Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-03-19
A FRENCH PAPER ON ANNEXATION.


A FRENCH PAPER ON ANNEXATION
lie Commerce, Paris paper, thus a
ludes 10 the rumor that England had oil
tanned the assent Of France to protes
ugains, the Annexation Of Texas to tn
United States;
TeraS, The United States, and England
The Constitutional aiiirms that The En-
glish Government is employing every eff
fort 10 prevent the annexation Of Texas tt
the United States. In this fact we concur
The same journal AYERS, that the Englisl
Cabinet have, in order TO prevent thi
dreaded event, procured instructions to be
sent from Paris 10 our Minister at Wash
ington, TO oppose the veto OF France tc
the annexation of Texas.
We do not doubt that in Washington, a,
elsewhere, our diplomacy is made to sub
serve that Of England. 1t will not fail tc
second the efforts of England to awaken
the independence party in Texas, and &c
strengthen at Washington the party oppo.
sed 10 annexation. II 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 anc
threats Of an armed Intervention. Mr.
Guizot has SO effectually 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 well
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 il 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 augmenting the
power of the great American Republic, is
perfectly consistent with our true policy
It was neither through blind hatred of
Great Britain, nor through sentiment of
generosity towards an oppressed people,
that France contributed to the freedom of
the English colonies. She had the in.
stinctive apprehension that it was for her
own interests TO secure an ally on the
opposite side Of the Atlantic, which sooner
or later would contribute TO redeem the
ocean, and overthrow the supremacy which
England arrogates on that element. Tn
order TO remain faithful TO our previous po-
licy--in order that it may render the fruita
expected from tit is necessary that the
United States should fulfil their destiny
that they should spread on the seabord of
the Atlantic, and that beside Them there
should not form any petty States as yassas
of England. Since Mexico has been IN
able TO retain Texas, it should, then, be-
come an integral portion Of the great Amc.
rican conlederacy.