The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-18
THE NATIONAL INTELLlGENCER AND
TEXAS.

We have, by way Of New Orleans adslces from
Galveston up to the Sd Of this month; furnishing not
syllable Of news except some Information aoou'
crops in parts Of Texas. No more pots' OF consPi'
racies or astounding disclosures no more oil the IT.
diculous story of bargain between Great Britain
and Texas 10 interfere with the most delicate me
rests of this country :; nothing, in short, but peace
quietness and plentiful production"
We think il would be somewhat unreasonable
10 expect that, in the progress Of secret nego-
iialion, every day or two would give bIth 20
some new astounding disclosure" IL would
be more natural 10 suppose that single DIS
closure would render the negotiating parties
more wary and circumspect, and instead Of
leading TO fresh revelations, would induce every
efior, to remove the suspicious which had already
been created.
On the other hand if these astounding dis
closures had been fabricated, nothing would be
more easy than to repeat and vary them from
day TO day.
But, in fact, we have seen no astounding
disclosure" coming from Texas, but that which
originally appeared in the New Orleans Tropc
"a paper which the Intelligencer nom looks
upon as ''judicious and well informed" The
Tropic, upon the authority of an "old cores
pondent," in whose "ntelgence and integrity"
and "sources Of iniormation," 1t has great
confidence circulated an idle rumor or conjec-
ture that the British Government had bribed
General Houston by offer TO make him
"Governor General for life, with large saa-
~ - and il endorses the astounding disclosure
by saving of the writer we ki,Ow that his in
formation is derived from the rery highest and
most undoobted source"
If the Tropic had not afterwards relracted
the whole article, of which this rumor formed
part, the Intelligencer would no doubt have con-
sidered il in the pay of "schemers and specu-
lators in Texas" But now that il has done so,
and has professed 10 discover some source Of
information still higher than "the very highest"
without stating what il isl the Intelligencer
considers il "a well informed and judicious
papef,"
II strikes US that the British Government is
at least as well able to pay for the suppression Of
information from Texas, or for misrepresenta-
lions Of its affairs aud condition, as schemers
and spectators in that country TO pay for
the fabrication of astounding disclosures. Tex
as land-holders are not overwhelmed with mo-
ney, while the British Government has plenty
OF 1t to spare for any purpose which may for
ward its interests, and il would be in no want
Of agents. The aboli,onists alone, in this
country and England without The aid of the
British Government, are, as body, quite as
active and efficient as the "schemers and
spectators in Texa,"-more united, more de-
iermined, and better provided with means: and
1t is a part Of their object to win over TO their
purposes the landholders and spectators OF
Texas. 1t is mooted question whether the
landholders of Texas would not profit as much
by yielding TO the overtures of Great Britain, a,
by annexation 10 this country.
The proof that we have adduced of the Q =
signs OF the British Government upon Texs.
and OF the probable accomplishment Of those de-
signs, has not grown DID, and does not want re-
newing. We should as soon think of Insisting on
anew demonstration Of one OF Eucid's problems
upon the pretence that ii was tiresome 10 have
TO recur constantly to the same. II any Thing
could add to our convictions arising from tina
proof, II Il the fact that the Intelligencer care
fully wilhholds every part Oft from its readers
and yetis so evidently uneasy stthe effect which
its appearance has in other journals, as to hay
used more than ordinary efforts to deprecate il
1t has taken the trouble, and descended 10 tn
erpedient, Of making up garbled statement
from the Texas and New Orleans papers.
And even the little information that il doe
condescend TO furnish its readers, is accompa
MED by comments and conclusions not iustifie
by the premises. Forinstance, in the InteIliger
Ger Of Monday last, December IL, } the follow
ing extract is given from a recent speech Of Pr,
sdent Houston al Houston-the remainder {
the speech, extoling Great Britain at the q,
expense of this country, being entirely SUI
pressed:
My countrymen Ono question IN relation 10 IN
land. What has England done And there Is no ;
oret IN conncxion with her say it before Cod. b
thnt Texas wants peace, to be attained by the inf,
rention Of three great Powers England has as.,r
US that we have her most friendly disposition and !,
There is no condition mentioned. Abolifio, or :.
thing Of the kind, is wholly unknown TO ia, arch;,
Of the Government. They have a right 10 ,dyi..
they choose, and We to reject There is moth;
compulsory on their part England is in no W
making claims or asserting any thing as right. viii
is incompatible with the interests Of this country
This" the Inteligencer says, contradic
explicitly the charge Of a COLLISION between A
Governments of England and Texas, on Il
subject of the abolition Of slavery, as the pr
of British alliance"
Now 1t does no such thing, except so far
credit TO be given to General Houston hro.
and unqualified assertion that "here is No :
cret in connection" with England. which !.
variance not only with the declaration in Pa
lament of the British Minister of Fore;rr A