The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-21

This supplement- contains the proceedings before
the Court sentencing O'Connell-his last speech
his first mass since confinement, and life in prison
II also contains, IN connection with the Herald
proper, much other Interesting matter relative to
the movement in what is called the old world and
new world.
The English News-The Texas Question In
England and France.
The question Of the annexation of Texas to the
United States appears to create good deal OF feel
ing and interest, both in England and France
amongst the people, and more particularly amongst
all connected with the respective governments OF
these great leading nations OF the European world
The accounts received by the last steamer in Eng
land, communicated the intelligence that the Texas
Treaty would be defeated in the Senate, and this
seems 10 have rejoiced them considerably
The most Interesting and important OF all the ex-
presslons Of feeling the other side of the water
with regard to this subject, is that which appears
TO have been developed IN Paris. The French 60
vernment, through the minister Guizot, have de-
clared IN the Chamber Of Deputies against the
annexation of Texas, and the probability is, that
they will unite with England in opposing this mea-
sure, and endeavoring create feelings OF hostility
against the Republic Of the United States and the
free institutions Of this country; because Mr.. Cal
houn and Mr.. Upshur have made the annexation
question depend upon the existence and encourage
ment Of slavery.
In all this business it is very interesting and
amusing to observe the conduct both of the British
and French governments. 1t is well known how
many countries and how many different races OF
people, and on what himsy pretences too, have
been seized upon by the British government
Islands, kingdoms, empires, have been annexed to
Great Britain on precisely the same principle that
the highwayman approprlates the purse OF the de-
fenceess traveller, but no remorse of conscience,
not the slightest twlnge of contrtlon for the wrong
full act, has ever been experienced by that grasplns
power. 1t is also well known to the world that at
this very moment the French government are
busily engaged in an endeavor to annex Algers to
the French empire, vast expenditure OF
blood and treasure having already been made III
the prosecution of that design and all this for the
purpose OF obtaining possession OF nation
foreign to their laws, Institutions and religion, and
separated from France by the great boundary OF the
Mediterranean. And yet both Louis Philippe and
Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, com" forward before
the world and complain, with most ludicrous So
lemni,y, that the United States about to annex
TO their broad territories province which former
ly belonged to them-whlch has been conquered
and is at present occupied by portion OF their own
race, and which is assimilated to them in laws, in
stitutlons, and every thing, and separated from
them only by navigable river, which was intend
ed by nature tor means OF communication and
union rather than partition boundary
And what is the ground on which the French and
British governments attempt to justify their nsoent
ana inconsistent opposition to this great purpose OF
the American people? Why their tenderness for
the colored races OF the South-their philanthropy
for a race OF people who are enjoying peace, COM
fort anG happiness, and far larger degree of pios
perlty than the masses ofther own subjects Never
has there been more stupendous hypocrisy than this
attempted before the world. What! the British
government talk of right, and justice, and phlan
thropv-a power every inch of whose imperial do
main has been obtained by the most shameless vio-
latlon of every principle OF justice! No. Ii Is no.
the extension Or psrnanence OF slavery that has
aroused the phlanthropic feelings of the British
and French governments, and led them to oppes-
the annexation of Texas. II is because they dread
the growing strength of this Republic 1t is because
they perceive that the United States constitute
vast magazine of mind which will before anoth-
er century begins, explode the whole OF the Euro
pean despotsms. This is the cause of the outburst
Of mock humaaity-of hypocritical regard for the
coored races Of the South, with which the chief
of the European powers seek to create hostility to
our progress.
Thus the war has fairls begun. 1t is now war
Of moral and political opinion. But the time is CO.
ming when the Atlantic ocean will witness con-
hct between the powers of the old and new world,
such as h as been known in the history of our
race. With this country and its free institutions,
the down-rodden masses of Europe sympathise.
But the royal and privileged classes regard it with
dread, and hence the effort to prejudice the public
mind on the question of annexation.
OCoNNELL IN PRisoN-In this days paper we
give probably the fullest account that may be pub
hshei in this city, of the SEIZURE, imprisonment
and other matters connected with O'Connell, EN-
bracng full report of the judges sentence, des
cripton of O'Connell in prison, at mass, and other
interesting details corrected with his affairs
twas very often affirmed by O'Conne and his
friends that the British government would not dare
to imprison him but all their predictions have, we
now see, been completely falsified, can we per.
ceive that this discovery has created any grea,
element, The people appear to take the matter
very cooy. In England some Of the newspapers,
it is true, talk about the Imprisonment illegal and
cruel but the world after ALL seems to go on pretty
mucn as USUAL anu ds lot the rePedi asiaoh IL ap-
pears to have got itself toerably well Knocked on
the head, and is in rather a comatose state, notwth
standing thu attempt to give ii particular direction
by new address Of the Repeal Association. The
reduction of the repeal rent is very marked, and
the chief receipts appear to come from this country
Heretofore, the state of parties in England hud
given permanence to repeal and O'Connel's
movements, to which, it would SEEM the recent
election on the free trade question, in Liverpool,
would indicate some hostility. II there is TO be
any amelioration of the condition of the poor Irish
people, or of the lower classes of England, Scot
land and France, it will be effected by very diff
ferent process, indeed, from that which has now
terminated in the incarceration of OConnell, and
nauer had any effect hut 10 ELL his mock Not