The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-10-04

that distinguished Statesman were
hinselfin the chair of State. It ia a
reply to Lord John Russel's structures
on Mr.. Everett's official letter Of the
1st Of December in reference to the
'Tripartite Treaty. proposed by Eng
land to France and America.
This treaty contemplaies perma-
nent alliance between the three pow
ers in reference to political changes
in the administration of Governments
in the Western Hemisphere !; and
would bind the United States to a
passive acquiessence in the movements
Of other European powers on this side
of the Atlantic.
Mr.. Evcrett's letter, fairly and dis
passionately considers the proposition
of Bull, and may be pronounced as we
think an expression of the united sentl-
IN Mt Of this nation on subject SO in
timately connected with our future
destiny. How the great English ma
ton through its Prime Minister, could
make such proposition to or peo-
pie, is not a little strange at this per-
iod of the Worlds History. Certain
" Bull does not look on us as The
Sandwiches" or the semi-civilizcd
Chin.se' 1t might have been well
to talk thus to us in rs, but now il i.
simply ridiculous.
lord John complains cfthe leng h
of Mr.. Everetts letter on the subj,
of the ''Tripartite Treaty" Ii rpY
Mr.. Everette says:
That sketch, however, Of the ter
ritorial changes which have taken place
on this continent during tho last cen
fury. was intended as an illustration o.
the proposition that our entire history
shows It to be chimerical to attempt.
in reference to specific measures to
bind up, for oil future time, the dif
erection OF governm anf, estao ish'd
in part of the world Of watch so
nuyh is still lying in state Of nature.
In references to Cuba:
To meet one of the chief ground
on which The United States rest this
claim, that Of geographical proximity.
after some local misunderstanding | dc
not perceive the exact bcarlng. yoo
observe in effect that Cuba il some
what nearer to Jamaica than it il to
the nearest part Of the United States,
and you consider this as showing that
we cannot have greater Interest in
the island than you have.
Now if Jamaica bore the same re-
lation to Great Britain which our
States on and near the Gulf of Mexico
bear to the rest Of the American I'm
ion, your reply to my argument would
be good. But tho direct reverse is
the case. Jamaica is distant colony
whose entire population (of which not
more than one-tenth is Of European
origih) does not exceed tha, of ~
English city Of the second class. j
is. as perceive from your speech o
the 4tb Of August, burden on the
imperial treasury. 1t must, in It's
present state. stand high on the list Of
the colonies, which, las appears from
Lord Grey's recent work on colonial
policy Of your ADMINISTRATOR are re-
Corded by smore than one active and
influential purity IN England as incum
brancos Of which she ought to get rid
if she could do so with credit. How
different. in all respects, the case
with the States lying on the Gulf o.
Mexico In extent Of sfa-coast, in he
amount of valuable products furnished
to the worlds commerce, in the com
mand of rivers which penetrate the
heart of the continent, tn y are a mos
important, as they are an integra
portion IF the Union. They are nu
merically all but sixth part If it
The very illustration made use Of by
YOU strikingly confirms instead Of con
fu'ing the doctrine that 1.-THE condi
ton of Cuba is mainly an American