Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-03-19

A FRENCH PAPER ON ANNEXATION.
lie Commerce, q Paris paper, thus al
ludes 10 the rumor that England had OBJ
tanned the assent Of France 10 protest
agains. the Annexation of Texas TO the
United States:
Texas, the United States, and England.
The Constitutional affirms that the En-
glish Government is employing every eff.
fort 10 prevent the annexation of Texas 10
the United States. In this fact we concur.
The same journal AYERS, that the English
Cabinet have. in order to prevent this
dreaded event, procured instructions to be
sent from Paris 10 our Minister at Wash
ington. to oppose the veto of France to
the annexation of Texas.
We do not doubt that in Washington, as
elsewhere, our diplomacy is made TO sub
serve that of England. 1t will not fail to
second the efforts of England TO awaken
the independence party in Texas, and 10
strengthen at Washington the party oppo-
sed to annexation. 1t will tend to apprise
Mr.. Tyler and his Cabinet of the displea.
sure such an act would cause to France.
But in these proceedings there is long
distance between an absolute veto and
threats of an armed intervention. Mr..
Guizot has so effectualIy cleared this dis.
lance, that he has pushed compliance to-
wards England to absurdity.
/ Threats of this sort may well, indeed,
provoke the just scorn of politicians in the
United States. They know France we'll
enough TO be aware that there are combi-
nations which in this country are render.
ed impossible by public opinion. A union
of our forces with those of England, to
burn The ports and ravage the coasts of
America, is certainly of this kind, Ad-
hitting that our naval forces were obliged,
by the laws of discipline, to obey orders
OF this kind, can it be supposed that the
French Chambers would tolerate such a
violation OF all the rules of sound politics,
and that public opinion would not put an
obstacle thereto, by some irresistible de-
monstratiOn. M. Guizot, then, would have
offered an empty menace TO the United
States, ridiculous in their sight, and most
culpable in regard to France. Was il not
enough to pursue course on the Texas
question opposed to our permanent inte-
rests, and to resent, in any shape whatso.
ever, measure which, in augmening the
power of the great American Republic, is
perfectly consistent with our true policy
1t was neither through blind hatred oil
Great Britain, nor through sentiment of
generosity towards an oppressed people
that France contributed TO the freedom o.
the English colonies. She had the in.
stincfive apprehension that it was for her
own interests TO secure an ally on the
opposite side of The Atlantic, which suonel
or later would contribute 10 redeem the
ocean, and overthrow the supremacy which
England arrogates on that element. II
order TO remain faithful to our previous po
licy-in order that ii NAV render the fruits
expected from TIT is necessary that thC
United States should fulfil their destiny
that they should spread on the seabord o
the Atlantic, and that beside them Their,
: should not form any petty States as vassal
of England. Since Mexico has been un
able to retain Texas, it should, then, be
come an integral portion OF the great Anne
rican conlederacy.