Holly Springs gazette., 1844-08-03

CFht O! ner population can never be brCpl ~
10 consent TO the abolition OF slavery. Ar,i
we should thus have s!avcholdine reugt
ilc on our bcfder. with similar institu;Iet,s
and interests and which nusi from utc,sst-
" oe our iilend and ally, and which would
serve as ofea6water between Us aud ouv
non siavehoidtng nei9 abor. and Won Z gu,ti
our fronlieri 10 use familiaf illustration. -.
Toying All the advantages which co win
my neishbor whose farm Joins mine. vh.i.
he has 10 keep up the f-ace which frver-
iheiess protects my crop as much as II dst>
his own. But If X Is really intended thzr al
the States to be created oui Of Texas are =,
be admitled as siaFeto!ijng States, why nas
not stipulated IA The tIeatv-vhy IVES Il
rot thus nominated in The bond9'' Was =
intended to steal march on the uon-sia,.
holding States-to be silen! now upon tfst
point, and hereafter 10 insist upon II? $50.
II should have been remember,d q tha, in tie
body which must decide that question the
non Siavehoiding States have a msjoritv.
soiemnly declare that, la a recent yiyi,
to the Noiih. nave seen no single man who
was willing to receive Texas divided into
Slave holding States into the Union. 10. al
the very lew Northern presses which atyu
cate the measure have | seen a single one
which does so on the ground Of its giving
security 10 tae institution OF slavery. be-
lieve that i is almost universally advocated
bv the few atlhe North who nre In fpver
OF the measure upon exactly opposiis
grounds. Will any leading politician -
the North come out aud say that be is in r.,
vor Of dividing Texas into three or foar
slave States. aud receiving them es such il.
TO The Union? Will Mr Buchanan. OF Pom
sylvania, say so} am not 10 be frightened
IRON my property bY the fear Of Texas
foi iming some alliance with England di,sa
va6tageous 20 cur interest This IS an old
story. Gen. Hunt as The 1exian Minister
held out the same idea more than sven years
ago. Why hassuch an alliance never been
entered inlo} Surely Texas has stood Ia
more need OF IT than she does now. | have
known hesiiating swain led 10 n altar by.
MS fair lady. threatening him if he did nc.
marry her she would marry some one els.
One scarcely knows how 10 meet this phar-
tom, for 1t Is perpetualy changing lis shape.
First It was, that If we did not receive Texas
she would throw herself into the arms of
Eng LAND as a colony or dependency. Then
again It was that England was to guaranty
the Independence OF Texas upon the conci-
zion OF the abolition OF slavery; and the last
version is, that Eng land is TO interpose for.
without any condition as 10 abolition. 40
TO two first versions, England has over and
OVER again d:sclaimed any such nurpose
and know no simila instance in her wbo,a
history of her condesceudiag 10 reDeat ?
disclaimer once already made and not credi-
ted. Englan is not the country to do =
mean and sneaking thing A wrong aaa
an arrogant one she may do, but that"old
and naughty nation is incapable Of deIiba.
rate falsehood and must saw, in this con-
nexion, that | can see no Justification for the
Jealousy and vliuperation Of ofEbgland which
is so common with a certain class Of politi.
clans. believe that there is no couuttvIn
the world with which it is so much the IL
terest. and therefore the policy, Of England
to cultivate friendly relations with the Uni-
ted States. We consume nearly one fourth
ofthe productions Of English labor. This
bond OF interest Is enough. but there are
others (of not less force) in language. laws.
race. and free institutions; for. with the ex-
ception OF our own country. there is no 9th
er where oil the securities OF private rights
and all the guarantees of public liberties are
20 numeroue and perfect as in England. Il
is not upon US that Engiqnd looks with lea.
lousy. but upon the powerful despoiisms Of
the north Of Europe: and in a contest with
them. contest between uniimited monarchy
and the representative principle. she looks
to us as allies. not as enemies That Eng
land desires the independence of Texas
do not doubt Do We differ with them in
this, or shall we quarrel with her on this
accounl2-Il is perfectly natural too ,ha,
England and all other commercial nations
prefer TO see Texas an independent Power.
with her market open TO all the world, than
10 have her annexed 10 our Union. al d fem
ced in with pFohibitory tariff And is
the South disposed 10 enter upon this cru
sade ofannexing ali contiguous territories
for the Sake of securing their marke;s Tor
The Northern Marufaclurers2
think it extremely improbable thar
England will put 10 jeopardy the large cap
ital employed by her subjects IN Mexico.
her profitable commerce there, and the fif-
teen millions of specie which she annually
derives from that Commerce. b. any forci.
bic ln;erposition in favor of Texas. The
Whole OF the English West Indian and A
merican establishments are paid with the
specie thus derived and | do moi see. If
this supply is cut of. how the deficiency can
be supplied. That tie abolillon ofslaverv
...,fl ~ rna1n fhA rards,s~~. !. f m,~k .-.