The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1843-12-22

ance OF the German Union has never
been lost sight of by the United States.
The industry, morality and other valua-
bic qualities of the German nation, have
always been well known and appreciated.
On this subject i invite the attention OF
congress to the report Of The secretary OF
state, from which it will be seen that,
while our cotton is admitted free OF duty
and the duty on rice has been much redu-
ced, which has already led to greatly
increased consumption, a strong DISPOSE
ton has been recently evinced by that great
body to reduce, on certain conditions,
their present duty upon tobacco. This
being the first intlmalion of a concession
on this interesting subject ever made by
any European power, | cannot but regard
ii as well calculated to remove the only
impeachment which has so far existed to
the most liberal commercial intercourse
between lis and them. In this view our
minister at Berlin, who has heretofore in.
dusirlously pursued The SUBJECT, has been
instructed to enter upon the negotiation of
commercial treaty, which, while it will
open new advantages to The agricultural
interests Of the United States, and a more
free and expanded field of commercial OPP
eraions, will effect injuriousIy no exist
ing interest Of the Union. Should the
negotiation be crowned with success, its
results will be communicated 10 both
houses of congress.
| communicate herewith certain des-
patches received from our minister at
Mexico, and also correspondence be-
tween the envoy Of that republic and the
secretary of state. 1t must be regarded
as not a lille extraordinary that the gov
erumcnt Of Mexico, in anticipation of a
public discussion, which ii had been plea
sed to infer from newspaper publications,
as likely TO take place IN congress, rela-
tive TO the annexation Of IeXes to the
United States, should have so far antici.
paled the result Of such discussion as to
have announced its determination to visit
any such anticipated decision by formal
declaration Of war against the United
Slates.--lf designed to prevent congress
from Introducing that question, as a fit
subject for its calm dcIlberaton and dnal
judgement, the executive has no reason
to doub, that it will enlIrel y fail OF It's OH
loct. The representatives Of brave and
patriotic people will suffer no apprehen-
slun Of future consequences to embarrass
them in the course OF their proposed de-
liberations. Nor will the executive de-
parment of the government fail, for any
such cause, to discharge It's whole duty to
the country.
The war which has existed for so lone
a time between Mexico aud Texas has,
since the battle OF San Jacinlo, consisted
for the most part of predatory incursons,
which, while they have been attended
with much Of suffering 10 individuals, and
have kept the borders Of the two countries
IN state Of constant alarm have failed To
to any deinllivc result. Mexico
has fitted ont no formidable armament 10y
land or by sea for the suhjugatlon of Tex
as.--Eight years have now elapsed since
Texas declared her independence of Mex
leo, and during that time she has been
as sovereign power by seye-
raI Of the principal civilized states. Mex
leo, nevertheless, perseveres in her plan
Of reronquest, and refuses 10 recognise
her independence. The predatory incur
,ious to which | have alluded, have been
attended. in one instance, with the break
ing up Of the courts Of justice by the sci
Alng upon the persons OF the Judges, Jury
and officers of the court, and dragging
them along with unarmed, and therefore
non.cOmbatant cilzens, into a cruel and
oppressive bondage, thus leaving crime
to 90 UNPUBLISHED and immortality To pass
unreproved. A border warfare is ever
more to deprecated, and over such a war
as has existed for so many wears between
these two states, humanity has great
cause to lament. Nor is such condition
of things to be deplored only because of
the individual suffering attendant upon it.
The effects are far more extensive. The
Creator of the Universe has given man
the Earth for his resting place, and its
fruits for his subsistence. Whatever.
therefore, shall make the first or any part
of it scene of desoatIon, affects injuri-
ously his heritage, and may be regarded
as general calamity. Wars may some
times be necessary but all nations have
a common interest in bringing them spec
Oily to close. The United States have
an immediate interest in seeing an end
put TO the state Of hosi!liies existing be.
tween Mexico and Texas. They are
our neighbors, of the same continent,
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