The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-24

receive something moro than 90 900, and our mimic
tiers abroad whose 5000 will not pay for their no.
cs,sary entertainments win be authorized to draw
on Tho treasury for 81 least $4,000 ysar. siui
lar augmentation might be beneisially made to tho
salary Of many subordinate officers. II 10 time that
the government should cease to DO the xors, ply
m, s'er in the country.
Finally. it will necessarily devolve upon General
Pierce to unrayei the tangled web Of our foreign
policy on this continent. To present, in tue brief
space allotted to rs, oonce lions Of the course
he will probably pursue. is task which ws do MT
undertake without reluctance; we can, at most, b,.
sketch tho leading outlines Of the piturs leaving
our readers to I'LL up rho details We need hardly
shy that General Pierce will put do Eo ii6ustsrsm
with strong band. In real truth, no one bus oman
mouthed country folk and the Lo=dm Giass ever
snt .rtainsd cry serious apprshensions from the
society of funny people playfu'iy yslept tho L,ue
Star Association, and other equally digersiue CON
treries Who have recently spcang into existence.
but % much hos been said of them thas it ia oar
baps well to Iemayk, that while Genera! Pierce will
have no objection 70 their members plotting dssp
mouthtd scdi'icn in private way, in o driaLins
saloon in Chambers street, he will feel il his daty
to give them rap on the kuuekiss If they omerge
from the Atmosphere Of that hospitablo rersat
As to Cuba there cannot BIS . question tt it
The President will buy il il he can. We have,
various occasions, expressed our views at
length on tho subject, and San only af,ri nov to
repeat conviction that, whatever obstacles ia
terfered with the Of ar Folks negotiation,
Spain wiz low nnd 1t her interest to relieve
,r tha lad ~ . h. ,olo
socept round sum in dollars ia exchange
/, is tho manifest desany Of Cube to bscomo ours;-
negotiation and purch ase viii be the instruments Of
the transfer Nor will Mexico lag behind Every
DAY that the existence Of its wrerched
prolonged, the desire for annex aton to the United
States gains ground amos tho people. This passes
sion Of Catoroia, it's boundlcss treasures and the
yet uDdeveloped mines Of wealth contaioea in Mex
leo, are powerful reasons for our compliance with
the request which they are now ready TO msss.
Mexico will DO ours perhaps before four years have
rolled over. The opposition Of the North will be
met by an agitatOp for the noxStion Of Cancda,
as counterpoiss Reluctant though Great 6ritaio
nay DO at first to part with her North A neri,sn
colonies sic will rot long res.t the demands Of the
coonists and, obediens to the ctrines of her pre-
sent school Of economists, viii decline 70 risk rap
tuie with this country for the sake of preserving
mere usecsr, pro1tless territory She viii soon bs
told, in tbe House of Commons, tina. the annexation
Of Canada to this eouotry would IKE DIFF ,rAns
Of milton Of pounds or 30 per annum in hes ia yor;
and, guided by that policy which has bsen herlcaa
ing star for the last twenty years, will renoanee
mere power for the more substantial beneG,s Of
economy and peace The whole co a.inent will then
DO ours. This splendid contamination may not take
place during General Perces Presidency. butt wi l
isll TO his lot to pave tho way for it, and the couo
try expects confidentlysthat while he isever jsaann
Of American honor, he will lose no opportupLtyU
extending the 20 YER Of the State over which ho 10
called upon to rule
Our FOREIGN SCHEDULE OF UNFINISHED Bust
NESS The unfbishod business which will be traas
mit'ed by the outgoing to the incoming adm;ais.ra
tcn in the schedule Of forega relations, may be
briefly summed up as folows:--
The Cuba question.
Mexican questions
3 The Affairs of Central America
The complicated affairs of Hayti.
:. The oodfsh and Canadian reciprocity question
The question Of the annexation OF the Sand
vich Islands.
Now, to say nothing of the genera! enlargement
of the area Of our commercial operations in South
Americn, and other quarters Of the world, here is
list of un6nishtd business which will command tue
highest order OF talents capacity energy, 6rmness
prudence, and sagacity. How important. 10 this
view Ct the ease, that the now administrati, IN
.bould have, in the very outset, the great moral
support which it would receive in discretionary
fund, (:or sash extraordinary contingencies as may
arise during Congressional recess Of nins moaths
Of eight ten millions Of dollars As question Of
economy and prudence, let Congress take this ma.
ter into consideration IL may save ~ the trouble
Of a war o. two.
CABINET MEMBEE FROM NEW YoaK-Hipps AND
HoPTs-The democratic journals Of this city and
Stats seem at lsngth to have wakod up to the i'm
portant inquiry, "Who is 20 be the Cabinet mem Der
from New York; One Of the organs Of this city
OF the baid shell family is in favor of concasion
harmony, concord, compromise, and fraternity
Tho party has been split up long enough ato quar-
Iesome factions; ard nov, as .hey have the spoiIs
they ought to hrmonize in dividing them, instead
Of wTsnglirg and 6gh,ipg over their marrow bones
like q set OF i'll hammered ours On the othe- hsad
tho Albany HioS. OF the soft she'll fastion spa a.,
out Iodndly to Gen. Pierce that he is to act de.
pcndenty Of NIL threats warnings in reference 10
the selection Of his Csbinet The conclusion is tb 1t
the bard shells arc giving ground and viii submit
nkarcy, Dix, or Seymour, should be appointed to
the rev ministry and that the soft sholls are deter
mind 80 maintain she vantage ground they have
gained. In "a word, the hard shslls appear to have
made up thoir minds that ssft shell is to 60 to
Washington; and NC are more than half inclined to
think 10 too But, is Martin Van Baron to DO ro
stored to the head Of the party in New York!
Mons ptir0as.
TIE Wing PANTY STILL ALIVE -WHAT NEXT
1t sppears from the elecsion, the other day, 10
this city. Of the Wing General Committee, aud the
Wing General Committee Of Young Nss, and
full Wing Special Commi ltee for every ward, that
the party is still alivo and kicking The conserya.
tive ard Seward clements also appear TO be