The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-28
DESIGNS OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT

Great Britain rarely attacks an enemy openly
aud boldly. II was only at the closing scene OF
the career OF Napoleon, that British troops
marched upon the soil of France; and YET nc
nation contributed more 10 produce the Empe'
ror's overthrow. The British navy swept the
French flag from the ocean, and the British
Cabinet enlisted the mercenaries OF Europe 10
wage an interminable war by land Although
Napoleon scarcely ever saw an English soldier
in any Of his great battles, excepting the last,
vet it is notorious that during his whole life, in
all his campaigns, he never ceased TO regard
Great Britain as his most implacable foe, and
TO attribute all his disasters 10 the malignant
operations Of that power.
Now, without pretending to espouse the cause
of Napoleon, or TO excnse his conduct on many
occasions, we think that, without a shade " OF
cause to Justify it, Great Britain regards the
growth and success Of our Republican insitu-
tons with the same apprehension and hostility,
that she did the progress of innovation among
the old governments Of Europe under the di-
recton Of the French Emperor. And we be-
leve, nay, the recent revelation OF Lord Aber-
deem has tended TO convince US that the same
means will be employed TO check our onward
march to unriyalled greatness.
Let us for moment consider what would be
the effect Of the acquisition OF Texas by Great
Britain-and acquired, as has been declared III
Parliament, for the purpose. not of preaching
abolition doctrines in the Southern States but
of speedily reducing the theory TO practice.
Suppose a treaty should be effected by the Br-
fish Government with Texas, the former power
stipulaling to relieve the latter CT its pecunary
ADVERTISEMENTS, and 10 coerce Mexico into an
acknowledgment Of lis independence. To en-
force the latter stipulation, perhaps the British
Government would lend to Texas an army of
$4,000 men. In that event Mexico might trem.
bic for its own existence. But, be that as il
NAV, the quarterng of British army in Texas,
after the abolition Of slavery in that country,
might be sufficient cause Of offence TO the Uni
ted States 10 produce collision. Ia that event
the outlet of the great valley of the Mississippi
would undoubtedly be seized by the enemy, and
New Orleans, and we know not what else be-
sides, would be at the mercy of the British
steam frigate'. A constant stream of slaves,
a. where arms would be open to receive them,
and ready 10 defend them. In the mraAlime
some eighteen thousand British troops on our
Northern frontier, aided by The Hartford Conven-
lion Federalists, and the misguided abolition
fanatics, would ,fiectualy cut of from the South
all the aid which, under other circumstances,
wfuftlr grrar W tst, the Seizure OF the Oregon
Territory would engross the attention of the
brave citizen soldiers in that vast region.
These things, if not facts, are at least strong
probabilities, and merit profound consideration
History shows that Great Britain always acts
against her enemy, IN the first instance. by in
direction. She batters down the outworks be-
fore she attempts TO storm the citadel
France has ever been The foe of England, and
as constantly our friend and any time, during
the last twenty five years, had a rupture taken
place between Great Britain and America
France would have been our ally offensive and
defensive. We know not but that such would
be the result now, or hereafter; bot we do know
that at the precise junc,ure when the British
Government is operating on our Southern Dor
der, and IN The Northwest, the British monarch,
attended by Lord Aberdeen, British minister.
- exchanging friendly salulaions with the
King OF France, in French chateau, in the king
dom Of France. Il was thus that Napoleon and
Alexander met at Erfurth: the first obtained a
pledge that he would not be molcsted in the
North while subjugaling Spain the latter that
his projects against the Turks would not be in
teriercd with by France Then both let slim
their wardogs!