Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-11-16
DIssENTIONs IN TnE CAnINET

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IMPORTANT INTELLIGENcE FROM WASH
! lNGTON-DlFFlCULrlES IN THE CABINET
Last evening received rather Interesting in,,l
gcncc from our private correspondent Washington dis
closing rumors o difficulties, differences and debates in
The cabinet certain questions OF deep To the re-
| laiions OF the Union with certain foreign powers.
spPcars, from the authentic can get
that these difficulties in the cabinet have grown the
preparations taken To throw into form the message
Congress-
Our relations with England and Texas, growing out Of
me slave question, and the probable admission the
ter state into the unon the principal kotty points
which have agitaiod tho cabinet Early last summer MIR
Andrews was sent from Texas to England by the nbo
on interest OF that new STATE for the purpose OF making
SOME arrangements with England looking TO IN, sbtio
OF slavery in Texas, and TO form ntu Southern coun
ictpo,se to the United States This agent from T,xns
nad several interviews last summer with Lord Aberdeen
The plan proposed To the British government was to form,
society in England, which would advance sum equal To
the value ct all the slaves M Texas, security he given in
public ands-thc Texan government agreeing pay over
the money to the owucr, and then abolish slavery in
ir"' Lord Aberdeen agreed To guarantee the Oun up
on condition that Texas should be tree stuic. and extend
particular aNoTs To British traders that territory
The motives Of the British Cove for adopting such
policy towards Texas, To give blow tn the South.
en Siates-o raise rival power IN Tcxus-to impair the
production OF cotton, tobacco, and rice that region and
mus tn give an advantage 10 the cotton, rice aud similar
productions OF British India and their in the Yves:
Indies, and SoSth America, including Texas.
In connection with this subject and further this pol
ey mas ais" been discovered that all the British Consus
aud agents in the L. s. have been secretly engaged for
some ume past m collecting every spccis information re-
ai,'e TO the slave population OF the Souh-,her number
feelings character tendencies and capabilities The r.
cent accounts from Texas stating that President Houston
had entered into an intrigue deliver Texas to the British
government are altogether exaggerated and
only negotiations present between Texas aud England
being what We have Just satcdan attempt abolish sa
very m TcNos, aud To make thorn in the side Of Nh,
Southern States.
Al THE same time that these negotiations were co.
lng ON between England and Texas. attempt was making
under the auspices OF President Tyler open ncgotia
non With England for new commercial ,aty IN the most
equitable and houourrbc basis. But soon ascrttin
ed mat the British government iilng with these over
lures for the purpose OF carrying the OF the East
lndla interest IN England with regard Texas
Tyler having recently disco, cred all those secret intr.
determined at take high national and indepcnden
ground IN his message Congrcsto propose the an
neNauon OF Texas 10 the u. 81 provided that republic des
cdlt-ani 10 fling defiance into the teeth of the British Go
Nernm6n who have been "pllterng double sense" on
commercial treaties while it, agents were cacustiu The
chances OF dsunion and disruption in the south
10 the assumption OF such high and daring ground IN Tho
next messnge-a position even bllgrrent than Ten
Jackson ever pok-cCrian members ot the cabinet nav.
more or less objected Mr. UpsheE has supported the Pre-
sideri but others have opposed aud ihwaed his views
This Is supposed be the difficult, present ari,a,inp
the csbinct-and few weeks will reveal Its accuracy 81
iects and consequences public opinion.