The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-08
TO THE HON. WILLIE p. MANGUM.
The Globe Of Saturday saws;

The Globe Of Saturday says;
owe find that Lord Aberdeen and the British
Minister here utterly deny the Duff Green story,
sent here from London In August last Of the design
oil England upon Texas, which IL made the founda.
uon oil this whole proceeding. We believe Il eau
easily be proved that The whole scheme Of getting up
lbe Texas question, pr, cisely that question now
IS, existed long before Duff furnished that pre-
ehi ana that all Tins story Of British Bterfereno
now put forth as the prctexi for the mo, emen ha,
oeen 'nreaIed nnee the moroneni ,eos organised"
The articles in The Globe on the subject of Texl,
bear internal eriden'e that they are wri ten BY Col
Benton The issues presented so i'm, ortant, tha
no personal considerations should enter the discus
sion but as NJ Benton drags my name into IL, AMI
charges hat have attempted TO misead the public
judgment by inventing false charge against the
British Government, it is proper that should d..
prove his accusation. This will b, the printed
documents. The extract from my letter to which
he refers, IS 10 these words
u learn Lon source entitled 10 the fullest conf.
oen'e, That There Is nowhere Mr.. Andrews der Ut.
cd by the sboliuonists OF Texas 10 negota vr ttr
British Gorernmest That he has seen ard Abe,
osen, and submitted his project for the abolition of
slavery m Texas, which IT, That Their shall he ora
nized company IN England who shall advance
-uiheien' sum TO pay for slaves now IN Texas. and
I'Nn pal"''h' eNas lands That the sun thus
advanced shall be paid over o. az indemnify for t
abolition OF slavery, and ! am authorized by the
'eAsh Minister 10 say TO YOU that Lord Abe rdeeu
has agreed that the British tsovernmen; viii guar
sntee the payment Of the interest on TIN, loan upon
conoIti'n that the Texan Governme will aboii.h
saveryn
Inc TACT communicated by me was, that Mr.. An.
drews was IN London the agent Of ,htionsts rn
texas That he had made propositions TO the BRITISH
Government, and that the Texan Minister in Io,Jo,
had authorized me TO say that Lord Aberdeen n,
agreed That the British Government viii guarantee
'pe pay ent OF The interest on the proposed loan
upon condition That the Texan Government Vii
abolish slavery. {, lionel Benton s.,s that the d d.
sh Minister and Mr.. Psckeuham have denied ,bi
and hat there fore he believes il can he nroy.d Tia,
was invented the prefer, for IN. morsnen,
W annexation IL will strike every one who b.,
isso what Colonel Benton has said aud the Glob.
mas published IN relation TO British diplomacy. that
There something very extraordinary IN the po.i,l
winch they now assume. Why !. il that tbsy sr-
so much against England on the Northeast B3urdar,
and Oregon questions, and go much for ENGLAND uu
he TEXAN question Why is England 80 nu,i
TO be feared and denounced when she sr.
brooches US from the North, and 90 much
10 be eoorted when she approac ies Us 10 the South
Why was Col Benton 10 much against Eorl,nd tbs1
and so much for England now; Blu, this /, not
question OF what Lord Aberdeen sad 10 me Tho
question Is, what did Mr.. Smith, the Texan Mimi.
ter, authorize me to say and the published do,u.
menis verify what did say Mr. Everett in h'
letter Of the 9Th November to MIR. Upshur say.
"Mr. Smith informs that he wa. rre sent al
tho interview which took place last June between
Lord Aberdeen and several persons, British subjects
and Others, committee Of the General Anti Slavery
Convention, who waited on HIM for the purpose Of
engaging the cooperation Of the British Government
to effect the abolition Of slavery in Texas. 90 this
occasion Lord Aberdeen assured the committee tba.
her Majesty's Government would employ I'll legtr
mate means IN their power TO attain sr.a, snd def