The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-24 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1845.

Tho question of the Oregon is only one of many
affairs which England has to settle with the United
States, and perhaps of all, if we look at consequences, it
is of the least importance. For the last fifty years that
republic has been extending its arms towards the Gulf of
meek', by purchasing new districts, occupying others
by force, and, last of all, by means for which we find no
other term so appropriate as swindling. Louisiana was
obtained from BONAPARTE for a small sum, partly be-
catt-e he thought thereby to annoy and injure England,
hut chiefly because he could make no use of it, and
found the money useful at the commencement of his
imperial reign. Tho Americans thence laid claim
to the whole of Florida, and wrested ote half of
it by force from the helpless and spiritless
Spenisrds. Then came the Texan affair, which,
from beginning to end, has exhibited the American
chAracter in a most unfavourable light, and has been
d;stinsuishod alike for wanten aggression, deceit, and
trickery. Parties from the neighbouring states emi-
grieed at different periods, squatted in the best parts of
the land, and professed to be merely settlers in the
Mestican territory. At last they formed themselves
Info a community, renounced allegiance to the lawful
rulers of the country, declared themselves independent,
then petitioned to be admitted into the Union, and pro-
cted against the men whom they had robbed and ex-
pelled. Any person of common observation might have
seen what these squatters had in view, how little re-
"lance the Mexicans could make to their en-
croachments, and how quickly the Government of
Washington would admit them into the Union,
and protect them at all hazards. For many
years there has been a perfect understanding
b:tween the two parties on the subject, and TYLEs, who
bee axle President by accident, and seemed not to be
eves burdened with moral principle, at last and in due
time called for annexation. The call was responded to
bi a great number of the state 4; and POLE, from choice or
zwessity, joined in the cry for annexatien, or more pro-
p rly speaking, robbing a weak and defenceless neighbour
eller rights. After deceiving both England and France
the moat egregious duplicity, Texas was recognised
IA an indep, ndent state, and by another turn it threw
read/ into the arms of America, which rejoiced mightily
at the trick, received its new offspring with open arms,
trod coolly asserted its right to the territory on the
ground of ancient claims.. This endless system of en-
ernachment must be siewed by England and France and
Stain tt ith serious alarm, because these rapid strides to-
wards the Gulf of Mexico threaten at no distant
perito their possessions in the West Indies,
sa.d lead to the conviction that sooner or later the
alinerivens will attempt to control the whole of the trade
in the se extensive regions, and seize the first opportu•
nits of x'ending their dominion over all the valuable
,m's in the Caribbean seas. It is true that cannot
ha; I-en itnmediat, ly, because even more valuable and
nae e important conquests are first to be made. Mexico
211n4 he (lisps( d of, and when California is occupied—a
pr, jeer openly avowed—and Texas, with its numerous
/eel ba, r; and licit lies acquired sufficient strength,
that affair n ill spi e lily be settled. The Mexicans have
no Tease. wf afever of resistants° ; they aro even more
11,1eas than the native race whom the Spaniards extir-
pa ,cad, tea a were other pots eta to stand by idle, the
dermkst would be soon( r settled than that between
Moen zarna and Cortez. If emigrants in hundreds can
be in.luccd at present to cross the Rocky Mountains to
eettlo itr tha Oregon territory, we should hear of tens
of thousands for hundreds rushing to Mexico from every
mate in the Union, allured by the wealth and fine
climate of the country, the rich and vast silver mines
yet unexplored, and the prospect of carrying on a trade
with the extensive regions of the north and the south,
certain to be oven more productive than the most
'valuable mines. These' are prospects which may well
encourage emigration to the south ; and it ought to be
borne in mind, too, that the very acquisition of Texas is
the mast dangerous blow that has yet been given to
tile security of our West India possessions. Whatever
amay be said about only one-half of that territory being
allocated as a slave holding state, no doubt exists that