The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-12

TERMEDDLING OF GREAT BRITAIN IN
THE AFFAIRS OF TEXAS
The Richmond Enquirer gives short sketch
of Mr. Hunters able speech on the occasion,
from which we make the following extract;
Among other things, he alluded to the oyements
Of Great Br ain, IN relation to Texas ana Mexico,
He had never made any pretensons of being lmoueo
ith prophetcal spirit; but, on the present coca
sion he felt strongly tempted TO rsque ms ehs'aO'
as a prophet, and he accordingly prophssieu pis i
within three months we would near uha' Giea' p''
tain had rendered her mediation, between Texas and
| Mexico IN order 10 establish the independence OF
| Texas on condition of her abollshing slavery wHhlh
| her borders. He graphically placed before oar eyes
| the effects this night produce on inc Sou'i a'n
| boldy proclaimed, that the bounden duty OF
| The South TO move in body for the annexation oil
Texas to the Union. lie showed the policy and Jus.
tee of the measure the beneficial effects IL would
have the whole country aud he placed IA sfohs
H. ht the unTeasonabeness oil The Norhi u she were
10 oppose THAI all opposition from every quarter
would be booless, if the South were only true TO her
self-that the young West with giant strides would
come 10 the rescue"
The following letter from Mr. Wise wa,
read
WAsnIseroS, Sept oath, 1913.
To NIessrs. b. F. Dabney, T. w. s. Gregory and
others, committee.
TO me ia Phiadepha reached me in this city yester-
day. Nothing would give me more pleasure than to
accept your very kind invitation TO partake WIN you
and with my friend MIR. Hunter, OF the public dinner
YOU propose to give him in King william, on The
2sh inst But, | regret to say have been detained
necessarily so long from home and business, by ani-
~ affection, that II will not be IN my power to ENJOY
the pleasure which know should feel in short 10
terchanse of sentiments with the "Democratlc citl-
zens" Of your country.
shall assuredly continue 10 oppose every measure
in Congress deemed by detrimental TO the whole
country" and particularly those obviously injurious
to that section in which we live. From the move
ments of Great Britain abroad, particularly on The
relations of Mexico and Texas, and of the latter TO
the United States and from combinations OF political
abolitionistsior they are divided now INTO potical
and religious-a home, foIesee the most imminent
dangers to our Southern institutions, tending fear
fully and certainly to tie subvcrson of rights founded
and established by the Federal Constitution, and, OF
course to violent breach, or the destruction, know
not which, of that Constitution itself. The ioregn
news is omiuous The debates in Parliament, the
questions and answers Of Brougham and Aberdeen,
openly develope the fact known to me for some time
past that Great Britain is interposing her colossal
power between Mexico and Texas, TO establish the
independence of the latter the condition OF eman-
cipaon Of her slaves, Nth the rieT, as her man OBJ
ject, Of aboiishng siarery IN the United States This
presents new and most momcntous question for the
Democratic and American spirit OF this nation to
solve. II is not whether slavery shall be abol-
lsHtu III Tue NOfu slo'c s'Ap'o ""u
Territories, but whether the slavery, and all the
other institutions Of the United States shall be
touched, disturbed, or nterfered with, IN any man
ner, directly indirectly, by Great Britain, treating
with third powers, against or without at least our
consent, being party TO the diplomacy
negotiation which disposes Of purely domestic
concerns. Whilst conending in Virginia,
that own Federal Government itself has not the
power to meddle with slavery in the States, Terri
tories or District Of this Union England is officially
boa that she a abll sh through
out the ~ American Continent by her Intervention
IN the affairs of Mexico and Texas. Thus the ques-
ton of SLAYER, has become at last National one,
and no longer remains sectional question. 1t is no
longer shall the Northern fanatics but shall foreign
diplomacy foreign arms, be allowed TO defraud or
force out OF our rights The Northern rs well
the Southern Democracy-aye, the Northern as
we'll as the Southern .4merieaniSm Of our people will
answer this question but in one way-with one voice
North America belongs to Republics to Freedom,
and the brave who will defend IT Let philanthropic
kings and princes have and possess the WORKOUT old
world Of monarchiss, that would yoke in chains of
bondage, white as well as black saves-this new
world belongs to Liberty never known 10 Europe,
and which Europe would destroy under the very pre-
text of emancpating slaves Engidnds philanthropy
Is ne Grs q eo,na'tc Ga ~. lac ~, sol dominion
IN any of us relations touching interests nsti-
iuions on this Continent how long would il be before
she would control some other establishment besides
slavery IN our country How long before she would
nave MEXICO ana texas m Tue condition she han
placed old Spain: And after we have stood supinely
10y and her avail herself Of the weakness of our
sister Republics exhausted by wars with each other
TO lnerpose IN their settlement Of differences how
can we expect her not TO take the lions share Of
the spoil OF this hemisphere she has of all the con-
lnents and Of all the isles Of all the seas Of the world
dread Englands rapacity. She ha the L. States
alone upon earth, stand IN the way of her DONNA
ton she is wise crafty and hypocritica and has
party Of fanatics among ourselves composed Of partly
r,lt AaFa
Constitution and forms Of Government TO aid her
power, unparalleled IN the history of nations There
Is bu, stand 10 be taken, and for taking that
stand Immediately II is the stand of Mr.. Monroe
when, during his Administration, the Holy Alliance
audaciously threatened TO dispose Of some other
American dc stinies. | then that in calm and
sublime dignity he warned the crowned heads Of En-
rope that the United States would not submit 10
their Unauthorized Interference in American affairs
either north south Of the equator. He in effect
tod Europe that legitimacy should not be allowed
foothold the virgin soil Of the continent Of Repub
lies. That the Republics OF the New were united
by co anon instinct against either the OPEN ins
dlous aggressions of the Kings Of the Old World
That they should not under any preteNt-and the pre-
text IS now 20 abolish slayery-eXtend her sldrcry
over any portion Of the American lands, laid out for
heritage Of the free That Americans Of every
border should BE- lefl TO the regulations and dispos
ton of their affairs That il the Holy Alliance
intetposed on the hand, the United States would
on the other Sol would say now to England "You
snail not lnterpose at all to the injury Of ntere
renee with, our institutions IN any way whatever; If
you do, II shall be at your peril and will de-
fend my own institutions, at least against your inter
vention" How Texas is "bone Of our bone
flesh Of our flesh" Yer Sat Sap.
With thanks, gentlemen, and the wish that you
will accept the subioned toast, | am, most truly,
Yours, HENRY A. WISE.
England and Mexico-Texas and the United
States Whatever may do with slavery on this
Continent ourselves no European power hall ntrude
| upon its dome stic relations.
Mr.. Wise is justly regarded as the champion
Of the South, against the insidious machina-