New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-07

! bound By treaty TO indemnify for their spolla-
tions7 II would be but fair to withdraw the
Il. s. forces from Texas and refuse any further
Government protection to her citizens until
they shall set apart reasonable stretch oil
territory for their Indians
The President is more sententious than we
expected regarding the Public Lands. There
are two Lands bills Of rather decided import
ance before Congress, known as Benefits and
the Homestead bills Why couldn't the PreSi-
deut have let us know what he thinks of one
or both of them
The base and mean intrigue by which the
Boundary Commission was stopped in full ca
reer, with its work nearly done, by prOviso of
Congress, is well exposed in the Message.
That act will doubtless cost the Government
100000, and may very probably lead to
fresh embodiment with Mexico. But this lat
ter was just what the mover expected and de-
sired
We cannot see why the District OF Column
bis. with its high rents aud millions worth OF
advancing real estate, should be perpetual
beggar at the Treasury door, nor why Congress
should be expected to supply it with water
Let the City supply herself with water and
let the public buildings be taxed the same
as others to pay for it-that is the honest and
sensible way So of grading avenues, &c. &c
The President is all right on Rivers and
Harbors, as was to be expected
We rejoice in hearing that better class OF
seamen are now required in the Navy than
that which was formerly governed by the cat
and colt. We don't believe good seamen have
been deferred from enlsting by the abolition
of Fogging, and We don't believe there Is any
better Naval Academy than well constructed,
well commanded ship at sea but we will hear
evidence on this point.
The General Post Office has done as well as
could be expected under the great Reduction
of Postage-in fact, very well. The rates
will never be enhanced.
The Presidents list of former recommends
tions unattended to by Congress is indeed for
midable. We wish we could believe that 1T
would be shorter next December If he were
then to be in office.
Mr.. Fillmore has perfect right to oppose
the Kossuth doctrine of Intervention IN be-
half of Nom Intervention, but he has no right
to misrepresent t-yet he does. No one has
seriously contended that we ought as o Nation
to embark in a general crusade in behalf
of Peoples struggling against Despotism.
What ,cas maintained by Kossuth, and
still is by many thousands, is this
that TO the Laws of Nations AL Nations are
parties-that they have common interest IN
and common duty with regard to them
that any Government flagrantly violating those
laws (as Nicholas did violate them in sending
his armies to crush Independent Hungary,
which had never assailed nor harmed him.
ought to be met By solemn Protest from all
Free Nations-to be followed by Interior mea-
sures if necessary. Why does not the Presi-
dent meet the actual case or let it alone
Why talk about resolve of the French Ma
tional Assembly, when it is notorious that the
Despots leagued against and wantOnly assailed
Republican France, and were in no sense as
sailed by her Mr.. Everett if We owe you
this part of the Message, it certainly became
an ex-President of Harvard University TO set
forth recent History more accurately
The Message has faults, as we have not
Aesitated to show, but it is nevertheless good
one. When shall we see better