Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-06-05

The services of q magician and bis rod as q snb-
stitutey for Lord w elIipgton and his large army,
Sir, the honorable senator Is well readin his
tory, ,sand he cannotba ignorant Of the grounds;
upon which sGfeat: Britain and the other great
iponarchies Of Europe declared war against the
French republic-a. war which, under its va:
rions phases, covered the continent of Europe
with blood and desolaton for q: quarter of a
century. Thatrepublic had not nude or threa.5
tened a war of arms against the monarchs Of.
Europe. but openly proclaimed fraternity to
their subjects, "I.ankly ayowedna their "desire"
to see hereditary thrones overthrown, and the
people emanciputed all over the world (; and
that all the governments of the world should
be conformed 10 the French standard of "re
publican equality and the rights Of man" !" IS
Now, sr, although.the misguided enthusiasts
of France. who would have been much more
proftably employed in attending TO their own.
business, confined themselves strictly to those
means of example, counsel, and advise, which
could alone act upon the public opinion OF Eu-
rope, yet the monarchs Of that portion OF the
world felt that even hereditary thrones can on
ly rest in security upon that foundation. When.
therefore, the French republic caused these
thrones to tremble ON their basis, in their at
tempt TO propagate their wild and visionary
schemes of universal emancipation, the great
monarchies of Europe felt it to be their right
and duty to counteract these dangerous revoln-
tiouary movements, mol by "similar moans,"
but by open war. 80,
Now, sir, with these great historical facts
staring him in The face, is 1t or the honolaoie
senator from Missouri, who represents save.
holding and western State, IL hold oui 'lc !.
idea that our government has given ca'lse OF
grave and outrageous offence to Great BritaiE:
by making treaty of annexation with Texas,
with the avowed view of contracting the in.
hueuce not only of example in the neighborlng
islands Of the West Indies, out Of That counsel
and advice" which she sis constantly exerting"
by her diplomacyl And beg 10 know, Mr.;
President, whether the senator means to be
understood rs affirmng-what his speech
would seem TO imply-that Great Britain has
any right to interfere in this question uf annex
alton. 1.-The does, then wonld be glad TO
know upon what principle ofinternaiional law
such right IS founded 1t would be much
sounder exposition of that law 10 say that such
an interference on the part of Great Britain
would be all offensive assumption of author
ty" both to the United States and Texas.
The speech Of the honorable Senator is not
less calculated to excite Mexico to make war
against the United States, than to excite un-
friendly feelings toward us in the government
of Great Britain. He has exhausted his full
magazine of cpithets in portraying the faith
less outrage which he alleges this government
would perpetrate upon Mexico by the ratiica.
ton of this treaty.
Now, sir, when we consider, the obvious and
notorious inability Of Mexico to reconquer
Texas and that she has not made single ef
fort since the battle of San Jacinto for any such
purpose; and when Great Britain. by interpo-
posing her meditorial offices 10 induce Mexico
to recognize the independence of Texas, has
given what is usually regarded as pledge to
prevent the reconquest ofthe one or the other
the whole world must regard the dominion
of Mexico over Texas as irrevocably lost; and
j, is vain to disguise the fact, thu, this is redu-
ced to a diplomatic contest between Great
Britain and the United States AS to Mexico,
| have no donbt she will regard the treaty as
God send, by which she can honorably adjust,
a claim which las become purely nominal.