The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-02
Nexxs fron Euronc.

News from Europe.
We may reasonably expect half months later
news from Europe at an early hour this morning,
for the Caledoy was little over thirteen days al
sea when the ,lail left Boston yesterday afternoon
ylr. Clay and Annexation.
Some sensitive Wings in Alabama, having been
grievously alarmed at a suppos I'd alusion to the
Abolitionists in Mr. Clay's famous letter on Texas,
when he declared that he was opposed to the an
nexation, because that measure was hostile to the
wishes and views of g a considerable and respect.
able portion of the confederacy," the great Wing
leader, has come out with an explanatory letter
Here it is:
NY Dear Sir IL received and thank you for your
friendly letter. and the copy of the Monitor You have
Justly conceived my meaning, when referred IN my
Texas letter considerable and respectable portion OF
the Confederacy. And you might have strengthened
your construction of the paragraph by reference to the
and had almost unanimously declared
against annexation the Legislature OF Georgia had dc
cned to recommend It, and other States believed to
be adverse the AS to the idea Of my counting
the Aboonsts, is perfectly absurd No man In the
United States has been half SO much abused by them as
consider the Union great political craftsmanship and
that members ought not 70 be admitted into the con
could have objection to the annexation OF but
certainly would be unwilling to see the existing Union
Texas fany desire to know the leading and para.
object Of public life the preservation OF this
Union will furnish him the key.
From Developments now being made in South Carolina
il Is perfectly manifest that party exists in that Sate
employing the pretext of the rejection Of Mr. lyle
abominabIe treaty. South Carolina being surrounded by
slave states would in the event Of dissolution OF the
Union suffer only comparative evils but is Is otherwise
with Kentucky She has the boundary OF the Ohio ex
tending five hundred miles in three free States What
would her condition be in the event OF the greatest cara
nifty that could beiall this nation
In Kentucky, the Texas question will do the Wing
ings Of the Clay Club Of Tuscaloosa, similar belief
pressed as to Alabama II was bubble, blown up by
Mr. Tyler in the most exceponable manner for sinister
purposes and its bursting has injured nobody but Mr.
Van Buren,. H. CLAY.
The reason advanced by Mr.. Clay for his oppo-
sition to annexation, is amusing enough The
idea that any damage is really to be apprehended
OF dissolution of the Union, because score or
two of fanatics of both parties, whose strength and
influence are admirably represented by the Ne,c
York american, who began the cry Of dissolu-
tion," is about as absurd anything we can re-
quire. There are a certain class of politicians,
small orators and hangers-on at the skirts of both
partes-who are accustomed to cry out" Oh! the
Union will be dissolved''-s This must lead to the
dissolution of the Union"-whenever any great
measure of national interest is proposed, which
may threaten to disturb, in any degree, the specu.
lations or movement Of the party Men of sense
laugh at these miserable creatures-and so does
MIR. Cay--In his sleeve. But Just now "dignIfied
active quiet" as somebody has not naptly termed
its his best policy, and hence such letter as that
we have just given, which leaves the whole subject
of his opinions on annexation in the same easy and
comfortable position as before.
The truth is,-and it is well worthy of frequent
statement,-the movements on this Texas ques-
ton have demonstrated in very striking and tor
chile manner, the utter want of principle and pa
triotism in mere politicians. The annexation OF
Texas is measure Of the utmost importance to
the whole Union. It promises no sectional advan-
tages-all are alike interested in it, The manoeu-
vres Of Great Britain for the purpose Of defeating
the measure, are evidences convincing enough, oil
the sound policy and wisdom Of at once annexine
that territory to this republic. And the arguments
employed against the annexation are mere qub
bles-" words, words, words" And yet we fine
the selfish, unprincipled, and miserable and in
triguing politicians of both parties opposing the
measure, and effectually thwarting the sagaciou.
and enlightened efforts of the administration to et
feet it. Thus it is always. The first question with
the mere politicians is not" will this measure
strengthen the power and stability, and promote
the welfare of the country !"-but the first, and the
second, and the third question with them, is
How will it affect the party?''
AS to the final fate, however, of the question o
the annexation of Texas but little sagaciy is suf
Gent to enable any one to see that its adoption il
inevitable. The fortunes of Texas mus
sooner or later be bound up with thil
great confederacy. And not only Texas, but
the whole continent, must one day, share
with us the blessings of free and equal inst
tutions. He knows nothing of the laws OF human
progress, and the allotted destiny of republican
America, who talk about our government being
already terrtorially too large" and affrms tina,
the United States must now pause in that grand
career OF dominion which the God Of nature and the
God of liberty has marked out for them to run. In
the old world, the AngloSaxon race is accomplish.
ing its work and destiny, in redeemng the nations
from barbarism, and carrying the arts, civilization
and religion, to the ends Of the earth On this con
tinent, a younger, but nober scion, of the sam,
Anglo-Saxon race, with unfettered energies, il
carrying the same great work of progress ant
civization-not by bloody conquest-not by in
iquitous wars-not by tyranny and rapacity-bu
by the hand of patient indusry-by the agency o
free instituions,-by the omnpotence of democra
tic principles Intentionally too large" Thu
idea is absurd. II is the great mark of the excel
lence and perfecta adaptation Of civil institutions
that their extension over new fields Of dominion
but adds to their stability. The case is altogether
different with monarchy, with large, unwieldy
dependencies at far remote distance from the
seat OF sovereignty, and retained only by the