New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-05

we not universally e1claim that the mask was at
length of, and that Me1ico's professions OF neu-
tality, inability to control her bordsrefs, &c. had
Teen from the beginning anam and cheat
Would not the popular sentiment demand resist
s1ce to this Observation-Disclosures to the u
t.,most And is all this rendered null By the
tact that Mexico, the weaker nation, is the suffer
CT, and we, who are strong, are The Spoilers?
Bot Mr.. Tyler is not content with merely tax
ing what is aaother's He affects to consider Us
aggrieved by the taTd;ness of Mexico IN e'for-
cling her GAINS on Texas. She has no business
10 be SO long about it. She once had ngns to
recopouer Texas, bus that night exists no longer.
Blu. IN what code of The Law OF Nations IS this
statute of outIawry set forth Where does the
Executive learn that such claim woald not be
tolerated in Europe? Spain still persists IN her
claims OF sovereignty over her revolted South
American Colonies, and over Mexico Itself oul
who protests? And if she chose to morrow to
send an armament against any Of them, VINO
would prevent her. No one Is it not monstrous
hen, that Mr.. Tyler should intimate that any
attempt OF Mexico to vindicate her claim, while
&c ere thinking of taking texas to ourselves, and
even after his Treaty had been rejected by the
Senate, would be regarded and resisted rs an act
of hostility to the United States If this is not
the extreme of impudent rascal!ly, we know not
what would be.
Il is very cool, but not very courteous, IN our
President 10 tell Mexico that her solemn assuF-
auces that she will to the utmost resist the An
ncrs,ion ef Texas to this country are unmean-
ing, and that she will knucke the moment we
say the decisive word. Such prophecies are not
calculated to secure their own fulhlment.
1t must be rather dull joke to the Mexicans
hat our Executive does not doubt that she
would find her true interest to consist IN meet
ing the Advances OF our Government in spirit
Of ami;y." She may as we'll prepare to meet
those advances in some spirit or other, and if she
does not meet them on The Sabine or the Colorado,
he will soon fad them meeting her in California
and at the gates CT her capitol. We think she
understands this.
1t must be pleasant 10 our Anti-Te1as Polk
men land we know they were many thousands
10 be told that the election Of Polk has settled the
whole question, and shown beyond cavil that at
is tho viii Of both the People and the States that
Texas should De annexed to the Unicn, promptly
and Immediately" The fact that there is ma
lority of the Peoples votes against Polk goes for
nothing. New-York has elected Polk, while CIV
ing over Ten thousand majority against him and
distinctly against Annexation; while not less
than Fifty Thousand other voters supported Polk
who are against Annexation. And now we are
,old that, On the strength of this verdict, Texas
is lo be crowded through Congress promptly and
immediately by a Joint Resolution! We shallsee.
The logic OF this Message seems 10 be gradu,
ated precisely on the scale of its morality. Take
this instance:
BY the treaty the United States assumed the of
the debts of Texns amount not exceeding $1,000 900
be paid with the exception Of sum falling short OF 600 600.
e could not ss. hensr take the ands actont ASSUMING
tie full payment Of al membranes upon thes."
How is this Texas, certainly, took the
ands,' without assuming or paying a farlhing
OF thu Debt of Mexico; was she right? or is
ryler7 And if we could not take the lands
without assuming tho full payment of all in,
cum5'ances upon them,' how can we justify
ourselves in refusing TO pay any more than
SlO0eG.0OO? Clearly, il Mr.. Tyers honor
is at all consistent, we must pay the whole debt,
and pay it promptly and Immediately We
have no right to hold the lands at cur pleasure,
md at last pay over so much as We choose of
The proceeds. Mr.. Tyler's assumptions expose
the dishonesty of Mr.. Tylcr's Treaty, and de-
aonstrate the fact that Wa should have to pay
the whole debt of Texas.
We have not room TO analJze thu Message
generally. It's most absurd point is the dread of
surplus Revenue and talk OF modifying the
Tariff to prevent it, alongside of recommended
tons OF the Annexation of Texas, the establish
mcnt of line Of Military Posts to Oregon, or.
ganization of Territorial Government there,
new and extensive Notifications, Mail Steamers,
&c.-By the way, we heartily approve of the
suggestion of Mail Steamers. We wish half our
NAVY were Transformed into them. They would
thus do the country some good, pay part OF their
expenses, ard be quite as ready for service as
under existing circumstances. Andif Mr.. Tyler
will follow out the idea, and recommend the con-
struction of Railroads instead OF Fortres,es as
means OF National Defence, he will still farther
merit the appreciation of our people.
WIG MEMBERS CnosEN-A special election
was held in New Orleans on the 26th ult. flr two
members 10 the State Convention ior revising
the Constitution. II resulted in the choice of
Mess,s. CoNRAp and BENJAMIN, (IVhigD by over
three hundred majority.
Missouri Senators.
The st. Louis Republican brings Us news Of
the election by the Missouri Legislature on the
Goth ult. of DAVID r. ArcAEsoN and THOMAS H.
BexroN as U. S. Senator's from that State; the
former to fill the vacancy created by the death
of DIR. Linn, ard the attsr for the term of six
years from the fourth of March next. The vote
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