The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-29
TEKAs-EHGLAKps DESIGNS OUR 70.

Read the last number of Blaekwoods Magazine,
article Afghsnistan. You will by observing lis sp-
rit or il orgon Of the present party in power
perceive whether England is DESTROYS TO add afghan
islsn to her vast possessions in India. Lord Auck-
Hand says the writer, wrong in interfering Ia
the affairs Of AHghanistan-but be was wrong in his
modus operandi. In actually interfering, he mis-
Judged as to the side he espoused, sc, &c.
We believe AHgbanstan is rather larger than
Texss. II has, as Jonathan rays, considerable more
people in it. Texas has $50 900 hghanistan, nc
oordng to the est accounts have seen, I'VE have
read several chapters upon her resources popula-
ton Sc nearly ten millions.
Now calculating the degree of appetite for pos
session In proportion to the present means and re-
Of the objects Of desire, which is strongest the
English appetite for Ahghanistan, or the American
for Texas Indeed the former is voIacious enough
10 chew and digest Texas in addition, and then take
by way Of DESERT large slice of of Ethiopia, sea-
soning the latter with whatever epicurean rarties
may be picked up within the crater of extinct
volcano.
| Well If Great Britain can obtain these countries
fairly in addition TO her present POSSESSIONS we have
no objection. We shall not harass ourselves about
the balance Of power in Asia, Africa, Europe
But when she comes upon our borders, shall take
the liberty Of thinking Of the consequences; and we
shall not be deemed by sober men to exaggeraie in
affirming that she wi,hes a paramount influence in
Texas. We find General Waddy Thompson, an ant-
Texas politician, asserting that he has the strongest
reasons for believing that the United States would
have been involved in war with Englandt had Texas
been annexed. We do not, indeed concur in his
opinion but we deem this of the most cogent
proofs Of her wish to exert a controlling influence
there. Strong, indeed, must be that purpose if with
all the tremendous pers in which a war with The
United States would involve her, she would be will
ling to run the hazard for the hope Of success
while France is advancing with the utmost practica
speed in Africa, and leering upon the good things
and commercial beauties of Egypt, and Russia
watching her moment TO march upon Turkey
her appetite for Texas mast be Of the genuine
gourmand characterize she were willing to descend
at INFO the abyss Of pers that yawns before her
IN the first war that she may wage with the United
States. Like the dog in the fable, she would by
such course, for such object be losing the SUBJ
stance in graspng at the shadow She would be sur
rendering Barbary and Egypt To France European
Turkey aud par, Of Asiatc Turkey to continental
sPoilcryfor the sake Of establishing rhai she never
can establish, superiority Of influence in Texas be-
it is morally certain that he never will be per
mitted TO consolidate such control there. She
would be giving pepoteucy and preponderance to
two great and ambitious powers her o,cn door,
looking out as IT were, from their windows, on her
own fields, in order to avoid imaginary dangers or
gain some advantages which she could gain nearly as
we'll If Texas were part Of The Unicn.
1t IS tue ambition blinds statesmen and nations !;
but we do not think Great Britain as blind now as
at the commencement Of the American Revolution
III the ambition Of pre-emn nee, which actuated her
then, remains, she is far more enlightened in her
mode of achieving its ends 1t possible she might
go to war with for Texas but rer far from being
probable The great moral and political earthquake
OF the French revolutionary war, has improved her
perceptions of her real dangers-shown her her own
really vulnerable parts well those of her adver
saGies, and loaded her with debt that impedes all
her movements in war, well as creates some
difficulties IN peace Her policy, well ours, is
peace ; but If a war with her is to be the price of
asserting our just claim 10 Texas with the consent
OF course of Texas, the time is not distant when il
will assurtdly come. General Waddy Thompson's
nerves would, doubt not, grow frmer at even the
sure prospect of war with her than when he wrote
bis letter in trepda,ion at the vision Of the two g-
ants-France and England heir united
swords against US, forgetting all about Europe and
Africa and the rivalry Of centuries.
The United States Of North America have grown
in power by the ,wo-fold momentum of moral and
physical causes. Spanish America was vastly def
Clent the farmer he al ~
two-and hence, with even superior physical resour.
to thuso of the United States her advances in DO
pulation and strength have been greatly inferiur
Mexico began her career as Spanish province, with
a better climate and richer soil, and greater area
Of territory than the old thirteen colonies holds
There was an amplitude Of unoccuped land after the
butcberies Of Spain inflicted on the poor Indians,
whereon population might expand. And notwith-
standing her slaughters there were m re than t.
millions Of Indians left As the Spaniards had not
Tie aversion of the English to anal gamstion with
tins race, the number sufficient TO form basis
OF growth far beyond what the English had at the
INST planting Of the American colonies And The
additional advantage of ninety years priority Of set
tIoment seemed to give the Spaniards guarantee of
precedency in amount of prospective population-in
arts and knowledge. The colonies OF both started
with an abundance of rich territory around them ;
but the English with nferorl,y in this respect,
and with pers far greater from the warriors of their
untrodden wilderness. They were not the compara.
lively feeble race OF Mexico and cru hut wiki
powers OF passive endurance unsurpsssed-with ener-
getc frames and active courage-with vile and " i'm
arhce-and with means of civilized warfare Which
were wanting TO the warriors Of Anabuac and III,
children oil Nance Capac. Armed by foreign bostil
ity or cupdity with every weapon they were CT pabl,
of welding, the wilderness, with its crowd will
beasts and stubborn forests, did ffown with stern
! d. hancn the Angln Saxnns ihan tho -