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

cipie on which the claim rests has long snce
been virtually admitted By Great Britain, but OBJ
staces to settlement have from time to time
been interposed, SO that large portion OF the
amount claimed has not yet been refunded Our
Minister is now engaged IN theprosecullon OF the
claim, and | cannot but persuade myself that tae
British Government will no longer delay It's ad
justment.
| an happy to be able to say that nothing has
occurred TO disturb in anv degree the relations OF
| anlitv which exist between the United States
and France, Austria and Russia as well as with
the other Powers OF Europe, since the adjourn
ment OF Congress. Spain has been agltated with
internal commissions for many years, from the e.
ects Of which it Is to be hoped she is destined
/! speedily to recover-when, under more liberal
system of commercial policy on her part our trade
with her may again fill It's old and, so far as her
/ Continental possessions are concerned, its almost
forzaken channels thereby adding to the mutual
prosperity of the two countries.
The Gerrnanic Association of Customs and
| Commerce, which, since lis establishment IN
| 1893, has been steadily growing in power and
/ importance, and consists at this time OF more
! than twenty German States, and embraces q pop
ualon Of % 900 Of people united for all the
purposes of commercial intercourse with each
other and with foreign states offers to the latter
| the most valuable exchanges on principles more
liberal than are offered in the fiscal system Of any
other European power From its origin the i'm
portance of the German Union has never been
lost sight of by the United States. The indus
try. morality and other valuable qualities Of the
| German nation have always been well known
and appreciated.
On this subject invite the attention of Con-
gress the report Of the Secretary OF State, from
which it will be seen that while our cotton Is ad-
mitted free OF duty and the duty on rice has been
much reduced which has already led to great
" increased consumption, a strong disposition has
/ been recently evinced by that great body 10 re-
duce, upon certain conditions, their present duty
upon tobacco. This being the first intimation OF
concession on this interesting subject ever made
by any European power, | cannot but regard 1t
as well calculated to remove the nlympedlment
which has so far existed to the most liberal CON-
mercial intercourse between US and them. In this
view. our Minister at Berlin, who has heretofore
industriously pursued the subject, has been In
instructed 90 enter upon the negotiations of COM
mercial treaty, which, while it will open new ad-
advantages 10 the agricultural interests of the
United States, and more free and expanded
! field for commercial operations, will affect inju-
]
! the negotiation be crowned with success, It's re-
suits will be communicated to both Houses Of
! Congress-
communicate herewith certain dispatches re-
ceired from cur Minister at Mexico, and also
correspondence which has recently occurred be-
tween the Envoy from that Republic and the Sc
cretary of state. II must be regarded as not
little extraordinary that the Government Of Mex
leo, in anticipation OF public discussion, which
it has been pleased to infer from newspaper pub
locations, as likely to take place IN Congress, re-
lating to the annexation Of Texas to the United
States, should have 50 far anticipated Tie result
OF such discussion as 10 have announcediis deter
mination to visit any such anticipated decision
by formal declaration of war against the United
States. If designed to prevent Congress from in
Producing that question: as d tit subject for It's
calm elaboration and final judgement, the Exec
uilvc has no reason to doubt that it Will entirely
fail of its object. The Representatives of brave
and patriotic people will suffer no apprehension
of future consequences to embarrass them in the
course of their proposed deliberations. Nor will
the Executive Department of the Government
fail, for any such cause, 10 discharge It's whole
duty to the country.
The war which has existed for 50 long time
between Mexico and Texas has, since the battle
of San Jacnto, consisted for the most part Of
predatory incurslons, which, while they have
been attended with much Of suffering to individ-
uals, and have kept the borders Of the two coun-
tries in ii state of constant alarm, have failed to
approach to any deinitivc result. Mexico has
fitted out no formidable armament by land or by
sea for the subjugation of Texas. Eight years
have now elapsed since Texas declared her indie
pendence of Mexico, and during that time she
has been recognized as q soverei gn power by
several of the princi pal civilized states. Mexico,
nevertheless, perseveres in her plans of recon.
quest, and refuses to recognize her independence.
The predatory incursions to which | have allud-
ed, have been attended, in one instance, with the
breaking up of the courts of Justice by the sciz.
ing upon the persons Of the judges, Jury and off,
GERS Of the court, and dragging them along with
unarmed, and therefore non-combatant citizens,
into a cruel and oppressive bondage, thus leaving
crime to 20 UNPUBLISHED and immortality to pass
unreproved.
y border warfare is evermore to be deprecated,
and over such a war as has existed for so many
years between these two States humanity has
had great cause to lament. Nor is such condi.
ton of things to be deplored only because of the
individual suffering attendant upon it. The eff.
fects are far more extensive. The Creator of the
Universe has gwen man the Earth for his resting
/ place, and It's fruits for his subsistence What
ever, therefore, shall make the first or any part
of 1t a scene of desoaton, affects injuriously his
heritage, and may be regarded as general Gala
nifty. Wars may sometimes be necessary; but
all nations have common interest in bringing
them speedily to a close The United States have
an immediate interest in seeing an end put to the
state Of hostilities existing between Mexico and
| Texas They are orr hors IF rho Same co-
tlnent, with whom we are not only DESTROYS of
cultvating the relations OF amty but of the most
extended commercial intercourse, and to prac.
tee all the rights of neghborhood hospitality.
Our own interests are deeply involved in this