The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-05-24
FIFTEEN DAYS
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O'Connel has not been sentenced, but him and
all his co-conspirators are struggling tor new
trial, with what success shall be better able to
state by the next arrival.
The intelligence is fifteen days later, and is high
ly interesting in political, commercial and finan-
cial point of view. The fall in cotton is from l-S
to lid per pound, piece of information that will
astonish all the cotton spectators in the country
The Texas question Of annexation had reached
England, and produced very great sensation in
political circles Ill.,
Ireland was in very excited state, and our next
account from Great Britain must be of the most
interesting nature.
"AMERICA AND TEXAS.
"The intelligence brought by the last arrivals
from the United States is OF great interest and I'M
portance. 1t appears that special envoy has
arrived at Washington from the Texan government
commissioned to make an official offer OF annexa-
ton on the part of the young republic. An offer
of similar description was made in the year 1887,
and was then rejected, but under very different
circumstances. At that period the acceptance>of
the offer of the Texans would have involved the
United States in an expensive, embarrassing, and
somewhat uncertain war with Mexico, and also in
the very probable contingency of rupture with
England Moreover, the public mind in the U.
States was very much divided on the subject Of
slavery, and great jealousy existed on the part of
the New England Stetes in regard to any acces-
sions of influence in the Union to the southern
interests. p
"In the present instance also it appears very
uncertain whether, ON the whole, the annexation
Of Texas may not be an event rather favorable than
otherwise to British interests If it deprives US OF
means of annoying the United States, and 50 far
removes the temptation to war, it is by no means
certain that this ought not TO be looked on as an
advantage. A war with the United States, even
if successful beyond our most sanguine expecta-
tions would be calamity of the most fatal descrip-
ton Moreover, the annexation of Texas would
give great additional preponderance in the Union
to the interests upon which we must necessarily
RELY the most for maintenance of friendly polit.
cal and commercial relations with England-that
namely, Of the southern cotton growing States
The vote of Texas would be necessarily an addi
tional free trade vote, which, in the present bal
anced stale of parties and interests might frequent
" prove decisive. We cannot afford to ALLEVIATE
the southern interest and strengthen the advocates
of the high tariff by opposing measure so warm
" advocated by the southern States, and by enlist
ing all the feelings OF national pride and Anglo
Saxon prejudice against US throughout the Union
Nor is it ever good policy in nation to commit
itself to an opposition against the natural course o.
events which evidently points TO the ultimate incor
poration of the unoccupied praries of Texas with
the neighboring and parent States. We trust
therefore, that whatever may be the result of the
present negotiation at Washington. the amicablt
relations between the two countries will not be
disturbed by any unreasonable interference on ouI
n.v. with the domestic uffuirs of another cont
nent."-Liperpool Mercury.
IRELAND.
State Prosecutions.-Mondayb being the first day
of Easter term, the vicinity of law was crowded
by an expectant multitude, who were on the hptot
, of expectation to learn the sentence of the con
vcted conspirators in the late State trials. They
were, however, disappointed. The court sat, th'
city and county grand juries were sworn, few
motions of no general interest were heard and th'
court adjourned. without the name of O'Connel
or his case being once mentioned throughout tn
day.
, The attendance of Mr.. O'Connel and the res
of the raversers at the law courts, attracted larg
crowds of persons, who, however, quietly dispers
, ed on hearing that no matter Of interest relating
to the State trials would come on until Thursday
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