New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-25
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half the average length Of bis immediate preds-
cessoris and this, though 20 trhDg improve
nept, 10 bu. one among several. IL in the man
what a Presidents Message oOgh. 10 be--s sir
pie, f,ask, faithful exposition ofthe CourtSys ron
di,ioo and political relations While exceeding
most former Messages in the punber ard imPo'-
tsnoe u its facts, 1t is comparatively sPsfing 10
ia Arguments .n1 dif5deut in 10 recommen-
dssions.
Our Foreign Relations present most erat'y ING
prospect There 10 no serious difficulty with dfea'
Britain respecting Nics,agus, Mosquito and the
Gao Josp route % the Pacific. All that IL PLAINLY
in the course Of smicable adjustment. The late
Temporary Misunderstanding with France has
bssn sdius.ed The President avows and pa'ttkes
the National sympathy with Hungary in her late
glorious though unfortunate struggle for indepen
deuce, but meditstes no Dsele" breach with Auf-
tina. In short, we are on smicabIe terms "l'n
al the world, except tho little Kingdom OF Por'
tuga, which persists in not paying the Gums due
our citizen for long past spolistions. On thissU
iect. further communication 70 Congress IL prom
ised.
Our Finances wear a less favorable aspect
PAYMENTS Of Indemnity 70 Mexico, balances u
War expenses, interest on War Debt, DC mot to
speak Of the claims Of our own citizens on Mexico,
Assumed by our Govsroment as one OF the condi
lions OF Peace, Tor which further loan has yet
10 bs made 'hr, aten TO run the Trsssury ashore,
and the President thinks il will be necessary to
borrow Sixteen Millions Of Doll1rs TO supply def.
c,ences ia the Revenue for 1850 and 81.
Nov though this woult no. be, a. has been
falsely asserted, the creation Of a new debt-since
we should use 1t 10 psy of the Mexican lRdemni
", aud other burthens imposed upon US by the
late Wsr--we earnestly hope Congress may Dos
consent to borrow ono dollar OF II. IL may be
borrowed at a prem um and it will only be Dor
rowing to pay debts with but we ought not TO Do
itatall. We are now at peace, and ought 10 be
paying of our debt. At the rate OF not less thtt
Five Millions per snnum. We say, theD, to tie
Representatives, Of the People, Do not fear ior
once to confds IN the intelligence and msniinss'
of your constituents. but tell them frankly that
you prefer to tax them rather than contract losos
for their children TO pay. Revise your Tariff IN
crease tho existing Duties, and impose new ones
on articles now free, such /. Tee, Coh:e, a.
rather than make 4 loan. Tell them plainly why
you do this. and they will honor you for aud sus
tain you in il. No more debts
QUE Boundary a. Jastment with Mexico gets on
very slowly, and will cot q lot more money
Congress must make a further appropriation. Yet
il seems to us that it nigh. be run the length OF
WV 90 complete. The
leave oaa IN pushed as i, should be.
The President has terminated the Mission to
Germany, very properly remarking that when
ever there shall be q veritable German Empire
We shall need no Embassy to Prussia. All this
was very plain from the outset and was urged 10
the House last winter as reason for not creating
aGsrman Mission without at the same time abo
ishiDg the Prussian one. Congress voted down
the suggestion, aud threw away the 900 as
though il had been a handful of ssad. Polk
snatched il In an instant, and passed it over to his
tool hannegan, who has spent livery little 10 his
own profit still less to the Nations credit Right
well did ali concerned know that We had no need
Of one Embassador at Frankfort and another at
Berlin bat Polk rewarded politician. the Sen
ate 90, the champagne, aud flanagan fobbed the
$4,000. That 10 how National Debts are manu-
featured,
The Presidents statement Of the Receipts snd
Expenditures for the hsoal year 10 Of no use, BE-
cause II does not discriminate between receipts
from Loans and real income. nor between pay.
ments for ordinary and those for extraordinary
demands on the Treasury For light on thtss
matters, We must turn to the Treasury Report.
On the subject OF the Tariff the President is
brief bat thoroughly right. He 10 uneQuivooaly
for Protection and for Specific Duties snd he state.
truly the relation OF Agriculture to Manuisc:urer
and the true way of bene6tips both. $, with
regard to the more direct encouragement o. AsTi.
riculiure by the creation Of q Bureau OF Agricsl.
tare, &C. SC. Thsse portions Of the Message are
50 Just and wise that we could wish they had been
somewhat extended.
Toe President is heartily in favor of admitting
California ~ State into the Union, Nth her 40
n-Slavery Constitution. 50 far, very well. he
thinks We may safely and wisey wait for the &c.
ton Of New Mexico-w ith regard to ali disturbing
questions. Caa We VIII Tsxas wsul 10 she
not aow threatening TO sabveIt New Mexico by
force Of arms threatening ~ make car ca 'ke
Us'iea States II New Mexico be net surrendered
70 heFf We think the Prsndsn, shosla have ME,
'nn ~"aao frankly and fairly. AZ all events,
Congress must.
'NNN NHstS = 10 The PIE sllenf an
ton thatour vast new frcntier the horne,. nal. q,
Apschss, Camsnches. &c we have h,nsA, "a,
Mexico agreeing to PSotecs her people IN ,Ss,,,o,
TO oar owe, sgaiost their future rav.se.. will >.
qaGe some augmentation 81 our Army, but W ,r0,,
i, will be oompsssea BY 6lhog up resimsn,.
without increasins the number Of o8esrs The.s
are scores OF posts now occupied where no iOrcs
at all 10 needed. And II Congress- will Jas, ,raos.
form hall our pressn, latsn,ry into Dragons. We
behave the number OF soldiers aatso-ir d
viii ,afhse rast IN If cost mast be s}mewAsi
iacresssdia defending vast ssd distant iroatis,
while keeping in order sw srms of ssvsyss. 70. W.
fear. insvitsb!e.
We 50 10 for ali the Postage Rsdpcasn the
President recommends, ana more Il We can Rave
IL. ditto al the seo.,,oa OF TIE Frsnkies Prvaese
be ooiy ventures 10 hot At Let us take sve cen.
uniform Pos;sgs fist and then ask for ssli lowsr
rates.
The CLOSING paragraphs CT the Message respect.
ina the distpcIness Of Leg sla,ive from xesative
powe the extreme reluctance with which ths
President o. Dad i0terpose his Veto, and the ines
timsb.e worth OF the Union have our heaftiess sp
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