The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-22
WAsusoros, May Is, 1874.
TO THE HON. WILLIE p. MANGUM,
JOHN TYLER.

last and reckless as know him to be, confess that
am surprised at the positions assumed by him. My
purpose, In these letters has been to show that drv
EN- from the markets Of Continental Europe by the
progress Of rival manufactures, and the burdens i'm
posed upon her industry by debt and taxation at
home, England is compelled to look TO her Colonies ;
to Africa, India and China--for the of main
tanning her commercial and manufacturing supremacy
that the emancipation Of her African slaves is part
Of her commercial system, and that she is labor
ing TO accomplish emancipation everywhere else, be-
cause she has ascer,ained that colony in which
slavery has been abolished cannot successfully CON-
pete IN the production of sugar and cotton, with q
country in which the system continues to exist, and
that she seeks to abolish il in Texas, means Of
abolishiBg it in the United States, because she be-
lieves that il this can be accomplished emancipation
in Cuba and Brazil will follow matter of course
and that then she can produce sugar and cotton in
India cheaper than it can be produced elsewhere
and that having the control the markets Of In
da she can purchase these articles of indispensable
necessity with her own manufactures, to the txclu
sion Of the rival products of other countries; and
levy contributions, in the shape of profits her in
dustry, on all the rest of the world Could the
VI tuio 'ouHuy o. VI SoH''pSH'a' Luz
rope, compete with England, if she had monopoly
of the growth of the raw material in India What
an increase Of prosperity would England command,
if she had monopoly Of the supply of sugar, cotton
aud cofce' have traced the progress of her efforts
to accomplish this great monopoly, and urged that
the nnexstion of Texas is indispensable 10 prevent
it, and that therefore it is measure which the
prosperity of the manufacturing and shipping inte-
rest Of this country depends. have called your at
tcnton TO the part taken by J. q Adams md the
Abolitoni-ts and especially that they have appealed
to England to exert herself TO defeat the annex alton,
and that John q Adams has soleunly pledged himself
10 the British Government that he will, member of
Congress- exert all the energy and taien, that God has
given him defeat H. The documents before YOU show
that the British Government, acting the suggestion
OF 10 Adams and the Abolitonsls have exerted their
influence to make the abolition of slavery in Texas
the condition which Mexico will acknowledge
the indie pcndence of Texas, and the extent OF that
influence is illustrated by the fact that although the
Mexican Secretary of State became much excited
and refused TO listen to any suggestion tho war
with Texas, made by Minister views the word
Of the British Minister as command, and at his
suggestion Mexico granted an armistico for the pur-
pose Of negotiating for the recognition Of Texas in
dependence
The documents before you, quoted by Col. Benton,
show that Engla has avowed her desire to abolish
slavery in TeXas-ihat she has exerted her ipflu-
to make tia condition Of the recognition of the
independence of Texas by Mexico; that Mexico would
listen TO medstons, but that at the instance
of England she granted armis,ice for the purpose
Of nePotation And slrange IN say I'll pu.,u.
makes the existence Of that armis,ice an insuperabls
objection 10 our negotiating with Texas! He de-
clales tina, II is proof Of war between Mexico and
Texas, and that the annexation necessarily adopts
the war without the consent Of Congress. And h.
charges that the military and naval ORDERS the CON
centraon Of our armed military and naval force on
the frontiers Of Texas and Mexico is an actual
warll
Col Benton goes further he says that he goes for
the annexation of Texas as ceded BY the Treaty
of 1919, but repudiaes the Texas Treaty of 1874;
and learn that when Col Benton concluded his
speech, the Wing Senators, those Senators who have
heretofore denounced himself as the impenonation
OF all that was ultra and offensive in politics. sur
rounded him and We'd with each other IN congr.tllo
tions ~
Now, let US pause for moment and ask ourselves
what can be the motives the influences which gov
MIR. Beniops oppcs ition to this Treaty He adj
mits the propriety-indeed the necessiy-of annex
ing Texas His objection IS TO the boundary as
claimed The answer 10 this is, that the question Of
boundary is one that remain open until il Is ad
justed between the United States and Mexico afty
the annexation, whether We claim 10 the Rio
Grande or the Colorado. The President ha. notified
Mexico that he is prepared TO adjust that question,
and that Minister will be sent TO Mexico for the
purpose II does not follow that because r. xas has
ssserteda claim to territory OF which McIco retains
possession that We to enforce the rlaim Of Texas
II IS manifest, therefore, that the question Of bouuda
~ IS not sufficient to ject the Treaty IL is
pretence for OpPos ion, and is inconsistent with
the svowed purpose Of Colonel Benton to favor mex,
year the Annexation Of Texas, as no claims Again.
as to he time Of making the Treaty Colon. Ben
ton insists that the negotiation with Texas should
have been postponed until eer the EXPIRATION Of the
armis'ice ~ That srmistice was grant.d by Mexico
a, the instance Of England for the purpose Of negot
ting for the recognition Of the independence Of Tex
as and Of the conditions required by England, being
the abolition Of slavery in Texas. It va. the duty
Of the Governments Of this county and Of Texa. TO
defeat this purpose Of England and to do this it was
necessary that the negotiations for the Annexation
should be completed before England had accomplished
her purpose.
England seeks 10 abolish slavery in Texas. and she
prevails on Mexico to grant an arm,,ice and enter
iso a negotiation to sccompl sh it, We wish 10 pr.
vent the abolition of slavery in Texas and we enter
into negotiation Cor annexation, as means Of pre-
venting IT. Colonel Benton says tina, thi. is wrong,
because the annexation is declaration Of war. and
that Congress alone can declare war. Is tbs true
II may DO that war will be the CONSEQUENCE of an