The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-27 00:00:00

interfere with the grossest social corruptions in its own

bosom.
CHRONICLE.—So far as the United States Govern-
ment is concerned, the annexation of Texas is, to em-
ploy the phrase now so often used to characterise acts of
national rapacity, un fait accompli. We confess we are
much more mortified than surprised to find this clues•
tion terminated, like all others in which the Tory admi-
nistration had to combat the arts or the ambition, of
foreign and of rival powers, that is, by the total discorne
fiture of British interests and views, whether dictated by
feelings of justice, of security, or of humanity. The
question of the independence or absorption of Texas was
handed over to the Tory Government as a fair field for
the exertion of their diplomatic skill, and of the buns
dred means at a governments disposal for the work-
ing out of its ends. In these the Tory Govern-
ment has most miserably failed. The American Go-
vernment have decided upon the annexation of this im-
mense country, containiug 300,000 square miles, and
are about to establish over that region their system of
slave-cultivation. It was, indeed, a question of life and
death to American slavery, which, it confined to its own
exhausted soils, must have declined, and met a natural
death at no incalculable interval of time, but which no*
have secured to it most ample room and root, cannot be
expected to pause till it fills the whole territory to the
Pacific, and deluges the fieve-Werld, from which it had
been partly stayed or driven, with its flood of misery and
crime. There is, indeed, one glimpse of hope, however
faint, and that is the resistance by the Texans, Who
might reckon in the present state of Mexico on a
recognition by that power. But the independent feeling
of the ;0,000 white citizens of Texas is, we fear, not
proof against the augmentation of value which their
lands and property would instantly gain by annexation
to so poe erful an empire. And, especially as Lord
Aberdeen or his Envoy are to be the sole prompters and
supporters of this independent feeling, there can be
small grounds for its maintepance or triumph. It is
painful, indeed, to be thus driven to despair, painful to
behold, without a struggle slavery, which we have so
long and so extensively, and not ineffectually combated,
thus regain what it has lost, and sweep, like a huge sea,
in uncontrolled devastation. over a surface of such vast
extent. Deplorable as is such a prospect, God grant we
may not have to contemplate something worse.
11ER ALD.—The decision of the American State in
favour of the annexation of Texas seems to have thrown
the good citizens of the republic into a state of phrensy,
one division of the republicans being mad withjoy and
triumph, the other division as frantic with indignation
and despair. There may be something in the le .r.ron
scripts of North American politics to account for such
extraordinary raptures on opposite sides, but we confess
that we cannot fathom the mystery.. The admirers
of negro slavery may rejoice at the prospect of
an accession to the slave-owner's interest,, and
the abolitionists may dislike such a prospect In a
corresponding degree ; but what the decision of the
two chambers authorising the President to annex the
Texan territory to the United States, if he can by The
means of negociation and 100,000 dollars, has to do with
the safety of the American constitution, we cannot easily
comprehend. The constitutionality or unconstitution-
ality of the proceeding, however, does not properly
concern us, and we will not imitate the example of Mr.
John Tyler by impertinently meddling in other people's
affairs. We have our own opinion of the character and
destiny of the American constitution ; but wtaitever our
opinion, that constitution will run its course, and it will
not less rapidly reach the appointed goal of all such
systems, because of projects like that of the annexation,
should the project take effect. Since writing the above the
President's Message has reached us. A fter the usual rig-
marole, in the course of which Mr. Polk compliments his
own country very warmly at the expense of " European
monarchies," he dwells with much satisfaction on the
decision of the American Senate in favour of the annexa-
tion of Texas, and assigns as an excuse for this viola-
tion of national faith, "that it is desirable to extend the
peace policy of the United States." He also asserts, in
most unequivocal language, the intention of the Ameri•
cats Government to take possession of the Oregon. " Our
title," says Mr. Polk, " to the country, is clear and un-
questionable;" and the world is called upon to admire
the "peaceful triumph" of such a mode of acquiring ter-
ritory. On paper, at least, the disputed country is
already occupied These are the only intimations in the
Message calculated to excited any sort of sensation in
Europe. When a man proposes to commit an aggression,
nothing is more common than the befit f that he is merely
asserting a right. Thereaire, however, two words to
every bargain.
POST.—We publish in to-day s-paper very impor-
tant intelligence from the United States. -This corn-
prkes, first, the resolution of the Senate confirming-that
of the Congress with regard to the annexation of Texas;
and, second, the speech of President Polk on his in-
auguration. The Senate, despite of all opinions to the
contrary, has agreed to the resolution of the Congress,
and Texas, so far as the United States is concerned,
is a part of the Union. The new President
has also expressed himself in favour of the
proposal. True, an amendment was appended to the
resolution of the Senate, but the amendment does
not alter the bread fact • that the overgrown States
of America are willing to sacrifice everything fur
an addition to their already too wide- domain. 'rho
news is certainly of a very grave character, and will re-
quire the utmost attention and care from the Executive
in this country. It is true that Texas must be si'coa-
seating party to the contract, but it is equally evident
that America is determined to use every effort to ac-
complish her purpose, a purpose which cannot but com-
promise the interests of this country in the new world,
and which may lead to results of the highest importance.
The other news will be found of no less interest. The
President is determined to support the claim of the United
States to the Oregon territory ; and, at the same`time,
desires peace with all mankind. It is to be seen how both
can be maintained.

Plans for facilitating a passage across either of the
two important isthmuses will always be of interest to
the commercial
. public, if in the slightest degree plausible,
and hence a} rench pamphlet, issued by the "Compegnie
de l'lsthme de Panama," or the projectors of such a
Company, is worth a brief notice. The notion seems to
be to undertake the double method of railroad and canal
to connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, the scheme
for the canal being apparently much le.-s matured than
the other. It seems, however, that it would start at the •
Bay of Limon, take the direction of the Chagres, and
after availing itself of _the waters of this river, would
enter the sea by the valley of the Caimito. The rough
estimate of expense is 70,000,000 E, but this does not
pretend to be anything like an accurate calculation. The
projected railroad would take its origin likewise at the
Bay of Limon, would follow the valley of the Chagres to
the conflux of the Trinidad, elien it wou.d be put in
connexi( n with the navigation, would continue in the
valley of the Chagres to the conflux of the Cano-Que-
brado, when it would cross the Chagres by a bridge, and
descending the valley of the Caimito, would finally reach
Panama. The expense of the railroad is estimated at
11,000,000 f., and the plan seems to be, to execute this
first, and during its execution to complete those obser-
vations which will be requisite for the promotion of the
greater work, the canal.—Times.
NEW PIER, GRAVESEND.—This work is now
finished, and was on Monday morning throwp open tQ
the public. The engineer is Mr. liedinan.