Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-01-20

marks that the business the feet is on, is
Of deep Importance. Some old difficulties
are alluded TO, rs 'reH as tie more recent
confirm Il shomn HE British fae at q parig
al Which The British Minister ,eas present.
and. what isprobably more grieyous than
all the rest, the restrictions of Santa Au-
ma, injurious to British trade. Sir Charlie,
thinks to do something by way OF remo-
d."
Now, notwithstanding This corrohorq-
i've Circumstance, coming in aid Of what
we have before believed to be good rea
sons for the opinion we expressed, it m0y
turn out That our "surmise" was not Vol
founded 1t may TURF ont that Mr. Doyle
Che British Charge in Maxico) is SO SEN
si'ive to the honor Of his flag, that the ac-
cidental display at a Mexican festival ola
British union jack among trophies taken
IN the war against Texas, was 50 serious
an offence that The humblest apologies
could not pacify him; that Great Brlain
has no more magnanimitv ihan to he bent
upon threshing her ancient protege for SO
trifllng and unintenii nal an offence; and
that Santa Anna is indeed reposlng "a. his
country seat, while war with England no.
vers GA ms borders. But, suppose this do
turn ont to be the case, still, we submit 10
the IRtctHgeacer whether il treated the
question fairly, in suppressng the reasons
which were given for contrary opinion.
and pronouncing them "mere surmise ana
conjecture" when its own columns con-
tanned so recently q record of facts which
precisely matched aud corroboraioL thai
opinion.
Aud here, MS well as any where, we
way take occasion to repeat remark,
which we made at the Time of rcpubIhing
the last quoted paragraph from the Tr,eNi-
gencer, viz: that while that paper ridcu'.
cd and censured in no measured terms the
temperate md guarded aIlusion of the
President in his annual message to the
recent DEGREES of the Mexican dictator re-
s'rlctjns The trade Of foreigners in that
Republic it informs its readers, without
word of Comment or disapprobalion, that
to reform those trade regala,iona, AMI for
other more trivial and uniustifIhle can.
sds. Great Britnin had dispatched a feet
with hostile intent to the coasts of Mexico.
Al the same time thrt the Intelhzrn.
Ger pretcnds 10 treat, as entitled 10 no
weight, The positive evidences which have
transnirod ofthe intention Of Britain 10 eff.
feet The abolition Of slavery in Texas, and
to reduce that State 10 certain (or rather
nncerlain) degree Of dependency. it is
ready enough TO catch at and magnify the
importance Of any thing which may lead
its readers to an opposite belief. Hence
the following publication. made in the ed
iroral columns Of the Mteligenccr about
the same time as the article before allu.
ied n:
''Presdent Houston, in late speech at.
used tho following strong Ian
yuage:
"My conntrvmen: One question in re-
aiion 10 England. What has Enll9nd
lone! And there is no secret in connex.
m with her. say it before Coz, TIA;
Texas wants but peace, to he attained BIZ
he Intervention of three great Powers;
England has assured us that we have he.
most friendly disposition and aid. There
= no condition mentioned. Abolition,
,r any thing Of the kind, is wholly un-
,nown TO The archives of the Government.
Thew have right to advise, it they
hoose, and we to reject. There is moth.
ng compulsory on their part. England
; in nowise making claims or asserting a
v thing as right. which is incompatible
Nth The interests ofthis country"
"This contradicts explicitly the charge
t a collision betwesn the governments of
England and Texas, on the subject of the
BOLTON of slavery, as the price Of a Bri-
sh alliance"
Who can read this quotation, am not
ee that President Houston pnrposelv
huffles off and avoids the true question,
hethe England is or is not pressing her
holiiion dogmas upon Texas? Who eau
iscover anv thing ''erplicit'' in his re-
larks? Yet see what the Inteligercer
-ould wiring from them: ''an explicit de-
iaI ola collision between England and
'exas on the subject of the abolition of
avery ia Texas. as he price Of u Bri-
sh alliance" This charge was never
ade-at least was only invented in or
,r TO furnish the ground work of Il con
ADDICTION. The first time it saw the
yht as far as we are aware, was in a
exam Administration journal, which sta
d it, for the purpose Of saying. on the
lthputv of Captain Elliott British Charge
Texas) that it was not true. 1t was
nrted with view 10 lead off on a false
emf; and the IatelRgencer now gives it
I'd its contradiction currency with zap.
Irently, at least.) The same purpose.
II is not at all likely that England has
made IL a condition" with Toxins, that in
Her 10 secntn her 1friendlv nflicns III