The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-08

against the ,ArspAhoes, the Camanehes, the Apa-
ches, and other fierce harbarians, from the Upper
Arkansas to Ell Paso del Norte TO Che Gils, and to
the great desert Colorado In connection with this
subject, there is much interesting matter for reee
tion in the report Of the Indian Commissioner.
There are still to the important report Of the
Treasury, and those Of the Interior and the War
Departments, which We shall give as early as con-
ycnienty possible. The message Of the President,
however, pretty distinctly foreshadows their con-
tents. The treasury is overlooking with gold, and
the supplies are still abundant in California and
Australia. Tho tendencies Of everything are
upward and onward but what is to be the end
Of all this God only knows. 1t does seem
to us that these constant and increasing supplies
Of gold are steadily increasing the steam in
the boilers, and that without some safetyyalvs We
shall have, by-ana-bye, another horrible explosion,
like that Of 1887. The Secretary Of the Treasury,
no DOUBT like the President, will urge protective
tariff as the great heala for the present crisis and
for every other crisis but the singular exgency in
human affairs, of too much gold, must be left to
work out its own solution.
All together, the message, and the annual re.
ports accompanying it, present highly satisfactory
exhibit large as life, of our domestic affairs, and OF
the tremendous march Of our country in popula-
ton, and power and the rapid development Of its
almost illimitable resources. Our republic has
grown up to giant among the nations, and the
earth trembles under his feet. And yet, the state
ment presented to Congress by President Fillmore
upon our foreign relations places in the humble
posture Of o second or third rate power, depen.
dant for its existence upon the commisseration and
charity of its neighbors. Very we'll. Our Prssi-
dent has done his duty to the best Of his
ability. Knot as bold as Andrew jackson, nobody
will doubt that his intentions and his acts have been
as periodically devoted to the best interests of the
country. He has endeavored to give us IN honest
administration and il he has not succeeded in every
instance, it was from circumstances and specializing
combinations beyond his immediate control. He
has also labored-he has laborsd hard-to give US
pacific administration; and if he has su seeded by
sacrifices of questionable character, the peace
yes, yes!-the peace has been preserved, and only
more enlarged and important field for active service
will be turned over to- his successor.
In conclusion, the message and accompanying
documents are worthy the careful perusal Of the
public. We have now given the major portion OF
them, and within few days we expect to close up
the remainder. Progress is the order Of the day.
Administrations may desire to stand still but pro-
gress is the spirit of the age, and everything must
90 along with it, or be run down, or run of the
track. The readers of the HERALD may expect to
be kept up to the progress Of the age. Onward is
the word. Onward!
THE VALUE OF "TRIPARTIrE" TREATIES The
President Of the United States informs US tina. he
declined the kind overtures Of France and Great
Britain, to come into tripartite' convention, to
guarantee the island Of Cuba to Spain, or, in his
own words,
Become party with Great Britain and France to
trparte enon in virtue which the three powers
rhoud severally and collectively discaim and for
the future all intention to obtain possession Of the island
of Cuba and should bind themselves discounterance
all attempts to that effect on the part OF any or in
diyidual whatever.
Whatever may have been Mr.. Fillmore's motive
for declining this invitation, we accept the fast and
approve it. Perhaps he suspected that no American
Congress would for moment entertain such pro.
position. Or, it may be that the officials at Wash
ington had discovered that there power called
the american people,. Ga very potential fast, in
their way) who would hold the authors of any
'seatanging foreign alliances to most rigid nc
csuntability. Or, perhaps Mr.. Fillmore rsmem-
bered the result of the duaistc treaty between the
United States and Great Britain, signed April,
1850, and ratified and promulgated July, 1851, in
in which was provided as follows:-
The governments Of the United States Great Bril-
tain neither the the other, shall occupy,
fortify colonze. assume exercise any dominion
over Nicaragua. Costa RIGA, the Muquito coast any
part Ct Central America.
Now fer the practical operation of this treaty.
Great Britain still holds San Juan de Nicaragua and
her vessels Of war have fired on American passenger
steamers in its harbor Great Britain since the ra-
LITIGATION Of that treaty, has not only seized upon
group of valuable islands in the bay of Honduras,
belonging to the Central American State of the
same mime, but has, within six months, proclaimed
their organization as British colony The consum.
nation of the felony is conveyed in the following:
PROCLAMATION.
OFFICE THE COLONIAL SEcRETARy,l
BELIZE, July II, 1852.
This is to give notice that Her Most Gracious Majesty
the Queen has been pleased to continue make the
Islands of Ruaan, Utlla Bonacca Barbara Helene and
Morat to be colony to be known and designated the
"Colony Of the Bay Islands.o BY command of her Ma
AUGUSTUS FREDERICK GORE, Col. Sec
God save the Queen.
And Mr.. Fillmore has allowed this fragrant viola
ton of treaty without remonstrance or resistance
He was quite right therefore, to waste no more paper
in treaties, to be systematically disregarded, and
broken with impunity. We shall look to the incom-
ing administration to eft this matter of the EBAY
islands,, and procure their immediate surrender to
their iightful owners
THE CHERoXEE AT HAvANA-HER RECEPTION
By THE AUTHORITIES. our telegraphic in
teigence it will be perceived that not only has the
Cherokee, with Purser Smith on board, entered Ha.
vana, without being bombarded or sunk, but Purser
Smith himself has been admitted into the city free
and unrestrained, and without any police surveil-
lance whatsoever. So it seems the Cuban difficulty
is nearly arranged, and all sides are satisfied. Mr.
Fillmore, the out going President, is highly delight.
ed that his :" SERIOUS remonstrance," addressed to
the Spanish government, can now lead to nothing
serious; the Captain. General Of Cuba is delighted
at his triumph over this country and its govern.
ment, and George Law is delighted with his victory
over the President and the Captain General. What
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