The North-Carolina standard., 1844-05-08


,s.s IN 9aen, al sIsS iniorna,ioa I hass ea
abfel6 acdnits 6p6i ne ha1ga ~ Is
We & len Slsca iES those. featiOIs Would
tie oblectens which: shaEs here detaj 81 nap
plieable. e.e s. = go
If issssg, also,:: that not acquitted
now, the oap6rtanisy be rsiost-..nss g
some bther .pewere will mcguire, Il lnaeso' 2
some of the runors Of the day have gone 50 laE
as 10 saw. that the Texan minister is already IN
structed Sn case of failure here, to proceed forth
with to Euxope, with full authority forth accop
lplishment of that ebiecA. We Aqst not feEget tho
besides great pubic consideratens, LAereeare exS
tensive pfSxate Interests involved in his patef
assd we Hlsp theTefo1e well be distrusful or the
Lahpusand rumors which are rom day TO gay Pus
Ea4ioat upon this subject What aconparauVeIy#
few indiyiduals, acting undeE- -the lntiGenee q
fsonal Interest may moi. desire to havs done, VII
not uneiertake:to say, or to ceajectufs But thst'
the people of Texas--so7 many OF whom carry 10 10
their Eeips the Rloodsof our geEalntioaary anGss
ltors-thousapdse of whom asrre thordh ghly imbued
with demoerate prinsipIesz achiegedby Their;
own eaTlantry that inaeeeAdenca WHICH we were
the frstaa acknoMledg edge--sRRo AaRe established
and subsequently, maintained institptioAs slmtlar
to eurtewn s-ti1at such peop4e-and such a gov
lernmeut will ever be found capable.oi sending a
minister to the crowned heads of Enrepes TO bar
and alt1at they base purchased wihsher blood
te the highsss biddeEs Ss what ea9pat belize; m
the possibility 6f 8 SO apostate and unnatural a
connection / can ,haye no faithaS SD.
L Is also. apprehendedby many that the Brit
| ish apthorities will anemptlo make Texas Brit;
| ish eelony or dependency. tsfnd it dlffiuH to-
credit the existence Of sqelFnfatuaton en- the past
| OF any Eurapean power CANNOT bring myself
TO believe that any European government which
has not already made up pitsmind to provoke ewas
with this couaaFy, will ever attempt to eoionlze
Texas, either IN form or 10 substance. II thsSe
| be snY.such peyer, the considerations toswhich
have adHcrted .JEoald soon Iaae r1ost Of their I'M
portance; for opportunities would mot then be
slow IN presenting themselves for thesconquest q
whatever territory might IN that event. ,bs deemed
necessary 10 our security, ia leg5limate seifdes
fence Cemnercidl favors Texas kos, to the sarpe
extent as other ipdebendent powers, tie right TO-
dispose OF as she thinks proper; subject only 10
the penalties which CERTAIN, .soehsr or Ete, to
hollow II the. wake of nationak injustice But
European coioniZatioa of Texas is another ard a
| very different nater--a matter Ia respect to tie
ultimate consequences Of whichsno Eurppear aa-
ton can possibly deceive either herself or u.s.
lhaye no access tothe sources Of true fniorEatlon
/ in respect to the degree of credit wtSch may be
ldueto these rnInors; but oar government ought,
WITHOUT doubt to exercises most jealous vigilance
against the extension of British infSence, ana@in-
I deed foreign jnHuance or dominion of aay kind,
or from any taIaftes either in Texas or IN cay OF
1.-THE poftieps Of the continent bOFdering~e1 itA
/ Gulf of Mexico. .H the Ame-ever coraos when
lthe question resolves Itself iate sghethsr Texas
shall becomea British dependency or colony, sr
unconstitutional portcR of this Union; the gEea!
tprincipie of selfdefence applicable well to naA
rlt0ns as to individuals, Would without doubt, pso-
] duce as greet unanipity amongst US In EVsr OF
the latter alternative, as can ever oe expected On
lany great question Of foreign or domestic policy.
/ Having how replied;fH the fullest and haDkes.
manner, to both the questions which you hayepro-
tpounded to me, might heSe close This letter ;All
being sincerely anxious to pat W. ana oshers:cc-
i icupging the same position, in possession of my
views and opinions upon the whole sabject as far
as they can with pLaprety besnow forBaed and ex.
Ipressed, will go few steps farther. :. - Sc
/ Occasions do sometimes present Ahemsafves in
4 tho administration of public affairs, when desde
cision of great GlesGons can be safely antiepated
by those whose subsequent dSty ittiay bscOGRe 10
4 pass upon them; but 70 justify such a :course,
Those questions mnst be sHch as ara-HnaToidably
] dependent upon circRmstances and-eaRsideraiions
] Of a fixed and settled character. have not been
able 10 regard this as being, in al its aspects,
case of that description i is matter afe citing
our freigp relations. in respect TO which every
enlightened p9tion makes il rule to avoid far
4 as practicable, pubic annhHgiaons OF its proceed
iugs and intentions beyond what is deemed aeces.
saEy either 40 jnstfy lis past COURSE or to make
others sensible ofsits determination to resist ag-
gression, wheuaersPrescnt orProspective.- As the
action Of the executive upoH oil questions that af
feet our relations. with ether countries. mast be
:more or less Influenced BY their coAduel towards
US, it is ip general, desirabbat hisfuture course
should not be embarrassed by assurances given at
period when no safe opinidn-could be formed oi
what that fondHct would be. In respect even to
motives OF dorhestic character, Gould searcely
be deemed consistent with that prudence and calm
bdscretien which, in pablie as well as private af
fairs, lis of such inestimable value, to bind our-
selves in advance m respect 10 the payteular line
of conduct we, will hereafter adeRt in "a case oi
lslch magnitude as the present. Whes the peri.
Fed for de6nitive action shall have arrived the con
lsideFations taken into view may have lostthe
weight They at present possess ia the estimation
of the public; andeothers, net nosVA rcgardeda as o
any value, may, 10 the mean time. aIiss to af7ec
materially, if not to change, the wholeaspeet o.
n the subject The present, condition Of the .ral
ltions between Mexico and Texas may soon be Sc
j far changed asto weaken, and perhaPsto obsiat,
entirely, 1.-The objections against the imuiedsie an
nexation. of the latter to the United States which
have here set orb and 70 place the question, OF
al Ediferent grounds. Should Asach.a state efthng
. arise, and be touDd in charge of tho responsible
E duties of President YOU may be assured that