The New York herald., 1845-09-21

der foreign supplies necessary In Belgium the King
mas Just Issued an order suspending the corn-aw
TIL aer the harvest OF 1876 France has, during the
whole summer, been importing wheat for its own
consumption and in all these countries, less or more
but particularly IN Belgium and Holland the poatoe
crop Is an entire failure Much OF all this no doubt,
Is 10 be attributed to an unpropltous season, though
we tear our policy s chargeable with the largest
portion OF the more important cause. In America
and IN Prussia people become weared in growing
corn Tor the mere chance of an English Market
Ihey turn their capital and labor to other pursuits,
and rival US In our manufactures In proportion as
agriculture has been abandoned or al least has re-
NAMED stationary, manufactures of all kinds have
increased and our exclusion of the agricultural or
duce OF those countries has reconcied all parties
adoption OF high tariffs against goods for the sole
purpose OF creating home market-for procuring
there what the slidlng-scae denies them here But
every man who leaves the plough for the loom,
while he makes one producer less, makes one con-
sumner more; and thus, year after year. the surplus
OF food produced IN other countries, under the dis
couraglng Influence OF restrictive SYSTEM is be-
coming less and less, and the danger to which we
are exposed, IN the event of defective harvest be-
comes IN proportion more imminent
Texo-America.. Affairs In Europe.
From the Liverpool Mail, Aug. 80
What we anticipated in late number OF the Mai
has actually taken plsce-Mexico has declared war
against the United States. Mexico has been forced
into this contest. A portion OF her territory has
been invaded, and her property spoiled by set OF
robbers, and she has, In the cause OF justice and
honor declared that she will resist the aggressors
the last extremity.
lfever there was an unobectionabe cause for the
shedding OF blood this is one. Texas is not an in
dependent country Whatever she may be de facto,
she is not de jme and, consequently, the United
States have no more right treat for her annexation
TO that republic than the subjects of Queen Victoria,
who assemble IN the Cancellation Hall Of Dublin,
have to treat with Louis Philippe for the annexation
of Ireland to France.
1t is not enough to tell us that the people of Texas
are favorable To the proposed abduction We have
yet to learn who the people and what their opin.
ions are. All that Europe has yet seen are the re-
solutions of fiiy-three men who style themselves ga
Convention" Whether they are absconded citizens
of the United States, compulsory exles from Ire
land, or expatrlated Scotchmen remains 10 be ex-
planned But as they are not natives of Texas, they
must have local standing somewhere, either in
the inside or outside of gaol They cannot belong
to two countrles,any more than they inhabi two
places at the same time. To treat with such per-
sons for the transfer Of property, is like an alder
man OF London treating with thieves for The resto-
ration OF stolen goods. Indeed, 1t is worse than
this; for the property never did belong to the United
States, and hence they in the position of crimi
nal receivers Of goods which have been obtained by
feoniUus means.
The cause OF Mexico is, therefore, the cause o
every just and honorable government in Christen
dom. England and France cannot look on in ST.
lence at this horrId deorcement and atrocity. Mex
leo may be the weaker power-the money borrowed
from England and the debt repudiated may be used
in pundering neighborng soil and depressing a
feeble people. But this makes the act more crimi.
nal and the cause OF war by the invaded state more
righteous. Mexico will be justified, in conformity
with Mr.. Cannings maxim of employing the resour-
ces OF the old world to redress the wrongs of the
new-she will be justified in granting letters OF
marque to all the maritime states of Europe; and il
this is done, 1t Is to be, what capital hunt
ing field for sport will be the Irish Channel and the
highways to Liverpool. One large liner per diem
for six weeks would put New York in mourning,
Baltimore In convuslons, and Boston on fire. We
sincerely hope that these mstortunes will not hap
pen; but, if they do, the United States alone Willie
to blame. In SO unjust warfare, the retribunon
must be equal to the offence.
From the Liverpool Mercury Aug 2ol
Our readers are already award that the act of the
Texan Congress tor merging the independence oi
4th OF July, definitively ratified by convention o.
delegates of that population of land-jobbers, slave
drivers, lawyers, and nondescripts, which diploma
tic courtesy compliments with the title of "peope o
Texas" Mexico has indignantly protested, but j
appears exceedingly doubtful whether her weakness.
and dsorganiZaton will allow of her expressing he
resentment in active hoslties, the effect of which
would only be to invite further aggression. Large
bodies OF United States troops are despatched to oc
cupy the military posts OF the annexed territory, and
powerful United States fleet is in the Gulf of Mexi.
co, In preparation for the emergency of war Look
ing at the relative strength of the powers there
can be no doubt that, whatever may be decided in
the councils of Mexico, the annexation of Texas to
the Republic of the "stars and stripes" is now once
for all, fat accomPi.
Such is the consummaton of one of the most ne
farlous transactions recorded in modern history.
The United States government has now completed
series of as atroclous international frauds and in
Jurles as ever were velled under the names and
forms OF diplomatic legality. 1t has all been done
quite " regularly" United States citizens ''emgra-
ted" to Texas, and there became Texan citizens and
ct,.t crkM 90.
Mexican subjects, they picked quarrel with the
Mexican government, got up insure conary
war, and carried on that by the aid of bands OF
United States volunteers" whose equipment the
phrase to be illegal. They made themselves "nde-
pendent" and, as an independent State, they were
OF course, at liberty to enter into any arrangements
with an independent neighbor which they might
think proper All perfectly regular, and all inta.
mousy base and treacherous The reality shows
through all the DISCUSSES and pretences with which
ii is CLOSED over A gang of United States land
sharks and rufians, supported by the sympathes and
alliance OF slave owners and slave breeders, who
want new market for their detestable traffic. and
by the well understood countenance OF their own
government, have robbed neighborlng and friend
ly power OF valuable province. Two significant
facts sufficiently explain the true character of the
whole business. The insurgent force which struck
the blow that finally severed Texas from Mexico,
contained only fifty real Texan citizens; and of the
sixty one delegates of the convention of the 4h Ju-
ly, sixty were natives of the United States
The ratification which the United States Govern
ment has now finally affixed o.the successful crime
of lawless hsrde Of its own citizens, Is an act
which must have very Important consequences.
We do not pretend to predict these in any sort of
detail but there can be no difficulty or uncertainty
IN that general prognosts, which is based on the
ura and necessary laws of moral and political eau
satlon: The United States have now regularly em-
barked in the career of aggression and robbery,
and they whatsoever or later, IN one shape ano-
ther-have to pay the penalty which nature and
Providence award TO the crimes of nations. .The
seizure of Texas it was long ago predicted by
Claiming, will not stand alone il will darken our
future history it will be linked by an iron necessi-
ty to long-contlnued deeds of raplne and blood -
OF course the seizure Of Texas will rot stand alone
The spirit which has prompted the seizure OF Texas
will not be contented with Texas. California is an
nexed already, in purpose and inention-" the ac-
QUESTION OF California is in contemplation" as the
Nep York Morning Herald phrases IT, And by and
by II will be the central provinces of Mexico. Ore
gon, OF course-why not Canada though, TO be
sure, the same Nep York Morning Herald does sug-
gesI why II would be unwise at present.
10 6 talk OF the annexation OF Canada"