New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-29


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Accompanying this most extraordinary docu-
ment-whch might with some propriety be term
cd a treaty 10 provide for paying Frederick Daw-
son the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars see Art. V is an equally extraordinary Mes
sage Of Mr.. Tyler, in which the question of An
ncxation is argued wihall the zeal and indscretion
OF a partisan, who selects from the whole mass Of
facts bearing on the question only such little slrcds
and patches Us may 20 10 exc and piece out his
narrow and personal views, and consigns the
great principles involved in the subject TO a ST.
lence most contcmptuous and most complete
eve {or rather, i want Texas-she is rich
and valuable acquisi,ion-hcr people are willing
to transfer their country TO us-and II we Go not
take her somebody else Will This IS the length
the unprecedented and unwarrantablc outrage he
has committed upon fair dealing and the honest
sentiment of his country. Granting for mo-
ment that the incorporation into our Union Of
Texas is thing for which there is ever so much
good reason, who eau pretend that there is or has
been the slightest necessity for secret action upon
the SUBJECT or for Suddenly sPringing it upon the
country, in form Pcrjected so far as the Exccu
tive is concerned Does Wa. threaten us from
without or Treason from within, that the regular
aud Republican method Of free and open public
discussion Of all important matters of National
Policy must be abandoned in haste, and great
measures involving principles and questions as
broad and deep as the very foundations of the
Republic itself, madIy rushed to contamination
by coup d'Etat as disgraceful as those measures
ma7 be pernclous Can any man doubt that the
origin and object Of this movement have been
those of the demagogue have been selfish, per-
sonal, and such as Should in no case operate upon
an honorable patriotic citzen-cast of all upon the
Republican President Of such country as the
United States Under these circumstances, even
were the measure itself one OF acknowledged ex-
pediency and propriety, the United States Senate
ought not to hesitate one moment iii rejecting 1t
and thus setting the seal Of condemnation upon
official and Executive dcmagoguism, and eav-
ing the measure to which it had been attached to
be considered Of, at discretion, unencumbered with
a load Of dishon0r sure TO weigh it down and
ovcrwhelm it.
- After the Message, come the accompanying
documents'-a heterogeneous mass of indgcst-
cd, outrageous, absurd and altogether extraordi-
nary matter which we scarcely feel disposition
to meddlc with. Our contemporary Of the Com
mercia, however. has wadcd through tho slough,
shallow, broad and muddy as it is-and we will
avail ourselves of what stuck to his boots in the
| opcraion-as they sometimes at sea Judge of the
ships whereabouts by examining the sand that
adhcres to the pummet of the dccp-sea line.
| The first letter of the correspondence is from
Messrs Van Zandt and Henderson to Mr.. Cal
houn, alleging the desire of the Texan people for
the annexation and showing the assets and la
bitcs of the single star republic, as follows: lands
unappropriated, &c. 1927 acres; debts Of various
descriptions, 81 ,0O0,000.
Next is a letter from Mr. Van Zandt to Mr..
Webster, December Ia, 1912, showing the brutal
and uncivilizcd character Of the war waged by
Mexico upon Texas, and urging the interference
of the United States either to stop 1t or enforce It's
conduct in moro Christian fashion.
Ncxtsa letter from Mr.. Upshur to Mr. Murphy,
August s, lS43, from which We give the essen
tial passages:
Sir: A private letter from citizen Of Maryland,
then in London, contains the following passage:
| A movement of this SOFT cannot be contemplated
| bv lis in silence. Such an attempt upon any neigh
boring country would necessarily be viewed by this
Government with very deep concern but when il is
made upon nation whose territories JOIN the slave
holding States of our mon, II ewakens still more
solemn interest. Ii cannot be permitted 10 succeed
without the most strenuous efforts on our part 10
arrest Il calamity serious 10 every part OF our
country
81 learn from source entitled 10 the fullcs, con
ldence that there is now here MIR. Andrews, de
puied bv the Abolitionsts of Texas to negotiate
with the British Government. That he has seen
Lord Aberdeen and submitted his project for The
abolition of slavery in Texas, which Isl that there
shall be organized company in England, who shall
advance sufficient sum 10 pay Tor the slaves row
in Texas and receive in payment Texas lands that
the sums thus advanced shall be paid over MS an III
demnity for the abolition of slavery; and | am
authorized by the Texan Minister TO say 10 von that
Lord Aberdeen has agreed that the British Govern
ment will guaranty the payment OF the interest on this
loan. upon condition that the Texan Government
will abolish slavery
II is an important thing 10 England to obtain
influence over the policy Of Texas and the present
situation oil that country offers her every encourage
ment 10 make the attempt. Pressed by an unrelcnt-
inc enemy on her borders, her treasury exhausted.
and her credit almost destroyed, Texas is in con-
di,ion TO need the support OF other nations and TO
obtain it upon terms OF great hardship and many
criices 10 herself.
If she should receive no counlenancc and support
from the United States, is not an extravaganza sup
position thar England may and will reduce her TO all
tire dependence OF II COLONY, without taking upon
hcrseli'thc oncrous duties and responsibilities OF the
mother country. The nid which it is sand she now
offers toward the abolition of slavery although pro,
baby not The first, is very important step; 1t Will
be followed by others, which will not iaii 10 esiah-
fish for her controlling influence for many wears TO
come. The United Suites have n high interest 10
coun,cract this attempt, should ii be made,
Next comes a letter from Mr.. Murphy to Mr.
Upshur, September2l, 1913, from which also we
extract the salient passage -
This Andrews, to whom your London correspon,,
dent aIludes. before he visited London had resided
with his family at Houston in Texas for some ionr