The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-03-26
THE TEXAS QUEsTION-Irs MERITS.

The "intsllectual giant" has ceased to writ,
for the Intelligencer, and his smauuensis ha
taken up the theme, and diluted it to DEATH
The lnegencer Of this morning contain,
some four columns of dull and pointe,s as
sault on the Madisonan
The only paragraph worthy Of notice in tn,
sleepy production is the following deliberate as
serton,
1t has been asserted indeed, that designs upon
Texas have been entertained by Great Britain; bu
this is assertion merely, and it, far have any
information on the subject pretence set up by
those who sadly in want of some plausible excuse
for attempting to saddle this Government with the
public debt, the existing war; and the care Of the va
rious interests public and private, Of the Govern
ment and people of Texas. We have no evidence
whatever of any design the part of the British Co
vernment TO interfere with the political relations OF
Texas" Whatever dreams philanthropsts and
philosophers in England may indulge in with regard
to the domestic institutions OF Texas, the interest OF
the Government of Great Britain lies in her CON-
mercia, and not political relations with Texas. No
thing, there is every reason to believe 10 further
from the disposition OF that Government than to in
terfere with the Government of Texas, even to
accept of cessoD of the entire count y, If il were
gratuitously offered 10 her"
solemn assurance of the innocence of the de-
signs of Great Britain, with The actual decla-
rations in Parliament last fall
LORD BsoycHAM said:
The importance of Terra, could not be orerra'ed Il
country Of the greatest capabilities and as in er-
tent fully large France II possessed soil Of the
finest and most fertile character and it was capable
Of Producing nearly all tropical produce, and its eli
mate was of a most healthy character. X had access
TO the Gulf Of Mtrico through the rirer Missi sppi rt
which it communicated by means # tf Red riv,r.
The population of the country was said to exceed
100000, but he had been assured by gentleman
who came from that country, and who member
Of the same profession as HIMSELF that the whole
population, free and slaves white and colored, did
not exceed 100 900 But he was grieved to learn that
not less than one fourth Of (he population, IS 900
persons were in state OF slavery. This point he'd
him to the foundation Of the question which he wish
ed to put TO his noble friend There was very little
or no slave trade carried with Texas from Africs
directly, but large number OF slaves were constant
ly being sent overland to that country. Although
the major part of the land in Texas was we'll adapted
for whte labor, and therefore for free cultivation
still tho people Of that country, by strange in
fatuation, or by some inordnate love of mmc date
gain preferred slave labor to free labor
AS all access to the African slave market was shu,
out to them their market for slaves was the United
States, from whence they obtained Iarl err supply
negro slaves. The markets from whence they OBJ
tanned their supply of slaves were Georgia, the Caro-
Inas, and Virginia, which States constantly sent their
surplus slave population, which would otherwAe be
a burden to them, to the Texan market No doubt
it was true, as had been stated, that they treated
their slaves toleraby we'll because they knew that it
was for their interest to rear them, as they had such
a profitable market for them in Texas. This made
him rresstibly anxious for the abolition Of slavery in
Texas for il il abolished there not only would
that country be cultivated by free and white labor,
but it would put stop to the habit Of breeding slaves
for the Texan market.
THE CONSEQUENCE WOULD BE, THAT
THEY WOULDSOLVE THIS GREAT CUES
TlON IN TIE HISTORY OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR 1T MUST ULTIMATELY
END IN THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
IN AMERICA, W
He knew that the Texans would do much A. regard
ed tho abolition Of slavery, il MEXICO could bc in
duccd TO recognize her Independence, IT. therefore,
by our good Offices, we could get the Mexican gov
eminent to acknowledge the indepe ndeuce of Texas,
he would suggest hope that it might terminate in
the abolition Of slavery Texas, and ultimately the
,chok Of the Southern States NJ .amxrica
The abolition of slavery IL Texas must pu, an end
to one Of the most sxsorAbls crimes@for he would
not lssigpate II by the honorable namc Of traffic
'h.t could disgrace people, namely, th' rearing and