Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-12-19

lation to the Texas question, and scouts the idea
OF any philanthropic purpose on her part. "Can
1t be possible" he asks, .'that Governments so
enlightened and sagacious as those OF France
and the other great continental Powers can be so
blinded by the plea of philanthropy as not TO see
what must inevitably follow, be her motive what
II may, should she succeed in her object! 1t 10
little short OF mockery to talk ofphilanhropy, with
the examples before of the effects of abolish
ing negro slavery in her own colonies, in St. Do
mingo, and the Northern States Of our Union,
where statistical facts, not to DO shaken. prove
that the freed negro after the experience Of sixty
years, is in far worse condition than in the other
States, where he has been left in his former con-
di.ion. No; the effect Of what is called aboli-
ton, where the number is few, is not 10 raise the
inferior to the condition Of freemen, but TO
deprive the negro Of the guardian care of his
owner, subject to all the depression and opPres-
sion belonging to his inferior condition. But, on
the other hand, where the number is great, and
bears a large proportion to the whole population,
it would be still worse. II would be 10 s1bsti-
iute for the existing relation deadly strife be-
tween the TWO races, to end in subsection, expul-
sion, or exrpation OF one the other; and such
would be the case over the greater part OF this
continent where negro slavery exists. 1t would
not end there, but would, in all probability, ex-
tend, by its example, the war of races over all
South America, including Mexico and extending
to the Indian as well to the African race, and
make the whole of blood and devasta-
tion."
Mr.. King is instructed to represent these views
on all suitable occasions where he shall think
they may be used with effect.
Ia ~ u1on TO the instructions " shis letter the
National Inielgencer says:
'Ihe country cannot fail to be struck with the
Facts of such an appeal to an European Power
Of such an effort to procure its countenance in
plans for which we should never have deigned to
wish aid from any quarter, if they had been wor-
ny of us. This is certainly the first occasion,
since our very childhood nation, when we
we're ever reduced to for the support of Kings,
'ut ourselves under the protection, and invite
heir Intervention in our affairs
"Fhe instructions, lin this sense, disclose far
90 much; in every other, for political prudence
ind for the public information, far too little. 1t
greatly imports the people to know the whole
ength and breadth of this novel step, to sound
he precise depth of this new humiliation, to
now Substantially what il is, how it came about,
What preceded it, what it absolutely involves,
10Th to France and to ourselves"
We presume that the object or these nstrdc-
ions simply to induce France to STAND neu-
raj in the Texas business, and not to unite with
England In any attempt 20 interfere with our af-
airs in that quarter. 1t seems to have been taken
or granted that England resolved to inter-
by rendering aid to Mexico for the
urpose of reducing Texas TO her authority, or by
roiiering 10 Texas the guarantee of her indepen-
ence on condition of refusing to he annexed, or
y some other mode of interposition, we have no
leans of definite knowledge.