The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-07

lne annual me0oage o. Prefioont rihnnosos s1e
last of his administration il before the country As
usual with such productions, IL is rather heavy
readings but il is ll highly interesting as the off
cial yearly summary of our domestic and foreign re-
lations
The rst sentence Of this state paper declares that
the brief space which has elapsed since the close
of your last session has been marked by no extraor
binary political event" We presume His Excel
lency means within the limits of this Union, or else
re should suppose that the re-essablshment of the
empire in France is something more than every
day occurrence. And even the late Presidential
election, to which he Immediately refers, was, in
truth extraordinary political revolution, and Of
extra ordinary moment, in reference to the future
destinies of the country. But let that pass.
After advertipg to the death Of Mr.. Webster, the
President breaches the cod6sh question. II stands
in statu quo; bat everything is cut and dried for
negotiations, basis Of reciprocity; during all this
winter 1t appears that the tariff Of 1916, and the
warehousing act, are, after all, the great impede
ments to our fishermen in their competition with the
Nova Scotians. Who would have thoughts it!
remonstrance has been sent to the government
at Madrid in regard to the Crescent City difficulty;
and that is all the information We have from the
Executive on that subject. Since the message
was printed, the controversy has. however, been
amicably settled by George Law and Company,
in open disregard of the restraints and fears Of the
government, which is the cream Of the hole mat
ter. President Fillmore has done well to decline
the invitation offered by France and Eng land, to
forsweur this country against the acquisition Of
Cuba but his dreadful apprehensions regarding the
annexation Of the island are moonshne. Rightly
pursued, the work will be as easy and smooth as
the acquisition of Florida or Louisiana. Nor do We
apprehend that Cuba will be whit more prejuicial
to the South than the acquisition Of the mouths Of
the Mississippi.
Touching very gingerly the Tehuantepec treaty,
the message dsmisses the Nicaragua difficulties
with the same unsatisfactory brevity and hope de-
ferred. Everything is still to be done. Our rela-
tions with the South American States are shade
BETTER and it is thought that the offer of Peru to
load the guano ships Of Messrs. Benson, Je Wett s.
Company, at the Lobos Islands, in the way Of trade
would be satisfactory compromise Of the guano
question. There must be some mistake, therefore,
in the rumor that the guano company are about to
put in petition to Congress for million or two Of
indemnities. QUEEN sabe.
The Japan expedition comes in for good strong,
enthusiastic paragraph, and the King Of the Neither.
lands is complimented for his services in behalf Of
this great ciyilzing, outstanding, and hydro.
graphical enterprise.
The state of the finances is good. There is sur
plus of some fifteen millions in the treasury, the
profit of the tariff of '46, and all branches of our
manufacturing industry are pretty generally pros
porous and going ahead; yet the President puts in
the old stale plea Of protection, and earnestly
for and
which we think he is not very likely to get for some
considerable time to come.
Our Indian relations, the public lands and the
Mexican boundary difficulty, are ae1t presented, with
an interesting exhibit upon each subject call is
made for the enlargement of the frontier army Othe
Southwest; and it has been seriously demanded by
every consideration of humanity, justice, and good
neighborhood, siuce ISIS, in Texas, New Mexico,
and along the whole line Of our Mexican frontier,
from ocean to ocean Our seaboard Notifications
aIe represented as wanting little more money,
and we take it for granted that they will never be
finished while there is a dollar in the treasury.
Some important changes, in the way ofreform, are
suggested in the navy, as emanatng from Mr. Ken
dedy, the present able head of the department. and
author Of "Horseshoe Robinson
There has been diminution of nearly million
and half in the revenues Of the Post Office Depart
ment, compared with the last year This is pity
"a great pity but We trust il will not be made
pretext for falling back upon the old exploded sys-
tenn, although the deficit is charged to the late law
for the further reduction of hostages. Let it have
at least, another years trial before it is condemned
Besides, with surplus of ffteen millions in the
treasury, million or two millions deficiency in post
ages can be readily supplied
The protection and punishment Of foreign consus,
the efficiency and integrity of the several executive
departments are lext discussed, and some lsgisla.
ton is recommended a check upon the specula-
tive prsclivities of the clerks. This may be well
enough; but why not strike at the root of the evil
and call FOR stringent law against Gardinerisu
and Galphinism by members Of the Cabinet and
members Of Congress The fng at the poor clerks
is but "whipping the devil around the stump" It
does not meet the necessities of the case.
But the browning feature Of the message is tho
melancholy riguarole on Intervention A sophie
more Grafton of some fedgling of student OF d..
vinity could not be more piously patriotic; but,
whether this touching appeal has reference to the
late movements and probable future designs Of
ko.suth and Kinkel, or to DIR. Wren and the Order
Of the Lone Star, does not appear. We suspect
however, that it is intended for the benefit of the
Cuban flhbusteroS, and much good may it do them
Finally, our amiable President closes his bill of
indictments with flourish Of triumph. We are ut
peace with all nations after fashion, and are over
uhelmed with prosperity and abundance at home,
and what more can We desire. He therefore makes
his bow, with all the suayity Of available candi-
date for 1856.
Such is the gist Of the six columns Of the message
Upon our domestic affairs it is explicit and satisfac-
tory, but upon foreign reatonsi it is proyoingly
meagre, evasive, and non-committal, even with re-
gard to facts notorious tho wide world over. If Mr..
Everett the new Secretary Of State, is the author
of the foreign branch Of this message, he
has done well for new beginner in the
old school Of diplomacy, the funds uen'sl
prncips OF which il that words ara designed to con-