The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-06
By THE MAILS.
Highly Interesting IntciiiQcpc.


"AsHsoroS, August 4, lsa7
Retaliation the British Gousrnmsnt-T,, IT,,
Sfliyy and Brazii-Msstatemenfs-Ths T1r,, MI
ions-Lord Palmerston.
Since wrote last In relation to the unhandsome CON-
duct Of the British Government, in charging double
postage the letters brought by the steamer washing
ton to Southampton the Cabinet has resolved to retail
ate summarily than at nrst contemplated It
has been determined that the mails for Cansda by the
Cunard steamers shall not be transported over our ter
ritory in future Instructions went out by the last
steamer to Mr. Bancroft to notify the British Govern
men that the compact between tho latter and the Post
Once Department Of the United States by virtue Of
which the Canada mail II transported from Boston 10
Montreal shall after three months from the date
OF the notcethe shortest period specified in the COM
pact for abrogating 1t at the desire Of either party
Thus, after three months the British Government viii
be obligedto transport their Canada mail across fom
HALIFAX at great and trouble which expense and
trouble it might have avoided if it had acted with COM
mon decency.
see it stated that Government has sent out In
structions to Mr. Tod new Minister at Brazil to the
eject that 1t Is determined to make such concessions
VIII prevent farther difficulties; and further that
the question whether Lieutenant Davis was anne
nable to the municipal laws Of Rio. at the
time of the riot, has been canyassed at n cabi-
net council the result Of the disquison being that no
a o truth In
this statement. No instructions have gone ont from
the State Department to Mr. Tod since his departure
The government has not determined to make anv In.
smallest concession to Brazil The matter has not beep
canvassed at Cabinet Council for more than month
And finally at time has there been the slightest diff
ference Of opinion in the cabinet whether Lieuten
ant DAVIS and his boats crew amenable to the
ncipal laws Of Rio while in the streets of that city,
question has never been raised by
1t was fully conceded from the first There has not
been the mnutest departure from the position first as
sumed by MIR. buchanan. This misstatement, which
was altogether manufactured most injurious to the
character Of our government it would represent the
cabinet as having assumed position at first from which
1t afterwards rereated at the first puny threat held out
by the weakest government the continent Those
who seek to render their saeable by aKng Il 90
absurdy false as to be attractive should at least abstain
from the Of such things when the honor Of
the country is involved The rising of the Mormons
in California and other amusing sbsurdties Of that
nature are all very WELL They do not produce
much mischief, beyond wantonly alarming thou
sands Of families throughout the United States for
the fate Of their relatives and friends that country;
but when such fasehoods put the government Of the
United States In attitude at time clustering and
bulying-at another trucking and timorous-at ono
| time demanding concessions from Brazil, and anon
making concessions to that power before they de-
manded, and when there absolutely concessions
| to make; the mischief Is not quite so harmless
Not single dollar Of the peace appropriation Of three
millions has yet been drawn from the Treasury,
it be until treaty Of peace shall have been ratified
| by Mexico. Such is the provision Of the law.
Lord Pamerstons extraordinary language In relation
to the nonpayng States has been received here with
smile and shrug of the shoulders Extrsvagant and
clustering his lordshps tone and policy has hitherto
| BEEN such 6rusque announcement as that made by
him in the House Of Commons the 9th Of July was
entirely unexpected. The hot-headed minister must
have found the attention Of his auditory very mush in
clined to ag when he obliged to resort to such
meaningless and empty threat to bring down the
house" What Ia the state Of the between Eng
land and the States her Debtors Pennsylvania pays
est unpaid Michigan and Illinois have made arrange
ments to pay So has Indiana Mississippi denies she
Is justly indebted Maryland Is absolutely unable
pay with the very best Intentions however Of paying
| every dollar when she
There time less fifty chosen for the enun-
citation ofhs vauntng threat Let England turn her eyes
channel mark the hundreds ofthousands
newly graves-fuy believe by this time to the
awful number of million-graves dug and filed by
her rapactyet her put this million ofsous premsturey
sent by her to their in scale the tempo
ry Withholding from her Of few millions pounds serlin
by the American States in anotherlet her pose these
two, and which will preponderate. II she will stand
forth before the world the Of America at least
| let her come into court with clean hands
GALvIENsIs.