Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-12-23


nent'l possessions are ncerned, ITS al
IN ,st tnrs ken channels, thereby adding
10 the INITIAL p osperIty OF the two coun'
Iries.
The Germanic Association Of Cus'om>
An Com nerce, viii h, since rs eslrb in
meni IN 1893, has been stead,lv gro wing
- p,wer and mp ntance, and con lists, Al
h., time, OF m re than twenty German
Safes, and embraces a population OF 2I.-
10000 people, united Tor ali The "a
prses of commercial intercourse with each
other, and with foreign ST ,te., oilers 10 the
latter most valuable exchanges, on prIncl
pies NOR, liberal than are offered in he
fiscal system OF any other Eur 'pean p W
err. From its origin. the Importance o.
the German Union has never been lrst
light OF by the United States. The nu'.
nv, morality, aud other valuable qualities
OF the German nation, have always been
well known and appreciated. On this
subj ct, invite the attention OF Congress
t, the re"orl Of the Secretary OF State,
from which it will ue seen that, while our
cotton is admitted free of duty, and the
duty on rice has been much reduced ,whI"h
has already led to great y 'ncreaSei con.
sumption, strong disposition has been re
Gently evinced, by that great body, to re-
duce, upon certain conditions, their pres
cnt dot, upon tobacco. This being the
first iniim .iiun Of a concession on this in.
lercsing SUBJECT ever made by any Euro.
mean power, cannot but regard 1t as well
calculated to remove the m y linpciiments
which has so far existed to the most liberal
commercial intercourse between us and
them. In this view, our Minister at Der
lin, who has heretofore indusirIonsly pur-
sued the subject, has been instructed to en-,
ter upon the negotiation OF comnerelhl
treaty, which, while it will open new aG'
vantages to the agricultural interests OF the
United States, and more FREQ and cX-
banded field for commercial operations,
will affect njuriously no existing interest
of the Union. Should the negotiation lie
crowned with success, It's resIrs will be
communicated to both houses OF Con-
gress.
| communicate herewith certain des'
patches received from our Minister at
Mexico, and also II correspondence which
has recently occurred between the Envoy
from that Republic and the Secretary OF
State. 1t must be regarded as not little
extraordinary that the Government OF
Mexico. in anticipation of public discus
sion, which it has been pleased 10 inter
from newspaper pubicati ms, as likely To
occur in Congress, reIatlng TO the anneXa,
lion OF Texas to the United States. should
have so lar anticipated the result OF shch
discussion as to have announced its de.
domination to visit any such anticipated
discussion by formal declaration OF war
against the United States. If drslgnei to
pre-, ent Congress from Introducing that
question, as a fiji subject for its calm iellb-
e alton and final Judgment, the Executive
us ~ re ism to d u that 1t viii entirely
fail of lis object. The Representatives "i
free aud pltriotic peo lie will suffer n"
appreh ns,on of future consequences tn
emb,rrass them in the course 1t their
nr,n sell dclbera,I rs. Nor will the Ex-
eculive Department of the Governmen
FIJI, for anv such case, to discharge IT
VIII lie duty to the c"InIry
The war which has existed tor so long
a tine between Mexico and Texas has,
since the battle If San Jarint', c"nSls ed
f r The most prt Of predatory lncursI nS'
which, while they have been atIende
with m lch nj suffering To in lvlIuals, aud
have kept the h"rIerS OF the two c"unty''s
IN n 4 te Of constant alarm, haVr tai .
10 apprnarh 10 any de6nIt We result. NIX
leo his f,tei ont no FORMIDABLE Armament
nv land or nv sea ior tue sh'l 'ga' on
Texas Eight >e'rS have n W e'ap>ed
since T, xas dcclar her int pea len OF
Mexico, and during that time sne has en-
recognized as q we're go power s''''-
raj OF the princi Ial ii liz ~tates'-MeX-
leo, ne, erlneless. perse eres ii her plan
of reconquest, and reiu To recngnIz''
her ndepen ienre. TIL predatory in'ur'
sl,,ns to which have alluded, have EN-
attended, in one instance, with breaking
up the courts OF justice, by the seIzing
upon the D rsons of the Judges, jury an
officer. # he court, a d drIggIng hem
,long with unarmei, and therefore non
combatant citizens, mo Il cruel and op-
pressive bondage, thus 'eavlnS crime to
90 unpuni-hed. A bnrier warfare is ever
more to he deprecated, AMI over such IA
war as his existed for 81 many years BE-
tween those two States, h manity has had
great cause to lament. Nor is such "a con
dlIon OF things to be deplored only be-
rause Of the in,Iividu i suf ring atendAn
mon il. The effect are lar more exien-
>ive.
The creator of the Universe hls given
man the earth for his resting place, and
-, cr,i,s Cnr h g Subsistence Whltcvgr.