The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-11
THE DAILY UNION.

the New England States are parD an ascendency,
and thus accomplish their purpose Of political do
minion. Mr.. Adams dates back this conspiracy to
1903, because he awaited himself OF the crisis OF lSOo
10 concllate MIR. Jefferson by betrayng MS former
colleagues. Mr.. Monroe goes back to l7S5, and
proves that the same motives and objects continued
in the same party until 1920. Mr. Adams acted
with this party, and was of Its prominent lead
ers (his father being indeed its head, until he had
no hope of preferment but by concliating their OPP
ponents. Although he then betrayed them TO Mr.
Jefferson, and thus obtained the mission TO Russia,
knowing, he did, that the purpose OF these lead
ers was to dissolve the Union, if they, could not
otherwise control the government, ana That they
were prepared to call in the aid OF the British bay
onets if they could not otherwise accomplish that
object. We next find this same John q. Adams
conspiring with British statesmen, concoctlng and
maturing the measures, upon the contamination of
which 1t now appears England herself relies to sus
tain her system of plumber and oppression.
A knowledge of these facts enables us to compre-
bend what Sir Robert Peel meant when he said, III
is impossible to look at the discussions In the United
States of America and especially to the conflicts be.
tween the northern and southern States, without
seeing that slavery in that nation stands on preca-
rious footing" That was an appeal to the OPP
pressed and starving laborers Of England, calling
upon them to continue to pay the tax upon sugar,
because 1t part of the warfare on the nstitu-
tons of this couniry upon the success of which de-
pend upon British monopolists for the supply OF
tropical products. II was declaration that those
monopolists rely ON their allies and agents in this
country to consummae their policy. As proof OF
this, the news of annexation was followed by re-
peal of this oppressive duty on sugar.
If the news of the passage of the resolutions for
annexation had such an effect on the British minis
ter, what will be the effect of the contamination OF
that measure? Mr. Adams tells him, "Abolish sla-
very in Texas, and il must speedily fall throughout
America; and when it falls in America, 1t will ex-
pire throughout Christendom." Mr.. Adams tells
him ALSO that to abolish slavery in Texas, you
must defeat annexation Does it not follow that the
success of annexation necessarily creates new
ministerial crisis in England, and gives increased
strength to that party in England who are for
peace, and who prefer to see the Oregon rich and
prosperous American State, in preference to its be-
coming an impoverished, dependent British coonyi
Does it not follow, that if the project of converting
Texas into an asylum for runaway negroes, be de-
feated England must that the prospect of arrest
ing progress is diminished and that is for her
interest to postpone, if she does not altogether aban
don, conflict which, however it may injure us,
must end in greater injury to herr
In conclusion ask, who can now be at loss
for the motive which have governed the opponents
of annexation in England or in this country And if
the patriotic reader condemns, as he must condemn,
the conduct of the British government, what must
be the censure he would pronounce on their Amer.
can alliesi AN AMERICAN.