The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-08-02
Esalnnis and Texas.


if the question were narrowed down TO the single
point whether Texas shall become dependency
Of England, or a constitutional portion of this
Union, Ia that case, says Mr. Van Buren,, The
great principle Of seifdeftncc applicable as well
10 nations as individuals, would, without doubt,
produce s great uuanimty in favor Of the lat
tar aiicIaaliyc a, can ever be- expected on any
great question Of domestic policy" That Eng
la,j, with Canada Oh tie north aud cast, and y
tootaoil in Oregon on the west, should in addi-
lion get command Of the whole southwest, and
The key 10 the Gulf Of MeSco, where she would
have it 10 her power almost at any time to stir up
4 scr,le instruction in our southern states, is an
idea so abhouen,, that 10 true American will TN
tegt4in it for moment. But the difficulty with
many who oppose the annexation Of Texas is, 10
convince them that England has any serious de-
signs on that country. Now to all such we at
once recommend the gerusal of the correspond
cuce between Mr.. Elliott, the British charge in
Texas, and AIR, Jones, TIE Texiau secretary Of
a;ate which has lately Lccn published. Wchayc
not room to insert this correspondence in our pa
per; but the substance of it is given in the sub
joined extract from Tue comments upon i, hy the
New Odcaus Bulletin, Which, by the way, is the
abIcst Clay wing paper in the whole southwest
That paper says the correspondence establishes
The following points:
lst. The extreme anxiety of the Brit
ish Government with regard to the nego-
Iaiions pending between the L. States
and Texas, and its desire to thwart them.
I'd. That The influence (or authority
Of the British Government, is now eXer-
cised in Mexico, to prevent a settlement
Of difficulties between Mexico and Texas,
except on condition that the latter will
give assurances not to consent TO be an
neXcd to the United States.
81. That every possible inducement
will be held on, to Texas, and every pos
sl5le obstacle thrown in her way, to pre-
vent the incorporation Of Texas into the
Federal UNion, and especially that re-
Cancellation will speedily be produced be-
tween Mexico and Texas, on a basis con-
formabIe to British policy, if Texas can
oe Pe'SN'"cu 10 ie''h4"ISh Inc PROJECT OF
annexation.
4lh That the question of annexation
IS esSehha!ly ana enNre'y question be-
wee" 'ne ohl'eo states ana Great Brit
'',, anu "me'''cF A''e'lrah OF EnglSh
Po,,r'' '.'"'' P'c'".i o' WIS continent.
we Sa'u aoo'e 'i'at 'he concluding let
Ter when we publish Is all that is ne
ceSsary Tor a i"Ii understanding OF the
"""'e contemporaries acre Is, now
ever, Que p"!h' betrayed IN ''c FIRST letter
VI NHP'' H''Io', "iic" we were not be-
'oie "'lua'',eu "i'Il' ana Whlch Is re-
', !, nc reader "''l recoIiec' Hat
u! .no O"''eo 0'a'es' on The solicitation OF
=, eN"S' proposed 10 the hhgIIsh ana
rFo"en governments, mat the three pow
o'' S''o"'" i''e'Pose Jo'huy 10 procure a
"o''y VI PIAcc anu recognition OF lhde-
Pono1"ce oe'"eeh Mexico ana leXas'
'"u ''.a' Ens'a+l ueciI'eu the PROPOSE
'N'' '"''''' "'"''v P'' "''''J Jo'-
'o'''"' " procure d se''enehl on her
OWN 'e''i'S' 1t appears how' from Capt'
l-li'o' Icl'er 10 MI jones' lIai' alter
,u'' Ie'uSa' 10 uniie WIN france dnd the
" ''''cS, England maze her proposals
70 ''o oe'!'Sefch' states pelween which
sue was ln'efpos'hg' put her plans, as
was SuPPoSco' III a proper 'raIn' ana men
aHo" VI '''hcc' "i'hoV! reference 10 lhe
onLloH N'o'eS.
we say ho'n'"g oil me dlscoUIIesy I'M
!','cu !" '"'s extraordinary procedure
Nio'c serious CONSIDERATIONS grow out oil
IT, 1t 'n"'cales lofegohe determination
on Inc part Ol Treat britain: