The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-01

excite the prejudices Of the People oil Texas
against this country and in favor OF England,
aud appealing TO their cupidity in the open sug-
gestion Of the smuggling trade with the United
States aud Mexico; aud II oyerlooks, too, the
extract from the Houston Telegraph which we
copied on Monday last from the New Orleans
Bulletin, and Of which the following is por-
ton:
"We are aware that Gen. Murphy is in possession
Of information derived from respectable sources thai
will excite establishment and alarm in the Anne
rican Cabinet than the speeches OF Lords broushau
and Aberdeen. This much we think is certain, Tie
fears of the people of the Southern States that the
object OF the aboliuonsts ~ England, 10 dissolve
the Union il necessary TO ELECT The aooliton oil slave
~, are well founded and we believe the documents
obtained by Gen. Murphy here, and those obtained
by Gen Thompson IN Mexico, will furnish evidence
OF the intentions of Great Britain relating TO Texas,
that will convince the American statesmen that there
but few alternatives left to remedy the EVIL
Either the British Government must give way, or
sustain her position by force, and hostes will fol-
low as natural consequence, or else Texas must be
annexed to the United States There is little proba-
bty that Great Britain will give way aud there IS
little probability that the Government Of the United
States will permit her to prosecute her policy unmo'
Tested"
All this, and mere, the lntegencer finds IL
convenient entirely 10 suppress.
That President Houston should Indignantly
| repel accusations Of reasonable intercourse
with the Government of Great Britain or Mex
co, is very natural, and would be SO, even if he
| were guilty. The negotiations between Texas,
Mexico and England might be in The hig
degree preudical TO our interests, or dangerous
| to our national welfare and integrity, and yet
| have no direct object which could, strictly speak
ing, be termed dishonorabe, or contrary TO The
law of nations. Those states are all indepen-
dent, and have a right TO arrange their mutual
interests without consulting us.
The British Minister of Foreign Affairs de,
cIared on the floor of Parliament that n, gotta
lions were on foot between the Governments Of
Great Britain and Texas, having in view the
abolition of slavery in the latter country; in re-
! ply TO an anxious inquiry as to the progress Of
the negotiation, he declined from prudential mo-
! tives, he said, TO make any disclosures, but
iu,imaled to the friends Of abolition that he en-
terlained great hopes of success, and that the
matter should be pressed shy urging the n go
talions as nell as by erery other means an
their porern He could have had no motive
for publicly making declarations of this kind,
which were false, and it is not the custom for
the Ministers Of the British Governme nj 10 COM
nit themselves unnecessarily in Parliament, or
to the country. They generally mean great
deal more Than they say.
! The Texas papers, even those which admit
that there is no evidence of reasonable conduct
on The part Of their administration, still complain
of an unwonted and suspicious degree Of sccre-
cy and mystery in the negotiations which
are on foot. Iflhere be any such negotiations,
having the alleged object in view, Is it at all
likely that tn would b. fully revealed, in con-
fiencc, 10 The diplomatic representative of the
very country whose interests and welfare were
to be compromised, or indirectly assailed, by
the contracting parties Even Texas diploma
cy, without the aid Of British experience and
caution, or Mexican subtlety, would hardly be
guilty of an act of such childish mbecility-
Texas is IN its infancy as nation, bu
its Government is composed of bearded men,
possessing, we imagine, not more than an
average share of unsophisicsted ingenious
ness. The idea that the British Govern
/ :, .
ment which would violate even decent reserve
by exhibiting its diplomatic correspondence TO
the American Charge, is preposteroIs If any
such correspondence was exhibited, unless for
the purpose Of more efIeclually lulling suspicion
as TO something which was withheld it renders
Lord Aberdcen'S prudential silence in Parlia
ment mere farce, and is an afTront TO the Brit
ish Government which that Of Texas could have
no motive for Offering, at least unless perfectly
sure OF annexation TO This country.
II must be rare state Of things, indeed. in
Texas, according TO this patched-up summary
OF the lntelligencer. lis diplomatic correspond
ence with one Government is exhibited to the
Charge Of another, like specimen of manufac
lures, or choice agricultural product, and pub.
Icly pronounced TO be highly creditable to so
young country. Whatever President Hous-
tons policy may be, we have no reason TO be-
leve that he is simpleton. II he is ti1ing with
the British Government he would hardly let il |
be known through the newspapers of Texas: if
he is not trlillng with 1t, he would hardly sub. /
init bis diplomatic correspondence with il to our
Charge, 10 be publicly commented on.
TACTICS OF THE GLOBE.
AS the day approaches when it must be de.
cided whether the Republican party will sustain
the Globe clique in the endcavor TO establish
central Despolism, which is to super.ede the