The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-08-19

ships and regiments to the Rio Grande. Polk has
shown himself in this worthy son of Jackson IN
deed an Improvement upon old Hickory, since ne
has avoided the violence and boodshed which ac-
companied the Generals seizure OF the Flordas.-
The question now is, whether the British Govern
ment and that of France, having failed, will be con.
tent TO refrain from all further interference Will
they give up their treaties with Texas? Will En-
glishmen give up their caImupon Texas, as portion
of Mexico, tor the 60 600 900 dollars due by Mexico
to them! Will these European powers remain
strangers to the settlement OF new frontier between
Mexico and the Both state Of the Union, or will at
tempts be made, by negotiation at Washington, TO
settle these IN CONJUNCTION with the Oregon from
tier Mr.. M'Lane is on his way 10 England to
negotiate the latter affair. The very mission shows
desire on the part Of the President to come TO
some arncable arrangement, and this is done the
better, Tor the American zeal Tor territory having
been satisfied IN the direction OF Texas, will now
throw itself into the Oregon question with the usual
fury OF appeals TO popular desires. Ii remains to be
seen what attitude will be taken by the American
wings, by those who stigmatiZed annexation. 1t
Mexico remain quiet, they will have but weak argu-
ments TO bring forward. President Folks success
will add 10 his popularity well as that OF the de-
mocrats, and there seems little doubt that these
determined to follow up their victory by reducing
the protecting tariff down to tariff requisite tor re-
venue alone. II seems to be confidently asserted
that Mr.. Walker will propose this measure at the
opening of Congress. Should il take place, il will
IN some measure reconcile England to the loss OF
free trade with Texas.-Eram6aer.
[From the London Morning Chronicle July 81
Another triumph for the foreign policy OF the To-
RES Texas has been annexed to the United States,
both branches OF Its Legislature rvalllng each other
as to which should first consulnmae it, whilst the
offer OF independence from Mexico so laborlousy,
but OF course too late, obtained by our envoy, is
flung In the face OF our envoy and of Mexico by the
Texans whilst the United States troops already &C.
cupy the Western frontier Of Texas.
Mr.. Polk has certainly commenced his Presden-
cy with very brilliant achievement, and in any
circumstances ne may have been proud. Although
to triumph over our ''poor Devils of Tories-those
bye-words of puslllanmity and blunder, those Off
Gals whose fate it seems to be to yield every British
right, and disappont every British hope, the smile OF
fauous sell complacency resting on their vsages oil
the whlle-to triumph over such self doomed antag-
onsts can be source of but little glory.
OF the honesty of the transaction the Americans
have certalaly little reason to boast They have
bought the Texans, or brlbed them by conditions
doubling trebling the value of their scrip, from
their undoubted Sovereign, and from the United
States inofensve neighbour, Mexico; and they
have effected this certainly against the public inter-
est tHTexas itself, which, as productive region,
can never find in union with the United States that
free market IN Europe, open that free market to
Europe, which would best develop its resources.
The deed has been done, too, 1t would appe ar,
against the votes and wishes OF the American Con-
gress. That body specified certain conditions ofunon
which, if not sufficient, or not accepted by Texas,
the President free to appoint commissioners TO
negotiate. Mr.. Donelsen, the United States envoy,
sets aside the latter cxpedlent as too tardy, and
presses the Texan Government to accept conditions
as laid down by Congress- in the assurance that the
objections will be removed and the errors corrected
by the influence Of the American Government. In
fact the conditions OF the Texan annexation are Sc
cret. President Polk will see them fulfilled, whilst
the opposition in the American Senate will find il
too late to recall, to demonstrate, or to rescind.
The die is now cast, and we must resign our
selves to the annexation OF Texas and all It's conse
quenceS-tO the extension OF rival and naval
power round the shore OF the Mexican Gulf, to the
approximation of the same power to an immense
region and coast on the Pacific, to incaculable
impulse given to slavery and slave breeding as well
as. firmly believe, to slave trading. Whilst we
see France and her prohibltve tariff yearly advanc
ing round the Mediterranean, and closing region al
ter region and port after port to our commerce, so in
| the New World we find the United States, whose
prohibltve tariff Is OF our creation, spread that Ia
riff with Its flag over shores the most open to oul
influence, the most favorable to our trade. lfit was
empty honor we lost, or the balance ofpower, any
! of those superannuated, though to good motives
which this age has obliterated, we should say moth
ing; but we are losing trade, profits, power, ship
ping and substance, wanting alike the skill to keep
or the spirit to defend them.
The American papers add, that the Oregon diff.
ference is settled as well as that of Texas and that
this settlement consists of giving up the Colon
bla and the territory North Of it to the 10Th degree
of latitude 1t would not at all surprise us. Moth
ing that our Foregn-Ofiice could do in the way of
| cession would surprise MS. And we are the more
inclined to credit the dlsgraceful intelligence, be-
cause Of the peremptory bravado in words with
which Sir Robert Peel met Mr. Folks assertion OF
his countrys right. For your weak statesmen al
ways affect the pendulum movement. They love to
osclllate and aernate-be humble to-day because
they were brave yesterday-to excite hopes day
IN order to dash them the next-and make bold
claim, IN order to reap the full disgrace of weakly
abandoning it.
Poor Mexico is most to be commiserated. She
seems to have relied implicitly on the influence Of
England, and to have trusted her to Captain
ll,Nt w. r~l..k L..
which has broken in Mexican hands. For, had
Mexico exerted herself, she might have made better
terms at Washington BE she ever so acquiescent
at present, ever so anxious to avoid war, there
remain tn different questions of frontier and of
territory which may be claimed as portions OF
Texas. We have before mentioned, that by some
even Santa Fe was claimed within its limits. Nor
is there any knowing TO what point American pre-
deem it certain that the Anglo-American race will
prevail, and drive the Spanish, even where most
agglomerated, from the fertile vaes and rich table
lands of Mexico, into the barren Businesses of the
Isthmus. The Mexican creoles are good and valiant
soldiers, to expel whom from their homes and coun.
try would cost the American adventures dear Yet,
when we consider that the prizes IN Mexico are not
merely sugar and cotton grounds, wherein TO work
slaves but the richest mines In the world there is
cause to fear that the Mexcans will yet have to
fight for their central provinces. As to their north
ern ones, kept unnhablted by missionary policy as
well asby the infecundliy and inactivity of the Span
ISL race, we rear III is vain nope ana as vain an IN
junction as that OF Canute to the waves to say to the
Anglo Americans they must not advance.
Hitherto much dependence has been placed on the
antl-savery and antl-exension party in the eastern
and maritime portions OF the United States, which
could not contemplate without fear the balance Of
political power in the union carried altogether west
ward-slavery, too, hanging at that preponderant
end. The late Presidential election has, however,
completely overborne them. Texas is annexed, and
the north must look itself to extension, in order to
compete with rival and with southern interests
War, however, even with Mexico alone, would rem
der the annexation measure and policy most
distastefu to the north. And it is evidently
in fear OF such objections and oppositlons that the
American diplomaists and ministers proceed with
such apparent regularity IN this business, such an
long winded defence OF their conduct, and dlsavow-
al Of either violent means, Of trying to influence
the tree act of Texas in an undue way. With a \
this sudptcr in mode there ia however the foyf,er