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Inc message mas been unsparngly analysed. Dur
Ing his high and palmy state, Mr. Tyler was not
iavorito with the British press or public, who
looked upon him as the accident of an accident"
But now that ne Is tumb!ing from his high estate.
"unwept, unhonored, and unsung." his movements
are viewed with degree of anger amounting al
most to phrenzy. But the attacks of the metropo-
Titan press are not confined to the message alone
laid before Congress in connection with the an
nexatlon question Hitherto we have made Sc
lections from the leading London journals on
the subject Of the message, but this year 1.-THE task
is superauous. There is no diversity Of opinion,
all start from the same note. Mr. Tyler is
conference.-the Calhoun is condemned Mr..
Shannon is condemned. and the Mexican Minister
alone is eulogised for his spirit and independence
Few documents have provoked greater anger than
Mr. Calh0un's letter to Mr. King, at Paris II is to
be regretted, for the sake of both countries, that
cannot do good, and must inevitably do harm. In
England, the Government manage these things
better; they will never consent to publish what will
compromise other parties, English Statesmen have
been frequently annoyed at the publication of do
cuments in the United States which has subjected
them TO unpleasant nterrogatories in the House Of
Commons Mr. Cautogn's letter ,c,N not iritate
the Minister, but the ,Ohole British people It i'm
pugns their honesty and sincerity ia a cause.-the
abolition of slavery-upon which, if upon any sub
ject, the public mind il not merely unanimous, but
ilxed ~ and unalterably made up The annexation
country until the .'fuss" made about it in these
official documents has exclusively directed atten.
tion to it. Until the meeting of Parliament next
month, the discussion in the papers will relate al
most entirely to Texas and Calhoun Vilmer's
Times, Jan. H
TRADE WITH CHrNA.-The speech of the Mayor
OF Manchester, at the dinner given to Sir Henry
pottnger in that town, shows that the exports Of
the number OF pieces of cotton, shipped to China
within the last twelve months, have increased
seoIt .sn loo per cent IN Quantity that is to to
tot the snds the soh Of No
ending the 3Oth Of November, 1843, giving an in
crease in the value, since the tariff, arranged under
the treaty OF Nankln, became known, Of ESQ, ,97S.
received, under the Pottinger treaty, the staple
commodity that we supplied them with from this
country, at verymoderate rate OF duty, we taxed
immoderate extent. The merchants and manufac-
turcrs Of Manchester in their address, presented TO
Sir Henry Pottnger, before the banquet, expressed
hope that the liberal tariff Of duties obtained from
that district had already obtained such signal ad.
vantages, would be fully developed by the adoption
OF corresponding principles by her Majesty sgovern
maeant ana the same sentiment Is embodied IN the
which received IL, ,438 signatures in the short space
of fourteen hours. The speakers at the Manches-
ter meeting do not confne themselves to claim
for reducing the crown duty levied upon tea in Br'-
tish ports but express wish for revision Of the
whole of our fiscal regulations.
Hon CALEB CUSHING AND SIR HENRY PorrINeRR
We alluded in our last to the enviable position
in which Sir Henry Pottinger stood in being ieted
dinners at Liverpool and Manchester, which have
been given to the distinguished dipomatist, fully
bear out the remarks we then made. Both those
gatherings, which represented body of the most
spirited, intelligent, and wealthy merchants and
manufacturers in the world, spoke the voice Oi the
commercial community in reference to the great
achievement with which Sir Henry's name Is asso-
thing sinister in their praise of the man who has
filled the purses of his entertainers, by opening the
widest field ever yet known to British enterprise;
but every one felt that the encomiums, irrespec-
tive of the motives that prompted them, were
merited. The exports to China during the first
year of the treaty, show an increase ct hun
dred dred per cent over those Of the year preceding
This, as beginning, is promising. Most OF the
speakers luxuriated in the brightness of the pros
poets which the treaty holds out, and calculations
were made, showing the imposslbility OF over
numbered by hundreds of millions, But the Chi
nese are peculiar people, and their pre]udices
mus. be respected. Upon this point Sir Henry
observance. There are some excellently- disposed
people who would stretch point to make the Ce-
lestials as fond of Christianity as of cotton-to
the Nosn s 6Os a and o.ss the shuttle h 60
perous in our present position with 80 sensitive
people. Commerce has always proved the harbin-
ger OF civilization and, IN the natural course OF
events the idolatry Of the Chinese will give way to
the purer light of the Gospel But to cram religion
down their throats in the incpient stage of our in
tercourse would defeat its own object by retarding
is rarely influenced by Judgment and an. honest
enthusiast, carried away by impractcable theories
is hardly less dangerous to society than confirmed
lunatc: Indeed, he is often worse for the field of
his ambition being wider, his power Of doing mis-
chief is proportionably increased The personal
appearance OF Sir H. Pottinger indicates superior
man Tall, well-formed, with handsome and ex-
and head, which, although it has seen some sixty
winters, is as yet utterly unsnowed-the spectator
sets him down In his own mind, even before ne ut
ters syllable, as one of 'nature's nobility" A
dark moustache, which he wears on his upper lip,
and an olive compile xion, give him somewhat orr
entail appearance. He speaks with ease and even
elegance, but with utter absence OF wishing to
forward manner Of making known his sentiments,
c0nrasted, not unfavOrablv, at the Liverpool din
ner, with the more pointed and declamatory style
of the Colonial Secretary, Lord Stanley. Sir Hen
store for him, with dignity and grace. Few men
have better deserved the honor. But his career of
public feasting is not yet over. His countrymen,
in Belfast, have determined upon giving him pub
lie dinner, and the merchants of Glasgow, who ap-
preciate his services to commerce, have In store
for him similar compliment, in the spring
REPEAL. OF THE Duty ON CoTroN.-The cotton
spinners, merchants, and manufacturers OF Man.
chester had another meeting last week, the Mayor
ia the chair, to promote the repeal Of the duty on
cotton wool. The requsition to call the meeting
was signed by 130 firms, and many leading men of
Manchester were present. The Mayor presided
In moving the first resolution, declaring the expe
diency Of aboishing the tax, Robert Hyde Greg
adduced several reasons In support OF the measure,
and dwelt particularly on the increasing compete
ton which the English manufacturers encounter
from the Americans, who have not to paythe duty;
the total amount OF cotton manufactures exported
from the United States in 1928 ives 763 packages;
in 1884, it was valued at 2O85 900 dollars; in 1912,
4,5OO 900 dollars and in the circular of Messrs.
timated at six or seven million Of dollars The
meeting adopted the resolution Unanimously, as
well as a memorial to the Lords OF the Treasury,
praying for the repeal Of the duty and deputatlon
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