Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-26
RICHMOND WING.
O'CONNELL AND TEXAS.


Las: summer, the Grea. Agtator in one Of his
srec,ing Texss end the King of the French, for re-
cognizins the independence Of the young Republic.
Wonder what the great man will say now-tha,
England has done what France merely anticipated
her IN doingl
Extract From o. Conns,rs speech.
LOOK AT THE TExAs! There never was in
history any thing atroc the conduct OF the
baadtti tho have got together there. The Con-
gress Of Mexiec had passed law which peremptori-
y said that there should not be sing 10 slave any
territory under the protection of the Mexican Gag
whereupon aset ofiand pirates from North America
took their slaves and their rifles and forcibIy laid
hold oil pcr:ion Of the Mexican territory. They
call II their property; they bold still; they CALI 1t
Texas; the slave holding States Of North America
add that the King Of the French has also aeknow.
lodged 1t. blush for him lhear, henr.l wish the
able representative Of that monarch had remained
until he heard something more about Texas than he
seems ever 10 have heard before thear, hear. I
should like to tave read him lecture on that
subject la lsugh for The history OF Texas has Leen
marked by the greatest outrages. The basis OF lis
constitution Is slavery TO the Of color. They
have debarred themselves by il from aboiishing
slavery for a number Of years, and even then II
cannot I've proposed unless three fourths Of the in
habitants agree; and you may well expect this
TO occur as tosuppose that they would agree TO
their own throats in order to benefit the negroes
Another fundamental principle Of their community
Is the annlhilation of the Indi1n race. By Law not
single Indian can reside in their State; and you
may see what their feeling is when tell you that in
late war with that race, when they had made some
PRISONERS, on some preext other they slaughtered
thirty IN cold blood Ihesr, hear We have been
toio 100 that at the present there are twelve
British subjects detained in slavery in the Texns.
The English have Government that costs them
much. We cheerfully pay millions in support Of
our Governmen'. But one faIthine would be too
much to pay to any Government that did not pro-
tect It's Subjects from slavery. This canno, bet
must not be- o let these Texans dare refuse TO
give up the twelve men, Let them dare do il, and
,et our allies the Mexican people, only have the
hoeriy ofreceiving few volunteers from this coun-
uy-give them British legion Thear, heorl-
give them twelve hundred British soldiers; and
these TEXANS will be glad enough to give up those
Twelve, and Twelve more-ay, and twelve times
Twelve loud cheers If the Texans take twelve
BRUSH subjects, have notion of letting them
remain IN slavery lcheers and laughterl II is law
iul 10 take upthieves much cheering and Laughter
And what robbery can be more atrocous than the
robbery ofhuman beingsl Be as mild as YOU please
but don't let these men commit atrocious robberies
with IMMUNITY lcheers.l The British Cor,rn-
inent dare not acknowledge Teras as q State. The
space OF country which the Texans claim is larger
Than France, Spain, and Italy put together-nay,
Is nearly as large Europe itself. II once al
lowed TO erect themselves, they will 90 on accumu-
iting strength, as they have begun, by aggression
and now Is the time TO render il impossible TO pro-
coed IN their career Tloud cheers |"