The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-25
day Of May, in the year of our Lord one thous
and, eight hundred and 70 ty.fonf
Signed WILLIAM KENNEDY
Her Btitanick Majesty Consul for the

: dIld, eI9ul nunufed anu 10 tT-IoOf. ~
! Signed WILLIAM KENNEDY
Her Britanick Majesty Consul for the s
), This is indeed monstrous procedure Th
British government attempted once to exercise ju
; Erisdiction on the high seas, over persons havn
4 their. birth in England who were employed OF
a Naval and Commercial vessels,of the u. S. His
tory tells the consequences Of the attempted usur
patton, Why do not 2the British Consuis in th
United States, issue like notices to the one above
Iquoted and attempt the execution of the statute
Il there? No, no, Great Britain wishes first 10 es
tablsh this precedent in that Slave holding coun
i TRY, which promises the least rcsistance--But as
incapable as Texas is, of offering successful op
positiont to England By force, citizens of free
country we ought not quietly to submit to the
imposition of fragrant wrongs without -resenting
them to the last extremity. An attempt to execute
the law referred TO, in the United States, when
ever it may be attempted will doubtless prove as
abortire as did the impressment of British sea-
men on American bottoms.
If England succeeds in abolishing slavery in
! this country the citizens OF, Texas wilt be in an
inferior condition and on footing Ear less advan-
tageous than that of her hundreds of millions of
dependents, for they are permitted to trade with
fewer restrictions with English possessions than
would be allowed to US. There is it seems to me
mistaken opinion in the United States and in this
tcountry, on the part of many, relative TO the a9
vantages of an exclusively free population. Sepe-
rate the slave States in the u States Of America,
ffomathose which do not possess the institution
and the real condition of both would soon be OBJ
viouslyto the disadvantage of the latter The
great prosperity of the free States of the United
States, is owing mainly to the valuable agricul-
tural productions of the slave States and The pro-
fits acquired therefrom, to purchase projected nor
thern manufactures. The northern States would
go into comparative insignifcance at once if they
were politically dsunited from the slave. States |
The reverse would be sthe result with the slave
States if they were disconnected from the Northj
For whilst their numerous and valuable agricul- /
tural productions would secure to them the most
treaties of reciprocal commerce with
the world, the north would have no equivalent to |
procure such advantages; and should the slave [
States be forced to break the political bands which
now unite them to the northern States, few years
of the sad experience of such calamity would
fill The sIaye~ States with a northern population
Texas without annexation, if Great Britain sue
ceedS in abolishing our slavery, would be in no
better condition and not even so good one as the
northern States if their confederation with tho
slave States was sundeIed. And repeat nv
1eep solchude for annexation on these additional
grounds, to avert the ends the English Govern
nent is so anxious to accomplish. The interest
of slavery is too small in Texas, and the popula-
ion Too limited in numbers to resist, without the
greatest hazard, the power and influence of Great
Britain in causing its abolition.
r AS an evidence of the just appreciation Of the
'old and American like course that his Exceilen- :
y President Tyler adopted and pursued, in refer
nee to the question of annexation, feefthat II
houfd be doing injustice to him and to my own 6
ceilings were not to avail myself citizen of G
Texas, OF this occasion, 10 express the qualification
would have afforded me to have offered the same 6
in reference to him, as candidate
'r the next Presidency, had he been the nominee
the democratic convention, that l have in favor
Gov Polk .
remain, my. dear srs,
with the greatest regard YOUR =
friend and ob't servant, 7
MEMUCAN HUNT Z
o s. g..
Gen. Edward Burieson Bastrop countu /
John p. Cole, Esq. James Fauquaha, F.
Iunt, WIashingtom CO. ~ h
Gen. Thomas j. Greene, William G. Hill. ESQ. d
!. Williams, William j. Russell, Esqr's., Brnzo,
10 CO. 49,. fr
Elshe Roberts, Esq. Harris co. sa al
Col J. Clinton Neil, N0utgomeru co. ?;
g, A. BrOadwell, esq r, Fl. Porter, Esq Rob +
son co. :
James Howlet, Esq Milan co. A
William s. Rayner, Esq. Fort Bend co.
John Collins, Esq. Austia co. -
George w. Smyth Esq Jasper co. p.
Charles Alexander, Esq. Sabine co. s.
Joel.LanShorn, Esq. Jefferson co.
Ezekiel Polk Gen. J. Pickney Henderson; n
'ade Horton, James G. Row, Kenneth L. An tn
rson, San augustine co. -- - th
-- Truct, Esq. - Todd, Esq. Shelby CO. re
John J. Webster, Logan B. H nderson, -
dams Esq Adolphus Whinlesey Dr. Casper -. .
eld, Harrison co. ,'...-, - 81
VIM. H: Rhodes, Charles NJ SeaweH, Bakely ap
ely, GutreSton co.. z..s IN
james n. Smith, DR.. William Fl. Boyce, - Ga ea
Illiams, Esq. Boacie co. ~ Nv
James Johnson, Wm.-B. Hawkins Rev Mr. 6,
: kenzie, Red Rirer co. - &c
George Wright, = Mabcn, Lamar co. rev
thomas Ward. James Smith, Irapis CO. Itthss
Cornelius w. Peterson, Esq. Jackson co. wi
Benjamin Hill, Esq. Begar co. ssss, pre-
James Wright, Esq. sVdctori0 co. kel
Albert G. Horton, Esq MatagordG co.. Sc
Henry MeNiei, Esq. Dr. Gideon Williams, !
tOrada co. =. = ma
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Changes IN Mississippi. A correspondent ofthe r[
ashlngton Globe gives the names of the foil Nv bU
ing gentlemen who have lately renounced1 am
hlggery, all residents of a single, county in Gee
ssissippi. pai
2ichard T: Archer, an old coon, near relation ant
he Virginia Senator ~Ea. DIRE
Geo. Ss T. Swan an eloquent speaker in 1910, , his
=, senator. from Rankin and Simpson. &c &c