The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-23
THE TEXAS oUEsTIoN-ITs MERITS.

The "inteectua giant" has ceased to write
for the Intelligencer, and bis amanuensis ha:
taken up the theme, and diluted it 10 death
The Intelligencer OF this morning contain,
some four columns Of dull and pointless as
saut on the Madsonisn.
The only paragraph worthy of notice in the
sleepy production is the following deliberate as
sertion:
cit has been asserted, indeed, that designs upon
Texas have been entertained by Great Britain; but
this is assertion merely, and is far have an,
information the subject mere pretence set up by
those who sadly in want Of some plausible excuse
for attempting TO saddle this Government with the
public debt, the existing war, and the Of the
rious interests public and private, Of the Govern
mept and people Of Texas. We have no evidence
whatever Of any design the part OF the British Go
vernmeut 10 interfere with the political relations
Texas" Whatever dreams philanthropists and
philosophers in England may indulge in with regard
to the domestic institutions Of Texas the interest Of
the Government Of Great Britain lies in her com.
mercial, and not political relations with Texas No
th ng, there is every to believe, is further
from the disposition of that Government than to in
terferc with the Government Of Texas, or even tC
accept Of cession of the entire county, If II wsr,
graluousy offered TO her"
Now, we beg to confront the Intelligencer',
solemn assurance Of the innocence Of the de-
signs of Great Britain, with The actual decIs
rstions in Parliament last fall
LORD BRoUGH,M said
The importance Of Teras could not be operrai,d.
country Of the gresfes capabilities and IN er
tent fully large France II possessed soil Of tn.
finest and most fertile character, and it oapabl,
Of reducing nearly all tropical produce and its eli
m ie W. Of a m sth heal rhara III adj
10 the GuB Of Nereo, hr ough The rirer ,,i sppi ,,
~hieh Il communicated by means II the Red rir,r.
The population OF the country was said TO exceed
240, 900, but he had been assured by gentleman
who came from that country, and who was member
OF the same profession as himself, that the whole
population, free and slaves white and colored die
not exceed 100000. But he grieved to learn tina
not less than fourth Of the population or 25 OOC
persons were in state Of slavery. This point led
him to the foundation Of the question which he wish.
ed 10 put to his noble friend. There was very little
or no slave trade carried on with Texas from Africa
directly, but large number Of slaves were constant
ly being sent overland to that country. Although
the part Of the land in Texas well apted
for white labor and therefore for free cultivation
still the people Of that country by some strange in
fstuauon, or by some inordinate love Of immediate
gain, preferred slave labor to free labor.
As all access TO the African slave market was shut
out 10 them, their market for slaves the United
States, from whence they obtained large supply Of
negro slaves. The markets from whence they OBJ.
tanned their supply OF slave, were Georgia, the Caro-
pas, and Virginia, which States constantly sent Their
surplus slave population, which would otherwise be
burden to them, TO the Texan market No doubt
it was true, as had been stated, that they treated
their slaves tolersby we'll because they knew that il
for their Interest to rear them, as they had such
. profitable market for them in Texas. This made
him rresstby anxious for the abolition Of slavery in
Texas, fr II IL were abolished there, not only would
that country be cultivated by free and white labor,
but II would put stop to thu habit Of breeding slaves
for the Texan market.
THE CONSEQUENCE WOULD BE, THAT
THRY WOULD SOLVE THIS GREAT CUES
TON IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITE ID