Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-21
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that sort of thing who are continually manu-
featuring tremendous exci,cments' upon .au-s
!hentlc information from the highest sources, n
tell us that Europe opposes annexation, mot only
to lnterpose check to the further progress of
republican institutions on this continent but al t
so TO connteract the growing influence of this
republic on the masses of Europe = This is a
bout AS profound as the suggestion that the Fe-
dcral Executive are blind to every thing around !
them, because they Go not proclaim all their
movements and tell all their secrets to our unri
vailed corps of reporters
The government of the nation of shopkeepk
ers' care nothing about the growth ofrepnbIican.
lem on this continent, or any political influence
which it may exercise over the masses of Eu-z 7
rope. They have no fears about the influenceS
of republicsnsm at home. They well know
that the present political institutions of England
alord as much liberty, theoretically and pract
cay as much security to person and property,
as much scope TO private enterprise, as any re-
publican notifications that might be introduced l.
there. And they well know that if the crown
and the lords were abolished, and substituted by =
president and senators, property, combinations
Of the wealthy, exclusive interests political job =
bing, would govern the country as much, as alb :
solutely, as at present And they well know
that if England is shaken bv a violent revou T.
ton, it will be excited by hunger in pursuit OF
bread, and not by political speculation in pur-
suit of theories. And they know that the 90.
~ al
developing their own resources, cncourag ing
the industry and enterprise of their own people. /
and closing their ports against that of Britain
And hence they know that continental rnonar-
chy is quite as hostile to British interests as
continental republcanism could be. And tur
thermore they know that, as freedom from all
needless restraint is republic theory. they
would have more hope ofrevival to British trade
on the continent, from continental republican,
ism, than from continental monarchy.
The opposition of the British Government To
annexation rests upon totally different ground.
and ground much more congenial to a nation OF
shopkeepers.' They are very desrous of divi.
ding this continent among independent nations
without the slightest concern about their forms
of government. Indeed they know that with all
the increasing immigration from Euro pc, it,
present wilderness must be principally settled
by Americans, and that American republican,
ism will be the government of every nation es-
tablIshed upon it.
But they greatly dread its union under one
concderacy, knowing that such coniederac,
would eventually, and at no distant period, re-
duce Britain TO q secondary commercial and ma
val power, while the division of the continent
among several nations would render them harm
less through their dscords. Then the British
want Texas aud the country contiguous to tn,
South and West, for the support Of their co,tor
manufactures for they are not sure of the ca
paci'y of India for producing the American va
rleties ofcotton, or of being always able to re
tain that dependency against the increasing
power of Russia. Then they want Texas for ,
smuggling point, through which to commant
the market oft this continent for British manufac
turcs. And if able to keep US ont OF Texas, the,
Will be better able to acquire California. An,
having accomplished this, they will build thei
railroads from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico
and thus not only shorten the road to China bu
monopoze the China trade for this continent
But the main object tor which they seek Tn
prevention of annexation, and to which they r
encouraged by the insane rawlings of the Sout
Carolina politicians, is the division Of the Union
and through that division, the command OF tn
whole. lfthey can maintain Texas in iudeper
dence, and under British influence, they expeo
what certain class Of Southern politicians hav
threatened, an union of our slave States wit
Texas in a separate confederacy. And if the
can accomplish this, they know that they wi
command the Southern markets for their man,
iac,ures by free trade, and the Northern
smuggling very deep intrigue may be
progress between British statesmen and sou
Of the ultra disunlonists of the South CaroIil
school. The former seem to be changing the
views in relation To slavery. And if they sEou
the hostility of the latter to Britain might su
side into the aujcabe feeling that regned
the days Qualification. We 90 not too far
saying that the safety Of this Union depends
the annexation of Texas and the occupation
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CAPT. FREMoNT recently addressed pub
assemblage at St. Louis which had gathered
the purpose of hearing him explain the object
his expedition to the Rocky Mountains. T
Missourian says;