by land or by ssafor thssub'
IjugaiiOn Of Texas. Eight years have now
elapsed since Texas declared her inde'
pendencs Of Mexico, and during that
time she has been recognized as sovers
sign power by several Of the principal
civilized states. Mexico nevertheless
perseveres in herplans Iof rsconqussl
and refuses to recognize her inde-
pendencO. The predatory incuVsions "a
which have alluded, have been attend
ed, in one instance, with breaking up oi
the cours Ofjustice by scizing upon the
persons Of the judges, jury and officer!
Of the court, and dragging them along
with unarmed, and therefore non comba.
tant citizens, into cruel and oppressive
bondage, thus leaving crime to 60 unpun
ishcd. A border warfare is evermOTe to
be deprecated, and over such war as
hrs exiStrd for so many years betweeI
these two States, humanity has had
| great cause to lament. Nor is such
condition Ofthings to be deplored Onl,
. because Of the individual suffering atten
. danl upon it. The effects are far NOR
. extensive.
/. The creator Ofthe Universe has give
5 man the earth for his resting place
0 land its fruits for his subsistence