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our embrace, would become complete de- pendencv of England, aleniated from us Tn feeling. in trade and intercourse, and identlti- ed in all with England. But would it rest here? No. Texas would first become de- pendency, and then, in fact, colony of Eng land and her arms, and ships, and power, would be thus transported to the mouth of the Mississippi-Theo origin of the immense empire of England in India, was in two small trading establishments Then followed a permanent occupancy of part of the coast :; and India in time became a British colony. And so will it be with Texas, which can furnish England-what 1t is nooc aScertdlncd India never cana supply ol cotton. The largest vote ever given ill Texas was about l2,000. Of this the British emigrants and British party now number about ,000; which by the unlriendly feelings created by final refusal of remuneration, and the necessity of seeking anothoraliance would be immediately increased to four thousand, leaving majority of 4,000 only against union with England. Immediately a rapid emigration from England to Texas would be commenced under their colonization laws, which give the emigrant a home, and make him voter in six months, and five thousand English emigrants would overcome the majority of 4,000, and give England, through the ballot-box, the com mand of Texas The preparation for this colonization of Texas from England has al ready been made One English contract has already been signed with the government of Texas, for the emigration there of one thou sand families and three thousand one hun dred more would give the majority to Eng land. Itmay be, to avoid the difficulty as to slavery at home, the nominal government for local purposes would be left with Texas, or rather with English voters and merchants i'll Texas; but in all that concerns the com merce and foreign relations of Texas, in all that concerns the occupancy and use of Tex as in the event of war, the supremacy and authority of the British Parliament would be acknowledged. Much is concealed as regards the ultimate designs of Eng land in regard to Texas for to acknowledge them now would be to defeat them, by insuring remuneration to the Union but enough has tIanspired to prove her object. Let Us examine the facts. Three treaties were made between Great Britan Il and Texas, viz: on the 18th, l4th, and 18th. of November, l840. The pream- bic of one of these Is as follows
 < Her Majesty the Queen of the United : Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, being desirous of putting all end to the hostiIites i which still continue to be carried on between Mexico and Texas, has offered her mediation to the contending parties, to bring about a pacification between them.o
 Article l. 1.-The republic of Texas agrees that if, by means of the mediation ot her Britanie Majesty, an unlimited truce shall be established between Mexico and Texas, with in 30 days after this present convention shall have been communicated to the Mexican go- venment by her Britanie Majesty's mission at Mexico; and if, within six months from the day that that communication shall have been so made, Mexico shal! have concluded a treaty ol peace with Texas, then, and in such case, the republic of Texas will take upon itself portion amounting to Gl,000, GOO sterling of the capital of foreign debt contracted by the republic of Mexico, before the lst, of January, 1885 p
 The first article ofthe next treaty declares: .'There shall be reciprocal liberty of com meree and navigation between and amongst the citizens of the republic of Texas and the subjects of her Britanic Naesty'' The third article authorizes Bfitish merchants to carry on their business ill Texas, and British ueSSels ot lrar to enter freely all her ports. l Next comes a treaty between Great Britain and Texas, which grants to England the right of searcb as fully and eAectually, and in terms more obnoxious, than the celebrated quinmple treaty to which 1t refers, and adopts. It grants 10 the vessels of war ol both parties, the right of searching merchant vessels by either party, and expressly provides for the exercise of this right, ''IN THE GULF OF MEX Ico." Itprovides also for the exercise of this, right, whenever either of the parties shall have reason 10 suspect that the vessel IS or hd$ been engaged in the slave trade, or has been flied out for the said trade; and all this Is to be done, whether the vessel carries the flag of Texas or not. For saving us from the consequences of the quintuple treaty, and the right of search which 1t granted, by indu- cing France to refuse to ratify that treaty, Gen. Cass.. our minister there, has received and deserved the thanks of the whole Ameri- can people. He demonstrated that such a right of search would be fatal to the free na- vigation of the ocean, and aubject the com merce of the world to the supervision of the British cruisers. But there Is treaty, con- taning all the obnoxious provisions of the quintuple treaty, in regard to the right of search, and others that are still more danger ous That treaty was made, too, with na- tions dilieringin language, and in many other respects, from onr own; and therefore more easily distinguishable than the people and vessels of Texas. As the flag is not 10 deslg- nate the national character of the vessel, how can these vessels of Texas, that are thus to be searched on suspicion, be distinguishable; and what is to prevent American vessels and American crews from being carried for con- demnation within the ports of England 2- Recollect, also, that under this treaty, the crusscrs of England, and indeed tie whole British navy, or any part of it, may be brought into the Gulf of .Merico, and stationed in