Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1844-12-28
THE PRETENDED BRITISH INTERFERENCE

/ THE PRETENDED BRITISH INTERFERENCE
Taught by long experience, we look to the Globe
newspaper for na.1air construction of any thing we
have occasion at any time to say upon public af-
fairs. 1t is no surprise to u.s. therefore, to find our
arguments misrepresented, torn from their context,
and perverted from their true meaning, as they are
in the comments Of the Globe OF Saturday, upon
our demonstration of the unsoundDess of the plea
of necessity for the annexation Of Texas, founded
upon pretended interference, attention to inter-
ere, on the part of Great Britsin, through Texas,
with the internal relations of the United States.
We shall not enter into any defence against the
Globe Of the ground occupied by this paper in re-
ference to that question. We embrace the tempt
ing opportunity, however, of presenting, as very
sufficient reply to all that the Globe has said, can
say, on this branch. OF the Texian question, the
following extract from most able speech of Sena-
tor RENTnN. which any reader who desires to pc
ruse the whole of it viii find published at large in
the Globe of the 9th of November last.
Extract from the Substance of Mr. BENToN's
| Speech" deiUered at 81. Louis, Oct. 10, 1874.
sBu to the test ; and, first, on the evidence.
The evidence of all this sudden and dire destruction from Br
fish abolition designs in Texas extract of ten lines
from private letter from most respectable gentleman fom
Maryland whose story Immediately contradcted by
winessesLord Aberdeen, the British minister, and Mr.
Ashbel Smith, the Texian minister In Londonboth of whom
referred to in the private letter. and each Of whom de-
cared it be The Senate then called for the letter
and the of the writer The Secretary Of State, Mr.
Calhoun, answered that the letter not there nor any
thing by which the of the writer could be KNOWN and
that being private had probably been carried away among
the private papers of Mr. Upshur The Senate thought this
rather standard especially all agreed that Mr.
Duff Green the author of the letter and that alter hav
been made the foundation of such important proceed
ing ceased to be private, and became public paper and
should have been retained in the Department Of State, or
carried away by Mr. Upshur demanded from his executors
No further satisfaction being obtained about the letter the
writer and Lord Aberecns letter being full contradiction,
instead of confession of the abolition designs in Texas at
bued Great Britain, that charge, upon the evidence, Tell
| to the ground and disappeared from the case
"Tesed by its probability possibility, and the same re-
suit follows Remember it is of sefefence, TO
the Union from destruction, consequence OF British Efforts
to abolish slavery Texas and thence in the United States
Ito be accomplished suddenly that there not time to
consult with Mexico whose Minister then in Washing
on' % -inne to be delayed beyond the twelfth day Of
April IN the year OF our Eu ie44 and that the only way
to accomplish this sedcence and ave this blessed Union
from instantaneous and everlasting destruction was to under
the British operators in Texassatch the country awsy
from themand conjoin own This was the case
presented and which President and Secretary planted
their feet and firmly made their stand And for FEAST
bity And, IN the FIRST place, f-i--as-is-f ali magic
and the black do admit the existence of witch
craft conjuraton day do not admit that colony
of negro slaves be meanophosed into eemen by the
touch of magic wand blown out of the country by
breathing upon them, like dust blown from the hand. admit
no such fantasies day. We live in time Of prose and
fact in which every has be accomplished by direct
operation mind matter This being promised, say
there way by which slavery could be abolished in
Texas without laborous process Of several years duration
Admitting the abolitonss be they could
go Texas than South Carolina but admitting it. and
admitting besides that the people Of Texas willing
have slavery abolished among them and still would be
operation of years accomplish it, In the first place. slavery
in their Constitution, guaranteed by of its articles
and that article could be got without going through
the process of amending the Constutona process which
would require general elections to be held and national
convention sit Two years might be required for that In
the place slaves property in Texas, and
going be given up without pay and it would take
time fix the price and pay the money let the money
from where it might Thus il would be work Of time and
years accomplish this abolition, if the operators
were there and the people willing But the aboonists
anu tue Pc<fhe uio SLAVERY III
the hearts Of the people, and in the of the climate and
lin the present condition of the country and cannot be got
out Of Southern Tcxasoh Texasthe only part
ed-nl all these altered and that would require
thing longer time than amendment Of the Constitution
Upon the of possibility then, this abolition foundation
: for sefdefence slips from under the feet.
Tied by the touchstone Of time, and the result is still the
The time has gone by The day fixed for the Brit
Texas abolition destruction Of the Union has gone by like
the Merte day for the destruction Of the world and the
world and the Union still standing firm, although Texas is
annexed II is many months since the treaty was
rejected and ample time has elapsedo have consulted with
Mexico and to have permitted the peaceful negotiation to have
been concluded and the Union just safe was
so far British designs through 7sras may Il.
me them the great resovent Of all questions has brought
its iron hand bear upon the administration plea of self
Defence and the fabricated plea crumbles into dust vanshes
, Like the baseless fabric of a vision,
Il Leaving not wreck behind
cit is time quit this impudent fabrication Of sde
fence No decent should repeat again. Its very
authors would less odium by dropping the petext and
avowng the motive which induced Them the price Of TO
reign war domestic dson, bring the Texas question
to head the 18th day Of April 1874 and explode
upon the country precisely forty days before the Baltimore
Convention Just enough for candidates to be nteuoga
ted and for the novices to amend their answers !!
The citizens Of Pensacola (Floda) held meeting on the
9TH instant for the purpose of reviewing the project Of