The New York herald., 1845-08-06

WASHINGTON, August A, lSa6.
Position Of Teras-Poiicy of Great Br1tain-ln
dtsence of ANnsration
Although during the recess of Congress, and es
peclaly in this present month of August the city o
Washington is very dull and quiet place, yet it il
still the seat of government, and the great centre o
political correspondence and action. Ii is watch
tower from which propose in this present commu
nication to survey, and note down some ofthe chic
elements which strike the eye of the political OBJ
server, and which constitute his materiei.
Casting the eye towards Texas we new
State already with one foot in the Union, and with
.one starr that will shortly be emblazoned upon
the flag of the United States. The influences which
,his State must exert upon the destnies of this
try are not to be neglected, or for moment to be
forgotten. Her relations to this country will be
recy understood when we look at the position and
policy of Great Britain With an appalling increase
of population, which Mdlthus arrest, who
are groaning under constitutional disabilities which
exclude the million from proprietorship OF the SOIL
and compel them 10 labor at manufactures to earn
even starving subslstence-t becomes the lnevlta
BILE policy OF England either by revolution TO aban-
don the support of her aristocracy, else to pro-
vide markets for her manufactures, the opera
ton of which gives crust OF bread to her
people, and barely saves them from lnsurrecton and
civil war. Her.colonies must be supported as mar
kets for her manufactures even though IL be with
heavy discount against the parent country for the
expense of governing them with officers not elected
by the governed, and defending and keeping them
in subsection with armies and navies, over whom
the colonies have no control.
Now, In this light, look at Texas, and see her va
lue to England With fertility of soil and genia-
ty OF climate, that will not only support untold mil
lions of population, but which must forever consti-
Tas 1nte that population an agricultural community
Texas Will form an agricultural and commercial
State, importing her manufactures, and paying for
them with her agricultural productions. What an
invaluable market would she become for English
manufactures, under commercial treaties necessari-
iy devised and arranged for the superior advantage
OF that country, which would at stand to her in
the relation of guardian and banker. Douby and
treby valuable would she become TO England in
her capacity OF rival competitor to South Carolina,
and other Southern States, In the production OF cot
ton. Erect Texas into a cotton growing State, de-
pendent upon England, and how long would John
Bull tamely consent to negotiate tor what he claims
to be his rights, and peaceaby and quietly submit to
take what Jonathan will consent TO give 7 Not
year-not month-not week-not day. His
language would not then be let us negotiate"-but
"stand and dehver!''
But how is it now AS one Of the United States,
Texas becomes free and independent-while Eng
land Is IN conditen OF inevitable dependence
upon the U States. The protracted interruption of
paclhc relations between the U. States and Great
Britain would not only be misfortune to the one
butruin to the other Cut of her supply of cotton,
and you reduce her population from poverty, want,
and distress, to ldleness, starvation and revolution
England, through commercial fear, clearly dare
not 60 to war, tor any cause, with this country.
The annexation of Texas, therefore, becomes the
defense OF the United States-gives them the pre-
ponderance OF power, entire Independence in nego-
tatlon, and fearless confidence in demanding all
that right, and in refusing to submit to any thing
that is wrong.
For the manufacturers of New England Texas
Will prove market scarcely less valuable than she
would have been to the manufacturers of old Eng
land. This fact has already been discovered by eur
Eastern capitalists, and has contributed vastly to
blunt the edge of their opposltion-conceved in g-
norance, but abandoned on investigation-to the
annexation of Texas. They have discovered, not
only that Texas will become great and invaluable
market, but that she will prove tap to draw off
slavery from Virginia, Kentucky, and other slave
holding Ststes-thereby, glorlously and legitimate
penny to win pound adding one slave State to
make two free. They have also discovered that it
IS by no means so clear that Texas will be demo-
cratic State. As the production of cotton needs no
protection, so tar as she becomes cotton growing
stale, ,she will be likely be democratic But as sugar
requires protection, her manufacturers of this article
will be likely to be wings, as they are in Louisiana
which is much such State as Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania. Here, then, is wide field for poll
ucal thought and operation. Tone and temper are
yet to be given to the character of Texas, and poll
tca mechanics artists and tinkers will find enough
to do.
This communication was intended to embrace
other topics, which must now be deferred. 1t is
proper to observe, that of many of the views here
expressed, Senator Levi Woodbury. is the original
author. He takes large, expansive, and liberal
view OF ORGANIZATION questions, and may now be re-
garded as one OF the most prominent leaders of the
young democracie