The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-14


OF the federal government, which must Or
necessity involve an augmented expenditure.
tho rapid increase Of the public debt, and the necessity
which exists for modification OF the tariff to meet
the ordinary expenses Of the government ought to ad
mOnsh all, In respective spheres OF duty, 70 the
practice Of rigid economy,-prOperly Qualifying, how
ever this declaration with the remark that enlightened
economy does not consist in the refusal 10 appropriate
money for constitutional purposes essential 10 the de-
fence, progress and prosperity Of the republic but in
taking care that none Of this money shall DC wasted by
and a. there can be doubt it IS that the rapid in
constantly creating new objects Of expenditure
and augmentng the amount required for the DID,
ss the d Ss Inn Ss IN
For there OF COURSE the only at least the principal
source, the revenue tariff which the President now pro-
In making the fiscal arrangements the duties may be
such TO prove detrmcnt 70 own commercial In.
tercourse with the States.
We have nothing to do with the enforcement OF their
money claims Cuba with their grievances against
(such they are) Of Central America, unless indeed
we should be asked TO arbitrate In tho matters In
S But seS BE-
their issues certainly must have do there else
where with any such territorial changes as would
any portion Of dominons, those or any OF
allies. One Of the justfyng causes Of war; which Is rc
cognized in every true system Of political philosophy, Is
amongst neiehboring nations as that no single
State or confcdcracy Of States, be made capable of
overwhelming the rest And II this DO indeed q
strong reason at any time for war, surely it Is
much stronger reason why 1t should operate as
directing policy Tor the preservation res Of peace.
as much force OF International policy any
thing else Meet threatened danger in its outset-stp
the rst en- croachments beyond the ms Of safety The
prccept universally JUST but has peculiar applica
ton to the political economy OF the civilized world and
especially in an age like the present and with confede-
racy like that of the United States.
Upon this and probably other subjects Of the Presi
dent's message however, we shall no doubt have occa
sion 70 speak large hereafter. Let it suce then,
TO ada for the present. the expression of our APP
pre- citation Of the document political iniiest0 al
though We presume to question some portions Of the
foreign policy 1t enunciates.
From the London Chronicle moderate conservative
Dec. %.
The Americans have elevated coveousness into q vir-
tue. If we may believe their own writer's, their own
statesmen their confessed principle of action, the
tenth and greatest Of the commandments In the Dcca-
logue is without meaning for them.
The utter pefciency Of the pretexts made for the open
aggressions recommended by President Buchanan is
deed lamentabe Mexico, it is said govern herself
part Of the Mexican territory adjacent to the American
frontier disturbed by predatory Indians who occasion
ally the bounds. The frontier, already protected by
been further strengthened by chain of fofs or an
crease of local police. But no. That would moi have
answered the purpose Two fertile States Of Mexicotae
whole provinces Of Chihuahua and Sonora-are TO DO
cuped by the American troops, and an American
''pro.ectorate" established over them. That helpless
country which with ead, Al, hands is tearing Itself to
misery. The maniac set his house FIRE; aud his
kind and well meaning friends. instead Of Offering help,
or showing him pity in his extremity, steal IN and dcs-
poll him Of his goods.
There ia richer and tempting spoil lying out in
the sea nyngy not far from their State Of Florida
The Island of Cuba would make rcn addition to their
empire, and ''manest destiny leads them to it, as it
does highwayman TO the alton Of travellers
purse. However, this matter far delicate and
the property Of San and Spain does not wish to dispose
of It, And 30 long at least as she does not wish it, tho
Powers Of Europe would resist attempt to take II from
The American money maker, OF which class Mr.. Bar
mum is priceless example, has different means Of pre-
vailng in different The end ustes these means,
whatever they are Sometimes by sheer impudence,
sometimes by secret chicanery, sometimes by plausible
representations amabc persuasion he succeeds in
propriatng to himself his neighbours goods. If thing
can be frauduenty obtained without expense, much
the better; II not, Its Is caoied bulled into
parting with it, and offered sum Of money which is not
Its real equivalent. And the man, perhaps, Barnum
transaction gives credit graaitousy to himself FOR the
purcst Of motives and thanks God that he Is not other
men are.
The President Of the United States recommends that
moral shall be put upon Spain TO induce her to
part with Cuba for money AS VIC believe that the
more than one million annually may be conceived that
the sum Of money which might fairly be demanded for it
Is more than the United States would be able to gve
less willing TO add considerably to the public burdens Of
their citizens.
The President further alleges in support of the claim
set up 10 the possession OF Cuba that its annexation to
America would be likely put stop the African slave
trade. II Ia no doubt true that, in open contravenon
Of solemn treaty with England, the successive
Governors Of Cuba have secretly c0nnived the
Introduction into the island of frequent cargoes of
slaves from the coast of Africa The American govern
ment would not suffer this Importation and far this
the world at large would be gamer by the change But
we must remember that the continuance OF slavery
Cuba itself may not be settled thing Sooner or later
there hope that Spain may yield to the pressure Of
European feeling the subject and cmancpate her
But what hope is there OF this chance If the
island, with its teeming population of Africans its slave
produced crops OF cotton and sugar and tobacco
fall into the hands Of the Americans?
And the motives which urge them to its possession
really generous and upright? Is IL in the OF
humanity that they wish to seize upon Cuba, they
attempting to caoe us by this pointed appeal to
pathesS
We have heard another story We have been told that
the Southern States Of the Union sometimes in
lest the existing balance should be disturbed; that
probable addition of free Kansas and other States 10 the
Northwest, which in process of population may give
such preponderance 10 the North that after lapse of
time the savcholdug party would DC outuumbered in the
Senate and House Of Representatives and the system
domestic slavery accused of God and man. be brought
TO sudden end. But If Cuba was acquired the
States would preponderate In the SCALE the free North
would be neuraized the question be finally decided and
the letters Of the negro and the disgrace Of America be
riveted firmly forever.
From the Manchester Times (radcaD, Dec 24l
is perhaps, necessary to premise that survey the
American Presidents message from an English point of
view. On what concerns our country we shall speak
with freedom. With what does not concern shall
medde 1t is satisfactory for TO perceive that
of the younger branch Of the family TO which
readers have the honor TO belong, DESTROYS of main
tanning friendly intercourse with the old country to which
the United States attached by what has been
called p0lnico parental tie. No sentence of warlike,
angry ungcncrous character towards England will
be found In the manifcso but, on the contrary Mr. Bu
Chanan declares in the most emphatic terms the truth
universally admitted in theory and often forgotten in prac
tce that America and Great Britain have equally deep
interest in maintaining the peace between each other
The moderation with which he reviews the past is
settlement OF long pending controversy between the
governments the rights of visitation and search but
there attempt TO pervert magnify the concession
recently made by Lord Malmesbury The British Minister
surrendered the points in dispute because they could
be defended the grounds Of international nw and be-
the most eminent English jursts had advised him.
We may add what Mr.. Buchanan's laudabe delcacy
strained him from mentioning. The squadron in the
Mexican Gulf withdrawn all the checrfully be-
practical this side of the Atlantic had been
led 10 perceive that its maintenance would not effect the
end in view. The American President, II may be added
ut the time undertook TO carry out the policy that
ships instructed to enforce; and the seizure Of
kidnapped negroes by the of the republic is an in