Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-10-10
VOLUME 30. NUMBER Sc.
From the ". Y. Erpr,ss.

fNH' ~ We a
LOOK OFT TOR BREaKERs-Mr. John Jones. IN. r,,.,.d
editor of President Tylcr's paper, the Madisonian. il ,p,,;rr
the attention OF its readers to the alarming state Of thing,
growing out Of the policy Of the British Government tow.
ards Mexico and Texas, in which he seems to think ,hi,
country has n deep and most important interest. In order
'hattie source and the cause Of his fears may be properly
Understood and appreciated, we will quote his own words
alter expressing his LeIeJ, tnat Great Britain regards ia.
growth and success of our republican institutions with IN.
same apprehension and hostility that she did the progress, of
innovation among the governments Of Europe under the d.
recton of the Great Emperor; - and tina, 'fhe r,e,at y,r,Is
fi0n Of Lord aberdeen has tended to convince us that ,he
same means will be employed to check our ownward march
To unrivnued greatness" he sny.:-
suppose a treaty should be efFeet.d nv N. pr,;.h r.
v.rnment with Texas, the former power stpulating to re.
neSe me latter OF its pecuniary embarrassment, and eo,re<
Mexico into an acknowledgement of its indepepdence-
To enforce the latter stipulation, perbaos the BrS.b c.
ernmen, would lend to Texas an army of %. 600 men. In
that event Mexico might tremble for its own existence
But, be that rs 1t may, the quartering Of a British armv in
Texas, after the abolition of slavery IN that country. mich,
be sufficient cause Of offence to the United States to produce
a COLLISION. In that event the outlet Of the valley of the
mississippi would undoubtedly be seized by the enemy, and
New Orleans, and We know not what else besides. would
be At the mercy OF the British steam frigates. A cons,,n,
stream OF slaves IRON the adjacent States would pour into
lexns, where arms would be open to receive them. and
ready TO defend them. In the meantime some eighteen
thousand British troops on our Northern frontier. aided bv
the Hartford Convention Federalists, and the misguided an
olhon fanatics, would effectually cut off from the South all
the aid which, under other circumstances, might be exnec
led from that quarter. And so with the great West, the
SEIZURE OF the Oregon Territory would engross the attention
OF the brave citizen soldiers in that vast region"
Suppose, said a good woman to her husband. who wn.
lamenulS' after they had been married a good many years.
That they Ind never had any children,-suppose we had had
a lrIe boy, and when he had 60; old enough 10 run about
ne had come up TO the breakfast table. and had upset the tea.
pot iuli OF hottea into his bosom, and scalded him to death ?
After shedding some tears over the melancholy imaginary
scene, they both agreed il would have been shocking and
worse thar II they had never had 4 little boy.
suppose, says Mr.John Jones, Great Britain should make
q tFeny with Texas, and ngree 10 pay her debts and force
MeNlco 10 acknowledge her independence; and moreover
should agree to lend Texas an army Of 25, 900 men. wmId
IT not brighten Mexico out of her wits Be that as il NAV
the quariering such Il British army in Texas, slavery having
Oeen abolished, would be likely 10 make a stir in the Uni.
ted States-toro one Of the first things they would be ant IN
do would be to seize the great Valley of,he Mississippi. X. q
ahu all, ana tnen every thing would be at the mercy OF their
great steam irlgaies. Indeed, no mortal can tell where thew
would stop. In the mean time, a rather smaller armv-ops
OF lS,OOO men-might be placed on the northern fro,,;s,s
which, aided by the Hartford Convention Federoli.,s-aI
most all OF whom are dead-woubd play the mischief with
me slave states, freeing all the negroes; leaving nothing
iurther TO be done than selling the Oregon Territory: nv
winch COL Benton and DR.. Linn would be completely done
up.
That all this is highly probable, Mr.. John Jones saws tina,
rance mas always been the foe of England, and as con-
stanty our friend. And, 10 show that there issome mischief
IN the wind. same deep plot brewing between our foe and
our friend, he says that at this very juncture. when the
D'l'ish Government ls operating all around US, "the British
monarch, attended by Lord Aberdeen, is exchanging friend.
" Saiutations with the King of France, in a French chateau
m the Kingdom of France" Not having the benei, of ,
revelation from Lord Aberdeen" we have not been able
10 see what connection there could have been between these
TWO old enemies, alta meeting of their two sovereigns, and
q plot TO do all the above mentioned mischief in Mexico and
texas, as well us upon our frontiers. Probably Mr.. John
Jones may see through the plot, and by i timely warning,
save US from ruin.
Al the same time, we should have felt easier in our minds.
II mls famous interview between Queen Victoria and Louis
Philip, had occurred when our late plenipotentiary General
Cass' was minister at Paris, as he probably would have seen
through the plot, as clearly, as he did through the Quintuple
treaty and by seasonabIc notice have saved US from a
world of mischief.